AmyM's Quest for a Better Bikini Body!

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, congrats on losing the holiday weight gain, way to go!:cool1: You are doing so well with you food and exercise. It really helps to have a workout buddy. I had one of those once and it really helped, sorry she's not around anymore! In any case it helps when you know if you don't go you have someone besides you that you are letting down. You will be 139 next week, you CAN do it! Happy Friday!

P.S. Glad dd's knee wasn't so serious after all ;) , sounds like that two hour wait saved you some money! Also, poor ds, that makes me wince to think about it. Can I have some sedation for my son too?

[Penguin23]

Hey neighbor! I actually got married in Mesa, Arizona- so beautiful! Hey I am also trying to hit 139! Hopefully next week (I don't have much faith in myself over the weekends...) Your journal is great! I'm impressed with your good eating habits. I have little willpower in that area. Your workout classes sound great. A gym is just about to open up in my area, and now I think I might join to do the classes, which we don't have at Curves. Good luck with your goals!

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi Amy,

Congrats on the loss!! Keep doing as you are, and it will keep going down, maybe slowly, but surely.:goodvibes

Can you post the recipe for the mini turkey loaves?? I'm always looking for new ideas, and they sound very yummy. Thanks!

Have a good week.

[CJK]

Okay, now as we discussed before, I'm expecting to hear you screaming with joy when you get below 141 all the way to Canada. Deal? Deal. ;)

Congrats on losing that holiday weight already! AMAZING job on the exercise too. You're on a roll! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend.

[lovinaz]

I am kicking butt on my exercise this month! :yay: :yay: :yay: Last night I went to Abs-n-Buns (45min), then 35min on the treadmill and this morning I went to Step HeII (60min) followed by Muscle (60min). Can you say TIRED??? :faint: But my goal is to really work out hard this month and get to the point where I can just work out 3x a week to maintain. And if I have to continue this pace next month, so be it! Come March, it'll get tough because that is when DS starts baseball.

Eating has been really good. I did have 2 pieces of beer bread yesterday, which I could have done without, but that was the only carb I had all day, so it works! I am also fighting off a cold, it hasn't won yet and I am determined to shake it before it gets any worse. I finally feel like I am back in control and I like it!!! :thumbsup2
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Tracey, you are also motivating me to stay on track! If you can completely avoid carbs, I think I can at least manage to say away from junk!

Amy, you need to find another workout buddy! Now my other friend (I only have 3 girlfriends, I am pathetic) joined the gym and she was in Muscle class today. She said she was going to be hurting tomorrow, but my other friend and I bullied her into agreeing to go to TBK tomorrow! As for the dentist, I think I might steal a 55 gallon drum of that oral sedation, just to keep around the house... :tiptoe:

Penguin, thanks for stopping by! I like doing classes because they are always different and you do things that you wouldn't necessarily do on your own. Getting a grip on eating is HARD, but you can do it!!

Kate, here is the recipe:

1lb ground turkey
1 apple, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2c uncooked oats
2tsp Dijon mustard
1tsp dried Rosemary leaves (crushed)
1tsp salt
1tsp black pepper

Mix together all ingredients, press evenly into greased muffin tins. Bake for 20min @ 425. Makes 4 servings - 210cal, 9g fat, 42mg cholesterol, 619mg sodium. Unfortunately the book does't list protein, fiber or carbs...

CJK, don't worry, you'll hear me! Keep your ears open for next Friday morning, that's when I hope to finally bust this plateau!

[Amy&Dan]

Way to go with the exercise, you are losing butt in addition to kicking it! Those classes you take me sore just to read about them. I have only two girlfriends, so you are ahead of me! I basically divorced or rather got divorced from my best friend of 30 years (my former workout buddy and why I no longer go to that gym) so I am not feeling too adventurous in trying to find a new friend to work out with if that makes sense. But I do miss having someone to walk with. Maybe Daisy will be my new workout buddy once the snow melts! When is your next business trip? Pm me about CBR, I have lots to tell. I hope you have a great rest of the weekned. I saw some Cheese Its today and thought no can do, Amy will kill me! You keep me legal!

I posted how I do the oatmeal cookies on my journal btw. Oh and if you steal the drugs from the dentist, mail some to me. For ds and the puppy!

[traceycooper]

WOW - go Amy, go Amy :dance3:
Keep on going girl you are doing awesome!!!
Cant wait for your WI next week :)

[lovinaz]

I did go to TBK today and it totally wiped me out. I am still fighting this sinus thing and I need to rest! I don't have a fever or anything, I just have a completely stuffed up head and am tired. I plan on going to the gym tomorrow, but it really depends on how I am feeling after work. If I do go, it will be cardio only, I need to give my muscles a break! The good news is that my legs were not sore from Muscle class yesterday!!! I must be getting back into shape...

Eating was OK. I did have some trail mix, but it was 1 handful, which is about 1 serving. That is a major accomplishment for me!! :cool1: We got Chinese food last night. I got beef-n-broccoli w/vegetables and brown rice. It was 90% broccoli, 10% beef, and I only ate about 1/2c of rice. So I don't think I did too bad. And for dessert I had 3/4c of No Sugar Added ice cream. Not too shabby for a weekend!
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Amy, I'm sure Daisy would love to be your walking buddy!! I have no idea when my next biz trip will be. My boss told me I don't have to go to the UK at the end of this month (both he and his boss are going, they don't need little ole me!). I will probably have to go back to Germany sometime in Feb, and the Greece trip is supposed to be sometime within the next couple months. Unfortunately we don't know about our travel until 1-2 weeks in advance... :confused3

Tracey, thanks! I hope all this hard work pays off with a good weigh-in, but my body just doesn't cooperate like that sometimes... Hopefully this time it will!

[kmp1191]

First of all, CONGRATS on losing the Holiday weight!! I'm still working on it.
Second - your food and exercise is totally kicking butt!!!
I thought I was doing pretty good this month until I read yours. I'm definately going to kick it up a notch....or 3!!!
Keep up the good work....you're an inspiration!

marie

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, that must feel so good to not be sore and know you are back in shape! Good idea to give the muscles a rest. I hope your sinus thing gets better, I hate that stuffy feeling. I do think Daisy will be a good walking buddy and I won't have to listen to her complain about her life, her husband, her mom and all my shortcomings like my last buddy did! Way less aggravation. I may get some sort of Ipod or something for myself for MOther's Day to motivate me to walk. Right now its the treadmill and Sex in the City to get this old butt working! One handful of trailmix is quite an achievement. You should be really proud of yourself, you are just cranking! You motiviate me! And that would drive me batty not knowing when I was travelling overseas until right before. But then again, it might be fun to just get on a plane and get out of Dodge!

[CACruisin']

Congrats on losing the holiday lbs so quickly!! :cheer2: :cheer2: You are doing a great job with your exercise and your food. You made great choices for Chinese too. Congrats on limiting yourself to 1 handful of trail mix. I know what a major accomplishment that is. :cheer2: :cheer2:

I like meatloaf, but usually don't have an hour for it to cook. What a great idea to make in a muffin tin. I'm definitely going to try that.

DH's mother will call and ask if he is going to be in town for a specific date next month. :confused3 I don't know if he is going to be in town next week! Anything more than 24 hours out is far game for his job. The good side is you learn to pack really quickly. :)

I hope you are feeling better soon. Take it easy and let your body get better.

[toystoryduo]

Way to go, Amy! You are doing such a great job with your workouts and food!
I am so proud of you!:hug: Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

Hope you're feeling better soon.:hug: I found out last week that I have a sinus infection and have felt miserable since. Please be sure and take good care of you!:hug:

Have a great week!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

I strayed a little in the food department yesterday, but nothing too major. I had some more trail mix, but again, only 2 handfuls. It's a lot of calories, but still much better than the huge amounts I have eaten in the past! I also had some mashed potatoes, but stuck to 1 serving (1/2c). I have found something to make my sweets cravings disappear - dark chocolate. It's 85% cocoa with 5g of sugar, which is what the ND will allow. It is almost to the point I don't like it, but all I have to eat is one square (50cal) and I don't want to eat anything else for a while.

I am still struggling with this congestion. It's not enough to make me feel crappy, but I definitely don't feel 100%. I'm not used to being sick, I wish it would go away! As of right now, I am feeling well enough to go to the gym, so I'll do some cardio!!
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Marie, you are doing great this month too! I am in full blown workout mode so I can hopefully get to a decent weight and be able to maintain (only exercise 3x a week) by the time DS starts baseball (late Feb/early March).

Amy, it is kinda frustrating to not know in advance about the travel. Usually we know the trip is coming, but the dates are always changing. My company always buys fully refundable tickets. So they are so expensive it doesn't matter if it's last minute or not! I think Daisy will be a great walking buddy. If she can stop sniffing for 2 minutes...

Anna, I liked the mini meatloaves. I'll definitely make them again. This week my new recipe will be Caribbean Shrimp-n-Rice. Hopefully that will be good too!

Tracy, I hope these germs leave before I get a sinus infection! My sinuses are so congested, it makes me nervous. I don't have a fever or anything, so far so good! And I haven't sneezed yet and so far I've avoided the sinus headache, I think I am on the home stretch!

[lovinaz]

I am slowly slipping into bad habits with my eating! :mad: I promised myself today that I will NOT put anything in my mouth if it isn't planned! I didn't do awful last night, but I caught myself nibbling. :confused3 DH had some friends over to watch the game and he set out trail mix. I picked out 5 almonds and 2 cashews. Then I had 3 pretzels when packing the kids lunches. Then I had 3 chocolate covered pretzels. Then I had extra whipped cream on my SF Jello. I just need to get out of that mindset that "a little won't hurt me" because all those littles add up to big calories! So today I'm not going to give in. DD has tap, so that cuts out a lot of time in the kitchen. I just feel like I am constantly in the kitchen - making dinner, cleaning up dinner, getting lunches ready for the next day... Am I the only one in this boat??

I did do 45min on the treadmill and am looking forward to my day off today. Tomorrow I am going to Abs-n-Buns and Cardio Mix. It just occurred to me that I will not be able to go to the gym on Saturday because DH has a golf tournament. So I will have to motivate myself to do my Pilates Sculpt DVD instead. I don't want to slip on my exercise minutes!!!

[CACruisin']

I hear you on the nibbling! Argh! It is completely sabotaging me. :sad2:

You have tremendous willpower though, and if you set your mind to it, I'm sure you will break the habit. :)

And yes, I definitely feel like I spend my life in the kitchen and the laundry room. :laundy: . DH travels so much, he would really like to spend a "vacation" at home. That is not a vacation for me though. Home is my "job" and I need to get away to really relax.

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
I'm sure your food is not as bad as you think! :) & with all the exercise your doing you have to allow yourself some treats, i think if you deny yourself everything it makes it very hard to stay on that wagon!
I love dark chocolate, you will proberbly find you will start to like it after you get used to it.
I here you about living in the kitchen!! Because i'm on induction & DD is such a fussy eater i find i'm cooking 3 different meals for dinner!! So i've started telling DH to prepare his & DD & i cook it whilst preparing & cooking mine & we wash up together!!
Have a good week
Tracey

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, don't despair, its good that you recognize that those BLT's (bites, licks and tastes ;) ) add up. Time was when you probably wouldn't have even recognized you were doing it, much less kept track of it. So what type of chocolate is that and where do you find it? I keep reading about all the health benefits of chocolate. Do Ding Dongs count? :lmao: Just keep up your good work, you are doing great with your food and exercise!

Hope you enjoyed your non exercising day!

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

I hear ya bout the nibbling! It's amazing how much those little nibbles add up. Good for you for recognizing that!:goodvibes You are doing such a great job with exercise Amy! I bet those nibbles burned off right away!:yay:

Have a great Wednesday!:goodvibes

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hey Amy,

those nibbles kill me all the time!

Thanks so much for the recipe. I tried that the other night, and it was a big hit with the family - that doesn't happen very often, that I make something healthy and they like it!:rotfl:

Have a good day.

[lovinaz]

I did AWESOME yesterday! :cool1: No nibbling on anything!!!!! :thumbsup2 And that was being stuck at home with all the temptations (DH took DD to tap)!!! :yay: :yay: :yay: I am so excited and now that I know I can do it for one day, I am going to do it again today. It's sad that I have to take it one day at a time, but that is where I'm at right now, and I have to do whatever works!

It was nice to have a day off exercising. I am going to class tonight and will take another rest tomorrow.

Travel update - I will most likely be going to Germany the week of Feb 12. And I just found out the long-awaited Greece trip will also be sometime in Feb. I hope they are not at the same time, I REALLY want to go to Greece (but my priority is Germany)!!! I also got an e-mail that British Airways has extended its complimentary First Class upgrade for my company (until June). Woohoo!!! :banana:
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Anna, my willpower usually lasts about 3 days. Then I am back to old habits. :confused3 You need to buy a cabin in the mountains or something. That way DH can be "home" and you can be "away from home" at the same time!

Tracey, you are lucky to have help cleaning up! My DH will SOMETIMES put his dishes in the dishwasher, but usually I get the pleasure. But he does so much other stuff around the house that I can't complain! I am getting used to the dark chocolate, but one little sqaure is definitely enough. I can't imagine eating a whole bar of it!

Amy, I like that - BLTs!!! :lmao: And you are right, I never thought twice about it until I started writing everything down. It really helped to suck on a SF candy while packing lunches - that way I was still behaving and didn't want to taste anything! The chocolate I got is Lindt 85% Cocoa and I got it at the grocery store. My ND said to make sure it is at least 75% Cocoa and that it has 5g or less of sugar per serving. I'm pretty sure Ding Dongs don't count!!! :rotfl:

Tracy, I hope those nibbles burned away! And now I'd like to start burning fat instead!!!

Kate, I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe. I am trying a new dish tomorrow, if it's good I'll post the recipe. This next one is out of my Low Fat Cooking for Busy People cookbook.

[CACruisin']

Great Job on a NO Nibble Day! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: Great news on the First Class Upgrades too. That makes such a difference on transatlantic trips! :thumbsup2

Amy, we have my parents cabin which I love, but it is 9.5 hours away. DH likes to just hang out by the pool at home or go to SeaWorld or the beach. :confused3

[traceycooper]

Well done on having a nibble free day :)
One day at a time is fine :)
I've never flown 1st class, would love to one day!!
I can but dream!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Abs-n-Buns (30min); Cardio Mix (60min)
RESISTED: Chocolate Chip Cookie from my Skinny Minnie neighbor (blast that woman, she needs to be stopped!)

I did great again with my eating, but I did eat a couple things I shouldn't have. Yes, I had 10 baby carrots and 1/2 red potato! :eek: They are starchy veggies and not "allowed" on the ND's plan. Oh well, I was starving after working out and they were in the crockpot with the roast, so I just splurged and had them! And here is something that I can't believe I am actually admitting - I ran out of SF Jello, which I have been eating for dessert with a squirt of whipped cream. So I just squirted the whipped cream in my mouth, since I would have eaten it with the Jello anyway! :confused3

Today is P/T conferences. I already know the drill. DD's teacher will rave about how wonderful my child is, as will DS's gifted teacher. Then I'll get to DS's regular teacher, which is where my nightmare begins... Wish me luck!
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Anna, I have been so spoiled with the First Class, I hope they just keep extending that offer! Sometimes there are only 5-6 people in First Class, what a waste!

Tracey, First Class is wonderful, they are always catering to you, and they always call you by name. Then the part I get in trouble with is when they bring the box of chocolates out, offer one to you, then leave it on the table so you can just grab one at any time...

[Amy&Dan]

Oh Amy, I have been known to squirt more than one squirt of Redi Whip in my mouth! Once, years ago, I lived in an apartment building where my kitchen window and my neighbors were literally 10 feet from each other. I was talking to my then, loser boyfriend on the phone, getting stressed, found some redi whip and started going at it. I also had some hair color on my hair, I looked like a freak. At some point I look up to see my neighbor and her bf eating dinner, looking at me like I am a museum exhibit! Now I close the blinds when I Redi Whip! You are doing so well. Can you believe that a "splurge" for you these days is carrots and a potato? I know they aren't legal on your plan right now, but if thats all the harm you do this week, you are doing very, very well! Keep it up!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

You are doing a wonderful job with your exercising! Your minutes are really adding up! Way to go!:cheer2:

Please don't worry too much about the carrots and the potato... I know that they aren't on your plan, but they are good for you.

Sending you some :wizard: for conferences.... I hope they go well!

Have a great weekend!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

Weigh-in this morning was 141. :sad2: I have no idea what I am doing wrong! :confused3 I am still weighing myself daily and I was actually at 140 on Wed, then 141 yesterday and today. Oh well, maybe next week I'll get out of the dreaded 140's...

We did go out to eat last night, but I made good choices! :banana: The P/T conferences went WAY better than I was expecting, and the kids wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate their report cards. I didn't touch the chips-n-salsa, and ordered a low carb plate of chicken w/sour cream (used sparingly), cheese, grilled onions-n-peppers and lettuce wraps. It was pretty tasty! After we went to Baskin Robbins, and I made the decision that I would not get anything if they didn't have Pumpkin Pie (I figured they wouldn't have it anymore). Well, they had it so I got a single scoop in a cup. At least I saved a couple calories by not getting a cone!

My butt is STILL sore from Abs-n-Buns on Wed! I am going to the gym after work, but I haven't decided if I will do cardio and weights or just cardio. I will be doing something though!
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Amy, I'm sure your neighbors got a kick out of that! I usually don't even have Redi Whip in the house, but my MIL brought it over at Thanksgiving and somehow we ended up with 2 containers. Once this is gone, I will go back to getting the Soy Whip, it's a little healthier!

Tracy, I feel like I am exercising with no pay off! I'm hoping my muscles are just retaining water while healing and I just have to deal with it and keep working at it.

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, I think my neighbors probably thought I was insane! Redi Whip is a "no no" in the house sort of thing for me, sort of like Cool Whip! Good job only getting one scoop at Baskin Robbins. I am betting thats a better choice with fat and calories than chocolate though, so you did well. And doing well at a what I assume was a Mexican restaurant is really an achievment. That is great news on the good conferences. I always dread those, its nerve wracking!

Keep up your good work! And don't worry about the scale, remember all that working out you are doing is causing some muscle gain. Don't weigh until next Friday!

[CACruisin']

Sorry WI was not what you wanted. Maybe there was more sodium in the food last night and you are retaining fluid or maybe it is TOM? So glad P/T conferences were good and it is nice that you celebrated with the kids. That really counts with them. Sore butt = more toned butt :thumbsup2

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Glad to hear that conferences went well yesterday!:thumbsup2 Please don't worry too much about weigh-in... It could be the muscle that you are gaining or mayeb a little fluid retention.... You are doing a fabulous job and the scale will cooperate! Keep on keeping on!:cheer2:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: 45min treadmill jog/run

I did have some popcorn with the kids while we were watching a movie last night. Not the whole bag, like I know I've done in the past!!! That was the only snack I had which was pretty good considering I was craving "BLTs" like a drug addict. I was a little bummed that I was not able to try my new recipe of the week. I was all set to cook it, got out the cookbook and realized it was a Crockpot dish!!! So I will make it on Tue, since I always make Crockpot that day since DD has tap. I guess I'll just have to make 2 new recipes next week to make up for this week!

I am trying to get motivated to do my Pilates Sculpt DVD. I don't know why it is so hard to work out at home! I don't have a problem getting to the gym! DD's recital is tonight, I always love watching her dance. It's the winter ballet concert, so she only has 1 routine. In summer she will have 1 for tap and 1 for ballet. I have to take her to dress rehearsal from 1-3. DS has to go with me since DH is at a golf tournament. I think that was also the case last time because I know he was at the rehearsal and he commented on how "mean" the director was (she would stop some of the older girls' routines and correct them, asked one girl where her ponytail was, etc). I think he got a kick out of it because he didn't have a fit when I told him he was going.

The plan for today is to behave with food. It's a lot harder on the weekends. I am a little depressed that I am not able to get out of the 140's. I know I am muscular, but there is still some flab on my butt, hips and legs. It's just not going away, no matter how hard I work out or how well I eat. I'm trying to be patient and I know I don't have a choice but to keep doing what I am doing and hope my stupid body gets the hint!
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Amy, I already weighed myself this morning. Still my favorite number... I usually weigh once a day and only count it on Friday. I'd like to get back to the once a week thing, maybe I'll try it again...

Anna, my butt is STILL sore! From Wednesday! I was hoping the treadmill would stretch it out, but I was wrong... I have a hate-hate relationship with the scale. I just keep thinking of the fact that I was 134 when I left for the Disney cruise last March, and now look at me! I have to stop thinking about that, it just depresses me.

Tracy, who knows why the scale doesn't move in my favor. My body obviously hasn't gotten the calories in vs calories out memo!

[Amy&Dan]

Chronic overweigh is a thing with most of us! I weigh-in too much as well. How about I try not to weigh anywhere but WW this next week? I need to practice what I preach! As for the flab thing its so hard to lose in those stubborn problem areas. Have you ever worked with a trainer that could show you specific exercises to help? I know that has got to be frustrating because you work (and do so well) in both areas of food and exercise! Just don't give up and hang in there. And I also agree that working out at home can be a challenge. Its just hard when there are so many distractions! Good luck getting that DVD in, I know you can do it!

[lovinaz]

I think the thumbs down says it all... I did not work out, I ate WAY too much trail mix and I threw some Cheez-Its in there too. :sad2: But I got it out of my system and I got to the gym this morning and today will be a better day. :thumbsup2

DD's recital was wonderful. She is such a ham! As soon as she saw DH videotaping her, she stared at the camera the whole time! We spoke to her teacher afterwards and she said DD was doing great and that soon she will be ready to take Ballet 3 and 4 at the same time (as a transition to Ballet 4). We are thinking of switching studios since it is so far away (she started going there before we moved into DH's house). So we'll see...

Another reason why my ex is my ex - he called and asked for DD about 1 hour before the recital. I already knew what he was going to tell her - he wasn't going to go. So he told her he couldn't go because he had too many things to do. But his wife and her 2 boys would be going. What the #%^%@&???? I get along great with his wife and she sat by us and said apparently the football game was more important than his daughter. Pretty sad, huh? DD has 2 recitals a year and he's known about it for months, yet didn't go... I tell you, one of these days I'd just like to punch that selfish SOB right in the face! :furious:
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Amy, I have spoken with several of the instructors and they all say the same thing - you can't spot train and make your body lose fat in specific areas. You can spot train to build muscle, which I know I have, but your body will pick and choose where the fat will go away first. And my body always picks my chest, which is so sad! If I lose anymore in that area, I'll be shopping for training bras with DD!!! :confused3

[Amy&Dan]

I didn't think you could spot reduce but was hopeful! I always lose in my chest and face first, but thats a good thing in my case! Really, really, rotten about your ex. He is apparently cut out of the same piece of cloth my sister's ex is. In all the years he came to one and only one thing of my nephew's. Now my nephew is 23 and has not laid eyes on his dad for years and of course the moron can't understand why! I hope your dd was not too upset, sadly she's probably used to it by now. At least you get along with his current wife. How does she stand being married to him when he treats his kids that way? Go figure.

Maybe your cold weather had something to do with the snacking. I had a rough day today so I guess I"ll blame it on that, feel free to join in! You are doing really well, just keep up the good work!

And I was going to post pics of Daisy but didn't get around to it. One day soon I promise! How is Buckley?

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

I'm glad to hear that your DD's recital went well.:goodvibes I'm sorry to hear about your ex though. :( I don't think some people realize how much their actions affect others.... He definitely missed out!

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!:cool1: Keep up the good work!:thumbsup2

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
I agree with Tracy your ex missed out & one day he will regret not being there.
I'm glad you & your DD enjoyed the recital :)
Well done for getting the food cravings out of the way & getting to the gym:)
Have a great week
Tracey

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning (60min)

My food was good yesterday and I got to the gym. I know I am retaining fluid and I think it's because of TOM, which is REALLY ticking me off!!! I am starting to get a sore chest again - this is the 3rd time since the start of Dec. The first time the soreness lasted a couple days, the second time, for a week. It's debilitating, hurts to work out and sometimes it gets so bad I can't even move my arms in certain ways. And I doubt there is anything a Dr can do, besides tell me to deal with it and have fun getting older! :confused3 OK, enough whining...

I am still at a loss as to why I can't have a loss... I am going to start putting my intake back on FitDay to see if I can find something glaringly obvious. Probably not, but it's worth a shot!!!
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Amy, my ex's wife is always complaining about him. I told her what my solution was - divorce! And he treats my kids like saints compared to hers. He's just a real asset to society, let me tell ya! :rolleyes: The cold weather is definitely making it hard to drink water! And it is so cold in my office today my fingers are like popsicles... Can't wait to see the Daisy pix! Buckley is the same spazoid as always. He's just so cute though! I think he is starting (just a bit) to calm down a little, but he's still a handful!

Tracy, you are right, it was his loss!! And DD had tons of "fans" there between me, DH, DS, my mom, 2 of our friends, her stepmom and 2 stepbrothers.

Tracey, let's hope the trail mix binge lasts me for a while!!

[Amy&Dan]

Man, if the new wife is confiding and complaining to the ex wife, you know that sucker is on the way to divorce court again! What a guy.

It is so hard to drink water when its cold. I may try Anna's idea of hot water with lemon. I struggled to get in 56 oz today, when its warmer I can do 100 easily. I am glad to know Buckley is still being his beagle self. Ben was spastic until his end! Daisy is so much more low key. She has her moments but nothing like Benjamin's. Maybe its a "guy" thing!

TOM will be gone soon, don't let it get you too down. Just keep up the good work, you are doing great and your exercise minutes are really adding up. I think 2007 is starting out very strong for you!:cool1:

[CACruisin']

Amy, great job getting right back into it after the trail mix incident. I'm glad DD's recital went well in spite of the ex's attitude. Has it warmed up in AZ yet 'cause it is stupid cold here!

Yes, aging stinks!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Hope you are feeling better soon.... Do you have a cold or anything? Have you had a chest x-ray recently? What about workouts? Have you been doing any weights? I hope the pain goes away for you.... Sending some get well pixiedust: your way.

Have a great Tuesday! Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Your doing great with your exercise & food :)
I know Tom is a pain but remember it wont be around for ever & hopfully that fluid retention will dissapear with it!!
Keep up the great work :)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

I really had to talk myself into going to the gym yesterday, but I'm glad I did!!!! I also stopped by Trader Joes and of course they were out of my favorite fiber cakes. :mad: I did get some blueberry bran muffins, which is better than nothing I guess. And I did the right thing - I cut them in half and put them in the freezer so they are ready to go (and I am not tempted to eat a whole muffin, which is 2 servings!).

I put my stuff on FitDay and a couple things popped out. #1, my fiber is SERIOUSLY lacking! I was only at 15g yesterday, so I made the conscious decision to eat 1/2 bran muffin (taking the hit of 110 extra calories) to get up to 20g. I need to get this up to at least 25g per day, preferably 30g. #2, my calories might have been too low these past couple weeks. I had to eat almonds to get up to where I want to be. Yesterdays totals were 1427 cal, 61g fat (almonds were 19g), 89g carb, 131g protein, 20g fiber. I am going to try to stay between 1300-1400 to see if that helps, since I am working out so much lately. We'll see if this tweaking does the trick!
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Amy, I have taken hot water into meetings, and just held the cup. When that gets cold, I drink the warm water. Today it is 62 degrees in the office. TOO COLD! I actually wanted a girl beagle, but I wanted a tri and by the time we got there, the 1 female tri in the litter was already taken. So we're stuck with the Buckley freak show!!! :goodvibes

Anna, it is still way too cold here! I don't like it, I hope we get back to normal temps soon. All of our gorgeous hibiscus in the back yard are going to die I think. That is a shame, they were so beautiful! Hopefully we'll be able to find the same colors and replant some.

Tracy, I am talking about my chest in the girly way, not the internal/lung way. I just didn't want to be TOO graphic! :rolleyes:

Tracey, TOM stinks! I got 1 half of the equation solved with my surgery last year, but my body still goes through the motions...

[toystoryduo]

Tracy, I am talking about my chest in the girly way, not the internal/lung way. I just didn't want to be TOO graphic! :rolleyes:


Oops! I'm sorry about that, Amy. :blush:

I did go back and locate that recipe in your journal. Thanks! Maybe I can make that for lunch someday for the girls and I when my DH isn't home.... He's allergic to turkey.

Those muffins sound good! :thumbsup2

Hope you have a good evening!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

I tried my new recipe of the week last night - Caribbean Rice w/Shrimp (crockpot). All I can say is :scared: :crazy2: . Needless to say, I won't be making that dish again! I am also trying another new recipe tomorrow (to make up for my lack of a new recipe last week), hopefully this one will taste a little better!

Yesterday's totals were 1383 cal 32g fat 162g carb 113g protein, 20g fiber. I really need to get that fiber up there!

I had a near miss with travel yesterday. My boss said he'd made a mistake and he thinks I should have been going with him to the UK next week. WHAT?!?!? :eek: Finally after discussions with the people having the meeting over there it was decided that they could get everything done without me being there. That is a good thing, I really didn't want to go on such short notice, plus I will be going to Germany in a couple weeks anyway. Travelling really wreaks havoc on my eating/exercising. I need to find a way to get a grip on that if I am going to be successful.
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Tracy, I'm sure you could make the recipe with ground beef as well. The blueberry bran muffins are good, but I prefer the fiber cakes since they have 13g of fiber and only 80 calories each!! The bran muffins have 5g fiber and 110 calories per 1/2 muffin serving...

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Wow that would have been short notice if you would have had to come to the UK & to be honest you really dont want to be here at the moment with this lousy, depressing weather!!!
Sorry the recipe didnt turn out so good!
Hope the fibre tweaking works :)

[CACruisin']

Sorry the new recipe was not good. Hopefully today's will be better. Fitday has really helped me get a better picture on what I'm eating. I thought yesterday was pretty good until I got everything entered - then, not so good.

You will get the exercise/eating thing figured out with your travel. You'll find something that works for you, I'm sure.

Still way too cold here too. I have a plumeria tree in the backyard that is really not looking good. :sad2: We have had it for almost 7 years so maybe it has a strong enough root system to recover, but it really doesn't look good now.

[Amy&Dan]

Too bad about the shrimp dish. I had a yucky crockpot thing yesterday, I ended up throwing out the leftovers! At least we tried right? And not eating enough calories can really backfire so its good you did the fitday thing. I need to bump up my fiber too. I wish we had a Trader Joes here, those blueberry things sound good. I wonder if I could get them at a Vitamin Cottage? I looked for something like that today at Sams but it all had too much sugar and carbs! You are really doing well, and making that extra effort to look into your food content and calories is very wise and will pay off on that scale reading!

Glad you don't have to travel next week!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

I was thinking about maybe trying the recipe with ground meat..... Maybe I'll give it a try this weekend!:goodvibes

Have a great Thursday!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Abs-n-Buns (30min); Cardio Mix (60min)

Boy, I really struggled to get through the cardio class last night. I just had NO energy! Usually it gets me tired from working hard, but I think PMS has zapped me a little these past couple days. Hopefully next week I won't be in such rough shape!

I think I may have had a breakthrough! The past couple days, I've actually felt like I am making some progress. The bloating around my belly has gone way down, and the scale has been going down too (but I won't say the number and jinx my weigh-in tomorrow!). My pants also fit better. And it occurred to me that I have changed 1 thing in my diet - no more cottage cheese. I love cottage cheese and usually eat it every single day, but we didn't make it to Costco last weekend so I didn't buy more. I am wondering if I have a sensitivity to dairy? The only other dairy I eat is yogurt, and I have a couple left. Once those are gone, I am going to see if the symptoms are still gone and if they are, I bet I found the problem. Maybe that is why I can't stand milk and had to force myself to eat yogurt - my body doesn't want it! I really hope I'm on to something here, I can only hope!!!

Yesterday's totals were 1391 cal, 56g fat, 101g carb, 129g protein, 26g fiber. I am getting the fiber in a better range! I found a great snack at Hi-Health, it's called Flax Snax - Cinnamon Nut Granola. It's big chunks of ground pecans, almonds and flax, sweetened with Splenda. It's a little dry, but it is yummy and has 177 cal and 11g fiber per 1/2c serving! I ate 1/4c and that was plenty, so I'm glad I found this stuff!!!
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Tracey, my boss can enjoy the UK rain, I'll stay here were it is cold and sunny! As for the recipe, I guess you win some and you lose some... :confused3

Anna, we have 20+ year old ficus trees in our yard and all the leaves are black. In fact, the whole city has the same problem. I just hope those fall off and the pretty green ones come back! They don't lose their leaves in the winter, it's such a shame... The weather guy said this week was the coldest it's been in 16 years! :eek:

Amy, I will probably end up throwing out the leftovers too. DH usually takes them to work, but this is still sitting in the fridge and I am definitely not going to eat it!!! Do you have a Whole Foods by you? I know you can get the fiber cakes there as well. They are made by Zen Bakery.

Tracy, so far everyone who has tried the mini meatloaf recipe has liked it! Let me know how it is with ground beef.

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, you may very well be onto something with the dairy thing. It will be interesting to see what happens if you don't eat any of it for awhile. I think we do have a Whole Foods across town, maybe I'll look up Zen foods on the internet and see what I can find. I do have a Vitamin Cottage natural grocer nearby so maybe I'll call and see if they carry that brand.

You are doing really well, I am anxious to see your weigh in results tomorrow! And good job getting that fiber in! :cool1:

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
I hope you've found the problem, i love dairy foods i dont think i could manage without them - especially cheese!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Great job getting your workout in! TOM can be a real energy zapper... Way to go staying strong!:goodvibes

That's interesting about the dairy thing.... A few years ago, I tried to stop eating dairy and found some good soy cheese substitutes in a health food store. Let us know how you feel in the next couple of days...

Hope you have a great weekend!:goodvibes

[CACruisin']

Interesting with the dairy. You could definitely be on to something. I know several people who avoid dairy becuase it makes them gassy/bloaty. Don't over do on the exercise. Are you eating enough before class? Glad you found a new snack. It sounds yummy.

[lovinaz]

So there I sat, only 15 minutes left in my work day. I had avoided free bagels, brownies AND scones in the breakroom. Then I heard it over the cubicle wall. The dreaded phrase - "Are you sure this cheesecake is OK not being in the fridge?". WHAT?!?! :eek: There was CHEESECAKE over there now?!?!??!? :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: Like a woman possessed, I ran over there right away. Game over... :sad2: I did get the smallest piece and there was no crust. At first I felt insanely guilty, but then I decided to enjoy every last bite. ::yes:: And if I wasn't at work, I probably would have licked the plate too... :rolleyes1

Anyway, after that little indiscretion, my weigh-in this morning was 140!!!!! I was a little disappointed since I was 139 yesterday, but I figure that the pound creeped back up because of pending TOM and the cheesecake. Speaking of the cheesecake, within 1 hour of eating it, I was bloated again. Cream cheese = dairy. Interesting... Totals for the day were a little high, but OH WELL, it was worth it!!! 1526 cal, 49g fat, 148g carb, 131g protein and 17g fiber.

Tonight we are going to a dueling piano bar for my friend's b-day. I am going to hold it to 1 drink and we are eating at home before we go. I've been doing good all week, I don't want to blow it on 1 night out!
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Amy, I finally broke the 141 barrier! :banana: And guess what the best part is - my jeans are no longer in the snug category, they FIT!!! :thumbsup2 Did you check out zenbakery.com? It gives locations where to buy their products. I love them!

Tracey, I love cheese too. I am going to stay away from the cottage cheese and once my yogurt is gone (I'm too cheap to just throw it out!) I will stop with that. I think it might just be a milk product sensitivity. I also get itchy red bumps, almost like mosquito bites. I hadn't gotten any all week, but a couple popped up this morning. It'll be an experiment, that's for sure!

Tracy, I am just guessing about the dairy thing, I could be totally wrong. But it's worth a shot!

Anna, I usually do have a snack before class. I have been super tired all week, which sometimes happens at certain times of the month. Isn't being a woman AWESOME sometimes?!?!?!? I am going to Step and Muscle class tomorrow, hopefully I'll have some energy back by then. If not, I'll just have to take it easy...

[toystoryduo]

Did someone say cheesecake? Yummy! I love cheesecake!:love: I think a cheescake treat is a good thing .... My grandma always says that she has to eat two pieces of cheesecake at a time.....One piece of cheesecake for each hip... She says she doesn't want to become lopsided! :rotfl:

Have fun at the dueling pianos bar for your friend's birthday! Your plan to eat at home ahead of time is a good one!:thumbsup2

[Amy&Dan]

Ahh, cheesecake and jeans that fit nicely all in the same day, what is better? Congratulations on saying good bye to 141, may it never find you again! I need to go to the Zen sight, I had a lousy day yesterday and just got off kilter. I need to find those, I love blueberries and I need more fiber! Keep up your good work, you are doing awesome. And I really think dairy is not your friend. I am posting pics of Daisy this weekend, she's getting so big she won't be puppyish looking much longer!

[traceycooper]

Another cheesecake fanatic here too :)
I just got a lowcarb recipe off the internet for strawberry cheesecake, will let you know ;)
Sounds like your onto something with the dairy food!
How did your night out go?
Did you manage to stick to the 1 drink?

[CACruisin']

Glad you decided to enjoy your cheesecake :) . Interesting about the dairy connections too. I'll bet you can give up the other dairy stuff, and accept the bloating for the occasional cheesecake indulgence. I hope your dueling piano night was fun. Great idea to eat beforehand. I hope you get your energy back for your exercise class or maybe take a day off to let your body rest.

[lovinaz]

No workout, my ex was 1/2 hour late picking up the kids and I wouldn't have had time to go, then shower and make dinner before we left. The bar was really fun. My friend turned 37. She has been battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma (she's a 3x survivor) and she rarely drinks, but she was really pounding them down last night! SHe was hilarious, and of course they got her on stage. I have to admit I did not want to go (it was cold and rainy) but I am sure glad I did!

I did make dinner (mahi mahi and broccoli) but I didn't stick to my 1 drink plan... :rolleyes1 It started with a couple glasses of wine with dinner then just went downhill from there... :scared: I forgot to mention that the other new recipe I tried last week was GOOD! It was called Presto Sausage Casserole. The kids loved it too. :thumbsup2 Now I have the daunting task of finding a new recipe for next week!
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Tracy, your grandma is a wise woman!!!!

Amy, you would love both the blueberry muffins and the fiber cakes. They are not dry and blah like most bran products. It's definitely worth the drive across town to Whole Foods! The best part is that they freeze well, so I always get a couple packs everytime I can. Can't wait to see the Daisy pix! And I hope my jeans still fit after the alcohol fest last night... :confused3

Tracey, I did not even come close to sticking to 1 drink. In addition to the 3 glasses of wine, I had 3-4 amaretto-n-Diet Cokes and 2 shots of something fruity (I think she said it was vanilla vodka, peach schnapps and pineapple juice)... :drinking1 :eek:

Anna, you are right, I am willing to accept a day of bloating for a piece of cheesecake!! And I'm not like you, I won't have any problems giving up milk products. The only thing I'll miss is my beloved chai latte, but I could always try some soy milk or something!!

[CACruisin']

I'm so glad you had a great evening with your friend. It was worth the extra drinks, in the long run. 3X survivor is impressive. Your right, there is no way I could give up dairy :scared: . I have cut way back on my milk, but I still get really cranky if I don't have at least one glass of milk every day.

Presto Sausage Casserole sounds good and the fact the kids liked it is even better. So what's the recipe? :)

[traceycooper]

Way to go on the drinking ;)
If i'm ever out your way or your in Nottingham we must go out for 1 drink together ;)
never tried amerreto & coke or the fruity one - off to experiment :)

[kmp1191]

Amy - wow about the dairy stuff!! After I had DD I was totally lactose intolerant....had to use lactaid. DOn't know if that's the problem or not...but, like you...i say screw it for a piece of cheesecake!!!

The piano bar sound like fun....glad your friend had a good b-day....sounds like she deserved it!

Have a great day tomorrow!!
marie

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Step class (60min) and Muscle class (60min) :banana:

And I must be getting back into shape because I'm not sore!!! :yay: We went out to eat yesterday. I did have ~20 chips w/salsa, but I didn't go hog wild. And for dinner I got shrimp with grilled onions and pineapple over Spanish rice. I only ate maybe 1/3c of rice and NO margarita!!! I had eaten 785 calories before we went to dinner, and I'm guessing the dinner to be around 500-600cal? So I was in my range, or at least pretty close to it!! :thumbsup2

Today I am supposed to go to TBK. I am already trying to talk myself out of it. It's not my favorite teacher (she just doesn't give that hard of a workout, luckily she just teaches every other Sunday). I might just go and do the treadmill instead. We'll see! THe rest of the day will be spent cleaning this disaster called my house!!!
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Anna, here is the recipe for Presto Sausage Casserole:
7.25oz box of mac-n-cheese
1c hot water
10.75oz can 98% FF cream of mushroom soup (+1/2 can hot water)
1lb FF smoked sausage or kielbasa, cut into bite-sized pieces (I used turkey sausage)
15oz can of green beans, drained
-Spray 2-qt, covered microwaveable casserole dish w/FF spray
-In casserole dish, mix powdered cheese packet hot water and soup until cheese is completely dissolved (takes a while)
-Stir in sausage and noodles, mix well
-Cover and microwave on carousel on High for 7 minutes
-Carefully remove lid, stir, recover and microwave on High for 6 more minutes
-Stir in green beans, cover and let sit for 3-4 minutes
Makes 5 servings, 286cal, 2g fat, 45mg cholesterol, 45g carb, 2g fiber, 23g protein, 1710mg sodium

Tracey, maybe one of these times I go to the UK (I have at least 3 trips this year) I will be able to make it up to Nottingham to see you. But as you can see, I might have a hard time sticking to only 1 cocktail!! :rolleyes1

Marie, I am sitting here drinking a SOY chai latte. It's different, but I think I could get used to it. I am going to be completely blown away if milk has been my problem this whole time. I'll give my experiment a couple more weeks to decide!! :)

[CACruisin']

Thanks for the recipe. When I saw mac'n'cheese as the first ingredient, I knew the kids would like it! I have all those ingredients. I think I'll try it for Monday's dinner! :thumbsup2

:banana: :banana: :banana: Yea for having a good workout! Great job at the restaurant too. :banana:

I hear ya on the disaster house. The last of Christmas WILL get put away today!

Have a great Sunday. :sunny:

[traceycooper]

Way to go on getting all that exercise done :cool1:
Did you make TBK? - whatever that is!!!!

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your exercise, Amy!:goodvibes Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

I didn't get a chance to make those meatloaf muffins this weekend... We went out of town on Saturday and I was too tired to go shopping for ground meat on Sunday. When I do make them, I'll let you know how they turn out.:thumbsup2

Hope you have a great week ahead!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning (60min) :yay:

My friend talked me into going to class yesterday, I'm glad she did! I am officially back in shape!! :thumbsup2 I get tired during the class, but I no longer get sore. What a great feeling!

The scale was steady all weekend, then this morning it was 3lbs up! :mad: But my ring is super tight and I know TOM is going to "show up" any day now, so I am not going to stress about it. I know it's water weight and will go away as quickly as it appeared. ::yes::

It actually SNOWED here yesterday!! :cold: I'm sure most of my landscaping is ruined. This weather has been absolutely unbelievable! And just think, last winter it was so mild and only got under 70 degrees a couple times. I guess this is payback!!!

My calories were a little higher yesterday, but hey, it's the weekend!!! Totals were 1515 cal, 59g fat, 185g carb, 78g protein and 27g fiber. I've got to get to the grocery store today, I was in a very foul mood yesterday and just didn't go. :sad2: I also need to concentrate on getting my fat intake lowered! Baby steps, baby steps...
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Anna, at least my Christmas stuff is put away, I just have a layer of dust on everything... :rolleyes1 I did get the 2 main bathrooms and kitchen scrubbed, but there are still plenty of rooms left to clean! I really love my "Busy People's Lowfat Cookbook". That is where I get lots of my new recipes, you should check it out! Tomorrow I am going to make chicken-n-potato stew in the crockpot.

Tracey, TBK is Total Body Conditioning class, which I renamed to Total Butt Kick class. But it doesn't kick my butt anymore, so I guess I can go back to calling it TBC!!! ;)

Tracy, thanks! I hope you get to try the new recipe soon, I'm sure it will be a hit!

[toystoryduo]

You are doing great on your workouts, Amy! Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

I can't believe how strange the weather has been this year! Just a few weeks ago, it was 50 degrees and sunny here when it is normally cold and snowy and places like Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of California that are usually warm are getting snow!:scared1: Stay warm! I hope your landscaping is okay....

Have a great day! :)

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, sounds like you had a good weekend with the working out in particular. Good for you! And your food looks very good, esp. for a weekend. I am so glad you had fun with your friend, its sounds like she really deserved to let loose and have a ball. I hope her good health returns for good. Dh has a cousin whose fiancee is now 10 years clean with that same disease. I didn't get to the Daisy pix again, maybe this week! She really does exist! Keep up your hard work, and don't even worry about that pms weight gain, it'll come off very soon.

[lovinaz]

Boy, did I have a rough day!!! :sad2: I'll just spit out the bad news first - no workout and my totals were 1873cal, 87g fat, 160g carbs, 128g protein, 36g fiber. :guilty: The only good thing is that my fiber was up!!!

TOM started, which is good because hopefully that extra weight will soon go away. However, I was just an eating machine. I didn't eat tons, I only had 2 extra snacks, they were just really poor choices. I had 1 serving of M&M's (210cal) and 1 serving of Flax Snax (177 cal) in addition to my planned SF dark chocolate (60cal). I also had almonds, which always bump those totals up...

But today is a new day, right? All I can do is get over it and move on. I am STILL dealing with the insurance to get DS's teeth pulled! I called again today and hope to hear something back soon. He lost one of his molars yesterday, but it was on the top. The other tooth is already coming in. His teeth just don't want to fall out. I told him to stop losing the top ones and start losing the bottoms so he won't have to go get them pulled! Oh well, he doesn't listen to me any other time, why should this be any different?? ;)

Looks like I will be making 2 trips to Germany in Feb, and 1 to California in late Feb/early March. :eek: I can kiss Greece goodbye, too many other trips. :sad1: Guess I'll have to actually pay to go there on vacation someday!!
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Tracey, we finally got our backyard looking nice last year and now we'll have to start over. Bummer!!!

Amy, that is wonderful news about your cousins fiancee, very promising for my friend. I did great this weekend only to blow it yesterday. But I am going to take my own advice and not dwell on it! :thumbsup2

[traceycooper]

I've been to Greece & personnely didnt like it that much, so maybe you wont be missing anything! Still i know its nice to check places out yourself!
Well done for getting to the gym :)
Snow & ice over here too!
It was proberbly TOM's fault you ate a bit more too!
I always crave chocolate when TOM is around!
Hope DS's teeth get sorted :)
Have a great week
Tracey x

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

TOM certainly is a pain isn't it?:headache: It's been hanging around for two weeks for me and I am ready to give it the boot!

Hope you have a great day tomorrow!:goodvibes

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, you know its funny, they say women who hang out together get on the same cycle. I am noticing that several of us in my little WISH circle are on the same cycle! Even via cyberspace our ovaries are bonding! TOM is about to get me too, personally the days before feel like waiting for doomsday. That weight will come off very quickly. And overeating, especially higher fat foods is part of it. I think you did pretty well. M&M's and menstruation go hand in hand. They should call them M&M&M's! Too bad about Greece, maybe CA will be warmer. I saw it was snowing in Tucson, how close is that to you? I swear I didn't mean to send it to you again!

[goldcupmom]

Hi, Amy! Happy Hump Day!

Too bad Greece isn't going to work out, but maybe CA will turn out to be just what you need then.

Hope your plants survive. I remember just after we moved from PHX to Iowa it snowed a bit. Such weird weather!

Have a great rest of the week. TOM - go away!!

[lovinaz]

Another day of not-so-stellar food choices. I did fine until the evening, when I ate some M&M's (I could really smack my mom for giving those to DD for her recital!). They are almost gone, at least from the candy dish. There is still half a bag in the pantry, but for some reason those don't tempt me...

Weight is still way up, bloating all around, depression kicking in. I can't believe a year ago I was 134 and complaining about that. Why do I feel like I am the only one on WISH gaining weight? Today stinks, hopefully tomorrow will be better...

And another thing that has been ticking me off - we got a new woman in our group (which is weird enough since I am used to being the only woman) and she is nice and I knew her from her previous position. She is tiny, about 5"1' and 100lbs soaking wet. And on her desk she has a jar of chocolates, a bag of Reese's pieces and another bag of chocolates. And I have to walk by her desk to get to the main hallway, restroom, etc (she's right on the corner). Last time I walked by there she had about 6 crumpled up wrappers on her desk. NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday's totals were 1521cal, 57g fat, 133g carbs, 127g protein and 24g fiber. Not the best, but not as bad as Monday. Today will be better, I am going to the gym for 90 minutes worth of classes. Maybe that will make me feel better. But probably not, since I'll be ticked off at how gross I look in my gym clothes... :sad2: OK, I'm done whining now...
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Tracey, DH also wants to go to Greece, I think he is secretly happy I don't get to go for work!! I'd rather go with him anyway. :love:

Tracy, since my surgery last year, I only get the lovely symptoms of TOM, which is bad enough! I should be happy I only have to deal with half of the equation, shouldn't I?

Amy, I've just been so ticked off with my lack of progress (I really thought I was getting somewhere last week!) that it makes me want to give up and eat whatever I want. Heck, if I eat healthy and work out all the time and get the same results when I eat crap and lounge around, why bother?!?! Oops, there I go whining again... Tucson is about 2 hours south of here, but it snowed here as well. Quite the sight!

Julie, thanks for stopping by. I don't even know where in CA I will be going, but I've been there tons of times and quite frankly am not looking forward to it... I'll gladly take our normal AZ weather back, I don't like this cold weather nonsense!!!

[CACruisin']

Sorry for being MIA. You are having a down slump. Don't give up. You know rationally that eating right and exercising are making for a healthier you even if the scale doesn't go down. Have you met with the ND recently? Maybe she would have an explanation.

Sorry about the Greece trip, but it will be better as a vacation without the work pressure, and with all the FF miles from the other trips, you and DH can fly for free (maybe even first class!) and have a fabulous vacation! Hopefully, we can provide some better weather for you when you get to CA, but who knows. :confused3 It has been so crazy. As cold as its been, we have actually gotten very little rain/snow. The kids and I are supposed to go skiing the first two weeks of April for Spring Break, but at this point, I'm not sure there will be enough snow to ski :confused3 .

I made the Presto Sausage Casserole Monday night and everyone liked it - another keeper! Also thanks for the cookbook recommendation. I'm definitely going to get that one. I have a number of Lowfat cookbooks and Quick dinner cookbooks, but not any that are both. This one looks great. :banana:

Thanks so much for the PM's! I really appreciate them.

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

Keep on keeping on!:cheer2: You have been doing such a great job with your exercise and food.... Please don't let a couple of off days get you down... You will get back OP and you will meet the weight loss goal that you set out to! You CAN do this, Amy!:cheer2:

Have a great Thursday!

[Amy&Dan]

Yeah skinny people who can eat tons of junk and remain skinny should be banned from the planet. You are not the only one on WISH not losing and I also might add that your goals/situation is different from many others. You have very, very little to lose and that is in some ways a much more difficult and generally lengthier process. If you look at this in a ratio sense than you will see that it would be very bad for you to lose large amounts of weight. Blame it on age, thats what I do! The bottom line is that you are working hard, eating and exercising right and that has more health implications than just a scale number. Remember that even if you can eat junk and remain close to the same weight that is still risky. I have known some skinny people who ate junk and dropped dead because they still had high cholesteral and bad hearts. So keep doing the right thing for your body and if the scale doesn't show it know that your long life will! Don't get discouraged, you have too much going for you to give up now. And throw out the rest of the M&M's before they wind up in the bowl (or in your tummy) too!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Abs-n-Buns (30min), Cardio Mix (60min) :yay:

I had a great day yesterday with both eating AND working out. I'm still super bloated, but there is nothing I can do about it except hope it goes away soon. Scale still hates me (and the feeling is mutual) so I don't expect anything spectacular for tomorrow's weigh-in. Totals were 1250cal, 49g fat, 87g carbs, 116g protein and 21g fiber. If anyone has any non-complex carb fiber suggestions, please share them! I discovered a new, healthy snack. Celery with LF Laughing Cow. I always loved celery-n-pb but the calories are just too high most days. And I can't eat celery by itself, YUCK!

Thanks for all the encouragement yesterday, I was really down in the dumps but you all made me feel much better! :grouphug:
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Anna, I probably should make an appointment with the ND. I actually have been thinking about it, but I want to make sure I am following her previous suggestions before I go. Plus I am starting another food journal for her, since I know she will ask about it!

Tracy, I have had the same goal for 2 years now and I am going in the wrong direction! My goal is to be at 125 by July 1st. That is less than 1lb per week, but I know that is so hard for me...

Amy, I plan on sending the M&M's with DH to work tomorrow. The kids think they are gone since there are no more in the candy dish, so they won't even know! Thanks for smacking some reality back into me, sometimes I get so upset that I am doing everything right but not seeing results. I know I need to continue to work out and eat right to 1) stay healthy and 2) teach my kids good lifelong habits. You'd think a kickin' bikini bod would come along with that, but apparently that is not the case!!!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy sorry you was down yesterday, but glad your feeling more positive today :)
As for feeling like your the only one on the wish journals who is gaining - HAVE you read mine???? I'm putting it down to the time of year & did you know that this week is officially the most depressing week of the year!!!
Heard that on the news today!
FRIDAY tomorrow :)

[Amy&Dan]

Sometimes is just hard to keep a good attitude and feel positive when this is such a long, neverending challenge! But it sounds like you are feeling better today. Your cheese and celery snack sounds good, way fewer fat and calories than pb so good job coming up with a good alternative. And good job sending those m&m's to dh's office! Dont' worry about the bloating, it will go away, just one of the many lovely joys of being a woman huh? Keep up your hard work because it is working!

[CACruisin']

So glad that you had a great day yesterday.:cheer2: :cheer2: I love the LC cheese too. Good idea to put it with celery. I've been eating mine with apples and/or pretzels. Take the food journal/exercise journal to the ND. Are you tracking when you feel bloated also for that possible dairy connection? Hopefully the bloating will go away soon.

Have a great weekend.:cool1:

[toystoryduo]

Stopping by to WISH you a wonderful weekend, Amy!:cool1:

[lovinaz]

Weigh-in this morning was 141. :mad: It is not as good as the 140 from last Friday, but better than the 143 I woke up with on Monday! I had mild night sweats last night, I'm sure that helped a little. Hopefully I can sweat the rest out on the treadmill this afternoon! Yesterday's totals were 1300cal, 41g fat, 112g carbs, 123g protein, 20g fiber. I would really love to get that fiber higher, but I am not supposed to be eating too many complex carbs. Guess I need to up my veggie intake!

Work today has been absolutely EXHAUSTING! It's Friday, people are supposed to be taking it easy!!! It's been slow all week, I can't believe everything is getting energized now. Oh well, it's better than being bored!!

We almost went out to dinner last night, but I found some motivation to cook dinner. I'm glad I did, that saved me tons of calories! No big plans for this weekend, so I should be able to behave. I'm actually going to make my exercise challenge this month, hooray!!!
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Tracey, I feel much better about things. I was definitely a victim of the most depressing week and I didn't even know that until you told me!!

Amy, I don't know which is worse, the bloating or the night sweats. At least I didn't have to wring out my pajamas this time (yes, I've had it that bad before!). Thanks for the pep talk, I really needed it!

Anna, great idea keeping track of the bloating in my food journal! I'll have to do that. I LOVE LC w/pretzels, they just go perfectly together! The bloating is slowly going away (not fair that it appears overnight yet takes 5 nights to disappear!). My jeans were a little snug today, but not as bad as they've been in the past! :thumbsup2

Tracy, thanks, my weekend should be nice and relaxing (unlike today at work!!)

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Hope your having a great weekend :)
I've noticed i'm fluctuating between 1-3lbs over a week & have decided not to stress so much about it, as long as it doesnt go higher & stay higher & any loss will be a bonus - easier said than done i know, but hope this helps!
Food & exercise look good :)
Take care
Tracey x

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill @ 4.5mph (45min)
RESISTED: Homemade cookies and churros at work :banana:

I did pretty good yesterday considering I was super stressed out at work and there was junk food all over the place! I did have some microwave popcorn while we had our family movie night, but it didn't ruin my totals too much!! Totals were 1331cal, 42g fat, 123g carbs, 122g protein and 21g fiber.

We got new carpet today!!!! :banana: DH had installed white (yes, WHITE) carpet a couple months before we moved in and of course 2 kids and a dog later... you get the picture. :rolleyes1 So now we have Bleached Hay (light tannish/yellowish) and it is frieze style, I love it!! We also rearranged the furniture and it looks so much better now.

I made a pact with myself not to weigh until next Friday morning. I am sick of being a slave to the scale and I was surprised that I wanted to weigh myself several times today, but I resisted! :cheer2: I know the first couple days are tough, then it should be OK after that...
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Tracey, you are right and we must have been on the same brainwaves since I already made the decision to only weigh once a week. I figure maybe mentally it will help me because I won't want to give up everytime a pound creeps back on. I've done the once a week bit before, I don't know why I went back to my old, not-so-helpful habit...

[traceycooper]

Way to go on the exercise & resisting temptation Amy - well done :)
I'm glad your going back to 1 wi a week, hope it helps.
The new carpet sounds lovely, you were very brave having a white one! But they do look nice - to start with!!! ;)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Step II (60min), Muscle (60min)

Totals: 1412cal, 52g fat, 155g carb, 87g protein, 30g fiber

The totals aren't bad considering I had 2.5 pieces of pizza! I had eaten light all day because I thought we were going out to eat dinner, but we just got pizza instead (DS still had a friend over).

Today was a little easier to not step on the scale, but the urge is still in the back of my mind. I'm hoping tomorrow it will be easier, and so on. I know last time I managed to go a whole week without weighing I was SO UPSET because my weight didn't change and I had behaved all week. But I will try to not let that get to me this time. I would really love to be under 140 but I'll take what I can get! As long as I don't have a gain, I will make myself be happy...:rolleyes:
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Tracey, DH went and bought a new TV to go in the "new" family room. There was nothing wrong with the old TV, he just wanted one of those fancy flat panel LCDs. I have to admit it looks pretty awesome!!! I tried to talk him out of the white carpet, but we had just started dating at the time and of course he wasn't yet aware that I am right 99% of the time... :)

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Enjoy your new carpet and TV!:goodvibes We are looking to get new carpet too since our dogs have mistakenly thought they were outside on occasion. ;)

Sending you :wizard: for the week ahead... I hope the scale cooperates with you and all of your hard work, and I hope that work is less stressful for you this week. :hug: (By the way, great job resisting the cookies and churros!:thumbsup2 )

Take care!:hug:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning (60min)

Totals: 1210cal, 40g fat, 123g carb, 92g protein, 21g fiber

Not bad for a Sunday! Still had the urge to weigh myself, but I resisted. :cool1: I may not go to the gym today, I haven't decided yet. I've gone 3 days in a row and my hamstrings are sore! If I do go, it'll be cardio only. I might go, just to meet my exercise challenge - I am only 20 minutes short!! :goodvibes

Nothing else exciting going on. Work is so crazy my head is spinning. But I'd rather be busy than bored...
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Tracy, our dog sometimes does the little "excited to see you" piddle. And who knows what else, but it all showed up on white carpet! I just can't get over how great the family room looks now! :thumbsup2

[traceycooper]

WORKOUT: Tracey, DH went and bought a new TV to go in the "new" family room. There was nothing wrong with the old TV, he just wanted one of those fancy flat panel LCDs. I have to admit it looks pretty awesome!!! I tried to talk him out of the white carpet, but we had just started dating at the time and of course he wasn't yet aware that I am right 99% of the time... :)

:rotfl:

Hope he's aware now...men they never learn ;)

Did you make the gym?
Well done for resisting the scales again :)

[Amy&Dan]

Congrats on the new carpet, I love getting new carpet! Now I have carpet envy! You had a great weekend, way to go not weighing. It is so hard, beleive me I know! You are really cranking on the exercise, good for you! Very hard to do in the winter. Keep it up, I think your next weigh in will really be good news!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Hope you were able to get to the gym today! That's great that you are only 20 minutes away from your goal.:goodvibes Way to go!:thumbsup2

[kmp1191]

Amy -
Hope everything is going ok for you!!
Congrats on the new tv & carpet....we're still "discussing" our carpet issues!
Also, congrats on not weighing in every day....i did it a couple of times, but got PO'd because of the fluncuation from day to day.


later!
marie

[CACruisin']

Your totals look really good for a weekend. Sorry work is so crazy, but like you said, better busy than bored. I hope you are doing ok on the no WI thing. It is so cold in the morning, I have not been weighing. Hopefully, the habit will stay when it warms up (someday it will warm up again, won't it???)

Congrats on the new carpet! That always feels good, doesn't it?

Get to the gym and get your 20 minutes in!! You WILL make this exercise challenge!

[lovinaz]

Totals: 1440cal, 53g fat, 126g carb, 129g protein, 34g fiber (I got my fiber cakes!!!)

Totals were a little high because I decided to have a fiber cake and more soy crisps than I should have... :confused3 I really stocked up at Trader Joe's, I bought 2 packs of fiber cakes (all they had) and 2 packs of bran muffins. The cashier must have thought I had serious issues... :laughing: They are all in the freezer and will last me a while!

I had a really rough night last night, I actually cried myself to sleep over my failure to lose weight. :sad1: I'll admit that I cheated and hopped on the scale this morning. It wasn't pretty. :mad: I've pretty much decided milk was not the culprit because I haven't had any in 2 weeks and the bloating is back. I'm just at a loss over what to do. I think I am going to get a food sensitivity screening. There has to be something I am eating that is preventing me from losing weight. I have been SO good these past few weeks and have seen no results. No BLTs or anything! It's really getting me down...

I didn't get to the gym yesterday, but I did 40 minutes of Pilates today while DH took DD to tap! I exceeded my goal!!! :banana: :cool1: :yay: :cheer2: :thumbsup2
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Tracey, yes, DH is now fully aware that I am right all the time. It didn't take too much training either! :laughing: :laughing:

Amy, I made it 3 days without weighing and I am going to make it 3 more. Maybe next week I won't be so weak and can go the full 7 days...

Tracy, I didn't get to the gym yesterday, but I did meet my goal today!

Marie, I didn't last too long, but baby steps... I love the new carpet, and now DH is talking about re-doing the basement and stairs (also "formerly" white).

Anna, it could be 5 degrees in the house and I'd still strip down and jump on the scale! It's a bad obsessive thing, I hope I can break the habit!

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

Congratulations on not only making your exercise challenge, but surpassing it!:cheer2: You are doing an awesome job on getting your workouts in!:thumbsup2 Keep up the good work!:woohoo:

I'm so sorry that you are feeling down about the scale right now. :hug: I know what you mean though. I have been hovering around the same weight for a few years now. It is downright frustrating and upseting at times! :( The main thing is that you are exercising and eating right... the scale will cooperate soon. Don't give up! Your WISH buddies are cheering you on to VICTORY and look forward to celebrating that VICTORY with you!:grouphug:

Have a great Wednesday!:goodvibes

[Amy&Dan]

Oh Amy, you are breaking my heart! I am tearing up for you cause I hate for any of my friends to cry alone! I know how frustrated you are, you have been so good and I know I always say this (but its true, I promise) but you are so much better off from all your hard work. Don't give up. A good cry is sometimes just what we need. You want this so bad and by God I really think it will happen! Just hang in there and remember how far you have come with your eating and exercise. You are setting such an incredible example to your kids which is about the highest praise one can earn. Just don't give up, you will do this, in fact you are, its just happening in a slow, annoying, PITA, way!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Pilates (40min)

Totals: 1249cal, 43g fat, 93g carb, 127g protein, 16g fiber

I am in a much better place now. I know that most of the frustration stems from my obsessing about my body. I need to stop revolving my life around calorie counts and exercise minutes and just enjoy my wonderful family. I am trying to change my focus so it's not all about what to eat, what not to eat, etc. I shouldn't feel overwhelming guilt when I miss a workout and I shouldn't be reduced to tears when I eat a piece of cheesecake. I am still going to track that stuff, but I'm not going to let it rule my day. It probably sounds stupid for someone that doesn't have obsessive-compulsive tendencies like I do, but it's going to be harder than you think! But that is my goal. It won't happen overnight, but by golly, it'll happen! And the first step is getting rid of the scale obsession. I didn't weigh today and I will not weigh until Friday morning. I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!
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Tracey, thanks so much. I almost threw in the towel yesterday, I even had a farewell post in the works, but hit the back button to get out of it. I knew all my WISH buddies would be there for me and I was right! :grouphug:

Amy, you are so right. I am HEALTHY and I am FIT. And I need to remember that. I am hoping that if I focus less on the weightloss part and more on the living life part, the results will follow. At least that's what I'm hoping... Thanks for always being there for me, you always understand what I am going through and help me get out of a slump! :hug:

[toystoryduo]

Tracey, thanks so much. I almost threw in the towel yesterday, I even had a farewell post in the works, but hit the back button to get out of it. I knew all my WISH buddies would be there for me and I was right! :grouphug:


:hug: Amy,

I am so glad that you didn't throw in the towel! :hug: We would have missed you.:grouphug: Amy, you really are doing an amazing job.... You are eating healthy and your workouts are awesome! :cheer2: You are such an inspiration to so many, Amy....Please don't let that number on the scale define who you are... You are a wonderful and caring person and a great WISH buddy! :hug: The number on the scale cannot and will not change that....:hug:

Someone once said to me that scales should stay where they belong..... on fish.:fish: :rotfl: I agree! ;)

I am so glad that you are feeling better about this.... Keep on keeping on, Amy!:cheer2:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

Totals: 1256cal, 41g fat, 118g carbs, 116g protein, 27g fiber

I finished my exercise goal with 1365/1300. Yay!!! I am not going to join the Feb challenge, as I am finally back in the exercise groove. I just needed the Jan on to get me back on track, which it did! :thumbsup2

Yesterday at work I was very proud of myself - I resisted cookies (the really big, yummy ones) and muffins! :cheer2: And today so far I have resisted b-day cake (I don't think that will be a problem, I'm not a huge white cake fan).

I finally got DS's insurance approval and he will be getting his 4 bottom teeth pulled out next Wed. Poor guy. I hope he is OK to go to school the next day (they said he should be fine) or else DH will have to take a day off. I've just been so crazy busy, I am actually looking forward to burning a sick day!
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Tracy, thanks so much for all of your support and encouragement. It means so much to me! I am curious as to what the scale will tell me tomorrow, but I already have it in my head that I won't care, no matter what the number says. My pants still fit so it can't be all bad! Plus my jeans will tell me the true story (we get to wear jeans on Fridays).

[traceycooper]

I am trying to change my focus so it's not all about what to eat, what not to eat, etc. I shouldn't feel overwhelming guilt when I miss a workout and I shouldn't be reduced to tears when I eat a piece of cheesecake. I am still going to track that stuff, but I'm not going to let it rule my day. It probably sounds stupid for someone that doesn't have obsessive-compulsive tendencies like I do, but it's going to be harder than you think! But that is my goal. It won't happen overnight, but by golly, it'll happen! And the first step is getting rid of the scale obsession. I didn't weigh today and I will not weigh until Friday morning. I CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!


Thats what i'm trying to do too Amy, & i must admit i feel alot happier, the scale hasnt gone down but it hasnt gone up either!
It certainly doesnt sound silly :grouphug:
I'm glad your feeling more positive & your doing an awesome job with your exercise, i really cant understand why you havnt lost more! It maybe a good idea to get things checked out with a food sensitivity test.
Well done for resisting temptation :)
Hope DS trip to the dentist goes ok, let us know how he gets on.

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

Totals: 1274cal, 38g fat, 120g carbs, 121g protein, 15g fiber (gotta get that back up!)

I managed to stay off the scale until this morning and my weigh-in was 139!!! :cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3: :cheer2: :thumbsup2 I was SO excited, I must have jumped on and off the scale 5x to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. Of course I am still going to try to stay off the scale ALL WEEK and not weigh in until next Friday, because I want to start caring less about what it says. But I'm still tickled to death, I hope the 140's are gone for good!!

I resisted the birthday cake yesterday and also DH's offer to take us out to dinner. Instead I made my new recipe of the week, Au Gratin Casserole (w/ham, potatoes, broccoli). I thought it was wonderful, the kids did not. :confused3 I'll make it again in the future, just not for a while...

We are having a Superbowl party this weekend, I plan on mapping everything out on FitDay and actually sticking to it. I am going to have a veggie tray and focus on that. Actually, I am going to focus on watching the game (or should I say commercials ;) ) and staying away from the kitchen! And keeping the cocktails to a minimum, which shouldn't be too hard since the kids will be there and it's on a work night...
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Tracey, I don't know why I can't lose weight, but I'm sick of worrying about it. All I can do is continue to do what I've been doing, but put it in the background. It's gotta come off eventually!!!

[Amy&Dan]

Congratulatons on your weigh in! Thats just the good news you need and deserve. That recipe sounds delish but my kids wouldn't like it either unfortunately! Good for you mapping out your food for your party, that preplanning is going to serve you well. I hope you have a super weekend and keep up the good work!

[SunFloridaDisney]

Congrats on the loss!!

You have a good plan for the SuperBowl party, good luck with that, and enjoy the weekend. :goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill (45min @ 4.5mph)

TOTALS: 1316cal, 39g fat, 121g carb, 132g protein, 28g fiber

We went out to eat last night (DH as been wanting to do that all week!). We went to a Mexican place and I was shocked at how well I behaved! :thumbsup2 I didn't have a single chip and no margarita either (stuck with water). And for dinner I bypassed my favorite machaca dish and had the asada salad, which was diced chicken marinated/cooked in pico de gallo, a little bit of cheese, and I had sour cream on the side and used about 1tbsp at the most. I didn't touch the fried tortilla shell. And I was very high in the quantities I put on FitDay, I am really happy that the totals were still reasonable! :cool1:

Nothing planned for today, I am off to Muscle class in about an hour, then will probably run some errands. Things are crazy at work, I will either be going to Germany 3x or not at all. :confused3 I'd much rather be home, so it doesn't matter one way or the other to me, I just wish I knew for sure! I already have reservations for the trip at the end of this month, so we'll see how it goes...
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Amy, I didn't weigh myself today! I am determined to make it all week this time. I know once I do it one time, it won't be a big deal anymore. It's the first week that's so hard! I need to plan out what we are having at the party so I can get that put into FitDay today. Then I am going to print it out and check things off as I go, just in case I'm tempted to stray..

Kate, thanks! I'm pretty motivated to stay out of the 140's, so that will be my incentive to behave at the party tomorrow!

[toystoryduo]

Way to go on weigh in, Amy!:thumbsup2 Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

You did a great job at dinner last night too. At our favorite Mexican restaurant, they give us free chips and salsa before ordering. Way to go resisting them!:goodvibes

Have a great weekend!

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, you are really on target, keep it up! And I am seriously impressed that you behaved at a Mexican restaurant, thats not easy to do! I hope you have a great weekend and can stay off the scale! Just say no to the scale! And good luck with your superbowl party, it sounds like you have a sound plan so I think you will do great. :thumbsup2

[goldcupmom]

Wow! Behaving that well at a Mexican restaurant is INCREDIBLE!! I don't think I could do it!

Hope you're having a good weekend. Have fun with the SB party!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Muscle class (60min)

Totals: 1511cal, 54g fat, 155g carbs, 115g protein, 31g fiber

I did awesome until about 4pm. That's when we made cookies, from scratch! I actually didn't go overboard with the cookies. I had planned on celery w/1 tbsp peanut butter and that turned into 2 tbsp peanut butter. I did have 1 tiny cookie (maybe 1.5" in diameter) and a couple scrapings out of the bowl. I counted it at 1 Chips Ahoy on FitDay. The main problem was at dinner. I made Bisquick's BBQ Chicken Bake and DD only ate 1/2 her crust and DS didn't eat any of his. So stupid me finished BOTH crusts! I put that I had 2 servings, which is probably too high, but I would rather over-estimate than underestimate! I was pretty bloated from the carb fest, so that means I REALLY have to behave today!!! I just printed out my FitDay plan (which includes 3 glasses of wine :) ) and even with the wine it is around 1200 calories. I WILL stick to it!!!

No planned workout today, there is just too much to do to prep for the party tonight. Besides, I am actually SORE from Muscle class yesterday. We did 100 squats, 100 plies, 50 pushups and more... :eek: I have a new strategy for working out. I will do 45min of cardio MWF, Muscle class on Sat and Total Body Conditioning on Sun. I think that is plenty, don't you?
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Tracy, I love the homemade chips-n-salsa at the place we went to, but I love not being in the 140's even more!!!!! ;)

Amy, I didn't get on the scale this morning and I don't even have the desire anymore. I know I can make it to Friday this week! As you can see, I went a little off plan yesterday, which gives me even more of an incentive to behave today. I don't want to see 140 anything on Friday!

Julie, thanks. Sometimes I can resist the chips, sometimes I can't... This was one of the good days! :thumbsup2

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

How did your Super Bowl party go?

Your workout schedule for the week looks good! Keep up the good work!:thumbsup2

Hope you have a great week ahead!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

I will just start out by saying that I stuck to my plan - until my friend showed up with her buffalo chicken cheese dip... :confused3 I must have eaten 2 cups of it, with 2 servings of Tostitos scoops. Then while I was at it, I had 4 glasses of wine, which led to about a cup of trail mix and 4 cookies! :eek:

But boy did I pay for it! I was in pain for at least an hour before I went to bed. It's almost like I could feel my stomach stretching out. And I woke up at midnight, all sweaty, with a throbbing headache and stomach ache. :headache: :sick: I am one of those people who falls asleep as soon as I hit the pillow and doesn't wake up until the alarm goes off, so waking in the middle of the night is bad news. I was up for almost an hour and a half... :sad2:

So needless to say, this morning I was still stuffed to the gills and had no interest in breakfast. I couldn't even fathom packing a lunch either, so I grabbed a Balance Bar, a string cheese and an apple, just in case things change later. I plan on drinking lots of lemon water and green tea, to flush out all the junk I ate.

The good news is that this junk binge will last me a while - I can't even remember the last time I felt so awful from overeating and I really don't want to feel like that again! I was a little disappointed that I didn't stick to my plan, but I'm over it. I will probably eat very little today (which is a feat in itself, usually I am hungry all day!) and get back to my regular routine tomorrow. And if the scale shows a gain on Friday, at least I will know what caused it! :laughing:
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Tracy, as you can see, the Superbowl party was not kind to me. But it's over and done with and I'm moving on!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
The party sounded fun :)
At least you got the binge out of the way :thumbsup2

The muscle class sounds tough :scared1:
At least it will have helped some of those calories melt away :)
Have a great week
Tracey

[Amy&Dan]

Well you were not the only person who woke up with a tummy ache in the night, superbowl parties are not usually diet friendly! You had fun and as you say its done and you don't have to weigh until Friday. Plenty of time for good behavior to take hold and win over evil buffalo chicken dip (omg that sounds good). You are doing great, really keeping track of your food and working out. Great job, this will be a great week and no 140 anything to be found in your future!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

Totals: ???

I'll count yesterday as my "transition" day to get back on track... :rolleyes1 I barely ate anything all day, then got the munchies after dinner. I probably didn't do too bad if I were to put everything on FitDay, but I could have done without the bran muffin and 2tbsp of peanut butter at 8pm... :rolleyes: But at least I got to the gym! :thumbsup2

Today is a new day, I have my healthy lunch and snack packed and am good to go. We got some awesome news last night. DS10 had his baseball tryouts a couple weekends ago (all 9-12 year olds have to try out, this is an extremely competitive Little League!). There are 3 divisions at this age - Minors B, Minors A and Majors. Last year his tryout stunk and he was put in Minor B. Then of course he dominated the team because he was way better than his tryout showed. This year he did great at tryouts and he got drafted by a MAJORS team!!! :cheer2: We are very proud of him and he is pretty proud of himself too. It'll be way more challenging for him, which will be great to watch. DH is taking him to the team Meet-n-Greet tonight, so I'll have to take DD to tap (which is good because it keeps me out of the kitchen!)
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Tracey, the Muscle class is pretty tough, the instructor is my idol. I swear she only has 10% body fat, she looks amazing! And I am definitely going to behave with my food these next couple days, I don't want to feel that crappy again anytime soon!

Amy, I hope you are right. I will not be disappointed if I do see a gain this week, because at least it was deserved! I can't take the other gains when I have done everything right, but I can deal with this one. That dip was so good, I already told my friend that she is banned from bringing it to my house ever again!

[traceycooper]

:banana: way to go for your DS :woohoo:

I love your attititude Amy, you looked for the positives on your 'transition' day ;)
you start a new day positive & your rearing to go :cool1:
Sending lots more positive vibes your way :wizard: :hug:

[toystoryduo]

Congrats go out to your DS!:cheer2: :yay: :woohoo:

Great job getting back OP after your transition day!:thumbsup2

Have a wonderful Wednesday!:goodvibes

[Amy&Dan]

That is great news about your ds and his baseball! You must be very proud of him. How did his dental procedure go? Or maybe that is tomorrow? In any case I am hoping it goes well, I remember well having teeth pulled as a kid. Not a lot of fun :eek: ! I think you did well to eat only a bran muffin and some pb if you were really hungry. It beats late night grazing on crap which is what most people do! Great job with the working out too, you are doing awesome, keep it up!!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

Totals: 1312cal, 38g fat, 123g carbs, 134g protein, 27g fiber

I did snack on some Soy crisps when I got home, but I realized what I was doing and put them away after eating 10. I also had some Cool Whip Free on my SF Jello. I'm sick of seeing that half gone tub in my freezer! I scooped out 2tbsp and put the rest back in the fridge! :banana: That is a mjor accomplishment for me, a bonafide Cool Whip addict. There is actually only enough for 1 more serving of Jello, then I have a half tub (or less) of Cool Whip Light that I will get rid of next. Then I won't buy it anymore (and I'll have more room in my freezer!

The Germany trip is on, I leave the 20th and get back the 24th of this month. There is another woman going with me, which will be nice. However, I can't see her being the type to go chuck it up at the pubs with those crazy, partying Brits (who we are meeting there), so it'll be interesting to see how that works out! I also have to go at the end of May for a week. Since it is right after the kids get out of school I am going to try to use my FF miles to fly them and DH out. I know I'll have enough for at least 2 free tickets and I'm pretty sure there is a trip to the UK before then and it looks like I might get to go to the Netherlands at the end of March. These overseas trips really rack up the miles! :thumbsup2

Today will be tough since I'm at home, I already printed out my FitDay plan so I really have no excuse not to behave. I need to leave in about 45 minutes to take DS to the dentist. I'm sure all will be fine, I lived through getting 4 baby teeth AND 4 permanent teeth pulled (plus 4 impacted wisdom teeth!). He's got the same dilemma as me - big teeth, small mouth... :confused3
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Tracey, some days I can be positive, some days I can't seem to focus on anything but the negative. It really is all in the mind, so I try to talk myself into a happy mood when I feel down.

Tracy, thanks! I am getting much better at bouncing back from a bad food day. I used to take a couple days to get back on track!

Amy, DS's coach is TOUGH! He already gave them a whole sheet of exercises he has to do every day (he needs to choose 3 out of the 6, which include 25 push-ups, 25 situps, 30yd sprints, etc). I think DS's long, skinny arms will snap in half the first time he does a push-up! Being the engineer I am, I am going to make him a spreadsheet to keep track. :rolleyes: I am trying to be consistent with my workouts, it might be tough to get to the gym today, but I can always do one of my workout DVDs!

[traceycooper]

I can't see her being the type to go chuck it up at the pubs with those crazy, partying Brits (who we are meeting there), so it'll be interesting to see how that works out!

Hey what are you saying about us Brits :rolleyes1

Hope DS visit to the dentist went ok :wizard:

[lovinaz]

Hey what are you saying about us Brits :rolleyes1


I'm saying you guys really know how to party! And you must have strong livers, I really have a hard time keeping up with all the cocktails!!! :goodvibes

Just an update, DS is still sleeping off the sedation. I couldn't believe the size of the roots on 2 of the teeth. Very long! :eek: And now he has holes the size of the Grand Canyon in his bottom jaw. :sad2: He won't drink anything yet, I need to try to get him awake long enough to get some water in him. It was rather amusing because when they hooked the monitor up to him, his heartrate was only 56, which kept setting off the alarm on the machine. Like mother like son, my resting heartrate is anywhere from 48-55. The ND was always amazed at that and made me feel like I was a walking dead person or something!

[traceycooper]

I'm saying you guys really know how to party! And you must have strong livers, I really have a hard time keeping up with all the cocktails!!! :goodvibes

Its because of the depressing weather here, we need to keep cheerful ;)


Hope your DS recovers quickly bless him.
It made me shudder reading what he'd had done!!:scared:

[kmp1191]

Hope your DS is feeling better soon! The dentist is the worst!!! (that's just my opinion!!)
Also congrats to him on making the majors!! That's awsome! A friend of mine's son is in competitive baseball and he has to try out every year. He hasn't been on the "good" team yet, but he's getting there!

Also congrats on the loss last week, and getting/staying on track....(minus Sunday....I think Sunday did alot of us in!)
I can't wait to get to 139!....or even 140!!!!

Great job Amy...keep it up!!
marie

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill @ 4.6mph (steadily increasing it!) for 45min

Totals: 1185cal, 39g fat, 123g carbs, 99g protein, 28g fiber

All in all, yesterday was a success! I really didn't want to work out, but I did go and was glad I did. I plan on going today after work, since my ex is picking up the kids tomorrow and I rarely make it to the gym after coming home. And DH mentioned that we haven't been to Outback Happy Hour in a while... :goodvibes

I have stayed off the scale all week! Tomorrow is weigh-in, I hope I don't get upset if I am back in the 140's. Most of the bloating from Sunday's food fest is gone, but I still have no idea if I've erased all the damage. I don't think it will be that bad of a weigh-in, but I will have to wait and see...
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Tracey, yes, your weather would drive me to drink too! I actually got lightheaded when they started pulling his teeth out, which is weird since I can watch live surgery and everything else on TV! I guess it's different when it's your own child (I actually passed out when DD had to get stitches in her chin a couple years ago!)

Marie, I think the dentist being the worst is a fact, not an opinion... :rolleyes: DS was so drugged up he didn't know what was going on. He was singing and annoying his sister like usual this morning, so I think he'll be fine! I never thought I'd get up to 140, but getting old has not been kind to me! :scared:

[CJK]

Great day! I admire you for continuing with those workouts with all that's going on. You're making me question if reaching for multiple slices of cheesecake wasn't the best choice of action to deal with my stress! :eek: ;) There just may be something to this exercise thing! Hope DS continues to feel better. Let us know how weigh-in goes tomorrow and have a great weekend!

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, so glad ds did well with his dental procedure. I still rememer getting 11 teeth pulled when I was about his age. That's funny about his heartrate being like yours. You are doing so well, the working out and eating right must make you feel so good about yourself (wish I could say the same). Keep up your good work, I hope it works out to get your dh and kids out to Germany in May that would be a great experience for you all! Good luck with the WI tomorrow, I am betting you will be very happy!

[SunFloridaDisney]

Hi Amy,

Sounds like you're continuing to do well. Keep it up!

Poor ds, glad that's over, I hate going to the dentist. My DS has to get a crown soon where he had a root canal, and several other cavitities. Yikes. I guess that more than anything will convince my teen that he needs to take care of his teeth!

Have a good weekend!:)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

Totals: 1308cal, 36g fat, 127g carb, 124g protein, 24g fiber

Weigh in this morning was 138!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :yay: :yay: :cool1: :cool1: :cheer2: :cheer2: :thumbsup2 I couldn't believe it, I was SO excited!!!!! I don't know if it is my new workout routine or what, but I'll take it! I am finally back to my starting WISH weight (from 20 months ago... :confused3 ). I had been stuck at 141-142 since October, I am glad to finally have busted through that barrier, YIPPEE!!!!! I am also going to continue to weigh myself only once a week, I think mentally it helps me behave more and not focus on what the scale says so much.

My good news started yesterday, I have been checking Southwest Airlines every day to see when they would release tickets for July. Yesterday morning was the first day, and I scored 4 tickets to MI for under $700! And just for grins I checked the same tickets last night (exact same days and flights) and it had gone up to $1472! :eek: So I was pretty darn pleased with myself!! Now if I can get the same kind of deal for when we go to Orlando next Dec, I will really be tickled!!

We will most likely go to Outback either today or tomorrow. Usually we split a meal and an appetizer and I will be sure to include the calories from 2 martinis in my totals!! I don't want to blow my losing streak.
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CJK, did you hear me screaming as I jumped on and off the scale 3x this morning? Trust me, no matter how well I am doing, I will always blow it when cheesecake is involved...

Amy, you have me beat, I thought it was bad that I had to have 8 pulled at that age! And I do feel pretty awesome right now, I am finally not stressing out about food or going to the gym or what my weight is and I think that really makes life so much easier.

Kate, thanks! I also hate the dentist. I have had a sensitive tooth ever since they put a crown on last July and I still refuse to go to the dentist because I'm sure they'll want to do a root canal. I've never had one before and I really don't want to find out what they are like!

[traceycooper]

:cool1: :banana: :woohoo:
Way to go Amy - i'm sooo jealous & also sooo pleased for you :goodvibes
Great deal on the airline tickets :)
Has DS (& you!!) recovered??
Have a great wekend

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, CONGRATULATIONS :yay: :yay: :yay: on you weigh in! That is awesome news, we are all proud of you! And great news on the airfare, don't you love it when that happens. Hopefully you will get good airfare in December too. Thats a great time to go, are you still thinking CBR? Outback is a fave of dh and mine's. Two for one drinks generally makes us happy campers! Have a great weekend, keep up your good work. And send some of that determination out to CO, I need all the help I can get!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

Totals: 1912cal, 46g fat, 129g carb, 104g protein, 33g fiber

I know the totals are WAY out there! 1279cal was from food, 633cal was from the 4 (yes, 4) martinis... :rolleyes1 DH and I split a steak and I had the broccoli side (no butter). Miraculously I am not bloated or anything this morning, so hopefully I didn't do too much damage. Besides, whatever I did do will most likely be gone by next Friday's weigh-in!!! :goodvibes

Today I'm going to Muscle class, then we are running some errands. DH wants to get a new vacuum to go with the new carpet... :rolleyes: Other than that, there is really nothing planned, so I should have no problems behaving. I already put today's meals into FitDay, that really helps me stay in control on the weekends.
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Tracey, thanks! DS is absolutely fine, you'd never even know he had those teeth pulled. I told DH that the next time one of the kids had to have something like that done, he'd have to go since obviously I can't handle it! :faint:

Amy, usually I am on the other end of the airfare - I get stuck with the most expensive ones! Southwest also flies direct from Phoenix to Orlando, so when it gets closer I will have to check every morning to see if I can get another good deal. Might be tough around the holidays though... Yes, we are staying at CBR. As for the motivation, that has to come from within. You CAN do it!!!!!

[toystoryduo]

. DH wants to get a new vacuum to go with the new carpet... :rolleyes:

:rotfl: That is so funny! My DH wanted to do the same thing when we got new carpet years ago! Gotta have the right accessories (new TV, new vacuum) to go with the new carpet! ;)

Great job on weigh-in this week, Amy! Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

I'm glad to hear that your DS is feeling good! Dentists scare me!:scared1:

Have a great evening!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Muscle Class (60min)

Totals: 1770cal, 79g fat, 159g carb, 115g protein, 34g fiber :sad2:

I don't know what happened, I was doing fine until I got into the trailmix (I estimated 1/2c which is 512cal!). I didn't eat a bunch of junk not on my FitDay plan, but the one indiscretion I had was extremely high in calories! :worried: But at least it is mostly nuts, so it's not like I ate a gallon of ice cream or something... So I got my weekly splurge out of my system and there is plenty of time to "recover" before Friday's weigh-in. :thumbsup2

Today's plan is going to Total Body Conditioning, then to the grocery store, then doing laundry and cleaning all day. Really exciting stuff...
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Tracy, thanks! After we get the new vacuum, I think we are done with the "new" living room! Now DH wants to redo the kitchen... :confused3

[traceycooper]

Amy - step away from the trail mix (sound familiar?) ;)
Hope you had a great weekend, 4 martinis!!! of course you had a great weekend lol :)

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Hope you have a great week ahead!:goodvibes

[goldcupmom]

Congrats on the airfare, Amy! Hopefully it will go down even more as it gets closer - then you'll have credit left and have to go again!!!!!

Glad the dentist went OK for DS.

Stay AWAY from the Trail mix! FAR, FAR AWAY!!

Have a great week! I'll be back when I return from FL!! (or maybe before!!)

[Amy&Dan]

You are right that your one indiscretion was a better no no than ice cream. Gotta celebrate life's small victories! Have you ever thought of forbidding trail mix to come to your house? That stuff is so hard to resist, I saw it at Sams on Friday, they had samples and it was so yummy. You did well at Outback, and you earned those martinis! Its that two for one thing, you gotta have even numbers! Sounds like you had a good weekend, keep up your good work. And I can see that your Friday only weigh in is a good thing for you as you have such a good attitude about having plenty of time before the scale. Thats great, keep it up!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning Class (60min)

Totals: 1316cal, 44g fat, 133g carb, 94g protein, 18g fiber

A much better day yesterday, although I really struggled to not snack in the afternoon. But I made it through and lived to tell about it! :yay: I can feel PMS creeping up again (blast this 21 day cycle!!! :mad: ) but I am not going to let it get me down. I know that any bloating this next week will go away after TOM does, so I'm not going to sweat the small stuff or use it as an excuse to stray.

We did decide on a new vacuum, it is a Riccar 8955. Pretty darn expensive but it has a 5 year warranty, got good reviews (better than Dyson) and one of our friends has had his for 7 years and still loves it. Our tax refund should be in this week, so we (or should I say DH :lmao: ) will have to wait until then...

Today I will go to the gym for cardio only, my poor muscles need a break from those weekend classes! Next week I will be in Germany Tue - Sat, I need to figure out a way to behave. Last trip I didn't gain any weight, so I know it IS possible! I'll be thinking of my plan of attack and post it as the trip gets closer...
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Tracey, usually I can avoid the trail mix, but if I have even one little taste, it's over. I'm weak, what can I say? :confused3

Julie, thanks and have a great trip!

Amy, trail mix is one food item DH just can't live without. I've successfully gotten rid of all the other junk in the house, and the poor man never asks for anything, so I have to let him have it. It is ALWAYS in the house. If I avoid it altogether, I'm fine. It's when I think I can have a little handful that causes the problem (1 turns into 2, 2 turns into 3, which is about 500 cal!). I'm sure I'll do fine all week, I got it out of my system and I would LOVE to see 137 on the scale this Friday! I lost a pound after the buffalo chicken dip incident last week, and the trail mix incident was much less destructive, so I can at least hope!!

[CACruisin']

First off CONGRATS on finally breaking the 140's barrier and keeping the numbers going down from there. Also major kudos on breaking the scale habit - I know how tough that is and you did it! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

You have all the pieces together now. You are doing great! You'll figure out Germany. Like you said, you did it before. That would be really awesome if your family could fly out for your May trip. What a wonderful vacation you could have. We went with DH to Italy a couple of years ago (gotta love those FF miles!). The experience was priceless.

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill @ 4.7mph (35min)

Totals: 1235cal, 31g fat, 136g carb, 117g protein, 36g fiber :banana:

RANT: My body hates me!!!!!! :mad: I can't believe I actually felt "normal" for 2 weeks, then literally in 24 hours I went from feeling fine to a jiggly bowl of jello. My ring is too tight, my socks leave marks on my ankles, my pants don't fit right... :sad: :sad: :sad: I am completely exhausted, my "girls" hurt, my face is breaking out, I have horrible food cravings, I'm just SICK OF IT!!!!! I only get 2 weeks off at a time. Then I get a week of this miserable existence, then I get 2-3 days of spotting, then the cycle starts all over. It is just so depressing and the older I get, the worse it gets. This is all within the past year. And there is absolutely NOTHING I can do about it. :sad1: :sad2:

I am going to try to make it through this week the best I can, without blowing my eating healthy. I get pretty depressed during this time, but I have to tell myself not to beat myself up, that it's nothing I've done (no, I couldn't have eaten better or worked out more to avoid the bloating) and going off the deep end with food will hurt me in the long run. Now I am glad I don't weigh myself every day, because I know that would make things worse. Although I won't be surprised to see a gain on Fri, I will be sad...

OK, the pity party is over. Today is a much needed break from working out. I should go tomorrow and Thursday (since I won't be going Fri). I need to get DH a card on the way home tonight (I'm such a procrastinator!). We had our Valentines dinner last Fri at Outback (hey, the martinis were pink and red!). DD has tap, but lately DH has been taking her (he likes reading the magazines at the grocery store next to the dance studio while he's waiting!), so we'll see what happens tonight.
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Anna, thanks! I certainly hope I can scrape up enough FF miles for the spring Germany trip. How fun would that be (except DH and the kids would be exploring all day while I was working...). I'd definitely have to tack a couple days vacation on the end of the trip.

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

I hope you start feeling better soon.:goodvibes Try and take it easy today. Enjoy your rest day from working out.:goodvibes

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey Amy!

Congrats on your WI, and hope you feel better! :hug: Take it easy, rest a little, and have a :hug:.

[traceycooper]

:hug: Hi Amy
Try not to get too down if wi on friday is not as good as you hoped, remember it will all come off again when TOM leaves.

Let us know if the vacum is as good as you heard :)

Take things easy & look after yourself :hug:

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, I am so sorry your homones/cycle are doing this to you. I can relate, I never had PMS, spotting, weird cyles or long periods until I hit about 38. It can really wreak havoc on your life since you know that just around the corner its gonna get you! You will have a good weigh in, weighing in once a week like you are now is so helpful and such a huge achievement. And all of these symptoms, tight rings, sore "girls" etc., are par for the course. Just remember if you have a gain or stay the same, its not your fault, you are doing great! If your ring is still tight by Friday maybe don't weigh for a few more days. You don't want to get discouraged by it especially since its nothing you did or can do to change! Hang in there, being a woman is no fair! Down with ovaries!!!:mad:

And your dh with his trailmix sounds like mine with his corn chips. The man cannot live without them and since he no longer can have his almonds, candy, Dr. Pepper or any other of the things he likes to eat (and does in moderation its me that can't) I allowe them. But they can really get me sometimes!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

Totals: 1684cal, 65g fat, 160g carbs, 128g protein, 25g fiber

Ya, I know! :confused3 I was fine until I had the 2 tbsp of peanut butter, 3 large bites of ice cream (still some leftover from DS's tooth extraction, usually there isn't any in the house) and 1 handful of Cinnamon Toast Crunch at 7:30pm... But I stopped myself there and it could have been WAY worse!!! I hope I got the BLTs out of my system. I really thought the damage was going to be way worse when I plugged my "extras" into FitDay...

I am still BEAT and I don't know if I will make it to the gym or not. I have my gym bag, I just need to see how I am feeling by the end of the day. I feel like I could sleep for 20 hours and still not be rested. Being extra busy at work doesn't help matters any either!!! No one has any activities after school today, so maybe I will get some much needed down time.
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Tracy, thanks. Usually the energy-zapped feeling lasts a couple days, then I'm fine. This is Day #3 so it should be gone soon!

Jen, welcome back! As you can see, I haven't made too much progress in the 20 months I've been on WISH, but I haven't given up either!

Tracey, you are right, I am going to take Friday's weight with a grain of salt. I can't let it get to me, I know what the cause is (of course I might have actually earned a gain with last night's behavior!!)

Amy, yes, being a woman sometimes is the pits and it is DEFINITELY not fair! And DH just doesn't get it. I've talked to 3 different Drs about it and they all say the same thing - deal with it. He thinks I should talk to my new Dr (I need to go for my annual exam this summer). I'll mention it to him, but I already know what his answer will be...

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

Sorry to hear that your body is not treating you all that great right now...hang in there and make sure you get lots of rest.

I did read that you broke the 140's!! Congrats on that. That is awesome. That trend will continue I know it will.

Germany huh, that sounds like fun. Even if it is for work!!!!

Hope you feel better soon.
Keep up the good work!!!!

[Amy&Dan]

Okay, WISH is a good thing! I read your journal, saw your entry about leftover ice cream and suddenly remembered the leftover ice cream from dh's bday celebration. Even though I feel like crap, I went down and put some in two bowls for the kids and threw the rest out. I know when I feel better that ice cream will taste good! So you saved me from future trouble. ;)

I think your snacking last night wasn't bad at all. . At least it was nutrionally dense stuff. And you are so right, it could have been WAY worse. You put it in your daily totals and moved on. Way to go! I hope you are feeling better. You have been doing incredibly well in 2007, keep it up, you can do it!:banana:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None (still not 100%, although not quite as exhausted as the previous couple days!)

TOTALS: Shockingly high, FitDay probably would have exploded if I had input everything... :scared1:

I am definitely not doing myself any favors this week! :confused3 Although we usually avoid the crowded restaurant scene on V-Day, DH insisted we went out to eat with the kids. So we went to a local Baja Mexican place. I decided to not worry about what I ate. Before we went, I had 2 pieces of chocolate. At the restaurant I had a pomegranate margarita, chips-n-salsa, a shrimp taco w/pineapple salsa (corn tortilla) and a salmon taco w/mango salsa (also corn tortilla). Then we went to Baskin Robbins! :cloud9: I got a single scoop of Pumpkin Pie on a sugar cone. Came back and had 2 more chocolates (DH had gotten me a 4-pk of truffles). And I was STUFFED!!!!!!! Not painfully stuffed like on Superbowl Sunday, but stuffed enough to go to bed with a full tummy (and we were back from everything by 6:45pm...)

I ALMOST jumped on the scale this morning, but decided I could wait a day. So when (not if) I have a gain tomorrow, I have no one to blame but myself. And I am surprisingly OK with it (for now, hopefully I still will be tomorrow when I see that nasty high number on the scale! :rolleyes: )

I actually feel human today (except for extremely painful "girls", even Advil doesn't take the edge off). The plan du jour is to BEHAVE, BEHAVE, BEHAVE! That means eating 1200-1300 calories, drinking at least 100oz of water/green tea and getting to the gym for 45min of cardio.

I am having a debate with myself about weighing before I leave on Tuesday. If I do, I will weigh on Tue and again on Sun. If I don't, I will weigh this Friday and not again until Fri 3/2. The only reason I'd want to weigh is to see if I can actually take a biz trip without gaining. I've done it once before, but I need to know it isn't a fluke. But on the other hand, I really shouldn't care, right?? What do you all think???
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Amy, I'm glad I could help! I was looking for goodies to eat while I was in "don't care" mode, but I was actually too stuffed. That is a shocker! I have a really tough weekend coming up. DH wants to go out with friends on Sat and my mom is having a mystery dinner party on Sun (she is making up some crazy, gibberish menus and you have to order (without knowing what you are ordering). It's regular food, you just have no idea what you will be getting. It should be interesting and fun, but my mom is one who slathers her veggies and everything else in butter, so it won't be a healthy dinner!

[traceycooper]

[QUOTE=lovinaz;17031044]I am having a debate with myself about weighing before I leave on Tuesday. If I do, I will weigh on Tue and again on Sun. If I don't, I will weigh this Friday and not again until Fri 3/2. The only reason I'd want to weigh is to see if I can actually take a biz trip without gaining. I've done it once before, but I need to know it isn't a fluke. But on the other hand, I really shouldn't care, right?? What do you all think???
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:confused3 sorry i'm confused!!!! :rotfl:

Whether yo WI or not - have a safe trip & enjoy yourself :goodvibes

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Sounds like your Valentine's Day was a good one!:thumbsup2 Don't worry too much about the food. It was a holiday and you celebrated and had a great time. Plus, you had some fruit (pomegranate (fruit?),pineapple, mango) in there too. ;) No worries, my friend.:goodvibes

Good luck at weigh in tomorrow. Maybe you'll want to weigh in on Tuesday so you can see how your progressed over the weekend and then compare it to when you get back home too.

Have a great weekend!:cool1:

[CACruisin']

Hi Amy, that was nice that you took the whole family to valentine's dinner. It does sound yummy! I was going to say you should WI on Tuesday before your trip, but after reading about your weekend plans, I've changed my mind. If you have a high number from the weekend and TOM you might be mad and take a "Don't care" attitude on your trip. You know you can behave on the trip. You've done it before. Then you have the following week to get the number back down where you want it. JMHO

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, actually as far as special occasion type dinners, I'd say you did pretty well. It was sweet of dh to get you a box of only four truffles, a treat without going overboard. What a guy! Your mom's dinner sounds fun and her veggies sound like my mom used to cook. We were actually all proud of her when she stopped using Crisco shortening in every meal, butter was actually an improvement! But that was good eating I must say ;) . I think you should weigh when your heart desires. If tomorrow feels right, climb on, if not that scale will be waiting for you. I know you can do well on this business trip. Just remember that flying makes your retain water so don't climb on the scale the first day you are back! You are doing great, you deserved a Valentine's splurge and deserved to enjoy it!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill @ 4mph for 45min, varying high inclines (the sore "girls" could not take jogging or the elliptical!)

TOTALS: 1268cal, 42g fat, 122g carb, 114g protein, 22g fiber :cheer2:

WEIGHT: 140

I was hoping I'd never see that awful number again, but looking back on my week of poor food choices (combined with TOM) I am glad it's not higher than that!!!! It's a 2lb gain from last week. I'm guessing it's 1lb from TOM, 1lb from being naughty and I bet it'll be gone soon. ::yes::

I actually felt human yesterday (except the soreness). :woohoo: I had energy ALL DAY!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1: I already told DH we are NOT going out tonight. I am going to go to the gym for cardio after my ex picks up the kids (so is DH, so that helps me get going) and I am going to make lemon chicken and we are going to watch a movie. Tomorrow we are going to get our new vacuum cleaner, then meet friends at Outback for Happy Hour. I'm already planning on 4 martinis and grilled shrimp to eat. I am extra motivated to be good this weekend, I've gotten all the "badness" out of my system for a while!

I haven't decided what to do about the weigh-in (before trip vs stay w/regular schedule). I guess I'll see how I feel about it on Tue and take it from there...

I got these new All Bran Multigrain crackers and they are really good! It's 130cal and 5g fiber per serving, but I've noticed when I eat them with lunch instead of my usual soy crisps that I crave snacks more than usual. So even though I love them, I'm not going to buy them anymore. I don't need any help in the craving department!
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Tracey, I am confused too, welcome to a little preview of the mental torture I constantly put myself through!!! :rolleyes:

Tracy, you are right, I ate practically nothing but fruit! Don't forget the pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin is a veggie, right? :laughing:

Anna, you hit it right on the head with the "getting ticked off then blowing it on the trip" scenario! I can totally see myself doing that. :rolleyes: One good thing about traveling with others is that I am SUPER self-conscious about eating like a pig in front of colleagues so I can usually behave. But on the plane, when it's just me and the flight attendant, WATCH OUT!! I think I single-handedly ate a whole wheel of brie on one flight... :rolleyes1

Amy, DH knows he would have been in some serious trouble if he'd gotten me a whole box of chocolate! He actually ate 2 of them, I had the other 2, plus DD's coconut one (she hates coconut) and one the skinny minny from work gave me... I like your idea of playing it by ear with the scale. I actually have to be good this weekend because my dressy black pants (that I only wear when I travel to Europe) didn't fit too well last time I went and I don't want a repeat performance!!!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Glad your not stressing about the small gain, like you say i'm sure it will dissapear with TOM :)
Your evening in sounds great :)
Happy hoovering tomorrow ;)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None (just didn't feel like going!)

TOTALS: 1280cal, 30g fat, 144g carb, 116g protein, 27g fiber

Did not go to the gym even though DH did. I watched my TiVo'd ER instead!! I plan on going today, tomorrow, Mon and Tue. Then I won't be able to go again until next Sunday. It's only 4 days off, so hopefully I won't lose too much momentum!

I really struggled to stay with my plan yesterday. I planned to have 3 little squares of SF dark chocolate (55cal) and I had 1.5 of them gone by dinner. But I didn't get more, I just told myself that I had to stick with the plan I had already laid out on FitDay and kept myself busy so I woudn't start obsessing about it.

Today I plan on eating a small breakfast (already did), my usual Egg Beaters w/red pepper and a fiber cake. For lunch I'll have egg salad (1 whole egg, 1 egg white, 1 stalk celery, 2tbsp FF mayo, mustard) on a piece of TJ's flourless sprouted bread. It is really low in calories but fills me up big time! Then before we head to Outback I will have a celery w/LF Laughing Cow. That puts me at 567 cal. Adding in 633 cal for 4 martinis, it doesn't leave me any wiggle room for food... I'll probably split the grilled shrimp appetizer with DH, avoid the bread and call it a day. That's the PLAN anyway!!!
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Tracey, the evening was very relaxing, it was nice! And I couldn't resist jumping on the scale this morning, and I was back down to 139. :thumbsup2 No more scale cheats, I just wanted to make sure that I was only temporarily visiting those blasted 140's. I really don't want to see that number again!

[CACruisin']

Yikes woman! a celery stick, 1/2 a shrimp appetizer, and 4 martini's?!:rotfl2:

Glad to see the 140's are gone too! :banana: Have a great weekend and I'm sure you will do great on your trip!

As for the brie, I think there is definitely a "calories don't count" rule :rotfl2: . You are trapped in a flying tube with nothing else to do but eat the brie that is just right there calling you... :rolleyes1

[Amy&Dan]

Thats what I love about you Amy, using your calories for martinis, not food. You are my kind of gal!!! I am glad to see you are not letting TOM gain get you down. As you continue to lose more weight, even when you do have a small gain it will not put you into that dreaded decade. You have a good plan in place with your upcoming pre trip days, that will serve you well. I hope you have fun at Outback tonight, have one for me!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
How did your visit to the outback go?
Hope your plan worked & your not too hung over ;)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Muscle class (60min)

TOTALS: 1737cal, 51g fat, 93g carb, 70g protein, 18g fiber

WEIGHT: 139 (I know I cheated, but I just wanted to make sure the 140's weren't back!!)

I did pretty well at Outback. I could have done better, but I could have done WAY, WAY worse! I think I overestimated on FitDay, I put in .65 serving for the grilled shrimp appetizer (I ate all of the shrimp, not even half the sauce, and only about 1/4 of the bread). I did have a fun size bag of M&Ms and split a bag of microwave popcorn with DH after we got back, but that paled in comparison to what I really wanted to do, which was drive 15 miles to the Cheesecake Factory!! :confused3

I did not go to Total Body Conditioning today, my shoulders and back are really sore from Muscle. Plus my favorite instructor wasn't teaching (2 of them alternate weeks). I will probably go do some cardio, but if I don't, I'm not going to worry about it. I know I'll be going both tomorrow and Tuesday.

The mystery dinner at my mom's is tonight. I just plan on eating light all day then watching portion sizes for dinner. That's all I can do, I have no idea what she will be serving!
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Anna, I know my priorities are a little out of whack, but hey, at least I'm being realistic!!! I LOVE brie and when I saw it on the menu, I couldn't resist. Hopefully it won't be one of the choices this week!

Amy, I'm sure my poor mother, who doesn't drink, would be so proud to know that I plan on having 4 martinis and minimal food!! :rolleyes: You are so right, I can't wait to get down to 134 or so, that way when TOM hits I will not even get close to the 140's when I gain the couple inevitable pounds.

Tracey, the 4 martinis were as good as always! The one good thing about Happy Hour is that is is over at 6pm, so we are usually out of there by 6:30 or so. That leaves plenty of time to "sober up" before going to bed, therefore no hangover!!! :cool1:

[CACruisin']

Glad you had a good time at Outback. Sounds like you did great! Great job resisting cheesecake factory :banana: :banana: .:banana: Have fun at the mystery dinner! As for calorie allocation ...there are some things mom just never needs to know. :rotfl2:

[toystoryduo]

Sounds like you had a good time at Outback. :goodvibes That is one of my many favorite restaurants!:thumbsup2 Good job resisting the Cheesecake Factory too. I was reading the other day that the Cheesecake Factory is based on Disney's dream, believe, dare, and do philosophy. They are one of the company's spotlighted in a book called The Disney Way. I've never been to one yet, but I love cheesecake so I know I will end up there someday.:goodvibes

I hope you have a great week ahead! Have a safe flight!:hug:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None :sad2:

TOTALS: No idea, but it wasn't pretty! :scared:

The party at my mom's was really fun! We all had a blast, but went through 6 bottles of wine between 5 of us... That explains my sour stomach this morning... :confused3

OK, I am REALLY ticked off today! :mad: They postponed my Germany trip! THE DAY BEFORE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!! :furious: I guess that is why my company spends the big bucks on the fully refundable plane tickets... They want to postpone it until next week, but DH and I are flying out to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas for my uncle's 80th b-day party, so that won't work for me. And the week after that we have important meetings all week, so they are just going to have to wait until the week of March 12. That'll teach 'em! The thing that really stinks is the woman going with me is in Vegas and doesn't get back until 10pm tonight. And of course she isn't coming into work tomorrow, so I am going to have to get in touch with her to let her know it's been cancelled... What a mess! :headache:

I guess the good thing is that DD doesn't have to miss tap tomorrow and next time we will schedule it so we are not flying back on a Saturday! And I get to eat healthy and work out all week!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1: I'm glad to not have to step on the scale until Friday, I know I did some damage last night...
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Anna, if Cheesecake Factory was closer, believe me, I would have gotten a piece!

Tracy, I LOVE their cheesecake, but I'm not thrilled with the rest of their menu. But whenever we do go, I just get an appetizer and cheesecake. Why would I want to fill myself up with dinner??? :rolleyes1

[lovinaz]

Ooops

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, glad you had fun at your mom's and at Outback! You sound like you did very well this weekend, even with all of those special meals. Wine is good for your heart so thats a good thing! That is a bummer about the Germany trip, what a hassle! But at least that gives you this week to hit things hard before you go to your Uncle's bday. I am also sure your mom and my mom would both be sorry to see their daughter's always finding ways to fit those drinks into their diet plans!

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

Sorry to hear about the company's last minute decision on Germany. :( At least you'll get to be home this week!:thumbsup2

Hope you have a great Tuesday!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill @ 4.7mph (45min)

TOTALS: 1374cal, 44g fat, 140g carb, 105g protein, 19g fiber

I really need to get the fiber back up there (have to head to Trader Joe's to get more fiber cakes!). I was doing great last night until I had the last of the All Bran crackers. 10 measly crackers cost me 70 calories! They are good, but I'm glad they are gone, I have no control over them... :sad2:

I need to get to the grocery store since I didn't buy anything for my lunches this week (I was supposed to be gone!). I will be taking DD to tap for a while, DS's baseball schedule starts this week. He has practice on Tue, Wed, Thu and Sat this week! And he has 3 practices next week, then his games start. I can't wait, I love watching his games (except when he is up to bat, I get too nervous!).

I should be able to stay on track this week and I hope to erase any damage from Sunday night by the time weigh-in comes around Friday (I'm still pretty bloated, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!)
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Amy, I don't think I did my heart any good with the amount of wine I drank! I know I didn't do my stomach any good! DH said he had a sour stomach too... My mom thinks it's funny. After nights like that, I think her decision not to drink is a pretty smart one!

Tracy, it's not my company that is causing all the problems, it is a company in the UK (this was supposed to be a 3-way meeting between us, the UK company and the German company). Looks like it is going to be rescheduled for the week of 3/12. I'd rather be home anyway!!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Glad you dont have to come over to the rainy side!!!
Sounds like you had a fab night out ;)
Ahhh cheesecake factory i remember it well...we dont get them over here :sad2: its proberbly a good job though!!!
Heres a pic of my wedding cheesecake (;)) that i had at the Hilton in Clearwater on our wedding day - just to tease hee hee

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/traceycooper/wedding/our%20wedding/DSCF0390-1.jpg

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy
Glad you dont have to come over to the rainy side!!!
Sounds like you had a fab night out ;)
Ahhh cheesecake factory i remember it well...we dont get them over here :sad2: its proberbly a good job though!!!
Heres a pic of my wedding cheesecake (;)) that i had at the Hilton in Clearwater on our wedding day - just to tease hee hee

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b385/traceycooper/wedding/our%20wedding/DSCF0390-1.jpg

:eek: Do they have a salivating smilie here?;) That cheesecake looks so yummy that I am speechless!:eek: Well, not exactly speechless since I am sort of talking here, but let's just say that if that cheesecake was in front of me right now, I would be speechless because I would be stuffing my face!:thumbsup2 In a dignified manner of course. ;) :lmao:

Sorry to take over your journal, Amy.:blush: Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!:cool1:

[Amy&Dan]

That is an incredible pace to do for 45 minutes on the treadmill. You are one in shape lady! Hope you get to Trader Joes, its hard when you were not supposed to be here this week to have planned according to what really ended up happening! Keep up your hard work, you are doing great! Daisy says hi to Buckley! Is he being better today?

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

TOTALS: 1317cal, 47g fat, 102g carb, 123g protein, 13g fiber

My fiber is really slacking!!! I'd also like to get my fat back down into the 30's... I bought some Soy Nuts last night and almost ripped them open and ate some while walking around the grocery store, but I resisted! :banana: And 1 serving has 7g fiber, so I am having some with my lunch today... I am having egg salad on my flourless bread. I like the bread WAY better when it's toasted, so I'll save that lunch for the weekends from now on and stick with the spinach salads at work!!

I have been running around like a crazy person at work this morning, I am totally stressed out. :scared: I am going to take it out on the elliptical this afternoon, that's for sure! They rescheduled the Germany meeting for next Friday! I already had vacation plans and family definitely comes before work, so luckily I was able to find someone to cover for me. And the people that are going have to fly out Wed night, get in Thu afternoon, have a meeting on Fri and fly back Sat. YUCK!!! I am glad I'm not going now!!!

I am starting to feel the bloating from this weekend's festivities go away, so I am crossing my fingers for a good (as in lower than 140) weigh-in on Friday!
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Tracey, that is just WRONG that you put that picture in my journal! You should be ashamed of yourself for torturing me like that! I probably gained 2lbs just thinking about it...

Tracy, don't encourage her!

Amy, I put the treadmill on varying inclines. The last hill is tough, but my goal is to get up to 5mph on that program. I know I am in way better shape than I used to be, I just wished I looked like it!!! Buckley has been wearing his shock collar the last couple days (we don't even have to shock him, just put the collar on and pick up the remote and he behaves!).

[Amy&Dan]

Sounds like you dodged a bullet with that Germany trip! That sounds like a very grueling trip schedule. Good job not eating the soy nuts at the store. I have been known to do that and its way too easy to eat a whole bag of this or that while you shop! Your food looks good, if you up your fiber that might help with the bloating thing. Its amazing how long it takes to flush out some weekend naughtiness on the bloating end! Keep up your hard work, you are our WISH Goddess! I havent' gotten a shock collar for Daisy yet but can see that day coming! Benjamin certainly could have benefitted from one. I am amazed at how much better Daisy is than he was. God rest his little soul but he was a pill his whole life! Beagles are their own little unique breed thats for sure. As I write this I just heard ds announce that Daisy took a dump in the living room. Dh will now do his yelling "you are a bad girl" routine while she runs around basically laughing her behind off at him. ;)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

TOTALS: 1126cal, 37g fat, 107g carb, 90g protein, 23g fiber

I can't believe my totals were so low! I even added some pretzels and Laughing Cow... That egg salad sandwich is not very high in calories, I'm used to my loaded spinach salads...

DS threw his retainer away at school yesterday. :mad: I kinda knew it was going to happen eventually, but I was still ticked off about it. Not only does it cost $150, but we have to take off work TWICE to take him to the orthodontist (once to get an imprint and once to pick it up and make sure it fits). With such short notice, there were no after school/work appointments available... I called some friends and they are going to hire him to do some work so he can earn some money to pay us back. It's not that we can't afford it, we just want to teach him a lesson about responsibility...

Speaking of DS, he was selected as a potential pitcher on his b-ball team. That just really stresses me out, I don't know if I'll be able to watch any of his games! I'm always so nervous he is going to hit someone or walk a bunch of batters. I need professional help, I know!!

I can't wait for tomorrow's weigh-in, I will be shocked if it is over 139. I feel pretty good, no more bloating, so we'll see! No matter what is says, I won't get mad, it is what it is!
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Amy, I can't believe it but now the UK company said that they will consider the meeting for next Friday. Make up your minds!!!! I am trying to stay out of it, but they keep sucking me in. I can't wait for our weekend getaway next weekend, I really need it! I bet Daisy is better because she is a girl!!

[CACruisin']

Sorry the whole Germany trip thing is so chaotic. Hopefully it will work itself out soon. Great job using the elliptical workout to de-stress!

I can so relate to the retainer scene! DD11 has nearly lost her retainer twice so far. The first time it was in the pocket of her jacket. DH had taken the kids out to a fish place on the beach for dinner. DD left said jacket at the beach. Several hours later she and I went back to the beach (in the dark!) to find the jacket (and the retainer). Luckily, both were still there. Then, DD was at the food court with DH last December. DD left her retainer in a napkin on the tray. It got thrown away. DH and DD11 realized it within a few minutes and DH made her dig through the trash to find the napkin wrapped retainer!!!! (Can I just say ewwwww!!) Several food court people asked what they were doing. When DH explained, they took DH and DD11 to a "behind the scenes" area and dumped the trash can onto the floor. The workers found the thing still wrapped in the stupid napkin. I left that baby soaking in straight listerine for about three days, I think. Notice she has been with DH both times she lost the retainer ....

Not that you need it but, here's pixiedust: for a great WI tomorrow!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
I'm glad you dont have to cancel your plans for the Germany trip:cool1:

I hope WI goes well today :goodvibes
Sorry about the cheesecake pic, i cant find a smilie thats begging for forgiveness - pretend this smilie is me being tortured by you
as punishment!! - :rotfl2: ''arghhh no stop, i'm sorry i wont do it again''

[kaysmommie]

Hi Amy,
I just read most of your journal looking for some motivation for myself. I'm trying to get down to the 120's but can't seem to break 140 lbs.:guilty: . hoping to get back to my bikini wearing weight too. It's hard after 2 kids though and even harder to find time for yourself when all of us moms have to take them to their dance classes and the like. Good luck weighing in. Also wanted to ask you what kind of Eliiptical trainer you have or do you use the one at the gym? Dh says he will buy me one for home but I don't know if he will go for the price of the one I want.

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

TOTALS: 1205cal, 38g fat, 134g carb, 109g protein, 38g fiber

WEIGHT: 138 :cheer2: :cool1: :thumbsup2

OK, I am now back to where I was before TOM and a bad weekend intervened! I would REALLY like to see 137 next Friday!!! The only way I'll get there is to behave, which is always the case, isn't it??

Yesterday was interesting... I got a call from DS's teacher and of course he is misbehaving even worse than usual. Then DD forgot her backpack at the afterschool program. I had to go to Trader Joe's and stop by Target to exchange DD's new socks (they were the right size for her shoe size according to the package, but they were way too small!). The poor thing had to wear mismatched socks yesterday (they were both white, but the ruffles were different) because most of her socks somehow disappeared... Anyway, the school was having a silent auction so when we picked up her backpack, I bid on a bunch of stuff, thinking they'd just call and I'd come get anything I won today. NOPE, you had to pick it up at the end, which was 8pm!

So I went home to make dinner, etc before DH and DS got home from b-ball practice. As I was unpacking my 6 (yes, 6!) packs of fiber cakes, I ate one. Then I put them all into freezer bags and there was 1 that wouldn't fit, so I ate it too... :confused3 Luckily it was before dinner, so I skipped the burrito I was going to have and just had 1/4c of ground turkey. And when I went back to the auction to get my stuff, they had free ice cream, but I managed to only have 1/4c serving, if that. DD was devastated, she bid on a picnic (4 students) with her teacher (who would serve root beer floats). I told her maybe one of her friends won and they would pick her to go. DS won a lazer tag game with a friend and his teacher. Maybe it'll be some much needed bonding since she is about ready to wring his neck!! :lmao:

B: Chocolate Oatmeal
L: Spinach Salad (w/chicken, cheese, LF dressing); Soy Crisps (1 serving)
S: Apple, String Cheese
D: 2 Fiber Cakes; Ground Turkey Taco Meat (1/4c); Ice Cream (1/4c)
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Anna, at least your DD just ALMOST lost her retainer! DS goes today to get his imprint taken (again). I had the sesame almonds in my hand at TJ's then I put them back. I knew when I saw them that there would be no way I could control myself with them. If they came in the single serving packs, I would have gotten them for sure!

Tracey, I would really like to cancel the plans for Germany, I am sick of this run around! They should have kept it for this week as originally planned, they are making it very frustrating for everyone involved, that's for sure!

kaysmommie, thanks for stopping by! It took me FOREVER to get back out of the 140's. Now that I am out, I hope to stay out for good! I use the elliptical and treadmill at the gym. I always think about buying one for home, but then I decide to let the gym take care of the maintenance, etc...

[goldcupmom]

Gee, Amy, what a mixup on the Germany trip! I hope it works out in the best way for you.

Glad the weight is moving where you want it to.

I'm going to have to get to Trader Joes to try those Fiber Cakes. They actually sound good!

Have a great weekend, and a Healthy one!

[Amy&Dan]

Congrats on the weigh in!! And I am sorry your Germany trip is still an issue. What a nightmare, that would drive my anal self nuts! I hope dd gets to go the picnic at least, that made me sad for her! And ds will have fun laser tagging his beloved teacher I am sure ;) ! I remember my mom making me dig through a dumpster for my retainer, I had thrown it away in my lunch bag! I also remember thinking what a witch she was, now I know better since I am the paying ortho mom! Have a great weekend, keep up your good work, its really paying off!

[kaysmommie]

Congrats on your weigh in! :thumbsup2

[toystoryduo]

Congratulations on weigh-in, Amy!:cool1: Have a great weekend!:hug:

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Congrats on losing the TOM weight & the bad weekend :)
What is it about missing socks?!!!
Hope DS get some successful bonding time with his teacher ;)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None :sad2:

TOTALS: 1541cal, 51g fat, 140g carb, 136g protein, 29g fiber

We ended up going out to eat last night since DH wasn't thrilled with my plan of making spaghetti. So of course we ended up at Macaroni Grill... :confused3 I did my research beforehand and I ordered the Skinny Chicken dish, which was only 330 cal! And I only took a couple sips of DH's 2 pomegranate martinis! And I had 2 VERY small pieces of bread, no olive oil dip. :cheer2: My totals would have been right in line with my 1200-1300 goal if I hadn't gotten into the peanut butter before we left... I was pretty proud of myself because I really, really, really love cheesy, gooey Italian dishes and I stuck to my plan.

B: Egg Beaters (1/2c); 1/2 Bran Muffin
L: Spinach Salad; Soy Crisps (1 serving)
S: Apple; String Cheese
S: Soy Nuts (1/4c), Peanut Butter (2tbsp)
D: Skinny Chicken; 2 tiny pieces of bread (maybe 2" x 2" ea)
S: SF Chai Latte w/Soy Milk
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Julie, thanks for stopping by! I am really fed up with this whole Germany nightmare. Now they are not even having the meeting next week, which means I will have to go whenever the meeting actually takes place (the only reason I got out of it for next week was because I had a previously scheduled vacation). :mad: The fiber cakes are awesome! They are not dry at all, very moist and they freeze well.

Amy, DD was NOT picked to go to the teacher picnic but we had told her that we would have a family root beer float picnic, and that seemed to make her happy. She is just so sensitive, it broke my heart that she didn't have the winning bid! I should have stayed and stalked the table... Did you find your retainer in the dumpster?

kaysmommie, thanks! I hope I never see the 140's again!

Tracy, thanks, I was SO happy to see that 138!!

Tracey, usually DS10 is the one losing and getting holes in his socks, I have no idea when DD7 picked up that undesireable trait! I got her a 6-pk, she should be good to go for a while! Plus it is almost spring which means she won't even be wearing socks for the next 6-7 months anyway! I'm sure the teacher will love "shooting" DS!! :lmao: :rotfl: :laughing:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Muscle class (60min)

TOTALS: 1271cal, 46g fat, 134g carb, 92g protein, 32g fiber

I had a rough afternoon, too lazy to do the needed housework, which left me wandering around the kitchen, wanting to snack. I didn't give in, but I tortured myself for several hours! I was planning on popcorn after dinner, but DD wanted her root beer floats. I had a Diet Pepsi float, which is NOT THE SAME! But I did only have 1 serving of ice cream, which is a major accomplishment. And I don't care about French Vanilla so having it in the freezer won't bother me.

I am SO SORE. I almost didn't go to TBC this morning, but my friend got us Eric Clapton tickets and I had to give her the check. Now my body hates me, every muscle aches. I actually took some Advil, which I try to avoid unless totally necessary. Tomorrow at the gym will be cardio only, so that will be a nice break!

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
L: Veggie Burger on Spinach; Soy Crisps; 10 Mini Pretzels w/LF Laughing Cow
S: String Cheese; 1/2 Bran Muffin
D: Grilled Tri-Tip; Green Beans; 4 small squares SF Dark Chocolate (55cal)
S: Diet Pepsi Float (with 1/2c ice cream)

LIQUIDS: 60oz water; 12oz Diet Coke; 8oz Diet Pepsi; 16.9oz Diet Green Tea, 12oz Minute Maid Light; 8oz SF Chai w/Soy Milk
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[kmp1191]

Congrats Amy on the loss!! 138-139 is awsome!!! I'm hoping to be there soon!
I was just asking DH if we had a Trader Joes here in Memphis, but we don't. We have Wild Oats. I think I'm gonna go check them out.
You are doing great on the workouts and the eating....no wonder you're losing steadily! Great job!! Keep it up!!

marie

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning class (60min)

TOTALS: 1506cal, 57g fat, 154g carb, 100g protein, 40g fiber

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
L: 2 Veggie Burgers; Spinach; Soy Crisps
S: String Cheese; 1/2 Bran Muffin
S: Soy Crisps; PB (2tbsp)
D: Chicken Ole (yum); Cauliflower; 4 squares SF Dark Chocolate

I have GOT to get a grip with the peanut butter! :mad: I would have been just fine with my totals if I would have skipped that awful pre-dinner snack. It's not like I can ban it from the house, it's the only thing DS will eat for lunch. I just need to forget it's there... :confused3 Not only am I not going to get to 137 if I keep that up, I will find myself right back in the 140's, where I definitely DON'T want to be!

Other than the pb I did fine. And I know I could be doing way worse, there are 3 boxes of GS cookies DS brought home (haven't touched a single one), a bag of brownie chocolate chip cookies DD HAD to have from Trader Joe's and the kids made clearance Valentines cookies yesterday. I haven't indulged although I've been tempted!

I am still sore from both classes, but not as bad as I was yesterday. Today's workout will be a jog on the treadmill. Hopefully by tomorrow I will be back to normal!

Germany nonsense continues, now it looks like I'll be going there the week of 3/12. I just want to get it over with at this point!
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Marie, you'll probably pass me up at the rate you're losing! I will be in Memphis on Sunday. Well, at the airport anyway, for a 2 hr layover... So wave in that direction between 7:24 and 9:35am!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
You've done a fantastic job of resisting all those goodies in the house, if your only downfall was pb then i think you've done great :)
I thought i was the only person that wandered around the kitchen thinking about food/goodies & not having any!! At least you resisited then too ;)
Plenty of exercise there too, your doing awesome Amy :)
Sorry to here they are messing you around with the Germany trip!
At least the weather might have warmed up by March :)

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy: Yes I found some of the retainer in the dumpster, omg can you say gross? Digging through a dumpster off the lunchroom of an 800 student school was not pretty. Another time I dropped it on the way home. My mom and I retraced my steps and found it in the middle of the street run over! :lmao: I can still my mom very carefully picking up the parts, it saved her money as they only had to replace the plastic part and not the wires! Another time it was just lost never to be found. It only took me about 50 hours of babysitting the brats next door to pay for that one. And I wonder why my dd is irrepsonsible with her stuff? Wonder where she gets that from?

Okay enough on the retainer ;) . Just had to share!

Your food and exercise look very good. Maybe you are not getting enough fat and thats why you are eating the pb? Or maybe you are like me and just like to dig into the stuff regardless of what else you are eating! There are far worse things you could be doing so that is the good news.

Just hang in there with it and think about that number you don't want to revisit next time the urge to eat pb hits you! Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels I am told. Maybe I"ll find out one day!

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

I think you are doing a great job resisting all of those treats in the house. :thumbsup2 Maybe your body is craving the peanut butter for the protein.

I hope everything gets settled with your trip to Germany soon. :goodvibes

Have a great day today!:cool1:

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill (45min @ 4.8mph)

TOTALS: 1273cal, 51g fat, 113g carb, 105g protein, 26g fiber

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
L: Spinach Salad; Soy Crisps
S: Apple; String Cheese
D: Cheeseburger Pie; Green Beans; 4 squares SF Dark Chocolate
S: Microwave Popcorn (2c max)

I didn't touch the peanut butter last night!! :banana: I did have some popcorn while we watched Flushed Away, but I was still within my daily limits. No workout planned for today, I have to take DD to tap. DS has b-ball practice from 8-10pm. COME ON!!!!!!! DH said he might not let him stay the whole time, that is just so late. But when the games start, half of them are during that time slot (which stinks, because I can't go - I refuse to keep DD up that late, they usually go to bed at 8:30).

Work is absolutely killing me. I am busier than ever and I am getting so stressed out about this stupid Germany trip. The UK company can't support the week of 3/12. I finally e-mailed the UK company (without copying the German company) and told them that we need to set a meeting date we can both stick to, THEN approach the Germans because they most likely think both our companies are insane by now... We have a telecon tomorrow morning, hopefully we can solve something then...

I am really looking forward to our trip this weekend. Even though I'll get no rest and it will be a super short visit, I need to get my mind off work!! :crazy2:
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Tracey, I need to ban myself from the kitchen! It just seems like I am in there from the minute I get home from work until the minute I go to bed... Suprisingly I have not been tempted by all the cookies, but I know if I have one, GAME OVER. So I am determined not to have one, so I don't know what I'm missing!

Amy, DS picks up his retainer tomorrow. I've taken most of his allowance away and he still owes us some more, but I think he gets the point. At least I hope so! I think I just eat the pb because I am craving junk and there isn't any suitable junk in the house! It's a mental thing... :crazy:

Tracey, I would LOVE to get this Germany trip settled. It's just too nerve-wracking not knowing. It's not like a short little trip to the next state over, it's a major deal...

[traceycooper]

Ahhh i might have guessed it would be the UK side that is messing you around on the Germany trip. This country is pretty rubbish about that sort of thing, customer service - or any kind of service for that matter!!!
I apologise on behalf of my patriots :worship:

I hope work gets less stressful soon, theres nothing worse & not good for you either, take care of yourself :hug:

[goldcupmom]

Congrats on Conquering the Peanut Butter!!!!!

I hope the Germany thing got resolved today. What a hassle.

TJ's is definitely on my shopping list for later this week. Hopefully I'll find the Fiber Cakes!

Have a great rest of the week!

[Amy&Dan]

Great job resisting the peanut butter! I am so glad my kids don't like it anymore so that I have no reason to buy it. Its hard to resist and like you I would always turn to it when I wanted junk but didn't have any on hand! I hope your German trip gets resolved very soon, that sounds totally aggravating! Poor ds having to use his own money to buy his retainer! I can relate, I had a mean mom too! And I already told dd she might want to consider opening a savings account to begin saving for the retainer(s) I know she will lose in the future!

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None

TOTALS: 1290cal, 42g fat, 117g carb, 117g protein, 16g fiber

B: Chocolate Oatmeal
L: Spinach Salad; Soy Crisps
S: Apple, String Cheese
D: Crockpot Beef Stroganoff w/Wheat Noodles
S: Reese's Puffs (1/4c) :confused3

Hey, at least I avoided the pb! I was ravenous for some reason, I'm glad I didn't stray any more than the cereal. I love that stuff! But I don't want to get back in the habit of grabbing a handful here and there, so I need to be careful.

We got some stuff squared away regarding the Germany trip (or so I think :rolleyes: ). It is now scheduled for March 13-17. We have to fly back on a Sat, but that was the plan for the original trip, so no biggie. We are waiting on confirmation of the date from the German company (one person was not on the telecon), but don't expect it to be a problem. We are making our reservations (again) and I am planning to go, so keep your fingers crossed it all works out! :wizard:

I am getting a little nervous about this weekend. I know it's going to be a whirlwind of eating and drinking. Not to mention airport food... My goal is to eat very little during the trip, especially if I actually hit 137 on Friday. Heck, I might not eat at all if that happens!!! :laughing: I have to be able to travel and at least maintain my weight. It's a huge hurdle for me, but it has to be possible! I'll never reach my goal if I gain a couple pounds everytime I take a trip, right??
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Tracey, at least your fellow countrymen are good partiers and I'm sure once we actually get to Germany all the stress/hard feelings, etc will be drunk away...

Julie, I love those fiber cakes! I like the blueberry ones way better than the cranberry/apple, but try them both!

Amy, I am waiting for the day my kids don't want pb anymore. DS10 actually asked me if I could pack him liverworst sandwiches next week. GROSS! :scared: I'll probably barf when I'm packing his lunch, but that's what he requested and I always tell them to let me know when they want something different in their lunches...

[CACruisin']

Great job resisting the PB :banana: :cheer2: :banana: . Glad the Germany trip seems to be back on track. I hope it stays that way. Don't fret about this weekend. If WI this week is 137, that will be a great motivator to stay on track. But don't miss out on fun family times this weekend either. Can you drink club soda while hanging out instead of cocktails? Or I make a deal with myself, in order to drink a cocktail, I have to finish an entire water bottle. Then if I want another cocktail, I have to finish a second water bottle first and so on. The water helps fill me up. Another ide is maybe bring your own healthy snacks to eat before you go out so you are not too hungry and won't be so tempted to graze on appetizers, etc. Just some thoughts. Hang in there. You are going to do great this weekend and your going to have a great time too!

[Amy&Dan]

Well at least you know you won't be dipping into the liverwurst!:eek: Ds never liked pb, dd ate so much of it for the first eight years of her life she got burned out. The last year of pb lunches I bought the Smuckers Uncrustables since I only like it on a spoon (or finger). YOu can do it this weekend! Maybe take something that will remind you not to eat. A certain bracelet, a photo of yourself at the weight you want to be. Some lady in my WW took a beaded bracelet on a cruise. Everytime she wanted to pig out she played with the beads. The rat came back from her cruise down a few pounds! I am with you, travelling is something I can at times dread since it often spells the beginning of a period of misbehavior with my food. But I know you can do it, you did very well on your last business trip so you already have done it!

[toystoryduo]

That's great that the details seem to be working out on your Germany trip.:goodvibes

Don't worry too much about this weekend... You'll do a great job Amy! Have a great time!:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

TOTALS: 1227cal, 35g fat, 133g carb, 108g protein, 30g fiber

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
L: Spinach Salad; Soy Crisps
S: Pear; String Cheese
D: BBQ Chicken Bake; Carrots; 4 squares SF Dark Chocolate
S: Soy Nuts

I can't believe it is March already! This month is going to be SO hectic with work, I am going to blink and it will be April. Every week there is something going on, either travel or all-day meetings. Plus DS's baseball games start at the end of the month. It's crazy, I tell ya!

I have really been having problems with DS10, I just don't know what to do anymore. It just seems like he doesn't respect anyone or anything and he has no emotions except anger. He went to a counselor for about 2 years and the Dr wanted me to put him on meds for his OCD. I resisted, thinking he'd grow out of it, but he seems to be getting worse. Add the constant barrage of phone calls from girls is not helping either (the boy was blessed with big baby blue eyes and super long eyelashes that most women would kill for). I am at my wits end and I might take him back to the counselor to see what we can do, before it gets out of control. :sad2:

I am definitely looking forward to my break from work although I know I will have a really hard time catching up after the day off. OH WELL, no one is going to die because of me not being at work, right??
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Anna, I am totally WEAK. I always have the best intentions, then completely blow it. Thanks for the suggestions, who knows, hopefully if I see 137 I will behave!!

Amy, I can't believe someone went on a cruise and actually LOST weight! My hero!!! I need to figure something out, I think I should be able to do OK on this trip, I really want to come back the same weight I left at...

Tracy, I hope the reservations for the Germany trip will stick this time!!

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Sounds like a good idea to take DS back to the counselor, i hope you manage to sort something out.
I hope March goes quick for me too, takes me nearer to summer ;)
Food looks great i hope you make 137 on Friday :)

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

Hope your weigh in goes well for you on Friday!:goodvibes

Have a great weekend!:cool1:

[goldcupmom]

Glad the Germany trip is beginning to fall into place.

I went to Trader Joes yesterday - no fiber cakes. They said they only get about 2 doz/day & they are gone within the first hour.

So, I went back again today - it's about 17 miles each way - was there when they opened & bought 5 pkgs. It's a good thing I liked them!!!!! Wow, are they surprisingly wonderful!! Now to see if they freeze OK as making that trip each week isn't a fun idea.

Good luck with DS - it's hard to know what to do! Been There, Done That!

Have a GREAT weekend!

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, good luck and God bless with your ds! I really feel for you, since my own ds gives me plenty of sleepless nights. My ds is OCD too and sometimes it goes along quite well and then other times I feel like I am going to throw myself in front of a train! It can really be trying. Just do what you know is best and hang in there! I hope you are having a fun weekend in Arkansas (it is ARK right?)! You are doing so well with you food and exercise, just keep it up! And again, hang in there with your son.

[toystoryduo]

Hope you had a great weekend, Amy!:grouphug:

[Amy&Dan]

Amy come home and journal, I miss you! Hope the trip was (is) fun and that you got lots of time to relax and have fun!

[toystoryduo]

How ya doin' WISH sis?:grouphug:

[lovinaz]

I'm sorry for being MIA, I have been so swamped I have no time to do anything. Trip went awesome other than the fact that I was on a 2-day binge... :sad: My weight on Fri was 138, I can guarantee it's WAY more than that now! I was right on track yesterday and so far today I've resisted cinnamon rolls and brownies!!! :thumbsup2 I have 2 more days of all-day meetings, which means more snacks to avoid, but I don't want to see my weight get back into the 140's when I weigh in on Fri, so I have to behave...

I'll check in when I can, but this week will be sporadic at best!

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, welcome home, we missed you around here! Don't worry, anything you gained will come off very quickly, probably by Friday you'll at least be at 138 again. The important thing is that you had fun! I hope you meetings go well, keep on resisting those treats, you can do it!

[toystoryduo]

Sending you some :wizard: for your busy week. I hope it goes by quickly for you and that you have a relaxing weekend.:goodvibes

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Treadmill (4.8mph for 40min)

TOTALS: 1246cal, 46g fat, 110g carb, 105g protein, 21g fiber

WEIGHT: 137!!!!! :cool1: :banana: :yay: :cheer2: :woohoo:

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
S: 1/2 Cinnamon Walnut Strudel :cloud9: ; 1/4 Chocolate Chip Pastry :cloud9:
L: Spinach Salad
D: Orange Glazed Chicken; Peas-n-Carrots; SF Pudding

I couldn't believe my eyes this morning!!!! I was seriously shocked, I thought I did some major damage with last weekend's bender coupled with not working out for a whole week. But I'll take the loss!!! According to FitDay I need to lose .742lbs per week to get to my goal of 125 before we go to MI on July 1st. Hopefully I'll at least get close!

I was impressed with myself this week, I managed to avoid the goodies on Tue and Wed, but slipped on Thu... BUT, I put the stuff in FitDay and skipped my snack and my lunchtime soy crisps so I was still in a decent range with my calories. :thumbsup2 Most of the week I was less than 1200 (around 1100). I wonder if that is the key to success for me...

My busy week is over and I survived! Next week will go by fast, still plan to leave for Germany on Tuesday, unless it gets cancelled last minute again. I certainly hope not! I should be able to catch up with everyone at lunchtime today, since I will actually GET a lunchtime today!! :goodvibes
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Amy and Tracy, thanks for keeping me from slipping to page 2!!

[toystoryduo]

Weigh to go, Amy!:thumbsup2 You are getting so close to your goal.... Keep up the good work! I know you CAN do it!:cheer2:

[traceycooper]

:cool1: :thumbsup2 :banana: :dance3: :yay:
Fantastic news Amy :)
Keep up the great work :goodvibes
Have a super weekend :)

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: None (had to take DS to his teacher-student laser tag game)

TOTALS: 1455cal, 53g fat, 164g carb, 80g protein, 30g fiber

B: Egg Beaters; Fiber Cake
L: Egg Salad (1 egg, 1 egg white, celery, 2tbsp FF mayo, mustard) on 2 Wasa crispbreads; White Cheddar Soy Crisps
S: String Cheese; Pear
S#2: 2 Egg Whites; Celery w/LF Laughing Cow
D: In-n-Out Single Burger (mustard only, no bun); Fries (maybe 1/2 serving); Baskin Robbins Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream (single scoop, no cone)

Of course dinner could have been better, but if I would have avoided the fries, I could have saved 200 calories and been right on target. But I was completely in control, made smart choices and have no regrets. :thumbsup2

I am supposed to be headed off to Muscle class in a few minutes, but I may not go. The kids go to their dad's tomorrow and will be there all week and I'd rather spend this weekend with them. I know I'm probably losing muscle since I haven't done any weight training in almost 2 weeks. But I know I'll get back into it after the Germany trip, so I'm not too worried about it. So I'll have to start back up slowly, who cares, it's not like I am going to be entering a body-building competition or anything! I just want to be toned, not muscular... I do plan on going on Mon and Tue for sure (cardio only), then I won't be able to go until next Sunday when I get back.

We are going to see Eric Clapton tomorrow and are meeting our friends for Happy Hour at Outback. I already put my stuff into FitDay (with 4 martinis of course!!). Today I am actually going to have to think of more things to eat, I only have 961 calories planned so far. That's a first!!! I love my egg salad, which is very low in calories, yet very filling.
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Tracy, I will be so stinking happy when I finally get back under 130. It's been 4 years! I still have a long way to go, since I lose weight at a snail's pace, but hopefully it's going to happen eventually!

Tracey, thanks! If I can lose a pound after the horrible weekend I had (I was stuffing myself to the point of being in pain - why do I do that?? :confused3 ) then I can certainly make some progress when I behave, right??

[toystoryduo]

Hope you had a great time at the concert and at Outback!:goodvibes

Have a great week ahead!:cool1:

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
hope you enjoyed the concert... & the martinis ;)
I wish i had your problem - trying to find more to eat!!!
Have a safe & fun trip to Germany :)

[kmp1191]

Hey Amy!
Congrats on the 137!!!
Hope you had a great weekend!!
How was the concert??

marie

[Amy&Dan]

Oh wow, lucky you going to Eric Clapton, hope it was fun! That is so great you lost a pound! And your in and out dinner was pretty darn good. Sometimes fast food is going to happen so its great you made good choices and did so well. When do you leave for Germany? Keep up your great work, you can totally make that goal, I know you will do it!

[lovinaz]

Geez, I've been really bad about posting lately! I've been doing decent, not great the last couple days. I leave for Germany this evening, and I usually don't have too many problems behaving, mainly because I am not surrounded by snacks and don't want to look like a pig by eating too much around other people... As long as I lay off the desserts (love that apple strudel!) I should be able to maintain. I won't let it get out of control, I really am motivated to stay out of those 140's for good!

Poor DH will be all by himself until I get back (kids are at their dad's). We stocked up on frozen taquitos, etc, since I know he won't cook. It was weird going to the grocery store and not buying any fruit or veggies. Why bother, he won't eat them!

I may be able to check in while I'm gone, but if not I'll be sure to catch up when I get back!!
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Tracy, I did great at Outback - I had a coupon for a free sampler appetizer and from that I had a grilled chicken breast, beef medallion, 1 coconut shrimp and about 1/4c of wild rice. No bread, no "bad" things (except 4 martinis!!)

Tracey, I think I ended up getting into the trail mix on Sat, so I was well over my allotted calories after all!

Marie, the concert was not my cup of tea. It's just not my style of music. DH plays the guitar and drums so he was in heaven. I only recognized 2 songs... :confused3 Each song lasted 10-15 minutes (or so it seemed) and after the first 2, they all sounded the same to me! I know, I didn't deserve to go, but DH and I have COMPLETELY different tastes in music. He is Mr. 60's & 70's Rock Guy and I love 80's music. I told him I am taking him to a Duran Duran concert after the Neil Young "rock opera" he dragged me to a couple years ago...

Amy, I am not a huge burger fan, so it wasn't hard to behave. I couldn't believe my DD actually scarfed down her burger before DH or I were done! Usually she is still eating 15 minutes after the rest of the family is finished! I know I will make my goal eventually, and I am really in no hurry. I'm in a happy place now, but that is all subject to change at any time!! :crazy:

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
I saw Duran Duran in concert...in the 80's!! Boy i feel old!!!
Have a great time in Germany, you cant go & not have at least a small piece of apple strudel ;)

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, must be in the air for Amy's, I am in a happy place now too! I have a long, long way to go but am back to feeling like I will do it and not stressing so much about the whole process in general. Your attitude of confidence regarding this trip is awesome. you aren't stressing because you know you can and will do it! Hope you have a great trip in Germany, and that your dh doens't get too lonesome! I didn't know you had In n Out Burgers in AZ., my dh loves those to death and cannot wait until we get to CA in June to have one!

[toystoryduo]

Have a great time in Germany, Amy!:goodvibes

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, you are in Germany, hope its going well! Hope Buckley and your dh aren't too lonely! And speaking of beagles, Daisy chewed a hole in our carpet, first time she has done anything like that, I was ready to kill her! We start puppy training this weekend, not a moment too soon! Have a great trip and hurry back, we miss you!

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

I have been meaning to get to your journal and well things have been totally crazy with work and other things. Sorry for that,

Congrats on the 137!!! That is great news!!! You're doing a great job with your eating and I know you will be able to stay out of the 140's!!

Hope you are enjoying Germany!!!

Have a great day :)

[Amy&Dan]

Just keeping you on page 1 Amy! Hurry back, hope its going well for you!

[toystoryduo]

Hope you're having a great time in Germany! We miss you!:hug:

[kmp1191]

Hope all is going well!

marie

[lovinaz]

I have been SO busy since I've been back!!! :scared: And during my WISH hiatus I realized that I live a pretty darn healthy lifestyle. I work out consistently, I eat well 90% of the time and I am not overweight for my height. I have been 137 +/- 5lbs for the past 5 years or so. It's obviously where my body wants to be! I will never look perfect in a bikini, but few women do. And I am finally OK with that!

I've learned a lot from all my WISH buddies and I do plan on popping into your journals when I get a chance (hopefully at least once a week!). But my journal has run it's course and I am not going to keep it up. I still input my food into FitDay and will continue to do so. But if I never make it to my goal of 125, I am perfectly fine with that. If I weigh myself every morning, that's fine too (weight was 138 this morning!). I am finally done being obsessed with my weight, life is too short to try to be perfect!!

Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me these past few years - Amy, Tracey, Tracy, Marie, Jamie, Anna, Julie, and anyone else I may have left out. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I will still be checking in with all of you so don't think you can go slacking off!!!! :lmao:

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Amy,

When I read that this was your farewell post, it made me sad... We're gonna miss you WISH sis!:hug:

I am so happy for you, Amy.... You have made many positive changes in your life and you are living a healthy lifestyle. That is wonderful!:thumbsup2 The peace that you have about your WISH journey is absolutely awesome, Amy!:hug:

You are a wonderful person, Amy and a great friend. :hug: I hope you will continue to stop by our journals and give us a kick when we need it. ;) Please let us know how you are doing.:goodvibes

You've done a great job and I know you will continue to do a great job. Thanks for being a friend and an inspiration. We'll miss you!:hug:

[traceycooper]

Amy - missing you already :(
but i'm glad you have such a positive attitude, good for you :)
Take care, live life to the full & we'll be here if you ever want to call back!!
Byeeeeee :wave2:

[kmp1191]

I typed a nice long reply last night, then when I went to post it said the server was down for maintenance. :mad:

Anyway, I just wanted to say I'm proud of you! You're an inspiration! Congratulations for losing & maintaining for so long! Also congrats for accepting your body the way it is. That, in my opinion, is.....what's the word I'm looking for....wonderful, inspirational, ....those words don't really do it justice.....anyway....please check in every now and then and let us know how you're doing!!
You're gonna be missed!
Take care Amy, and thanks for all of your support, advice, jokes, and friendship!

marie

[Amy&Dan]

Well, I have mixed feelings what can I say? I will really miss keeping up with your life (and not to mention all of your support with mine) but think you are to be commended for your attitude! You are so right, you are very, very healthy and don't need to put pressure on yourself to achieve a goal that in the end is not that important since in essence you made the goal: You lost weight, got healthy and work out like a Goddess! You probably look better than you did years ago when you weighed 125 since you are so toned and eat so healthy. As we get (dare I say it) a bit older, we can weigh more and look pretty darn good! So you did make the goal Amy and you learned a lot about yourself and helped so many others learn about themselves too! We will miss you but I am so happy for you as well as proud and a bit envious! I'll get there too someday! Come visit us and congratulations on all that you have achieved!

:hug: Amy :thumbsup2

P.S. Who will I share all my beagle woes/joys with now?

[CACruisin']

Amy, I read your farewell post and was sad. But then I realized you really are in such a good place. Even though you have not gotten to 125 you have come to peace with your very healthy weight and your wonderful healthy lifestyle and that is really what the journey is all about. Congrats on getting to a place where you are happy and content with yourself. I'm sure you will continue to work out and stive for 125 (your too goal oriented not to :rotfl2: ). But it sounds like you will not let that number be what determines your happiness. I will definitely miss you and all of your wonderful advice/stories/inspiration. Check in when you can. You will always be welcome. :grouphug:

[eeyore25]

Hi Amy,

I too read your post and I am sad to see you leave...but I am also happy for you.

You have such a great attitude and that is great. I am glad that you are happy with you the way you are....Keep it up!!!