Cam's New Lease on Life Journal (comments welcome!)

[toystoryduo]

Great job getting back into the groove, Cam!:cool1: Keep up the good work and the Minnie is yours!:thumbsup2

I'm glad to hear that you liked the movie. :goodvibes

Have a great Wednesday!:hug:

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy! Hoping work isn't too busy today. How are the room renovations going? :hug:

Weight this morning -- 1?6.4! Woohoo!! 6.5 away from gown shopping.

Haven't eaten anything yet today, so nothing to report. Off to get coffee. :surfweb:

[goldcupmom]

Coffee????? Would that be hazelnut????? Make mine a decaf, please!!!!

I only WISH we could get together for coffee!!!

Hope you have a great HUMP day! I'm proud of you for getting right back on track!

[keenercam]

Coffee????? Would that be hazelnut????? Make mine a decaf, please!!!!

I only WISH we could get together for coffee!!!

Hope you have a great HUMP day! I'm proud of you for getting right back on track!

Julie!!!! You know me so well! :hug: Yes, as I sit here with a 20 oz cup of hazelnut coffee w/skim milk & sweet n low. When I am done this, I will have had 40 oz of hazelnut coffee, probably 10 oz of which was decaf and the rest hi-test. Getting ready to switch over to water. I had 80 oz yesterday and am aiming for that again today. I've noticed my skin is very, very dry this winter but marginally better when I am getting my water in. :cutie:

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk
L: LC panini; veggie soup
S: pretzels
D: turkey chili over green salad; veggie burger w/kechup, pickles & ff cheese on lite MG EM
dessert: WW fudge bar; FF popcorn

As of 7:10 pm I've had 60 oz water.
By 10:30 pm -- 76 oz water.

Heading out to the gym now, since i won't be going tomorrow night -- we are going to the theater to see "MARATHON".

[keenercam]

Today’s WI – 1-7.5

Geez, why does it surprise me that after being so on-plan for 3 days and exercising 3 nights in a row, my weight is actually UP today? I should be used to this by now. I am definitely NOT a walking advertisement for exercise as a pounds-lost facilitator (where is that “shaking her head in disgust smiley?”)

Hoping that 1.1 pounds will fall back off by tomorrow a.m.

I think I may actually have to increase my daily caloric intake about 200 calories to continue to lose. I remember a few months ago, I was having a hard time getting any movement on the scale until I started eating MORE (healthy foods, though) and that helped.

I think when I get home tonight, I will cook some whole grains to add to my mostly protein & veggies & fruits menu. I know I have barley and whole wheat couscous & brown rice at home, and easy to prepare. I think if I add those things back in to the tune of about 200 calories a day worth, it may help. Definitely worked some magic when I went to WW core plan a while ago.

We are going to see the “Marathon” movie tonight, so I am packing my own popcorn and will buy diet soda there. I may even take my dinner with me or eat it in the car on the way, so that I am not tempted to splurge at the concession stand.

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; lite multigrain English muffin w/1 sl FF cheese
(planned)
L: veggie soup; green salad
S: turkey chili
D: LC panini; 94% FF popcorn

[postesf]

Hi ya Cam! Just checking in. Can't wait to hear what you think of the movie!

If it helps...I'm up a lb too! ugh.

Stay focused! You can do it!!!

Stacie

[ScoJo15]

Hi Cam :)

Quick question...are you tracking your weight daily? weekly? I only ask this because I also keep track of my weight...I weigh myself with every trip to the fitness center (3-5 times per week). I've found that it fluctuates so much on a day to day basis, that it's better for me to just take a monthly average and compare that data with previous months.

Seems that I can eat everything in sight and stay the same or actually lose weight...then I can eat totally healthy and go up a couple pounds....but my overall average each month has consistently dropped. I think a lot has to do with water weight.

Anyway, just some food for thought. I KNOW you are going to fit into that smaller dress size...keep your chin up :)

Have fun tonight at the movie!! Give us a review when you get a chance :goodvibes:

[keenercam]

Thanks, Stacey & Scott!

Scott, yes, I do step on the blasted scale every morning. Fortunately, it weighs to the tenth of a pound, so there is often satisfaction even for the tiniest bit of loss, and it helps to minimize the disappointment, too. LOL! I really "only" count the Tuesday morning weigh ins and that is what gets logged in my weight watchers etools. Fortunately, I have seen 5 pounds dropped since January 1 and I am really hoping that the 4 week mark on Tuesday will show a continuing downward trend that will have made all the effort this month worthwhile. :thumbsup2

I will definitely be back with a movie review tomorrow. I have been looking forward to this since my race partner, Rhonda, sent me an email with a link to the website. We live in a VERY small town. I will be curious to see whether we recognize anyone in the theatre, especially from the local races we've done and from when Howard did the Delaware Marathon and the local 1/2 marathon. :cool1:

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

Congrats on the weightloss. Are you giving yourself your activity points? I know that I need to eat my activity points to lose anything. Just a thought.

Have a great weekend,
Beth

[ScoJo15]

Hi Cam...just checking in....how are you doing? :goodvibes:

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! Sorry I've been MIA. I can't ever remember being this swamped before. I brought in a HUGE new retention that had been in the works since before marathon weekend. I found out Friday night about 8:15 and have been working non-stop ever since, including 16 hours in my office yesterday.

I did get to the gym Friday night for an hour and Sunday night for an hour, but have been stress-eating everything in sight, including last night when I got home at midnight. UGH!! I have to get this under control. Fortunately, the scale numbers aren't skyrocketing, but I really have to learn to not eat when I am stressed.

I know I am suppposed to start my Minnie training this week. I am hoping to start carving some time out.

Thanks for all the good WISHes and positive vibes! I really appreciate it! :grouphug:

[poohluv2u]

Cam I loved reading your marthon report, like many others it brought me to tears. I'm so happy for you that you finished ... even though it was tough for you ... what an incredible story of perseverance ... You rock :thumbsup2
Can you post some pictures for us to see?

[goldcupmom]

Wow, Cam! BREATHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hang in there! Hopefully work will calm down soon. When I read stuff like that, I'm so thankful that I quit Law School 2/3 done. Not my cup of tea!!!!

Hope the week gets better!

[CACruisin']

Cam,

Congrats on bringing in the new client. Hopefully, it will not be so crazy for very long. :hug:

Your marathon report is incredible. Congrats again on a job very well done.:thumbsup2 You can be proud of your MANY accomplishments!

Anna

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, everyone! I am beginnning to panic already about the Minnie 15k. I just took on this huge case and haven't been able to get to the gym since Sunday night because I've been working such long days (some as long as 16+ hours). Now, we have another case proceeding on an emergency track that will consume my time through at least 2/25. I just don't want to get to the end of February and feel as badly as I do about having wasted January, as far as weight loss and workout efforts go. UGH!!

I stress-ate again last night. None of it unhealthy in and of itself, but the volume was outrageous -- a WW pizza (8 pts!!! and it was NOT worth the points), a WW salisbury steak dinner (5 pts), 2 small pieces of cod (3 pts), some organic hash browns made with pam spray (~3 pts). Can you imagine? 19 points eaten after 8 pm? I hadn't had breakfast and had a LC panini and popcorn for lunch (9 pts total) and an apple and a pear (2 pts). How ugly is that!!! 30 points!

Back on track today. But here it is 10:25am and I haven't even had time yet to figure out breakfast. I think I might have an apple in the fridge. :rolleyes1:

It will be another weekend of working constantly (except when we go to the beach 2 hours away for the polar bear plunge for special olympics).

[goldcupmom]

Keep hangin in there, Cam! Minnie - 10 miles? You could do that in your sleep by now!!!! No worries about that... you CAN DO IT with no problems!!!!

Polar bear plunge......brrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! But fun!!!!!! If I were there, I'd probably jump in , too!

I totally understand the food issues....here, too. Some days I really do think we're related!

Have a good weekend & DO NOT overdo!!!!

[keenercam]

Thanks, Julie!
Okay, so now it's 12:15 and I STILL haven't had anything other than coffee. I am SOOOO hungry. :rolleyes1:
I now have a teleconference for 1 and another for 2:30. As much as I hate to do it, I may have to impose on one of our staff to pick up lunch -- only if anyone is going out in this torrential rain. I think I have bouillon cubes in my drawer if no one is going out. :lmao: Yes, I usually do have food in the freezer, but I think our cleaning people share my fondness for LC panini. ;)

[MIdanceMom]

I love the LC panini as well.

I hope things start to settle down at work. Maybe it is just the initial prep that will take these hours? I hope so.

:hug: I am sending major:wizard: your way.

Beth

[keenercam]

Thanks, Beth!

Well, I got to the gym Saturday for an hour and then worked all day until DH and I went to Davids for me to try on wedding gowns. He was just an absolute sweetheart and loved the outing. :love: I was so distressed to learn that working so hard to get down to a "normal" size meant next to nothing when you try on wedding gowns. I had to go up 2 1/2 sizes!!! I had really thought I'd be able to pick any style I wanted because of the size I normally wear, but bridal sizing limited my choices on some of the designers. I left there elated to have found several that look nice enough if I don't find something else, but really depressed about being back in a size I thought I'd said goodbye to forever. I am hoping to really buckle down to lose more and somewhat quickly so that when it is time to order my gown, I'll actually have some idea of what it might look like on me.

Today has been completely controlled:
B: coffee w/skim milk; pear, banana (4 pts total)
L: 2 small pieces baked cod; mixed (frozen) veggies. (6 pts total)

Hoping to be able to stay 'good' when I get home.

[toystoryduo]

Hi Cam,

Sounds like you have been super busy....Sending some energizing :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: your way.

That is great that you got to the gym on Saturday.....Way to go!:cheer2:

Did you find the gown that you will be wearing yet? Please don't worry about the size, sweetie. When your DH looks at you at the vow renewal, he will see the beautiful, loving, caring, strong, and amazing woman that you are. He won't see a number.:hug:

Hope you have a good week!:hug:

[CACruisin']

Good job getting to the gym this weekend :thumbsup2 .

Don't worry about the wedding dress sizes. I think the whole thing is a ploy. My wedding dress was from the 1940's, but I can remember getting fitted for bridesmaid dresses for friends weddings and always having them order a dress two sizes too big. Low and behold the dress comes in and literally falls off of me and I get to now pay $$$ for alterations! This has happened to me at least twice. So hang in there and don't worry about what the bridal store size says.

[traceycooper]

Hi cam
boy you sound busy!!!
its great that your renewing your vows :)
not been able to catch up on all your journal - where are you renewing them?
Hope you have a good week & work calms down a bit!!!

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

I hope your week is going a bit better than last week. Don't let a number on the wedding dress bring you down, or minimize the amazing results you have achieved. You will be absolutely stunning in your dress.

:hug:
Beth

[goldcupmom]

How's it going, Cam???? Hopefully beginning to calm down a little bit!

Have a good Wednesday! Weekend just around the corner!!

[toystoryduo]

Hope you're having a good week, Cam! :hug:

[postesf]

HI Cam! Just checking in. How is your Minnie training going??? I see you are part of the competition now... :) Instead of trash-talking, I'll say...Keep it up!!! You can lose some more lbs before more wedding gowns! You still have quite a while to pick something out. I don't know you're plans, but I'd say for sure you have a couple months. I was told mine would take a while and actually bought it before I got engaged and it came in within two weeks! Go figure!

Stacie

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! Well, after feeling like death warmed over for the past several days, I am starting to feel a bit better. Last weekend, I kept telling Howard I felt achy and tired and my joints hurt. I did the polar bear plunge for Special Olympics Sunday and afterwards felt so shivery that I couldn't warm up. I slept all the way home from the beach (2 hours). Worked a long day Monday and by 1 am Tuesday, was downstairs on the couch with terrible stomach pain and all-over body aches. Felt sick and got up to head to the powder room and fainted. Got up and barely made it to the bathroom where I got so sick that I can't even remember the last time that happened. At some point, I woke up on the floor of the powder room, too weak to call upstairs to Howard or to get up the stairs and obviously having passed out again. Scary. I was home from work sick all of Tuesday and Wednesday. Came in to work yesterday but was horribly sick all day and avoiding all human contact. I feel much better today.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday the scale dropped 6 pounds! :eek: It got back to normal between yesterday and today.

I haven't been to the gym since last Saturday, but last night I started my 100 crunches & 100 pushups/day self-challenge again. So, that's one day down and a kazillion to go! ;)

[keenercam]

HI Cam! Just checking in. How is your Minnie training going??? I see you are part of the competition now... :) Instead of trash-talking, I'll say...Keep it up!!! You can lose some more lbs before more wedding gowns! You still have quite a while to pick something out. I don't know you're plans, but I'd say for sure you have a couple months. I was told mine would take a while and actually bought it before I got engaged and it came in within two weeks! Go figure!

Stacie
Thank you, sweetie! I figure I'll try on gowns the weekend of 2/22-24 but probably won't order until May, maybe right after Minnie weekend, so that I can be sure of what size to order. I think even if I only drop another 10 pounds, it should make a difference, because I am so short. My only concern is that I might find my dream gown and then find out that it is discontinued by the time I go to order it. That would be a nightmare!

[traceycooper]

HI Cam - glad your ok now!! it must have been very scary!!!
Have a great weekend :)

[toystoryduo]

Wow Cam!:eek:

I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better now. :hug: That virus that has been going around is a tough one! Please be sure and take it easy this weekend and get some extra rest in if you can.:hug:

[MIdanceMom]

:hug: Cam,

I am glad to hear that you are feeling better today. How scary! Please do not push yourself too hard this weekend. You need to rest, or you could relapse. You will probably feel a bit weak and lack endurance for the next few days.

Take care of yourself,
Beth

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Tracey, Tracy & Beth! You guys are the absolute best! :grouphug:

We had such a nice time at "RENT" last night. Afterwards, we met the actors who played Roger, Joanna, and Maureen, all of whom were just fabulous. I was concerned the kids would be disappointed because it would be so different from the movie and the movie soundtrack, but they were just blown away. The cutest thing happened. Jenn was watching one of the members of the "chorus/swing" who was really, really cute and I kept giving her the binoculers every time he was on stage. Well, he then plays the drug dealer, and I go "Oh great, Jenn, your new boyfriend is the drug dealer!" And she starts giggling and going "Oh, NOOOOO!!!" Andrew goes "Nice choice, Jenn." and does the rolling his eyes thing. (I love the interplay between them and it is somethign I will really miss when Jenn goes back to campus tomorrow. :sad1: Well, afterwards, as we were leaving the theatre, I told Howard that Jenn thought the guy in the chorus/swing who ended up also playing the drug dealer was so cute and he goes "hmmmm. . . positive cash flow. THAT's not a bad thing." And we were all cracking up, walking down the street to the car and he tells her he is just trying not to be too critical, trying to look at the bright side. :lmao: It was just so much fun.

So, after being up until nearly 3 am, I was up at 7:15 and went to the gym for 2 hours. First hour on the TM I had a very exciting new PR -- 4.35 miles!!!!! :woohoo: :banana:
Second hour was a relaxed bike ride -- 9.35 miles.
Overall calories burned -- 728

Wedding gown shopping is in 2 weeks. Started doing my 100 crunches and pushups again on Thursday, though I'll have to make up for yesterday's since it was just too late, by the time I went upstairs, to do them.

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
Sounded like you had a really fun night :)
Great workout too!!!
I cant wait for you to start trying on gowns - i hope your posting pics!!

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracey! Actually, I posted pix in my wedding planning journal on the DIS Disney brides forum at page 10, in case you want to see them.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1659796&page=10
I am still looking for advice on what style people think looks good on me. On page 12 of my journal are the two dresses I hope to try on in less than 2 weeks.

I couldn't get to the gym yesterday. It was a busy, productive day. Took Jenn grocery shopping, then we drove up to NJ to meet a friend for lunch and I got some cute new pieces at j.jill. Then home to send Jenn off to campus. Then in to work for a few hours. When I went home, I was determined not to sit in front of the computer or tv. So, I did 2 Leslie Sansone workouts -- walk & jog and walk & kick. With stretching, it was 70 minutes of me being on my feet instead of my butt.

Of course, after having pfchang's for lunch and then eating dinner very late after my workout, the scale was UPPPPPP this morning (2.2 pounds. UGH!!! :eek: ). Oh, well, I'll just have to work harder and not eat so late. :thumbsup2

[toystoryduo]

I posted in your journal on the weddings board, but wanted to stop by with a :hug: and a congratulations. Your vow renewal sounds like it is going to be a beautiful, wonderful event that you will remember for a lifetime.:love:

Hope you have a blessed day, my friend.:hug:

[postesf]

Hi Cam! How are ya??? Sounds like you guys had an awesome time at Rent!!!

I checked out your wedding journal... IMO...Of the 4 you posted on pg 10 of the ones you tried, I say #1.... LOVED it on you!!! On pg 12 of the ones you want to try on next... I like them both, I lean towards #1, but I'd definately have to see pics...You will be posting pics right??? :goodvibes

Great job on getting those tapes done yesterday! Way to go!!! :thumbsup2 Keep up the good work girl! You can do it!

Stacie

[keenercam]

I posted in your journal on the weddings board, but wanted to stop by with a :hug: and a congratulations. Your vow renewal sounds like it is going to be a beautiful, wonderful event that you will remember for a lifetime.:love:

Hope you have a blessed day, my friend.:hug:

THank you so much, Tracy! You are such a sweetie! :cutie: We are having so much fun with the planning and the kids are really enjoying being a part of it, too.

Hi Cam! How are ya??? Sounds like you guys had an awesome time at Rent!!!

I checked out your wedding journal... IMO...Of the 4 you posted on pg 10 of the ones you tried, I say #1.... LOVED it on you!!! On pg 12 of the ones you want to try on next... I like them both, I lean towards #1, but I'd definately have to see pics...You will be posting pics right??? :goodvibes

Great job on getting those tapes done yesterday! Way to go!!! :thumbsup2 Keep up the good work girl! You can do it!

Stacie

Thank you so much for looking, Stacie! I am so glad you like the two that I like best. :hug: When I try on the second set, I won't be posting pix because I don't want Howard to see them (and he is ALL OVER my PJ. :love: ) I really want him to ultimately be surprised by whatever gown I choose and even what styles I narrow it down to on the next go-round, so when it comes right down to finding "the one" I won't post them on the DIS but will be soliciting opinions via PM. :lmao: It was so much fun to try on gowns for him and to see what he liked. He was so complimentary about how everything looked on me but was critical of some of the dresses -- "too plain" -- "not bridesy enough" -- "nothing special about that one". I think whatever I ultimately choose, he will love, but it's nice to hear his ideas. Interestingly, he loves #1 of the second set, even though I don't think it was originally anything like what he expected me to look at. When we spotted it in a bridal magazine he said "you HAVE to try that one on." That dress still makes me swoon! :faint: I am desperately hoping for the opportunity to try it on. :lovestruc

[CACruisin']

Cam, It sounds like you have recovered well from that nasty virus. Great work outs! It is wonderful that the kids and DH are having so much fin with your vow renewal plans. I love DH's comments about the various dresses:love: . Now I'm off to look at your Bride journal and see the pics for myself. :surfweb: Take care.

[goldcupmom]

Wow, Cam! Those dresses are BEAUTIFUL!!! I especially like the ones you still have to try on....the 1st best!!


PF Change is a dangerous, dangerous place! I read the nutrition info on the website AFTER I last went there & decided I will NEVER go back. WAY TOO TEMPTING and DANGEROUS for me!!!

Hope you're having a better week & not quite so busy!

[keenercam]

Thanks, Julie!
We did pretty well at PFChangs, though of course you can't avoid the sodium. We did wonton soup, chicken lettuce wraps, spicy asparagus, chicken & broccoli made with no oil and brown rice (all shared by 2 or 3 people). Resisting the desserts was hard, but we did! :thumbsup2 I really wanted DH's pork fried rice but resisted that too!

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

I'm glad you are feeling better, just don't overdo it please.

The gowns are gorgeous. I like the 1st ones pictured on page 10 and 12. Please include me on the PMs because I can't wait to see you in them.

Take care,
Beth

[traceycooper]

Thanks for the link cam i'm gonna read the whole thing when i get time :)
I liked dress number 1 on page 10 & the 1st one on pg 12 is stunning
have you tried a lace up back, i felt more 'pulled in' with that & wasnt so worried about getting into it after 2 weeks eating in wdw ;)
i still wear my tiara ;)

[toystoryduo]

Hope you're having a great week so far, Cam!:hug:

[postesf]

Hi Cam. Just checkin in to see how you are! Definately put me on the list of PMs when you try your dress on!

Stacie

[keenercam]

Good morning, everyone! Thank you all for your very kind notes!
My friends Judy (honeibee) and Kathy (Valentine) are coming next weekend to go gown shopping with me. I am really excited because I never got to do that the first time around, and I really value their opinions so it will be great to get advice on the various gowns!

Tracey -- I thought about the corset back, but am worried about having a "muffin top" around the back of my dress! ;) Certainly something I'll have to focus on during my workouts this year.

Nothing else is new on the fitness/weight loss front. I am still up and down within the same three pounds. I seem to have this whole "maintaining" thing down pat -- LONG before I have reached the number where I should be maintaining!

I know exactly what the problem is. Late night eating in volume. Last night, I did move upstairs with a good book as soon as I'd finished what I'd planned for dinner and dessert. It's funny --there were girl scout cookies and 2 kinds of chocolates and reese's peanut butter cups all on the counter and I splurged on pretzels. :confused3 I am convinced that if I could re-program myself to eat a very reasonable, filling dinner and nothing after that, I'd really see the scale drop.

Okay, this is my challenge to myself. When I get home from the gym tonight, I'll eat a lean cuisine and some veggies and nothing else. I'll be curious to see how many days I can sustain this behavior.

[traceycooper]

Thats my downfall too cam!!
If you can resist i will try to aswell...i'lll have to get the weekend over with
1st though!!
Please take pics when you go shopping :)

[toystoryduo]

Hope you had a great weekend, Cam!:hug:

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy! It was a crazy busy weekend, starting wtih a 16+ hour workday Friday. Howard was so sweet and brought me dinner around 8:30 and stayed with me until I was finished, which was after midnight and drove me home. :lovestruc

I am really driving myself crazy with the uncontrolled eating. This is definitely "mental". Friday, it was because I was so stressed and "deserved" junk food. Saturday, it was "well, the farmers' market is only open Fridays and Saturdays and I won't get back here for at least 2 weeks, and I really want jambalaya AND gumbo, so why shouldn't I have it?" Yesterday, it was "well, we are with friends and they have all this food prepared for us, so I am just going to enjoy it and worry about the scale later." Last night at the chinese buffet with friends, it was "I've never been here and look at all these foods I've never tried before. yum. I'll get back on track tomorrow." :mad: I am so mad at myself and all I can do is get back on track today. I really can't figure out why I am being so compulsive. :confused3 Even when I am doing it, it isn't mindless eating. I am very aware of being out of control and yet, I am not pulling myself back. I know it is all a matter of willpower. I just HAVE to get myself under control.

I packed food for lunch and pre-gym dinner today. The only thing I can try to plan is NOT to eat at all after the gym. I'll let you know how it goes.

Tracey, shall we commit to each other to be totally controlled tonight? I'm pretty competitive, but not so much that I can't abundantly rejoice when I and my co-challenger both succeed. :cheer2: Are you with me on this? Here we go -- day 1.

[goldcupmom]

I hear you, Cam! Food is such a controlling substance!!!

That was sweet of Howard to come drive you home. He's such a dear!!

Total control......Wow!! If you can achieve that, you really are a Goddess!!!

Have a great week!! Did you WI for BL last week? I never saw a post & was wondering how my 'bud' did!

[traceycooper]

Ok Cam your on!
day 1
salad for lunch
chk faghitas for dinner ...bakewell tart & custard for dessert - but it is
-8 tonight!!!
dessert was at 6pm so not got to have anything else tonight...DH is out grittting & thats when i eat *** i think it doesnt count if he cant see me eat it :confused3
Hope your doing ok - its like reading about myself reading about your will power issues - we will have will power together :hug:
Howard is just an absalute gem your one lucky lady ;)

[keenercam]

Julie and Tracey-- Thank you for the sweet compliments to Howard. He really is just incredibly wonderful. I just can't believe that after more than 25 years I love him more every day. :lovestruc

Tracey -- I hope you were able to sustain your good behavior last night. ;) I didn't have time to eat before I left the office, so after the gym I ate an apple. When I got home I made salad for today and also cooked steamed mushrooms & onions, barley, whole wheat couscous, and 2 tiny sweet potatoes. I ate the 2 baby sweet potatoes and steamed mushrooms & onions over whole wheat couscous. No other snacks! :woohoo: So, I think we count Monday as a victory for both of us, right? :hug:

Last night I didn't have much time at the gym. I did TM 60 mins 4.19 miles (447 calories). Speed was an issue but I did gradually raise the incline for the last 20 minutes from 3.0 to 4.0 to 5.0. The calorie burn increased significantly with each increase in incline. I also did 25 minutes on the bike 4.35 miles (136 calories)
Total since Friday -- 85 minutes; 8.53 miles

This Saturday is wedding gown shopping at the Demetrios salon. I am so excited!! :banana:

[postesf]

Hey Cam! You did great at the gym last night!!! Way to go girl!!! :thumbsup2

Did I read on the events portion that you had a PR??? I think I missed something??? :confused3 If so... yay!!! :cheer2: Sorry I missed it!

Hope you have a great time this weekend gown shopping! You DID add me to your PM list for pics right!?!?!?! :goodvibes

Stacie

[traceycooper]

Cam i need you!!
I'm craving!! DH has gone gritting & i have chocolate in the fridge :scared1:
I dont know if i can resist its soooo cold here & a cup of tea & some chocolate is a perfect curl up in the warmth remedy!!!

Yesterday was definatly a victory :goodvibes

You have good motivation - keep thinking about all those gorgeous gowns your going to be trying on :)

Thats it!!! I will renew my vows & that might motivate me :thumbsup2
Can you renew them after a year & a half?? ;)

I will try to resist.....

[caryndisneydiva]

hi cam! i'm venturing over from the wedding boards to read your marathon tr from this year! you are truly my inspiration, i hope we can meet in january at the 1/2!!! your description of the marathon brought me to tears, you have such a great support group, you're one lucky woman!

are you pm'ing people picks of you in the dresses? can you include me? i'd love love LOVE to see them!!!!! can't wait actually!

have a GREAT night!!!!!

[keenercam]

Oh, Tracey, sweetie! I am so sorry I wasn't here to support you!! I had a MAJOR crisis at work. I mean MAJOR!! :eek: I am just dreading going in there tomorrow knowing it is still hanging over my head. But you poor thing! Chocolate? :scared1: I am going to go check out your journal and see if you got past the craving. Sending you huge hugs, hon! :hug:

Caryn -- Thank you for coming to visit here! :love: I know I am so lucky to be part of the WISH team. I just don't know what I would without my journal buddies and the WISH race team. They've gotten me through a 70 pound weight loss, 2 full marathons, 3 half marathons, 2 15ks and many 5ks. They also keep me motivated to train year-round! :grouphug:

You should check out the events/competition board here and check in on the weekly training thread. You'll love it there -- everyone is so warm and welcoming!

Not much time for the gym tonight -- work crisis meant Andrew and I didn't get to the gym until 7:45. UGH!

30 minutes elliptical - levels 3 & 4 -- 2.32 miles -- 305 calories
30 minutes bike --levels 5 & 6 -- 5.1 miles -- 169 calories

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk
S; apple, WW yogurt
L: whole wheat couscous w/steamed veggies; green salad
S: apple
D: steamed mushrooms & onions over whole wheat couscous and a green salad with some shredded turkey breast; 3 oz baked cod (unbreaded) (I was craving protein)

I am not eating anything else tonight and calling night 2 a victory.

[goldcupmom]

Hope the crisis has passed, Cam. NOT FUN!!!!!

Good job getting to the gym & staying controlled...no matter what!!

Have a great Wednesday!!!

[keenercam]

Thanks, Julie. Unfortunately, the fallout from the crisis will be huge and around for a long time. I am so fried and so sick of dealing with problems created by others.

I am totally needed comfort food today. So outrageously stressed. Needing to find my happy place. I just wish there were something I could do for our DFTW vow renewal to distract myself, but alas, must work instead.

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; pear
L: salmon fillet, whole wheat couscous
S: 10 pistachios; 94% FF popcorn; banana
D: 2 vegan patties w/fat free cheese on lite multigrain english muffins; whole wheat couscous; 1 svg fat free mini pretzels

Howard is taking DS home from school today which means I should be able to get to the gym tonight. I think I really need that stress reliever, especially if I am going to keep up with you, Tracey & Julie, on the no late night or volume eating challenge. So far, I am 2 for 2. I am hoping today/tonight doesn't do me in!

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

I wanted to thank you for the kind words on my journal. My WISH sisters are the absolute best!

I can totally relate with the compulsive eating that you are now controlling. Wayt to go for being 2/2. Can I join you on the challenge. I struggle with night time snacking.

I hope the fallout from the crisis isn't too horrible. Remember, you are only one person. There is a limit to what you can accomplish in a day.

:hug:
Beth

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

Sorry to hear about the situation at work....I hope things get worked out and get better soon!:wizard: :wizard:

Great job on the challenge! Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Beth & Tracy! I really appreciate the support here!

Well, I only got to the gym for an hour, but it was 60 minutes of movement and NOT 60 minutes of tv or computer or eating! LOL!

30 minutes elliptical -- 2.16 miles -- 285 calories
30 minutes bike --5.2 miles -- 140 calories

Dinner was 2 vegan patties on lite EMs with fat free cheese; a little whole wheat couscous & a serving of fat free mini pretzels.

I am done eating for the night and calling it another victorious day!

Three out of 3! Good start. :banana:

[postesf]

Cam! Great job! You had a great workout and you are sticking with your eating!!! I am so proud of you. Keep it up girl! :thumbsup2

Stacie

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie! My journal and WISH friends are really, really helping me to stay motivated.

I really wanted to TM last night but my right ankle has been bothering me. I am pretty convinced I need new shoes. The support in the right foot seems to be angling my foot in a weird way and I just can't seem to tie in the right way to get it secure. So, I figured I shouldn't do the TM in those shoes. Hoping my back-up pair are in better shape for my LR this weekend.

[Kewz1]

Thank you, Stacie! My journal and WISH friends are really, really helping me to stay motivated.

First, I have to say I am not stalking you! I feel like I am following you from thread to thread! I do have a life. Really. I know it's here somehwere...

Anyway, I just had to say you have motivated me after reading some of your journal! You truly are an inspiration. I am actually looking forward to the gym today! :banana:

Stay focused, Cam! You're doing great!

Kristen

[keenercam]

THank you, Kristen! You are such a sweetie! :hug: I can't imagine finding the time for the gym if I were temporarily a single parent, educating my own children and running a household. Whatever you are doing is very impressive, sweetie! :hug: Enjoy the gym because it's "you time" that you deserve!

[goldcupmom]

Crisis sounds like SO NOT FUN!!!!!!!

Glad you're hanging in there, though. Hope the ankle feels better. Shoes can be such an incredible help and hindrance! Gotta keep them in good shape.

Hope today is a bit better for you at work. Food looks GREAT!!!! Did you WI yesterday???? How'd you do???

[keenercam]

Crisis sounds like SO NOT FUN!!!!!!!

Glad you're hanging in there, though. Hope the ankle feels better. Shoes can be such an incredible help and hindrance! Gotta keep them in good shape.

Hope today is a bit better for you at work. Food looks GREAT!!!! Did you WI yesterday???? How'd you do???

Thanks, Julie! Actually, I'd forgotten to email Brenda with my weigh in. I was down .5 this week, so that my total is now 6 pounds down from January 1. Certainly nothing to brag about, but I am just so glad to not be gaining through all the stress eating. :goodvibes

[MIdanceMom]

I beg to differ Cam.

6 pounds since January IS something to brag about. That is a 1 pound/week loss, right where you want to be. :woohoo: That is 1 bag of sugar and 4 sticks of butter that you are not carrying aound with you. You lost that weight despite all the stress and demands on your time. DO NOT sell yourself short woman. You are amazing.:woohoo:

Take care,
Beth

[keenercam]

I beg to differ Cam.

6 pounds since January IS something to brag about. That is a 1 pound/week loss, right where you want to be. :woohoo: That is 1 bag of sugar and 4 sticks of butter that you are not carrying aound with you. You lost that weight despite all the stress and demands on your time. DO NOT sell yourself short woman. You are amazing.:woohoo:

Take care,
Beth

Beth -- You are so sweet! :love: You made me all teary -- happy tears, but thank you so much!! What in the world would I do without you guys? :grouphug: You keep preventing me from beating myself up. It's like having my very own protection from the biggest bully around! ;) Love ya, mean it!


Oh, I am so excited! Kathy (Valentine) just called me and she and Judy (honeibee) and I have been finalizing details for dress shopping this weekend! :banana: And get this! When I just spoke with her, Kathy actually insists that she WANTS to help me with wedding crafts!!! How fun is that!!!???? Isn't she a darling? :woohoo: :lovestruc

Food:
B: apple
L: barley w/beef broth; green salad w/3 oz salmon fillet
D: barley, 1 chicken nugget, 1 pierogie, carrots, 3 oz baked salmon fillet; 3 oz baked flounder fillet
dessert: weight watchers 1 pt chocolate cake

It looks like a lot of food, but really wasn't and tonight was very controlled even as I cooked dinner for DS14.

Day 4 is a victory. 4/4!

[keenercam]

I am having such a bad day. I can't even stand myself at this point. I was supposed to go wedding gown shopping with two friends this weekend, but it looks like the weather will prevent them from travelling. And I won't be going without them. The weather has put me in the position of being at work without staff, doing secretarial stuff that I can't bill my time on and being totally inefficient and overwhelmed.

I just ate half a donut.

Food today:
B: apple; coffee w/skim milk; 2 multi-grain low-fat eggo waffles dry
S: 60 calories worth of low fat, sliced turkey breast; 1/2 donut; lemon tea

Several of us in the office are ordering in lunch. I restrained myself to a roast beef & swiss on whole wheat with pretzels. What I really wanted was egg salad on a potato roll with cole slaw on the side & chips & a brownie (this is what someone else ordered; it took a lot NOT to say "make that 2"). Unfortunately, none of this will make a wedding gown look better on me. I really need to get past being so down today. And I really need to stop scrounging for more food that I really don't need to eat.

[goldcupmom]

:wizard: that today gets better & a massive :hug: !!

Good job on ordering a better choice!

Hope the weather improves & things at work start looking brighter.

No more donut halves!!!!! (But gee, that sounds good about now!!)

[Blueeyes101817]

O cam--im sorry to hear about the crisis at work-that is NEVER fun!
And the weather here is not good at all..i even had a snow day!

hang in there, this too shall pass!

[traceycooper]

Oh Cam
sorry about the work crisis & i really hope your friends make it for the shopping trip - you have so looked forward to it :hug:

On the good side you have resisted lots of temptation & not snacked at night, if you dont get to try on dresses this weekend - look on the bright side - gives you more time to continue with your great progress & to look even more stunning :goodvibes

I resisted the chocolate ...but i did have a bowl of cereal instead!
The cereal proberbly had more calories in it!!! but it is healthier right???

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

I hope the weather improves and that your friends can make it for the shopping trip.:hug: I think you made great food choices, despite the added work and weather stress.:hug:

[traceycooper]

i come head hung in shame :(
I ate dip last night - ontop of curry!!

Hope your doing better than me Cam!

[keenercam]

i come head hung in shame :(
I ate dip last night - ontop of curry!!

Hope your doing better than me Cam!
Tracey -- you have NOTHING on me, sweetie. Totally blown weekend as far as food, starting with eating too much of the wrong things Friday night at a charity event, then Saturday night hanging out /"celebrating" with friends after wedding gown shopping, and panera & then cheesesteaks yesterday. So outrageously stressed working last night until after midnight and the next few days will be hell. My stomach is so sick today after over-indulging this weekend. UGH!

Okay, let's get back on track. I think I am still 4 for 7 (or maybe 4 for 8? I'll have to go back and check -- AFTER my noon work deadline). Ready to do this? :hug:

[MIdanceMom]

:hug: Cam,

I am sorry that work has been so stressful for you. You have been handling it beautifully though. :thumbsup2 Great job on Friday's lunch. Did you find any gowns you liked? I hope you made your deadline.

Don't forget to sleep somewhere in here.

:hug:
Beth

[keenercam]

Thank you, Beth! I made my noon deadline even though my secretary called out sick. PLUS I had an emergency hearing at 1:30 and I have another one tomorrow morning that is in this huge case that has been so time-consuming. :eek:

I can't believe I found FOUR gowns I LOVE! I am going back in 2 weeks to try on my dream gown, that only 2 salons have; the manager of this salon is having it shipped in for that weekend so that I can try it on. :yay: PLUS there are 3 more the manager said she thought I'd like that I'll also consider. I can't believe I won't have to "settle" for anything. Any of the four we narrowed it down to on Saturday would be so wonderful!

Now, I just have to get my eating under control!

Thank you for asking, sweetie! :hug:

SLEEP!! What an awesome prospect!!! :love:

[postesf]

Hi Cam! Sounds like you had fun gown shopping!!! How exciting!!! I've not done too great eating either... I just ate a brownie! eek!

[toystoryduo]

:grouphug: Cam,

I'm sorry to hear about the stress at work. I hope things settle down there soon.pixiedust:

That's great that you were able to try some dresses on!:thumbsup2 Were your friends able to come for the shopping as well?

Hope you have a good evening. Don't forget to take some time for you too.:hug:

[goldcupmom]

Hope things are getting at least a little bit better at work. You deserve a break!!

Wedding dress shopping sounds like it went really well & was a bit of fun for you at last.

Can't wait to hear/see the final selection!

[traceycooper]

oooh Cam i'm so glad you got to go shopping :)
sounds so exciting make sure you take pics when you try on again ;)
snacking ok so far :)

[keenercam]

Thanks, everyone for your support. Work has been more stressful than ever in my career. I vacillate between not being able to eat anything for fear of it not staying down, to stress-eating everything in sight. Surprisingly, I am still the same weight as a week ago. :confused3

cross-posted from my planning journal on the DIS brides forum:

Work has been so busy and stressful that I haven't had much DIS time! :sad1:

First, I wanted to say what a GREAT time I had trying on dresses with Kathy and Judy. :love: They were so supportive and non-judgmental and honest and I didn't feel self-conscious at all about being undressed in front of them. That is a HUGE deal for me. :eek: Our bridal consultant at the Demetrios Salon at Macy's Cherry Hill was so sweet and helpful and very, very patient. We ended up being there more than 3 hours!!! I don't know how many dresses I considered and how many I tried on but Kathy and Judy think close to 20! Kathy is involved in the theatre so she spent a lot of time under my skirts, straightening and tugging! LOL! Judy helped me maintain modesty, being in charge of the panel you can insert in the back of a dress to cover your skin so you can go out to the pedestal/mirrors. It was SUCH a positive experience that I absolutely intend to buy my gown there.

When all was said and done, we had 4 gowns that we all really liked on me. I have pix of me in them and will email the link if anyone wants to see. Just PM me your email address. :)

Will try to catch up on journals this weekend! I can't wait to hear how all my WISH journal buddies are doing! :grouphug:

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

I'm sorry to hear about all the stress at work. Sending some prayers and :wizard: your way. Please be sure and take some time just for you each day.:hug:

[traceycooper]

Hope your having a great weekend Cam :)
Off to pm you for pics :)

[Blueeyes101817]

have a great weekend cam!

[deekaypee]

I kept promising myself that I'd come over here to catch up on your busy, busy life--I can't even imagine how exhausting & stressful it can be! You're doing such a great job, juggling all these responsibilities & demands & commitments. You should be proud of yourself--I am!

Hope you're having a great week!

[keenercam]

Wow! You guys are all so wonderful and so faithful. :grouphug: Thank you so much. :love: I have been beyond overwhelmed and just not coping well. The stress at work has been beyond compare and there is so much going on with our friends that I feel like I should devote all of my time to being there for them, which I just am not in a position to do.

I think I've unofficially dropped out of the Big Loser challenge (I just haven't had time to visit the thread and have "forgotten" to weigh in this week) and one of my spark team DIS teammates is taking care of the March exercise challenge for me. Those are the types of responsbilities/commitments I normally love because they help me stay on track and provide fellowship opportunities and lots of support and encouragement. Alas, I am of no help to those groups right now and I am viewing the commitments as additional layers of stress instead of in the very positive way they should serve.

Unfortunately, my stress eating has been out of control and even the thought of trying on and probably ordering a wedding gown this weekend has not been motivation enough for me to get my butt in gear. Sunday night was the first night I'd slept in a week and since then I have only been doing marginally better. Usually I am so good at coping with stress and though I may vent, for the most part, most people can't tell how stressed I am. Monday night, however, my friend/partner walked me to my car, really trying to urge me to let him drive me home or to the Y but I told him I was fine. I ended up crying all the way to the Y and pulling over to try to pull myself together before seeing anyone. Last night a friend sent me an edible delights gift to cheer me up and I was an hysterical mess on the phone with her when I called to say thanks (love you, Carrie! :hug: ). By the time I got off the phone with her I felt so much better. I think I need hourly Carrie fixes in order to stay "up" and motivated, though, and I just HATE being so needy and high maintenance.

There are so many things in my life I can't control right now. You'd think I'd seize control of my eating. And I really think that getting back into a training routine (especially with the Minnie 15k being only 8 weeks away! :eek: ) will help.

This morning's breakfast was coffee cake that I didn't need and should not have eaten. I have to get back to logging my food and exercise and really thinking more about it. And I HAVE to get out of this funk. :confused3

Thanks for letting me vent. I'll be better soon. I'm sure of it. :thumbsup2

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
I hope your feeling better,
I went through feeling similar last week & am glad to report its got better so i hope it does for you too.
Take good care of you, & feel free to vent anytime :)

[toystoryduo]

Sending a great big :hug: your way, Cam. Please try and do something special for you this weekend. I hope that the situation at work improves for you very soon. :hug:

[MIdanceMom]

:hug: Cam,

I do hope that the stress at work can decrease soon. I am worried about you. Are there any yoga classes at the Y? Maybe some quiet time(and non-trainingfocused time) would help you center. I understand what you mean about controlling your eating, because the rest of your life is out of control. I am struggling with this too. I am trying to just focus on a day/an hour/ or a minute at a time.

I am proud of you for delegating the exercise challenge. Is there any more delegating you can do?

:hug:
Beth

[Blueeyes101817]

I hope the stress at work goes away soon--i hate that!
Hang in there--do what you need to do!

[toystoryduo]

Sending a gentle :hug: and lots of :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: your way today. Hope the situation at work is getting better for you, Cam.:hug:

[postesf]

Hey Cam!!! How are ya doing girl???

I saw on your Wedding Journal that things are going well on that front. Yay!!!

I'm so sorry work and all has been stressful lately. I really hope things start improving for you.

The Minnie...8 weeks away... geez! Don't remind me. I feel sooo unprepared!

You can do this!!! :thumbsup2

Stacie

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
hope your doing well :)
Hows the dress hunting going?

[deekaypee]

Just popping in to say hi, give you some :flower3: and pixiedust:

I hope your days are going well and that you're managing the stress the best you can. I also hope your VR plans are moving along nicely. You and Howard deserve the best--I know you have that in each other, your family & friends, but you get what I mean.

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

Just wanted to stop in and say hello. I hope things are going well with you.

:hug:
Beth

[toystoryduo]

Sending more :hug: :hug: :hug:, good thoughts, and :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: your way. Hope you are doing well!:goodvibes

[keenercam]

Wow! You guys spoil me rotten with your support even when I have been so woefully absent from here.

So much has been going on that has kept me away. I have been outrageously swamped at work -- more so than ever in the 18 years I have been practicing law. It is quite draining and makes for long days, late dinners & late-night stress eating and no time for the gym.

This past weekend, we flew to Denver on Saturday night, drove almost 3 hours through a blinding snowstorm to Beaver Creek, CO (arrived 3:15am our time, 1:15 am CO time), attended my dear friend/partner's wedding on Sunday night, and left the resort at 10:15am on Monday morning--arrived home Monday night close to 11pm. I had congestion symptoms while there but have been really sick with every cold symptom above the neck imagineable since we got back. ICK!

Went to the gym last night but my equilibrium is off because of the congestion, so I rode the recumbent bike for an hour and that was it.

My weight yesterday morning was up exactly 10 pounds from when I was at the lowest adult weight ever. I was so frustrated with myself. Just a day of drinking lots of water, eating the right foods, and an hour of exercise brought me down 2.3 pounds, so now I am 7.7 away from my low point. I NEVER want to be at this number again, and I really, really NEED to lose a significant amount before I go for wedding gown measurements/ordering in May.

Thank you to everyone here who provides so much love and encouragement. I really, really appreciate you guys so much! :grouphug:

Oh, and for those who have asked, here is a link to my shutterfly album showing the wedding gown I have chosen:
http://camsgown.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0Ibt3DRs2cMWGu&notag=1

I'd love to hear what you all think! :love: :lovestruc

Please don't post any pix from the album here, though, because Howard wants to be totally surprised and not see any pix of the gown or me in it before the big day! Thanks!

I'll be right here waiting! :surfweb: ;)

Love you guys, Mean it!

[keenercam]

Okay, it's a relief to see the scale moving down now that I am drinking lots of water and eating less processed foods. Down 3.9 since Tuesday, which just convinces me it was from our "vacation weekend" and sodium. Now that the water weight is gone, I have to persist so that real weight will come off.

[postesf]

Hey Cam! Glad the scale is moving for you! Mine's not...Maybe it's broken??? (yeah, probaly not! hahah!) :confused3

Hope work gets better and you are feeling better soon! I've been fortunate to have get sick this winter... and spring is on it's way!!! Great job making it to the gym! :thumbsup2

Keep it up girl! You can do it!!!

Stacie

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
the wedding gown is absoultly stunning!! a real princess gown!! & so much gorgeous detail!
Glad the scale is coming down!
Hope you are feeling better & that work has calmed down too!

[toystoryduo]

Oh Cam,:hug:

Your dress is absolutely beautiful!!!princess: I love it!:thumbsup2

I'm glad to hear that the scale is cooperating for you.:thumbsup2

I hope things at work get better for you soon. :hug: I bet some Disney/vow renewing dreaming during those stressful moments will help.:cloud9:

Have a great day!:cool1:

[toystoryduo]

Happy Easter, Cam! Hope you have a nice, relaxing weekend ahead of you!:hug:

[Zoesmama03]

Lovely dress. You look great in it. :)

[traceycooper]

Happy Easter Cam :)

[keenercam]

Thanks, everyone! Happy Easter!
I am working from home most of the day on taxes but will have to go into the office later to prepare for an emergency hearing tomorrow.
I am still so sick with this blasted cold and can't hear out of my left ear at all. The sneezing has subsided but the coughing is worse (court should be fun -- lots of cough drops). I feel so wiped out from being sick for 8 days. UGH!
Back soon, hopefully with a more positive attitude. :grouphug:

[traceycooper]

sending lots of :goodvibes :wizard: :hug:
hope you feel better soon Cam!

[postesf]

Hey Cam! Sorry you are still feeling yucky!!! :hug:

Sending :wizard: your way that you are feeling much better very soon!!!

Stacie

[goldcupmom]

Hope you start feeling better, Cam! Spring colds are no fun!

Hang in there. The gown is gorgeous, warm FL sunshine is soon in your future & the countdown to VR is well underway.

Have a good rest of the week & take care of you!

[deekaypee]

Cam:

Oh, I'm sorry you're sick--and at this time of year, when you have so much work to do with the emergency hearing, you're planning so much for the VR, and you're getting back on top of everything. :sad2: I hope you feel better soon.

On a much lighter, brighter note--that dress. Oh, my! You're glowing in the pictures. And everything about it just screams YOU and your relationship with Howard (here, I'm thinking of the bodice, but I don't want to be more specific in case Howard reads your journal). You two are very blessed to find each other. :love:

[keenercam]

sending lots of :goodvibes :wizard: :hug:
hope you feel better soon Cam!

Hey Cam! Sorry you are still feeling yucky!!! :hug:

Sending :wizard: your way that you are feeling much better very soon!!!

Stacie

Hope you start feeling better, Cam! Spring colds are no fun!

Hang in there. The gown is gorgeous, warm FL sunshine is soon in your future & the countdown to VR is well underway.

Have a good rest of the week & take care of you!

Thank you, everyone, for your good wishes for my health. :grouphug: I saw my doctor last night. One of the first things he said (I ADORE him!) is "I'm sure you have a marathon scheduled sometime soon, so let's figure out how to get you healthy!" Isn't he darling? I did correct him and tell him it is a 15k and it is early May, but this is impacting my training tremendously. :sad1: Anyway, my cold symptoms are better. The congestion is still bad but the worst of it is that I can't hear out of my left ear at all. I don't quite understand all the medical stuff, but my ear drum is retracted and the eustacian tube (?) is not functioning. There is a lot of fluid in the inner ear which is why I am so dizzy all the time. There was some other stuff he said but I don't remember. He gave me a nasal steroid spray, mega oral steroid (he had me take the entire first day's dose of 6 pills last night all at once), maximum strength sudafed, and direction to chew gum constantly, except when I am sleeping. He is concerned that if the pressure in my ear is not relieved soon, the eardrum will rupture. If the steroids & decongestant don't help by the beginning of next week, he will have his office get me in to my ENT on a quick basis.

Sorry that was so long!

Cam:

Oh, I'm sorry your sick--and at this time of year, when you have so much work to do with the emergency hearing, you're planning so much for the VR, and you're getting back on top of everything. :sad2: I hope you feel better soon.

On a much lighter, brighter note--that dress. Oh, my! You're glowing in the pictures. And everything about it just screams YOU and your relationship with Howard (here, I'm thinking of the bodice, but I don't want to be more specific in case Howard reads your journal). You two are very blessed to find each other. :love:

Thank you so much, Debra! I simply cannot wait to wear the gown for Howard. I just can't describe how my whole being is yearning for the moment Howard sees me on January 12 at about 5:30 am before our Magic Kingdom photo session. :lovestruc

I know I posted the pictures in my planning journal, but you guys HAVE to see what he bought me on Saturday.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dd02b3127cceb6c9a197b0e900000026100Ibt3DRs2cMT
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dd02b3127cceb6c9a18c31c200000026100Ibt3DRs2cMT
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dd02b3127cceb6c9a19431da00000026100Ibt3DRs2cMT

On to the things that are important for this journal. I am concerned about the fact that I have been eating compulsively and that I am up about 7 pounds still from my lowest adult weight. I really want to get back on track and try to lose this last 30-35 pounds. There are certain events we go to every year and I find myself being very resentful that each year I am STILL doing WW when I go to these events, and yet I have not met my goal weight yet. I really think I need to get on with my quest and finish it up.

So! I am going to a new WW meeting on Thursday mornings at 7:30 a.m. and am determined that I am going to start and maintain a downward trend and just keep it rolling. A fellow DISer and Disney bride to be lives nearby and goes to my gym, so we are going to come up with a schedule that works that gets us both to the gym together a couple of mornings a week.

Here I go! :banana:

[keenercam]

So far, so good on WW today:

B: vitalicious corn muffin (1 pt); coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: LC santa fe rice & beans over lettuce & tomato (5)
6:00 pre-gym "snack" -- WW english muffin breakfast sandwich (4)
D: LC chicken w/penne pasta (6); veggie soup with brown rice (3); diet pepsi

Oh, and I am taking my vitamin now.

---------------------------
WW Healthy guidelines
64 oz water -- 92 oz by 6:00 :banana: <-- this is Cam doing the potty dance! :lmao:
5 svgs F/V -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
2 servings non-fat dairy -- (harder to do) 1/2 svg
multi-vitamin -- :sunny:

Activity -- recumbent bike -- 60 minutes -- 11.43 miles -- 345 calories

Total points for day: 19.5/23 (too low, especially with the exercise, so I'll work on that today)

[traceycooper]

wow cam that necklace is GORGEOUS!!
your DH is definatly one in a million!! :)

Thats a good idea to have someone to work out with..i hope that works out...no pun intended ;)

I hope the meds work :hug:

[keenercam]

wow cam that necklace is GORGEOUS!!
your DH is definatly one in a million!! :)

Thats a good idea to have someone to work out with..i hope that works out...no pun intended ;)

I hope the meds work :hug:

Thank you, Tracey! Howard is unbelievable and truly the proof that God answers prayers in a really big way! He spoils me rotten with his love and support. I told him this morning that I am going back to WW and he said "you know I think you are absolutely perfect and I love your curves, but I will support you in anything you want to do." :cloud9:

So, tomorrow morning, I'll do my fresh start at weight watchers. Friday, I am meeting my fellow DIS bride at the gym at 6:30. I am sooo excited to have found a workout partner. I am hoping I dont' bore her to death! ;) I'm psyched that she is going to teach me how to use some equipment I've never had the nerve to ask about -- the rowing machine and some upper body equipment. And hopefully I will motivate her in some small way to repay the favor. :cutie:

[traceycooper]

enjoy your workout cam :)
just beware of the rowing machine - i cant use it as it really hurts my shoulders & neck (old whiplash injury!!)
take it steady!

[keenercam]

Thanks for the warning, Tracey! My back is still fragile from when I tore my middle trapezoid muscle (?) in September and went through physical therapy into mid-December.

I went back to WW this morning. The last time I was there was 7/3/07 and I was up 4.2 pounds. That's 8 1/2 months. Glad that I only gained 4.2 pounds but it is a trend I am determined to halt. It's time to get serious and get this finished. Just like a marathon. The reward is at the finish. There is a lot to be gained along the way in terms of discipline and strength but for me nothing will be as satisfying as knowing I finished what I set out to do.

As of this morning, I am 32.6 pounds away from my goal.

Today's food plan:
B: coffee w/skim milk; multi-grain light english muffin with ICBINB spray & 1 slice fat free cheese (2)
S: fresh cut fruit (2)
L: huge lettuce & tomato salad (0); can of solid white tuna in water (4); lite popcorn (1); diet Dr. Pepper (0)
S: celery w/laughing cow light cheese (1.5); WW cheddar twists (2)
D: LC panini (6); baked potato (11 oz before cooking) (4)

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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 72 oz by 5:30 :sunny:
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)-- :sunny:
multi-vitamin -- :sunny:

Activity -- 30 minutes elliptical -- 2.64 miles (317 calories)

Total points for day: 22.5

[postesf]

Hey Cam!!! I will say again...What a lovely necklace!!! So pretty! I can't wait to see how everything looks together!

I'm glad you are feeling a bit better...Hope they get that ear thing worked out!

How cool is it that you have a fellow Dis'er and Disbride to workout with!!! I hope you have fun!!!

Stacie

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie! I keep hoping I'll run into some heretofore unknown WISH team member in this area and we could do our training together, too! :cool1:

[AmyBeth68]

Cam...I'm sorry to hear you've been sick :(. I just caught up on your journal and HAD to stop by to tell you how beautiful your dress is!!!!! :love: I am so darn excited for you and Howard! What a lovely thing to be doing...VR! Anyway...I hope this post finds you feeling much better! :hug:

[keenercam]

Thank you so much for visiting, Amy! I fear I have been a terrible WISH journal buddy these days. Today is literally the first non-deadline day I have had at work since I took on a huge case on 1/25 (except for 3/17 when we were flying back from Colorado!) My equilibrium is still off because of my inner ear issue and I can't hear out of my left ear at all, so I am disappointed that I might not get a LR in this weekend. :sad1: I am going to be an optimist, though, and plan on a 5:30 am outing to the gym this Saturday. Once I get there, I'll have to see how things go as to whether I can TM at all.

Thank you so much for the compliments on the dress! I still go look at the pix on shutterfly every day. :lovestruc I just can't believe I will wear something so exquisite and I just can't wait to see Howard's face when I do! Of course, I'll have to make sure I don't do the typical taper-weight-gain in the weeks leading up to the marathon/vow renewal weekend! ;)

[goldcupmom]

Welcome Back, Cam! Glad that things at working are easing up a bit.

You, Amy & I need to 'git er done' this year with WW. It's been over 5 years for me.....:rolleyes1

the dress is truly spectacular on you. and the necklace......Wow!! Howard has good taste (but he married you, didn't he?)

Glad you're feeling better. Don't overdo and let your body heal so you don't have a setback.

Have an awesome weekend!

[Zoesmama03]

Sorry to hear you haven't felt well and about the ear. I've been constantly struggling with fluid in my ear and I can feel when its there and the Dr.'s always say if I go in to early that it looks fine. But yet I know the fluid is there because I get the vertigo, probably the "dizziness" you are feeling. I've had vertigo spells for years now though since I was 20-21 when the first occured for a whopping 8 days straight. I've had them as long as 10 days but I have gotten to where I can function through it. Thankfully its not around that much anymore. But interesting they say its your tubes. All the tell me is take this blah blah blah.

I find that claritin helps a lot with the ears though when I take it because the itch like mad so much. They've been bother me the last couple days again but my insurance ran out in Feb. AHH!! I had a nice dry stretch of no problems after the last time they gave me some pretty strong antibiotics. I found one in the bottom of my purse(the last dose too) that I totally forgot to take and forgot all about. I really need to see an ENT again though for the problems over the last year and half I've had well over a dozen ear infections, often double. :confused3 I will have to look into this tubes stuff, I was suppose to have tubes put in my ear when I was little but the chiropractor of all things really improved them and so my mom never scheduled it. I didn't have many problems with them(my ears) until the last few years.

[keenercam]

Oh, Melissa! I can't imagine suffering those problems chronically. This has been bad enough and it has been only about 13 days of this.

Last night went well. I split my WW cheddar twists and ate some while my dinner was cooking and then the rest before bed. It took care of my need for a snack before bed in a very controlled fashion.

The great news is that my workout buddy and I spent an hour at the gym this morning and it was so much fun! We had a great time chatting and she showed me how to use some new equipment. :thumbsup2

Today's food plan:
pre-gym: coffee w/LF milk (.5); banana (2)
post-gym: coffee w/skim milk; apple (1.5)
L: huge lettuce & tomato salad (0); LC panini (5); lite popcorn (1); diet Dr. Pepper (0)
S: WW cheddar twists (2); baby carrots (1); veggie soup w/green beans (1)
D: LC enchilada suiza (5); LF popcorn (1)(late night at work)
D#2 (after work): rotisserie chicken on lite MG english muffin (4)
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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 64 oz by 3:30 :sunny:
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
multi-vitamin --

Activity -- 60 minutes gym (including 3.78 miles elliptical/bike; rowing; leg work)

Total points for day: 24 (used 1 AP)

[toystoryduo]

Hi Cam,

I'm glad to hear that you are starting to feel better and that work is slowing down a bit.:goodvibes

The necklace that Howard bought for you is absolutely beautiful!princess: You guys are so wonderful together!:love: I am so excited for you both that you get to renew your vows in the most magical place on earth!:cloud9:

I hope you have a great weekend!:hug:

[traceycooper]

HI Cam
i'm glad you had a great time at the gym :)
I miss my workout buddy :( (she quit!)
Food looks good :)
Have a great weekend :)

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy & Tracey! :hug:

Last night was a very frustrating late night at work again and I ate something small when I got home at almost 11 pm just because it felt like I should eat "dinner" at home. :rolleyes2:

Got up this morning and dragged myself to the gym. :cool1: Learned how to use a stair climber which was murder on my legs! :eek: Was only able to manage 3 minutes at 75 steps/minute rate. I will work up on that, like I did with the elliptical. It might really help my hip & thigh region! :lmao:

TM -- 4.19 miles -- 60 minuts--382 cals

Food today:
pre-gym: mini cliff bar (1)
post-gym: egg beaters with fake sausage crumbles, FF cheese & coffee (6)
lunch: garden salad w/feta &grilled chicken
snack: baby carrots
dinner (Cheesecake Factory): too much bread; edamame (appetizer); thai peanut chicken pasta; no dessert :thumbsup2 ; coffee w/cream ( :eek: )

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
you'll be suprised at how quickly you'll improve on the stair climber - i remember setting goals after only being able to do 3 mins, every week or so i'd increase by a minute or 2 & would feel great when i did it!

[keenercam]

Food Sunday was a disaster. I did really, really well until mid-afternoon when I started snacking. I never ate the "real" lasagna I made for the family (I made a fat free, whole-wheat noodle version for me) or any of the garlic bread, but I did munch on leftover bread from cheesecake factory Saturday night (we never should have brougth it home; I should have acknowledged I'd be the one to eat it and should have left it on the table at the restaurant). After dinner, I ate some of the kids' Easter malted milk balls and then 5 points worth of weight watchers desserts. UGH!!

Back on track today. I really want to see a loss at WW this Thursday, so I'll need to be very disciplined.

Today's food plan:
B: coffee w/skim milk (.5); apple (1)
S: coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: huge lettuce & tomato salad (0); fat free feta cheese (1); kalamata olives (2)
S: WW pretzel crisps (2); lite popcorn (1)
D: 99% FF ground turkey & mushrooms over baked potato (8); leftover whole wheat lasagna w/fat free mozzarella (8)
dessert: weight watchers mini chocolate raspberry bar (1)

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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 64 oz by 2:30 pm
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)-- :sunny:
multi-vitamin --

Activity --
15 minutes elliptical -- 1 mile (140 calories)
45 minutes bike -- 6.58 miles (230 calories)

I was so wiped out and sore that getting to the gym was a major chore. But at least I have an hour done.

Total points for day: 25 :eek:

[MIdanceMom]

Hey cam,

I am sorry that I have been MIA. I am also sorry to hear that you are not feeling well.

The necklace is stunning. You are going to be a knockout. Howard will be drooling.

Don't worry about what you ate. You used a few flex points. That is what they are there for. Your food choices have been good. Great job controlling the nightime snacking.:banana:

Take care,
Beth

[postesf]

Go Cam Go!!! You can do it!!! :cheer2:

:hug: ,
Stacie

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Beth & Stacie! You guys are so sweet. I am so glad my WI is Thursday. It gives me a little bit of time to make up for my misbehaving since Saturday night's 7pm dinner through last night's 9:30 pm dessert splurge. :laughing: I now have a picture of the gown on my desktop. I'd like to put one up in my kitchen. I may find a generic gown pic and put it up as a reminder without giving any details away to Howard. ;)

[keenercam]

Today's food plan:
B: coffee w/skim milk (1); apple (1)
S: vitamuffin (1)
L: huge lettuce & tomato salad (0); can of tuna in water (3); lite popcorn (1)
S: celery; carrots (1); laughing cow cheese (1)
D: LC chophouse steak pita (7); brown rice (3); corn (1); green beans (0)
dessert: WW chocolate raspberry bar (1)

Total WW points for day: 21
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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 76 oz by 5:00pm
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)-- :sunny: :sunny:
multi-vitamin --

Activity --
20 minutes elliptical -- 1.48 mile (189 calories)
40 minutes bike -- 7.05 miles (222 calories)

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
at least your back on track now, so try not to give yourself too much of a hard time! ;)
I think thats a great idea to just put any wedding gown pic up in the kitchen, i could do with a pic of my head stuck on a skinny body & having it tatooed under my eyelids!! :)

[goldcupmom]

You are so good at getting right back on track! How can you get any work done with that gorgeous dress on your desktop????? I think I'd just sit & stare at it all day & daydream!

Hope you're having a good Tuesday!

[keenercam]

THank you Tracey & Julie! I wish I hadn't blown it this weekend. Then I'd have cause for being proud of getting back on track last week and staying on track. I can't believe I used all my flexpoints this weekend and have a deficit of 3!! :eek: Pretty bad, huh? Still hoping that walking the straight and narrow until Thursday morning will result in a loss on the scale. I'd LOVE to set a goal of losing SOMETHING every week and never going up, but I have learned that my body doesn't cooperate that way and my weight can spike by a couple pounds overnight for no reason at all. Still, it would be SO NICE to get on a downward trend and keep it going. I really have to stop obsessing about the scale, though!! :laughing:

And yes, Julie, looking at the picture of the gown takes me off into la-la land, daydreaming about marathon weekend and the events we are planning. So much fun!!! :banana:

[toystoryduo]

Great job getting back on track, Cam!:hug: I think you are doing a wonderful job, especially with all the added stress from work. Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

I hope you have a great day tomorrow!:goodvibes

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy!

Started today at the gym again. I know I need to start getting in some major miles on the TM if there is any chance at alll of finishing the Minnie in the required time, but I feel like the more trained I am the more likely it is work commitments will keep me from going. I am such a pessimist. Here is how my mind is working --"It would be just my luck to be perfectly ready and NOT be able to go" and "It would be just my luck NOT to train and then to find that I can go." I am hoping to know in the next few days whether I will be joining the WISH team for Minnie weekend. Until I know for sure, my sadness and frustration about my lack of control over work commitments is overriding everything -- my training, my attitude, my ability to interact with the friends I may or may not see in 4 weeks, etc. It is beginning to hit me really hard and make me really depressed.

Food plan for today:
B: coffee w/skim milk (1); weight watchers breakfast sandwich (4)
L: green salad w/grilled chicken (4); multi-grain roll (4)
S: rice krispie treat (3) (this was a long-lusted-after treat that was planned for. ;) )
D: brown rice & corn & salsa; lite english muffin w/fat free cheese (5.5)
dessert: none

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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 104 oz by 6:30pm
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)-- :sunny: :sunny:
multi-vitamin --

Activity --
20 minutes elliptical -- 1.38 mile (192 calories) (less distance than yesterday, but since it was at a higher level, it was few more calories)
40 minutes bike -- 6.52 miles (215 calories)

Points for the day: 21.5

[deekaypee]

Love the wedding-gown picture idea, especially because it's not just about the gown; it's about the VR, of course, but about your entire life with Howard & all the memories you've created together. Talk about motivating!

Oh, and I SO hope you get to go to the Minnie. I never planned to go, and I'm regretting it, so I can't imagine how difficult it is for you. But you know, I have faith that work & life in general will cooperate with the Minnie--because you need this and deserve this. So you just get your cute little honey buns on a TM, girl, because WDW & WISHers are calling your name! :cool1:

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
sending you lots of :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: to send you to the Minnie :)
keep training for it & if the worst happens at least you will have had some great work outs :)
i think your feeling depressed because you have soo much to cope with right now & your putting so much pressure on yourself!
Take life a bit easier & enjoy planning your VR :hug:

[keenercam]

Thanks, Tracey! I am hoping that by this time tomorrow I will know one way or another whether I can go to the Minnie. If I can't I am going to have to figure out a way to get over it and keep myself in motion. :sad1:

Debra -- You are such a sweetheart! :cutie: No one but Howard has ever thought my buns were "cute". :lmao: I'm sorry you arent' going to be there. You know, registration is still open! It is an amazing event! So much fun! And just being around the WISH team makes the trip well worthwhile. :grouphug:

Okay, so I just ate a rice krispies treat and I am glad to say that I didn't do it becuase I was stessed or bored or because I "deserved it" or anything like that (my usual excuses). I ate it becuase I have been wanting one for a couple of months and could afford the points today because I didn't do a morning snack and won't have anything after dinner. It feels good to have had a treat like a normal person and not to torment myself about it afterwards. :rolleyes1

[MIdanceMom]

Hi Cam,

You are back on track. You absolutely can have that treat. You planned it into your day. :wizard: for the Minnie, and for WI.

Take care,
Beth

[keenercam]

Thank you, Beth. I should know by the end of today whether I am going to the Minnie. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

WI today wasn't what I wanted, but was better than I should have expected. I was up .8. Heck, I should have hit the ladies room before I weighed in! ;)

Not sure of the food plan today since I'll be away from my office. So far, I've only had coffee w/skim milk. I'd better pack gum, and a whole lot of it.

Back tonight to update.

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

Sending some prayers and :wizard: :wizard: your way today. I hope you are able to go and do the Minnie!:goodvibes

[postesf]

Cam!!! :scared1: You'd better got WDW for the Minnie! Girl!!! :goodvibes Seriouly...I really hope it works out so you can come!!! I really want to meet you!

:wizard: for you to be able to come!!!

Stacie

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
Any news on the Minnie yet???
Keeping everything crossed for you :)

[keenercam]

Thank you, everyone, for all the positive vibes & pixie dust. Unfortunately, I still don't know about the Minnie because the hearing was cut short for the Judge to run to a meeting. So, I am still unsure. :sad1:

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: green salad w/grilled chicken & 3 croutons (no dressing) (4)
S: apple (1); baby carrots (.5); 2/3 pkg mini cinnamon cakes (1)
D: 1/2 turkey roll up (5); gumbo (3); grilled chicken (4); curry sauce (2); sweet potato chips (5); 1/2 pc chocolate banana cake (5)
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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)-- 64 oz by 9:00 pm
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
multi-vitamin --

Activity --
30 minutes brisk walking

Points for the day: 31 (23DP; 1AP; 7WFPs)

[keenercam]

Food today:
B: coffee w/drop of LF milk (.5); 2 lite multi-grain english muffins (3); 2 slices FF cheese (1)
L: cauliflower (0); carrots & cucumbers (0)
S:
D:
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WW Healthy guidelines
Water (64 oz)--
F/V (5 svgs) -- :sunny:
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
multi-vitamin --

Activity --

Points for the day:

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

I'm sorry to hear that you don't have a definitive answer about the Minnie yet. :( We'll just keep sending our prayers, :wizard:, and good thoughts your way.:goodvibes

Hope you have a great day today and a wonderful weekend ahead!:hug:

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
you must be fed up of waiting to find out about the Minnie!!!
hope you find out soon!
Have a great weekend

[keenercam]

Tracey - Actually, I am really frazzled about it because it's not just about the race, but also about seeing some friends that I won't see again until January if I don't get to Orlando for Minnie weekend. :sad1: AND it is so hard to get motivated and train without the motivation of the race. I also have a TON of stuff I want to take down for the vow renewal and put in the owner's locker, and it would be great to take care of that over Minnie weekend, too.

[toystoryduo]

Tracey - Actually, I am really frazzled about it because it's not just about the race, but also about seeing some friends that I won't see again until January if I don't get to Orlando for Minnie weekend. :sad1: AND it is so hard to get motivated and train without the motivation of the race. I also have a TON of stuff I want to take down for the vow renewal and put in the owner's locker, and it would be great to take care of that over Minnie weekend, too.

Sending :hug: and :wizard: your way, Cam. I hope everything works out so that you can go to WDW for Minnie weekend!:hug:

[Blueeyes101817]

Sending :hug: and :wizard: your way, Cam. I hope everything works out so that you can go to WDW for Minnie weekend!:hug:

Hope everything works out Cam!

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy & Jen! :hug:

I got back on the wagon today after splurging/being out of control a few days. UGH!

B: coffee w/low fat milk
L (Olive Garden): salad w/no dressing (no breadsticks, either!), grilled salmon; seasoned broccoli
S: pretzels
D: green salad; sweet potato pancake; LC flatbread

ETA: I got back on track with Minnie training tonight, too, and did 8 miles for the first time in forever! It wasn't pretty, but it's done! :lmao:

8 miles -- 1:55:55 -- 745 calories

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your 8 miler, Cam!:cheer2:

I hope you get good news about the Minnie today!:wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard:

Have a great Monday!:hug:

[keenercam]

Food today:
pre-gym: lite multi-grain EM w/1 slice FF cheese (1.5)
post-gym B: lite multi-grain EM w/1 slice FF cheese (1.5); coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: LC panini (6); cauliflower (0); apple (1)
S: coffee w/skim milk (.5)
S: brown rice w/LC beef & broccoli (5)
D: sweet potato pancake (2); LC panini (6); pretzels (2); tastes of whole wheat lasagna (2); brown rice (2)
dessert: LF popcorn (2)

water: 56 oz by 1:00pm

Workout:
elliptical -- 1 mile -- 12:20
bike -- 2.1 miles -- 11:20

35 minutes weight training/strengthening

[postesf]

HI Cam! Looks like you're doing good! Great job on the miles and the biking/ellipcital looks great!!! Way to go! :thumbsup2

Hope you hear about the Minnie soon!!!

Stacie

[traceycooper]

wow 8 miles!! well done :)
Any news yet Cam?

[keenercam]

Thanks Tracy & Stacie, again, for your support! :hug:

wow 8 miles!! well done :)
Any news yet Cam?

No, Tracey. Sadly, still no news :sad1: , but I am NOT cancelling my airfare, etc. until absolutely the last possible minute.

[toystoryduo]

Sending more :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: and a gentle :hug: your way.

Hope you have a great day today!:cool1:

[keenercam]

Geez, I absolutely cannot believe how many points I ate yesterday! :eek: It didn't feel like I was eating that much at all. The overeating last night really was the result of hunger and didn't feel out of control at all. I just have to get a handle on that and use some smarter choices to address late day hunger. Of course, it didn't help that I didn't get to make dinner until after 9pm. I am learning some important concepts at my weekly WW meetings and am looking forward to continuing to implement new thought processes and behaviors with more success, hopefully getting better each day.

I was at the gym by 6:30 again this morning. I only used the elliptical and the bike, since I am still sore from my 8 miles Sunday night and the strength training yesterday morning.

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk (.5); apple (1)
L: grilled chicken on whole wheat wrap w/lettuce, tomato & mustard (7); diet soda
S: popcorn (2)
D: green beans (0); LC pot roast (4); lite MG english muffin (1); 2 fat free hot dogs (2)
dessert: pretzels (2); WW choc raspberry bar (1)

Activity today:
elliptical -- 1 mile -- 11:55
recumbent bike -- 7.88 miles -- 48 minutes

ETA: Thank you, Tracy! :hug:

[keenercam]

Activity today:
bike -- 30 minutes -- 5.96 miles (166 cals)
30 minutes strength training -- lower body

Food today:
pre-gym -- 2 low fat waffles (2)
post-gym -- vitamuffin corn muffin (1); coffee w/skim milk (.5)
S: apple (1); WW yogurt (1)
L: green salad w/chick peas & 1 oz lean roast beef (3); grilled chicken on whole wheat tortilla (6)
S: pretzels (3)
D: broiled steak; hamburger helper; italian-style green beans; chocolate drizzled rice cakes; a couple of strawberry whoppers

[toystoryduo]

Great job getting your workout in, Cam! I hope you have a great day today!:hug:

[deekaypee]

Cam, you've been doing a great job of getting your WOs in and with your eating! :thumbsup2 I continue to keep my fingers crossed for you & the Minnie.

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy! Thank you, Debra! I am getting very frantic about the Minnie because our resort reservation (for 7 of us) is in my name (DVC and cash nights) and I am worried about whether they will let me change the name on the reservation. :eek: Keeping fingers and toes crossed!

[keenercam]

I am really disgusted with myself. AGAIN. Last night's food list posted above looks bad enough, but I know there was more. I don't know what was wrong with me yesterday. I was ravenous at lunch time and ate more than I needed. Then, I had the opportunity to get home at a reasonable hour and cook for DS, who wanted hamburger helper. So, I broiled a large steak for me and DH and ate 1/3 of it. And that really should have been all I ate. I really wanted to be good, eat a sensible dinner and not eat anything after 7pm in the hopes of having a good weigh in this morning. Instead I binged and ate and ate and ate. Oh, now I remember what else I ate -- about 4 points worth of fat free pretzels. :eek:

When I stepped on the scale this morning, it was up 3 pounds from yesterday morning and I KNOW a lot of that was because of the outrageous amounts of sodium in the pretzels and the hamburger helper. But it was also the result of my binging. Just pathetic. So, I chickened out and used my no weigh in pass at WW. I thought it was more important to go to the meeting than to skip it because of my fear of the scale.

The meeting was helpful. The third part of a 3 week series on "Triggers". We've explored
1. food as triggers. It turns out that some foods that should be green light have become red light or maybe yellow for me, because I tend to overeat, perhaps because I have to get through my head that even healthy foods should not be eaten in overabundance.
2. emotions as triggers. I thought I ate mostly out of "stress", but learned that is an umbrella emotion probably made up of some combination of anxiety and frustration and worry in my life. But the reality is that stress is not really present at home at night when I am really binging and so the overeating at night might really be more habitual and perhaps, even some boredom or avoidance.
3. environment as trigger. Although going out is a dangerous situation for me, I have demonstrated I can order the right things in restaurants when I make the effort. And I have definitely controlled my environment at work to only have healthy foods in the fridge and in my credenza drawer. I even have almost exclusively healthy foods at home. So the issue isn't the foods in the environnment being the trigger, but more likely the emotions I feel in that particular environment. In fact, I do get home, breathe a sigh of relief and think "I deserve to relax now and eat whatever I want" and I have formed the HORRIBLE habits of eating at the kitchen table while reading a book OR eating at the computer. These are the habits I must break in order to NOT sabotage my efforts every single night.

So, I've decided to take some steps and make some commitments to myself. We started an 8 week goal challenge at WW today. It is almost 8 weeks to June 1 (when the WW week started Sunday, that was really the start of the 8 weeks). We had to write down a goal to reach by June 1. I wrote down 3:
1. I want to be below 1__0 by June 1 (down into the next "decade" -- as of this morning, that is 11 pounds, but more likely about 8). It shouldn't be hard to do.
2. I want to be comfortable (physically and mentally) wearing a pair of blue island print capris I bought last summer. This will require time at the gym and good eating, but also getting over a mental hurdle about people looking at this "fat girl" and thinking I shouldnt' be wearing such cute clothes
3. I want to make it to every single WW meeting between now and then and not skip any out of fear of the scale.

Now, the plan for how to meet those goals:
1. I bought a 3 month journal and I intend to journal every bite in it, regardless of what I've eaten, how many points it is, and even if I don't have time to journal on line. I am going to put it on the island in the kitchen when I get home and I am going to write down every bite I eat each night.

2. I am NOT going to read a book while I eat at the dinner table.

3. I am NOT going to eat in front of the computer.

Those are my goals and my strategies for getting there.

[keenercam]

One of the realities that hit me coming in to work is that I really want something substantial to eat at every meal. In the form of a sandwich or a salad topped with good stuff. In order to do this and stay within my points, I am going to have to plan carefully. And I have to be willing to NOT use many points for snacks if I want to have them available for meals.
The first thing I did this morning (besides buying the journal) was to stop at walgreens and bought english muffins; low fat ham (lunchmeat) and ICBINB spray. I can do an english muffin w/ham & mustard & my morning coffee with skim milk every day for 4.5 or 5 points and hopefully that will hold me until lunch. Lunch can be a LC panini (usually 6 points). That still leaves me half of my daily points for dinner & snacks. I hope to do this for a week and re-evaluate next Thursday to see how it works out.

Food today:
B (at ~8:30 and my stomach is growling like crazy before 11:30 -- UGH!)-- english muffin w/3 slices low fat ham; coffee w/skim milk
L: baby carrots; LC santa fe rice & beans
S (pre-gym): apple
S (post-gym): WW one-point bar
D: 4 oz steak; italian style green beans
Dessert: vitamuffin brownie

Okay, so far so good. I didn't eat with a book in front of me or in front of the computer. DD is visiting from campus and we had a nice chat during dinner. :lovestruc

Activity today: bike -- 60 minutes -- 10.53 miles -- 332 calories

[keenercam]

Food went really well yesterday, and I ended up with a 5 point surplus, including 3 I earned at the gym last night.

Food today:
B: 2 egg whites; english muffin; 2 slices light ham; coffee w/milk
L (business lunch at a really nice restaurant): multi-grain roll (no butter); caesar salad w/lettuce, tomato, parmesan & grilled chicken (no dressing); coffee w/no cream; no dessert; no macaroons.
D: LC panini; italian style green beans
dessert: LF popcorn

As you can see, my lunch notations are more about what I passed up, rather than what I ate, because it took a tremendous amount of control and I am really proud of the choices I made in a situation that could have been disastrous. Yay me!!! :yay: :woohoo:


Activity:
30 minutes elliptical -- 1.93 miles -- 286 calories

[MIdanceMom]

:cheer2: Go Cam!

I have to say your post about your trigger at home spoke to me. I actually printed part of it out to post on my fridge. You expressed what I was feeling so much better than I could. I go to WW on Sat. I will join you on your challenge, if you will have me. We can do it!

Congrats on your consistancy with your eating and workouts. Have you tried the new WW yogurts? They are smaller, and come in a four pack. I :lovestruc then after my workouts. I am not hungry after, but I need to refuel. The while chocolate cheesecake is awesome.

Have a fantastic weekend!
Beth

[keenercam]

Beth -- You are such a darling to be so encouraging. I am so glad I was able to share my epiphany from WW with you. It was definitely an a-ha moment for me to realize that an environment could be a trigger because of the emotions we feel there. It felt SO GOOD to be cognizant and in control last night.

SO, I am THRILLED to know you'll be joining me in this 8 week challenge. I can't wait to hear what you think of your meeting tomorrow morning. i will check out your journal to see what you bring away from your meeting, since every leader is differnt. BTW, I :lovestruc my new leader! I really needed this change and she is definitely getting through to me! :woohoo:

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
thats great that you have a plan & goal that your working towards :)
It is a great feeling when you stick to your food choices its great to be in control :)
keep it up, i know you can reach your goals infact i bet you can exceed them!!! your doing an amazing job :)

the minnie - any news YET????

[toystoryduo]

Hi Cam,

Your goals for the next 8 weeks look really good.:goodvibes I know that you CAN accomplish each and every one of them!:cheer2:

I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead! :hug: Have you heard about the Minnie yet?:wizard:

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracey & Tracy, for your support! You are both so wonderful!

Still no word on Minnie. I am hoping to hear this week, and keeping all fingers and toes crossed. My girlfriends that I am supposed to spending that weekend with have all been so sweet and offered to help with any work I might need to do over the weekend, but if the trial doesn't get postponed, I just can't imagine that there is any chance of me being away, even if I am able to work whereever I am. :sad1:

[Zoesmama03]

Way to go. :thumbsup2 Its motivating to read others keeping on plan. I suppose I should take more time to read all the motivating journals here. :)

I would love to get to doing Disney marathons. Maybe when I get moved closer to Florida. I'm looking between Tennessee(where Zoe's dad is) and Florida for a move this summer, so won't be long. I'm working to build back up to 15 min mile walking so I can start increasing distance before I start adding some jogging as I get more in shape.

Those ellipitical machines are hard for me. I think I finally figured out a pace that wasn't making my legs so sore in minutes but I was proud I lasted 15 minutes on it. My legs were sore for a few days after. That is some work out, so anyone that can get on there for 30 minutes is my hero. :) :thumbsup2

[keenercam]

Food Saturday:

B: coffee w/skim milk; RF cheese omelette w/salsa
S: cucumbers & tomatoes
L: shared flat out wrap w/LF turkey
S: soft pretzel; samples at costco (granola bar, greek chicken salad)
D (Outback): 1 small piece bread w/little butter; grilled chicken; steamed veggies; tastes of fries; 2 small shrimp
S: 1/2 soft pretzel
dessert: 2 low fat chocolate chip cookies

[keenercam]

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; light multigrain english muffin w/1 slice fat free cheese
L: green salad; flat-out wrap w/light ham & turkey
S: apple, yogurt
D: green salad; 10 greek olives; 2 small pcs chicken breast; 1 lite english muffin; mushrooms & onions; 1 lite hot dog; broccoli w/1 oz white fish

[traceycooper]

Hi cam
hope your having a great wekend - food looks good :)

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

Your food choices are looking good!:thumbsup2 Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

I'm sending more :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: :wizard: your way so that you can go to the Minnie. I hope everything works out for you, Cam!:hug:

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!:hug:

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Tracey & Tracy! You guys are the BEST journal buddies a girl could ask for! I really really appreciate your support. And Tracy, thank you for the pixiedust to get me to Minnie. I am trying so hard not to worry about it right now since it is completely outside my control.

[Blueeyes101817]

Hi cam-
Just stoppig by to say hello!!

[MIdanceMom]

Hi Cam,

You are doing awesome. I hope your week isn't too stressful.

:hug:
Beth

[keenercam]

Thank you Jen and Beth! :hug:

I am really frustrated though I am not letting it impact on my forward progress. I realized recently, after the WW meeting on triggers, that my stress is often either frustration or anxiety or both. And I have often allowed my frustration at lack of progress on the scale trigger bad food choices. So, I am working on being very cognizant of these tendencies and to overcome those behaviors. Right now, my frustration at a total lack of movement on the scale is enough that I might make bad food choices. Instead, I am trying to muddle through this plateau and continue to make good choices DESPITE my frustration, rather than bad choices as a result of my frustration. :goodvibes I am resigning myself to the fact that I just might not see a loss on the scale at WW this week, notwithstanding that my rings are loose on my fingers and my clothes feel a little less constricting. ;) Just going to "keep on swimming" as my old WISH friend Jen used to say. I miss that girl!

Food today:
B (pre-gym) -- lite multigrain EM with 1 slice fat free cheese & ICBINB spray; coffee w/skim milk
post-gym -- apple & coffee w/skim milk
L: green salad; regular english muffin w/grilled chicken; 100 calorie peanut butter granola bar
S: lite popcorn
D: tilapia; brown rice; italian green beans; 1 lite hot dog
dessert: lean cuisine chicken enchilada suiza; 3 chocolate cookies


Activity today (thank God for my DIS friend Patty who is the best workout buddy in the world! :lovestruc ):
30 minutes elliptical -- 300 calories -- 2.18 miles
40 minutes cross-training -- lower body, abs, core

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
looking at your food & exercise that scale has just gotta move down soon!!!
keep it up you have the right attitude & good motivation - a recipe for success - keep smiling :)

[keenercam]

Thanks, Tracey. It is getting truly absurd! My three friends and many people at my meetings who do NOT exercise EVER are all losing 1-2 pounds a week. Consistently. That totally stinks. :mad:

[deekaypee]

I know I keep repeating myself, but you're doing just great! You're paying attention to your eating and how it needs to change (i.e. eating something substantial every meal), keeping track of things, exercising, paying attention to your triggers (and you have a LOT to be stressed and/or anxious about).

I totally understand your frustration about the weight loss. You're doing all these good things, and you're not seeing the scale move. And although you are seeing how your body responds--with the rings and clothing--it's small comfort when you see others weigh in who are losing weight but not working as hard as you are. (In terms of exercise, at least.) Remember, though, that you're an athlete; your body is much more efficient than theirs, more toned. (You may not believe it some days, but it's true.)

You just keep doing the good things you're doing, making those healthy choices every day, and soon the scale won't be able to resist your efforts & willpower! :cheer2:

[keenercam]

Debra -- Thanks. Well, I think you are probably right, since I have been getting unprovoked compliments left and right about how I am losing so much again so fast. And yet -- the scale was UP .5 this morning! How ridiculous, right? I really do appreciate the encouraging words.

Last night, I decided to use all my daily points and 3 out of 4 of my activity points, just to see if a high-point day (26) might shake up my body a bit. Apparently, it made no difference other than that the scale was up .5 probably from eating the last bits at close to 10 pm. I'll get over it. ;)

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; sesame bagel with scrape of cream cheese (this is something I have been wanting and had been avoiding, but figured one time this week of a heavy-point breakfast after an hour at the gym is no big sin, especially since it won't be a problem to stay within points today)

L: green salad;small grilled chicken breast; english muffin; weight watchers 2 pt pretzel crisps; peanut butter granola bar
S: lite popcorn
D: brown rice w/shrimp & chicken & diced tomatoes (DARN! this did not taste enough like jambalaya! ;) ); whole wheat pasta w/diced tomatoes & fat free ricotta; tastes of "imposter"/free cole slaw

Activity today:
30 minutes elliptical -- 2.42 miles -- 321 calories
30 minutes bike -- 5.56 miles -- 169 calories

[kimwim8]

Hey Cam! :goodvibes Your workouts and food have been AWESOME!! I too am stumped as to why the scale wouldn't be moving. I'm predicting a really nice weigh in coming soon! It's gotta catch up at some point. But hey, the compliments and the loose rings/clothes are a wonderful thing too! :)

Keep up the GREAT work and the pounds will slip right off. :upsidedow

[goldcupmom]

Wow, Cam! I swear we must be sisters separated at birth!! I totally understand the scale not moving. Happens to me way too often & seems like the more I exercise, the more I gain!!

Hope things improve soon! For BOTH of us!! Any news on the Minnie yet?

Have a good rest of the week (in case I dont' get back here)

[MIdanceMom]

Hey Cam,

:hug: I think the gain was related to sodium. You had a lc and hot dog at dinner. You were probably retaining some water. It will just be that much extra that comes off in the next week. Have you tried the WW cream cheese. THey are in a box of 6 or 8, and individual portions. It is enough for a bagel, and is pretty darn good. Bonus is they are portable.

Keep up your great work.
Beth

[postesf]

Hey Cam! Sorry to hear about the weight frustrations! I know it's hard. Are you getting enough calcium? I hear that can make a difference.

Great job getting your workout in! you are speedy on the elliptical! I only did 1.4 miles in 20 min last night! Great job!!! :thumbsup2

I really hope you can come the Minnie. I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Stacie

[keenercam]

Hey Cam! :goodvibes Your workouts and food have been AWESOME!! I too am stumped as to why the scale wouldn't be moving. I'm predicting a really nice weigh in coming soon! It's gotta catch up at some point. . .

Thanks, Kim! All I can think about is the days slipping by closer and closer to when I have to order my wedding gown and how I REALLY wanted to be a smaller size. Hopefully, progress will soon be noticeable to me! :goodvibes

Wow, Cam! I swear we must be sisters separated at birth!! I totally understand the scale not moving. Happens to me way too often & seems like the more I exercise, the more I gain!!

Hope things improve soon! For BOTH of us!! Any news on the Minnie yet?

. . . .

Julie - with all the running around you do, it's a wonder you aren't wasting away, but I have also read that lack of sleep impairs weight loss. SO, I think you need to work on that and I'll just be here cheering for you! :cheer2:

Hey Cam,

:hug: I think the gain was related to sodium. You had a lc and hot dog at dinner. You were probably retaining some water. It will just be that much extra that comes off in the next week. Have you tried the WW cream cheese. THey are in a box of 6 or 8, and individual portions. It is enough for a bagel, and is pretty darn good. Bonus is they are portable. . . .

Beth -- I hadn't seen nor heard of those yet! I'll have to look for it. Although the smart thing would be to buy some fat free cream cheese and keep it at work. But that is one of those things that just does NOT taste the same in the FF version. I'd rather use barely a scrape than to switch to FF. Though I don't anticipate eating it again anytime soon. It was such a nice treat! :cloud9:

Hey Cam! Sorry to hear about the weight frustrations! I know it's hard. Are you getting enough calcium? I hear that can make a difference.

Great job getting your workout in! you are speedy on the elliptical! I only did 1.4 miles in 20 min last night! Great job!!! :thumbsup2

I really hope you can come the Minnie. I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Stacie

Thanks, Stacie -- I am pretty certain I am getting enough calcium with all the skim milk and fat free cheese I consume! ;) On my good days, I even remember to take my vitamin! Thanks for the compliment on my elliptical progress. I actually felt kind of slow this morning, so I pushed the level up to 5 and then to 6 thinking that if I was going to spend half an hour on it, I might as well maximize calorie burn. :laughing: I am hoping to know definitively next Tuesday. I am really hoping to be there to meet you and to see your medal at the finish line. :hug: Will you be at the WISH meet on Saturday?

[keenercam]

Started today with a very exciting discovery -- the scale was down a whole .7 pounds!!! Yippee!!! Just so funny. That is IT since I re-started WW on 3/27. Tomorrow will be 3 weeks. So, I am actually hoping that maybe my body will start to cooperate and the scale will budge. :confused3

Went to the gym this morning and did 30 minutes elliptical and 30 minutes bike. I pushed the elliptical level up to 6 the whole time so that even though my mileage wasn't as high as yesterday, the calorie burn wasn't too much less. I also put the bike level up to 7 and 8 so that the calorie burn was a bit better, too. I am still taking it kind of easy because of the lost toenail and bits of trapezoid pain. Trying to be very careful not to sustain any kind of injury or pain in the event I am able to get to the Minnie. Still hoping that I will know for sure next Tuesday. I'll do a long training session in the wee hours of this Saturday morning.

Food today:
B (pre-gym): coffee w/skim milk; lite multi-grain english muffin w/ICBINB spray & 1 slice FF cheese
B (post-gym): apple; more coffee w/skim milk
S: WW yogurt
L: green salad; 2 oz whole wheat pasta w/chopped tomatoes & red pepper & 1/4 c. fat free ricotta; WW cheddar twists; celery & 1 laughing cow light cheese wedge
S: WW peanut butter bliss bar
D: LC panini
S (at the theatre): WW chocolate crisp bar

Looking at the food plan,I see I definitely need more points, so I may add something to lunch so that I can keep things light later today in anticipation of weigh in tomorrow morning.

Something interesting happened last night. I was thinking about dessert, a snack, etc. and was logging all my food from dinner (which was kind of a hodgepodge of different stuff I wanted to use up). I realized I only had one point left for the day and suddenly, my appetite for anything else just disappeared. Seeing it all laid out in my journal, and writing it all in, and doing the point subtraction flipped some switch in my brain, like "okay, Cam, you had as much food as you were entitled to and you aren't hungry, so why put another single point in your mouth? You can just stop now and know that you were in control and won't that feel better than anything you'd eat?" Yes, my mind actually thinks that way! :rotfl: So, I didn't eat anything else. And I was up for about another 3 hours. Wow! 3 WHOLE HOURS without food. Aren't I just the cat's meow? :lmao: Seriously, every once in a while you need to feel totally in control. ;)

I am thinking it's about 6 weeks until wedding gown ordering time. I really want to show up at that appointment knowing I am in better shape and a smaller size than I have ever been in my entire life (I am already the smallest size I've been since middle school; now it's time to be the size I am supposed to be!)

[keenercam]

CROSS-POSTED FROM THE MINNIE THREAD:

OMG!! I just got word. I AM GOING TO MINNIE WEEKEND!!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1:
I just can't imagine missing an opportunity to be with my WISH teammates. I have been so SAD!!! :sad1:
My trial has been postponed!! :woohoo:
I'm so excited!!!! :grouphug:

[postesf]

CROSS-POSTED FROM THE MINNIE THREAD:

OMG!! I just got word. I AM GOING TO MINNIE WEEKEND!!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1:
I just can't imagine missing an opportunity to be with my WISH teammates. I have been so SAD!!! :sad1:
My trial has been postponed!! :woohoo:
I'm so excited!!!! :grouphug:


OMG!!!! This is fantastic!!! Yay!!! Can't wait to see you!

:banana: :dance3: :banana:

Stacie

[keenercam]

OMG!!!! This is fantastic!!! Yay!!! Can't wait to see you!

:banana: :dance3: :banana:

Stacie

Thank you, Stacie!! I am really, really looking forward to seeing you!!! Can't wait to give you a huge congratulatory hug in person!!!! For now -- :hug:

[deekaypee]

Cam, What great news! You deserve it with all the work and stress that have taken over your life. And I just know everyone at the Minnie will be delighted to see you! I'm so happy for you!!! :goodvibes

[MIdanceMom]

:cool1: Congratulations Cam!!!:cool1:

I know how much going to the Minnie means to you. I think it is fantastic that you get to go.

I am so impressed with you and your control. 3 hours not eating IS an accomplishment. Don't sell yourself short. You are in control.:worship:

Have a good one,
Beth

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Debra & Beth. I know that you guys understand how hard this is, and your support and encouragement really helps me so much to stay focused. :hug:

Well, the scale finally moved!! Down 2 whole pounds at WI this morning. :yay: The meeting was great, too. It was all about activity and it looks as if the leader and I were the only ones in the meeting who exercise pretty consistently. When I looked at my journal, I had one hour of exercise 5 days this week and another day of significant amounts of walking.

My goals for the week:
1. Use only daily points and activity points each day -- we don't have anything on the calendar that I can anticipate will present a points challenge, so I think I should be able to do this.
2. Take the stairs in the garage each morning
3. Exercise at least 6 days -- I am promising myself that if I do 8 miles Saturday morning, I will allow myself to have a small jambalaya for lunch and a small gumbo for dinner. These are my cravings every single weekend since I found a restaurant at our farmers market called Cajun Kate's, where the food is so outrageously flavorful and satisfying. Instead of doing a medium jambalaya and a small gumbo for lunch (like I have done previously), I will still allow myself both, in small portions, on a day when I will have earned about 8 activity points. Very do-able.

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk; regular english muffin w/half ham steak
L: garden salad w/grilled chicken & croutons (lunch out with a friend); cut fruit
S: garden salad w/half ham steak; pretzel crisps; lite popcorn
D: 2 oz whole wheat pasta w/asparagus, tomatoes & onions -- DELICIOUS!
dessert: WW 2pt bar


Activity -- 45 minutes on the bike while DS was at boy scouts. 9.2 miles -- 290 calories

[postesf]

Yay Cam! Congrats on the 2lbs!!! :cool1: Fantastic! You can totally stick to your goals this week.

Good luck on your 8 miler! Whew! That is a long ways!!!

Stacie

[traceycooper]

wow Cam theres so much to congratulate you for!!!
well done on the 2lb loss - your hard work is finally paying off :)
Fantastic news that you can go to the Minnie :) lucky you to be able to meet some of the lovely wish friends you have made!
& you should be soooo proud being in control of your eating now :) That is a big hurdle & you've got over it :)
may all the good things continue for you cam - you deserve it :)

[toystoryduo]

CROSS-POSTED FROM THE MINNIE THREAD:

OMG!! I just got word. I AM GOING TO MINNIE WEEKEND!!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1:
I just can't imagine missing an opportunity to be with my WISH teammates. I have been so SAD!!! :sad1:
My trial has been postponed!! :woohoo:
I'm so excited!!!! :grouphug:

That is the BEST news I have heard all day today!!!!!!:cool1: :banana: :yay: :woohoo: :dance3::cheer2: I am so super excited for you, Cam!!!!!:hug:

That's great that the scale is cooperating too.:goodvibes Lots to celebrate today!!:dance3:

Have a wonderful evening!:hug:

[goldcupmom]

I'm so happy for you Cam!! 2 lbs and the GOOD news about the Minnie!!!

Have a great Friday!!

[keenercam]

Thanks, everyone! It has been such an up and down kind of week. Monday was the 3 year anniversary of my Dad's death and my Mom died 16 days later, so there is this sense of foreboding about that upcoming anniversary, too.

Having the girls' weekend away to look forward to is really helping me cope with a lot.

Catching up on yesterday's food:
B: apple, vitalicious muffin, coffee w/skim milk
L: garden salad; multigrain roll; quizno steak sammie; baked lays
S: tilapia
D: 1/2 kashi mushroom pizza, cole slaw, pretzel crisps
dessert: ww 1 pt bar, cookies

Activity for 4/18 -- 1 mile elliptical; 40 minutes strength training

[keenercam]

I really need to get out and do 8 miles today, but I have an incredible sinus headache, my left ear is really muffled and aching, and my neck hurts. Besides all that, I have a voracious appetite and the start of a PMS migraine. ICK! I'll probably head to the gym soon and just try to crank it out on the TM.

Food for Saturday:
B: panera multigrain bagel w/ 2/3 serving lite hazelnut cream cheese; ice water; coffee w/skim milk
S: egg beaters w/ham & veggies (very hungry)
during workout: marathon energy bar
after workout: flat out wrap w/ham & turkey & coleslaw
D: whole wheat pasta w/veggies
dessert: a couple pretzel crisps; weight watchers cookies & cream ice cream bar

Activity for Saturday -- TM 120 minutes -- 8.51 miles (811 calories)

[Blueeyes101817]

CROSS-POSTED FROM THE MINNIE THREAD:

OMG!! I just got word. I AM GOING TO MINNIE WEEKEND!!!! :banana: :yay: :cool1:
I just can't imagine missing an opportunity to be with my WISH teammates. I have been so SAD!!! :sad1:
My trial has been postponed!! :woohoo:
I'm so excited!!!! :grouphug:

FANTASTIC!

[traceycooper]

hope your feeling better soon Cam.
the next couple of weeks will be hard for you, i'm sure mom & dad are watching over you though. Take good care of you.

[keenercam]

Thank you, Jen & Tracey! :hug:

Well, I dragged myself to the gym yesterday, with some new videos and music on my ipod, knowing I needed to do 8 miles. I told myself every bit more than 4 I did in the first hour meant that much sooner I could end in the second hour. Did 4.38 in the first hour (burned 430 cals) and knew I only needed to go to 3.62 in the second hour. I was feeling a bit woozy and finished my powerade and ate most of a marathon energy bar in order to convince myself to start the second hour. Worked pretty hard and when I got to 3.62 I just kept going. It felt really good to push myself. Did 8.51 miles and burned a total of 811 calories.

I truly believe God gives us what we need when we need it. As I was finishing my first hour the young woman on the next TM was finishing her run and cool down and said I was "blowing up" the speed. She complimented me profusely on being able to walk that fast. It was the boost I needed to push it in the second hour and not wrap up early. :woohoo:

Back later to log food.

Food Sunday (another very hungry day):
B: egg beaters w/peppers & FF cheese; multi-grain english muffin
L: green salad w/feta cheese & grilled chicken; multi-grain roll; vegetarian chili
D: 1 1/2 turkey wrap w/laughing cow cheese; french fries; peanuts

Activity:
20 minutes floor & ball exercises:
100 crunches
100 push ups
hydrants
mule kicks
straight leg lifts

Babying my trapezoid and my hip since I don't want to take a chance on injury this close to a race

[keenercam]

My workout buddy & I started the couch to 5k running program today. I have always wanted to run the entirety of a 5k and I did it once - on October 14 of this past fall. But during that race I injured my hip and I think it was really because I wasn't accustomed to running that long. And my time ended up being about the same or slower than if I'd walked. UGH! So, the plan is to train to jog a 5k by June 22 which is the end of the 9 week program. From then, it will be a matter of "training up" to jog the entire 1/2 marathon in January. And I'll have 6+ months to train to do that. It won't be easy, but it's nice to have the goal to work toward.

Food today:
pre-gym: coffee w/skim milk
gym: water
post-gym: banana; coffee w/skim milk; multi-grain bagelful (3.5 pts because it is multi-grain; really good and satisfies the "bread" urge in a healthy, portion-controlled way)
L: grilled chicken; asparagus; broccoli; garden salad w/FF feta
S: lite popcorn
D: tilapia; boiled shrimp
dessert ( :eek: ) -- 2 nutrigrain LF waffles; WW ice cream bar; WW 1 pt raspberry bar; doritos; lite lays chips; pretzel crisps
Activity:

bike -- 20 minutes -- 3.45 miles -- 100 calories (slow to baby my sore leg/hip muscles from Saturday's 8.51 miles! :cool1: )

Couch to 5k W1/D1 20 minutes including warm up + 4 minutes cool down -- 1.53 miles & 160 calories

20 minutes upper body strength training.

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your 8 miler, Cam!!!!!:cheer2: You did an amazing job!:thumbsup2

Have a great Monday!:hug:

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy! :hug:

[traceycooper]

well done on the workout Cam :)
Food is looking great too!
The couch to 5k sounds good :)

[deekaypee]

It's been a couple of days since I've been to your page, but I just wanted you to know I've been thinking of you with the anniversaries of your Dad & Mom's deaths, your headaches, etc. :hug: I know you're such a strong person, and am always happy when other recognize it--like the woman on the TM next to you. You're such an inspiration; I truly believe people can see your strength--it emanates from you.

And how exciting that you're starting C25K with a goal of progressing to the 1/2! I'm working on a similar program with the full (started in January); I find having that kind of deadline helps. Even if I don't reach it, the journey will be interesting. KWIM?

You're doing great on all fronts, btw, and reading your journal gets me motivated!

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Debra! I really appreciate the support I find here and just adore my WISH friends who take the time to visit my journal and post.

I keep thinking that even if I am still not able to run the entirety of a 5k by June 22 or if I have to repeat some weeks of the program and have not finished it by then, I should still be better off than I am today. At least right now I know I can do the intervals and if I HAD to do them for the entirety of a 5k, I could. I'd LOVE to be able to do intervals for the 1/2 marathon even if I can't "run" the entire race.

[keenercam]

YIKES!! I was almost completely out of control after dinner last night and grazed endlessly on junk food. Thank God there isn't anything really "bad" in the house. I think I really needed some whole wheat pasta or brown rice or something at dinner and because I didnt' have it I was too hungry and hormonal to be in control afterwards. I thought I was pretty clever cutting a weight watchers ice cream bar off its stick and putting it between two nutrigrain low fat waffles for a nice treat. But once I'd had something sweet, I "needed" something salty and ate doritos crumbs (I like the tiny pieces in the bottom of the bag). I also grabbed 4 pretzel crisps and a serving of lite lays chips. Then I went to bed to read. I had to come back downstairs to get my workout clothes out of the dryer to set things up for this morning and I told Howard I was hormonally driven to eat. :lmao: He said "no more eating" and went to turn on the computer. I grabbed a weight watchers one point dark chocolate raspberry bar from the freezer and he came back in, looked at me with his kidding around exasperated look and said "I thought I told you NO MORE EATING!" I offered a bite, which he generously declined. Then he generously told me to go to bed and he'd take care of the laundry. What a sweetie! :lovestruc

I've told myself I won't step on the scale until weigh in on Thursday because I know I'd be so frustrated. At this point, my weight could be up as much as 4 pounds and I really don't want it to derail me, and even though I know it is cyclical, seeing a high number really does discourage me. I do have to be good today and tomorrow so that the damage on the scale Thursday isn't any worse than necessary.

Went to the gym this morning and just did an hour on the bike while reading and then talking with my workout buddy. Having it done early in the day really is great.

Activity today--
Bike -- 60 minutes -- 10.38 miles -- 308 calories

Food today:
B: multi-grain bagelful, small apple
S: vitalicious muffin
L: 2 multi-grain english muffins (lite) w/lite turkey & laughing cow cheese
S: lite popcorn
D: shrimp w/cocktail sauce; LC panini
dessert: bites of doritos, lite chips & pretzel crisps

[postesf]

Hi Cam. Girl! You are doing awesome!!! Way to go on your 8 miler. That is fantastic. I am so proud of you. I can't imagine that long on a TM! ugh! Way to go! Honestly, I think your eating looks great. Grazing...it's ok. At least you didn't graze on Krispy Kreme donuts like I did this weekend!

I think I may do the C25K again after the Minnie myself. I now have an IPOD so I can download the podcast thing that tells you when to run and when to walk. DH went w/ me last time w/ a stop watch. Gotta love him! :lovestruc

Keep it up Cam. You're doing great!

Stacie

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie! Actually, I really admire people like you who get outside. It always feels like I am cheating when I "multi-task" on the TM, watching videos or reading a book. :laughing: But my vision is bad enough that going out for that much time alone is a bit scary after some falls and near-misses. The TM certainly is "safer" for me. :cool1:

krispy kreme donuts? Hmmm. .. not even tempting. ;) I'd rather have a sandwich or a bagel with cream cheese. I know I am so weird! :confused3

[postesf]

Hey Cam! How are you doing today? I could probably go on the TM if I was in front of a TV watching a movie or something. But, I don't see that happening anytime in the near future.

What discussion on the weekly thread huh? It was really great of you to share your story! I enjoyed your posts! :goodvibes

Stacie

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie! I am always hoping that newbies ( :love: ) will look at my story and think "WOW! If she can do it, so can I." If even one WISHer decides they can become more active because others like them are doing it, then I think the team is fulfilling its purpose and vision. :grouphug: Thank you so much for your support, sweetie, and for sharing your story and your sister's. You really inspire me to work harder and longer. I am hoping my effort will yield the incredible progress you've made! :)

Food today:
B: multigrain bagelful; coffee w/skim milk
S: apple

we are having a luncheon today to celebrate administrative assistants' day, so I am not sure what I'll be eating later. My goal is not deprivation, but control. :lmao:

L: ham & 1/2 slice cheese on 1 slice of bread; lettuce, tomato; green salad w/5 craisins & 3 almonds ( ;) ); pickle.

Okay, I am giving myself credit here for NOT eating chips, NOT eating brownies, NOT eating chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin OR sugar cookies. :banana: UGH!!! Too many temptations. I finally left the conference room where the food was set up. I hope our staff finish the chips. Those are really calling my name today. :rolleyes1:

S (5:15pm) -- vitalicious banana nut muffin (my dear friend Martha was talking about the banana nut muffins she made last night. I am sure this didn't come anywhere near close to the deliciousness of hers, but it was only 1 point. LOL!

D: tilapia; broccoli w/salsa; ham steak
Tomorrow morning is weigh in. I expect it to be a disaster but I know it is just cyclical and will balance out by next week. I have not stepped on the scale since Saturday. I am a compulsive scale-hound. I get on it before I go to bed. I step on it when I wake up in the morning. And I have to exert self control NOT to step on it if I get up during the night to use the bathroom. :laughing: I actually fear that tomorrow will be a terrible blow when it is up several pounds. I should probably weigh myself in the morning at home. Just so that I'm not shocked at WI. No, no, Cam . . . STEP AWAY from the scale. Okay, I'm better now. ;)

This morning's workout (60 minutes total):
Bike -- 35 minutes --6.2 miles -- 171 calories
TM -- C25k W1/D2 -- 3.8/4.7 (too slow, probably, but that's okay) + cool down ---->>> 1.5 miles (167 calories)

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
Your doing a fantastic job :)
keep it up!
Hope your having a great week

[toystoryduo]

You are doing a great job, Cam! Keep up the good work!:cheer2:

Sending some :wizard: :wizard: for weigh-in today. I hope it goes well for you!:goodvibes

Have a great weekend!:hug:

[keenercam]

4/24 -- totally out of control in the evening. No acitivity due to WW meeting and hair appointment in the evening. :sad1: Scale was up 1.8 but I knew it wasn't "real" because my rings are tight. All cyclical. Wore pants I couldn't wear before without a jacket or long cardigan and wore them with a cute tee shirt. I need to carry those good moments with me when I am thinking of noshing on chips, pretzels & doritos. Oh, and the cheeseburger & baked fries didnt' help either. :eek: Everything is under control now. :thumbsup2

Today, 4/25 --
Food:
B: bagel with scrape of cream cheese
L: zero point soup; bagelful (multi-grain)
S: apple

Activity --
Finished W1/D3 of Couch to 5k. We got through the first week pretty easily! :woohoo: I am actually looking forward to next week!

totals:
TM 25 mins -- 1.64 miles -- 167 calories
Bike 35 mins -- 6.62 -- 199 calories

[Blueeyes101817]

hae a great weekend cam!

[deekaypee]

Have a great time at the MINNIE! :woohoo: I hope you enjoy all your girl time, but get some time with the whole-grain Minnie Muffin that is Howard, too! :cloud9:

I also wanted to tell you how proud I am that you're focusing on all the good things going on--your C25K program, how clothes are fitting, the healthy food you're eating. You're always so positive. And that's inspiring. :)

[Zoesmama03]

Just catching a bit on your journal. Way to go on that 8 mile run and for pushing yourself that little bit further.

I hope to be completing week one of C25K in a few weeks. I went today and jogged the first interval but clearly not ready quite yet. I did walk faster at 3.5 to 3.7 mph on the remaining intervals and I felt great for that accomplishment. But to be able to finished 8 miles woohoo that is amazing.

You go girl. I have no doubt you will hit your size for that wedding dress for those renewals. :) You have an amazing attitude and motivation when it comes to this stuff. Just remember they run small compared to normal "jean" sizing or even normal "dress" sizing so don't be discourage if in "wedding dress" size you get is up keep in mind your "pant" size as you go in there and if that dress needs to go up its just because evil dress makers are off on sizing.

[toystoryduo]

Have a great time at the Minnie, Cam!:goodvibes We'll be cheering you on from Ohio!:cheer2:

[keenercam]

Wow, you guys are so wonderful to me! :grouphug:

Jen -- Thank you for stopping by, sweetie! I'm sorry I haven't been diligent about visiting journals. I am petitioning for more than 24 hours in a day, but so far, no good! ;) Hoping to do MUCH better after the Minnie. In the meantime, WISHing you all good things!

Tracy -- thanks, as always for your support. With all that you have going on in your life and being such an attentive mom to your little ones, I am humbled by your presence here and your friendship. :hug:

Debra -- I can't believe you think I am positive and inspiring, but you make me want to be "more". Thank you for always being so supportive and encouraging, here and on the weekly training thread. You are truly an inspiration to me!

Melissa-- Congratulations, sweetie! Woohoo :woohoo: on those speedy walking intervals! I know 3.5-3.7 is not easy. I am really happy for you for how far you have come so quickly! I can't wait to see you doing the C25K program and to share your progress. Remember that speed isn't important. It's the minutes you put in that will count (as I keep telling myself! LOL!). Oh, and the really nice thing about the wedding gown is that it is made to order, so although I'll be embarassed by those high numbers on a tape measure, at least I won't have a tag saying some size that I don't want to see when the dress comes in. LOL!

I have a picture of the gown as my screen saver at work. It makes me smile every morning, especially when I've just come from the gym and am wondering why the heck I continue to get up at 5:30 every weekday. :rolleyes2:

[keenercam]

Eating was so bad this past weekend that I didn't even journal it. I am disappointed in myself about that, but I got back on track yesterday. I have to get rid of the mindset that I can eat all the extra calories I am burning at the gym. And I really have to get a handle on after-dinner snacking. This is a struggle I've had since my college days, and every once in a while I get it under control for some period of time. I really need to start focusing on that as the ONE behavior modification that I am going to make.

I didn't work out at all Saturday or Sunday. There just was not limitless time and I ended up at the office for 9 hours Sunday.

Workout Monday, 4/28:
Bike -- 35 minutes -- 7.17 miles -- 189 calories
TM -- C25k W2D1 -- 2.0 miles -- 238 calories

Workout this morning, 4/29 (had to drive the car pool, so limited on time)
Bike -- 60 minutes -- 12 miles -- 331 calories

I am meeting my workout buddy at the gym tonight to do C25k W2/D2. I am worried that we will both be tired at the end of the day and it will be more difficult, but it seems more important to do it than it is to do it easily. :thumbsup2

Food today:
B: whole wheat flat wrap with ham steak
S: apple

--------------------------------
Went to the gym again tonight to get in W2D2 of Couch to 5k
While I was waiting for my workout buddy, I did elliptical
Tonight's workout:
Elliptical -- 15 minutes -- 1.55 miles -- 166 calories
TM -- 30 minutes - 2.06 miles -- 230 calories
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[postesf]

Cam...Good job deciding to get your workout in tonight!

I've gotten lazy this week. Nothing since Friday! Maybe tomorrow. sigh.

Only a few more days!!! Have you even had any time to pack? WOW. You keep a busy schedule!

I admire you so much for getting up early and going the gym. I've tried and failed. I would like to do it, but I work too far from home. The evenings are really my only option and at the end of the day, there is more of a chance that LTO or you are just plain tired from work!

See you soon!
Stacie

[keenercam]

Thanks, Stacie! The funny thing about packing for this weekend is that the only stuff that is packed is the vow renewal stuff that I am taking down early and storing in Orlando. I have some piles started in the guestroom for when I actually get around to packing, but that hasn't happened yet. LOL! The list keeps getting longer, though! Today's addition was 2 over the door shoe holders for our villa at OKW, there are 6 women staying there one night and 7 the other 2 nights so it really helps us to stay organized. :goodvibes

Oh, and the only reasons I can get to the gym in the mornings is because it is between my house and my office, Howard drives the carpool for me most mornings so that I can go, and I pack a shower bag and a garment bag to either shower at the Y or at my office building. I am very, very fortunate. :cloud9:

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
You must be so excited for the Minnie :)
Well done for getting back on track & getting to the gym :)

[AmyBeth68]

Safe travels to WDW Cam!!! :goodvibes I cannot wait to meet up with you again during minnie weekend!!! :hug:

[keenercam]

Can't wait to see you Amy! Don't eat all the Mickey bars before I get there. LOL! ;)

[goldcupmom]

I can't believe the Minnie is THIS WEEKEND!!!!! I so wish I were going....sigh!!

Oh well, life goes on!!

Hope you have a wonderful, wonderful time!! You deserve it with all that is going on at work.

If I don't get back here, good luck!! Stay Safe!! and most important, HAVE A BLAST!!!

[keenercam]

Julie -- I'll miss you this weekend!

Well, after working out yesterday morning and last night, it took everything in me to get to the gym this morning. But then I thought about WW weigh in tomorrow and the taco bell I shouldn't have eaten last night, and forced myself to go.

Activty today:
Bike -- 60 minutes -- 11.71 miles -- 363 calories

[toystoryduo]

Well, after working out yesterday morning and last night, it took everything in me to get to the gym this morning. But then I thought about WW weigh in tomorrow and the taco bell I shouldn't have eaten last night, and forced myself to go.

I hear ya girl!:hug: I had to force myself to go to the gym today too. I am so proud of you for getting to the gym this morning and getting your workout in!:cheer2: I hope you have a great day ahead!:goodvibes

[MIdanceMom]

Hi Cam,

Great job making it to the gym, despite not wanting to. You are an inspiration that is going to get my butt to Pilates tonight.

Have a terrific trip, and a fun race. I'll be cheering from Michigan.

Safe journey,
Beth

[keenercam]

THank you, Tracy & Beth! I am feeling so lousy with allergies these days. After tossing and turning all night, I got out of bed at 4:51, took care of some emails, set up the computer for Howard to print my boarding pass for tomorrow, and headed to the gym.

Today's workout:
elliptical -- 15 minutes -- 1.27 miles -- 155 calories
TM -- 30 minutes -- 2.07 miles -- 254 calories

Today was week 2 day 3 of Couch to 5k which alternates 90 seconds of jogging with 2 minutes of walking (after a 5 minute warmup). I ate breakfast and drank plenty of water before going to the gym and drank water there. I thought it was more important to be fueled and hydrated than to worry about this morning's WW weigh in (I gained. :rolleyes: ). The workout wasn't quite as hard as I'd feared. I am looking forward to starting week 3 on Tuesday.

However, this is probably the last time I'll check in. I'm off to see a mouse about a medal!!! And only 15k between me and the FINISH!

[toystoryduo]

Have a wonderful trip, Cam!!!!:hug: We're cheering you on from OH-IO!:cheer2:

[Blueeyes101817]

Cheering you on from Jersey too!

[goldcupmom]

Hope the Minnie was wonderful!!

And that the weekend was the break you needed from all the work stress!

Hope this week goes well!

Can't wait for the report!

[keenercam]

Hi, everyone! Sorry I've been MIA. I got really sick right before leaving for the Minnie with my allergies being out of control and had almost no voice by the time I landed in Orlando. The weekend was absolutely awesome, though I really missed having our 7th "Minnie Girl" staying with us (Judy and her husband stayed together and left for a Disney cruise right after the race). We had so many awesome meals, inclluding Boma, Olivia's, Yatitori House, Boatwrights, tea at the GF, 1900 Park Faire and Spoodles. Absolutely delicious food everywhere and I came back up about 5 pounds though almost every last bit of it is gone.

Activity since I was here last:
5/2 (Friday) -- nada except walking around Target and AKL
5/3 (Saturday) -- nada except walking around EPCOT
5/4 (Sunday -- race day!) -- Garmin says 10 miles in 2 1/2 hours (150 mins & 10 miles)
5/5 (Monday) -- nothing except walking around the outlets and the airport
5/6 (Tuesday) -- Bike - 17 minutes -- 2.65 miles
TM -- 24 minutes -- C25K W3D1 -- 1.63 miles
5/7 (Wednesday) -- nothing -- too sick
5/8 (Thursday) -- TM -- 33 minutes total including C25K W3D2 -- total 2.2 miles
5/9 (Friday) -- Bike -- 60 minutes -- 10.64 miles (308 calories)

[keenercam]

Getting on track today:
B: sausage flavored soy crumbles; egg beaters; lite MG EM; 100 calorie cinnamon coffee cakes
L: jambalaya

[keenercam]

Today's workout--
Couch to 5k week 3 day 3
walk --> 5:00
jog --> 6:30
walk --> 8:00
jog --> 11:00
walk --> 14:00
jog --> 15:30
walk --> 17:00
jog --> 20:00
walk --> 23:00
all of that took me to 23 minutes and 1.45 miles -- pace 15:50, best 12:42
jogged another .5 mile home in 6 mins 41 secs -- pace 13:22, best 11:46

total 1.95 miles 29mins 41 secs -- way too slow! :eek:

I am thinking jambalaya and tortilla chips may not be the best pre-workout food. :laughing:

[goldcupmom]

Happy Mother's Day, Cam! Hope you're having a good weekend!

[keenercam]

Thank you, Julie!
It was a very busy weekend, but good in a lot of ways including having dinner with both kids and DH on Mother's Day. :love:

Today's workout
Bike -- 14 minutes -- 2.3 miles
C25k -- W4D1 -- intervals at 3.8/4.3 -- 30 mins (incl. w/u & c/d) -- 2.03 miles

[toystoryduo]

Happy Mother's Day, Cam!:flower3: I'm glad that you had a good time in WDW!:goodvibes Are you feeling better now or are your allergies still bothering you?

Hope you have a great week ahead!:cool1:

[postesf]

Hi Cam!!! You are doing so great!!! I've yet to get back into the swing of things! ugh. :goodvibes You are rocking!

It was so good to meet you at the Minnie!!!! Great job and keep up the good work on you C25K!!!

Stacie

[deekaypee]

I can't believe how long it's been since I've popped in. I just wanted to say that I think you're doing a great job on C25K, and that I hope you find your perfect VR shoes to go with the perfect dress! :goodvibes

[keenercam]

Happy Mother's Day, Cam!:flower3: I'm glad that you had a good time in WDW!:goodvibes Are you feeling better now or are your allergies still bothering you?

Hope you have a great week ahead!:cool1:

Thank you, Tracy! :hug: Truthfully, my allergies are knocking me out. I still have sinus pressure and headaches and my left ear has never recovered since mid-March, so I still feel fluid in there and I don' t hear very well on that side. :eek: No time to deal with it, unfortunately. Thanks for asking, though! :hug:

Hi Cam!!! You are doing so great!!! I've yet to get back into the swing of things! ugh. :goodvibes You are rocking!

It was so good to meet you at the Minnie!!!! Great job and keep up the good work on you C25K!!!

Stacie

Stacie -- I felt like I met a celebrity (or LONG-lost friend) at the WISH meet. Matt probably thought I was some whacko! You are such a sweetheart for being so supportive and it was absolutely awesome to see you ROCK the Minnie! I hope you are truly, outrageously proud of yourself! :cloud9:

I can't believe how long it's been since I've popped in. I just wanted to say that I think you're doing a great job on C25K, and that I hope you find your perfect VR shoes to go with the perfect dress! :goodvibes

Thanks, Debra! You are a sweetheart for still being so supportive when I am being so lax! I'm glad I've been able to stick with the C25K schedule but other than that, I've been soooo undisciplined. I am convinced that if I'd watched what I've eaten since marathon, with all my working out, I'd have lost 15 pounds. Instead, I think I've gained 3-5. :scared1: And it definitely is NOT attributable to muscle. :sad1: Just a tough time of year in April and May, so even if I'd gotten myself in gear for a moment in the intervening months, I'd surely have fallen off the wagon and been dragged for MILES starting about late March.

I keep telling myself I am getting back in gear. And then I find myself eating compulsively in the evenings. HAVE to get a handle on that. I think I should start with NOT reading bridal magazines at the kitchen table and getting up periodically to find more food. :sad2: Also, I shouldn't "munch" on something while dinner is cooking. :rolleyes1

[toystoryduo]

:hug: Cam,

I hope you're feeling better soon.:wizard: I have a combination allergy/ flu bug thing and it's no fun at all. :( I hope we're both feeling better as soon as possible!:hug:

Have a great day tomorrow!:hug:

[larry's girl]

Hi, Cam. Just wanted to pop in here on your journal and say thanks for all your positive comments on my RR/TR. I do very much appreciate all the encouragement I've received here on WISH, and I hope to be around getting more healthy every day for a long, long time!

I am sorry you are having trouble with allergies/sinus issues. I have experienced that and it is no fun. I also know something about dealing with a chronic health problem or two, so I am very sympathetic when someone else is having to handle a health issue that doesn't go away quickly. Here's some healing pixie dust for you! (Can't find the pixie dust smiley - just use your imagination!:cutie:)

I hear you on the food issue. I have problems with eating when I get home at night while making dinner, also. It's just a battle we have to keep waging!

Hope you have a good day!

Susan