AmyM's Quest for a Better Bikini Body!

[CACruisin']

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

Have a great weekend.

 

[toystoryduo]

Stopping by to WISH you a wonderful weekend, Amy!

 

[lovinaz]

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

[traceycooper]

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

 

[lovinaz]

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

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

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

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

 

[traceycooper]

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

 

[lovinaz]

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

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

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

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

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

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

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

Take care!

 

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Total Body Conditioning (60min)

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

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

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

 

[traceycooper]

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

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

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

 

[Amy&Dan]

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

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

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

 

[kmp1191]

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


later!
marie

 

[CACruisin']

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

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

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

 

[lovinaz]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

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

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

Have a great Wednesday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

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

 

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Pilates (40min)

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

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

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

 

[toystoryduo]

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

Amy,

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

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

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

 

[lovinaz]

WORKOUT: Elliptical (45min)

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

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

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

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