Got up this morning at 5:30, walked the dogs, unloaded the dishwasher (dh usually does that, so he had a nice surprise
), cleaned a pound of strawberries for dd's breakfast and am working now...a productive start.
Wow! What a great start for the morning!!!!
QOTD - I have one friend who TOTALLY understands what I'm going through and is a great support. The others....not so much.
SO, I just tune them out when I need to do so! My family is the real issue, I feel like they do NOT make healthy choices on a daily basis and when at their house they certainly don't have anything healthy for me to choose from either.
I do my best though!!
Good for you!!! And I totally know what you mean about the family!
in fact, my mom has said some pretty negative things about it, like "what's the point? you'll fail and gain it back anyway? why bother?" that attitude, coupled with the really poor eating habits and inactivity, have made me keep away in terms of the whole weight loss journey.
Sounds like maybe she is having some jealousy issues? Or lack of motivation herself? As for your struggle to loose weight, a lot of the light, etc. stuff has a lot of sodium and other things to make up for it. Are you drinking lots of water? Even though it says healthy, are you tracking your calories? I would recommend that you get on a site like calorie counter, daily plate, sparkpeople, etc. to track how many you are eating. I found that I was eating more than I thought!!! Once you get a handle on calories in vs. calories out, it should all come together!
It is time to go to work but I just have to report in the new exercise that I tried today....I went to a 5:30AM class at the YMCA this morning!
I did the BodyPump class which is tons of weight lifting.
Way to go Jen! Sounds like an awesome class. I would love to join something, but with little kiddos, classes just aren't usually workable into our schedule and when I can get a sitter!
QOTD Tuesday, This is my first time to join a group online. I am learning a lot and it's nice to know a great group of people who support each other. My dh has more excuses that anyone I know, even though he has health problems. I am determined to keep active even if he does not. Eating healthy is a little harder but I am working on it.
I am so glad you are here! My DH is an excuser, too, and it is harder to do without the DH on board, also. Glad we've got each other!
I have a sculpt class this am. Then I have a very long day of going with a friend of mine to take her kids back to the airport!! South west just started flying to Panama City. But it's a 90 min ride one way. So we are going to be in the car for a while and they want to eat at PF Chang's!!!! What am I to do??
Hope it goes okay! Go for something lighter and more filling! Of course, you are probably there now, so I hope it goes well for you! Drink lots of water to combat all the water weight from sitting!
You know your iPod touch will show up now, right?
DS, on the other hand, is very supportive and thinks that he is my own personal Jillian at times!
It is helping him to develop some healthy habits on his own and got him back to the normal weight category this spring so that makes his Mom happy!
WAY TO GO DS!!!!!!! And yeah, we figure it will turn up sometime. DD had already cracked the screen, and DH paid for a new one what it would have cost to replace the broken screen!
I would say that the majority of friends and family have had a pretty negative impact on my weight loss goals. If it's not one person wanting to go out to eat or drink, it's another. Any response of "I'm trying to lose weight" or "I'm trying to get healthy," is met with moans and groans. Maybe they're just tired of me doing this all the time and getting nowhere. Maybe they truly don't get it.
My husband can go both ways -- at times he'll be as supportive as I need him to be, but other times he doesn't get it. He gained 25 pounds this past winter on top of already being overweight and now wants to lose that, so he's looking to me for support. I think it'll be so much better with both of us on board!
So glad DH is ready to get on boards. As for your friends, well, they don't get it. Remember the quote I posted this morning??? We do.
Honestly, I speak more with my DIS buddies than any person in real life other than my immediate family and co-workers. I guess I'd have to say my IRL friends don't really have an impact.
My dh is unbelievably supportive.
You know, I live in the town that I grew up in. I know EVERYONE! Yet, other than the one friend I mentioned this am, you guys are closer. Seriously. I used to think it was sad, but now I realize I am BLESSED!!!!!!!!!
And your DH - awesome man! Hold on to him! And have a great birthday!
Leleluvsdis -
for DH. Mom - I think sometimes they just want the best for us, but it sounds like she doesn't understand that giving you grief is not the way to go! As for the in-laws, they're just misinformed!
Your DH and parents sound like wonderful people to have in your house. And congrats to you on keeping your DD healthy. I've had to take many stands on what my in laws feed my DD2 on the days they keep her for me. I know what you mean! As for c25K, break it into mental chunks, little bits of time, you'll do great, don't let yourself get in the way!!!!!!!
Good morning Losers! Garbage day. Bad smells.
Seriously! And what a wonderful support system you have!
Gary, babe, you are the best and I love you with all that I am.
Mom, you rock.
How sweet you are!
I am so fortunate. There are no detractors in my life now. I have no excuses.
turkey cheeseburger on a bialy
What is that? Forgive my southerness!!! And I love the above statement!
Oh, it looks like I multi-quoted!
You got it girl!!!
Good morning!!
One thing I find hard is my bigger friends, who aren't interested in being healthier, seem resentful. They'll make comments about how we cant be friends because Im getting too skinny (Im far from "too skinny" at 177 lbs) and I just wish that they could be happy for me and maybe take some inspiration from it for themselves.
Instead they offer me fatty foods and massive portions and I swear they just want me to fail!!
But I'm not giving up, I have you guys and reading all your posts about how you have overcome so much is inspiring. I feel lucky to be a part of such a great group.
It's amazing how friends can be! Jealousy is an evil thing!
I just had to share happy news. I just booked a quick weekend trip to WDW for August 6-8.
Wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!
I added one night in a LV at BLT, so I'll give you a report when I get back.
Now that my cover has been blown, I'm actually surprised I can eat anything at all from a restaurant as OCD as I am about germs/bugs/animal cruelty/growth hormones/pesticides/etc. - the list could go on for days. And really, I could extend it to just about everything - there's dirt on the lettuce I bought at Safeway which means there may have been bugs on it at some point... Let me stop right now. I guess I'm really good at forgetting about all that when I pull up to the drive thru after (insert activity here). It's pretty easy really, since 90% of the stuff you can get from a drive thru isn't "real" food to start with. Maybe I should put all these thoughts in my head to keep my hunger at bay until I can get home to a clean environment and cook something that I know is healthier. Or maybe I should be medicated :rolleyes:...
Bree
Don't know what made me laugh more (with you, not at you, I promise) your post or your reason for editing!
Wow, I got derailed today. Cake at school and then SIL had a "birthday cake" to celebrate the hatching of 4 chicks. Why couldn't I say no, where is my will power? Starting now I will stay on track. It really won't be hard as I have to work tonight too
Your very next bite is the chance to start over!
Dh says he will be supportive, and then he isn't. I mentioned a last week about the junk food he brings into the house (little debbie oatmeal cream pies the other day, because he thought DS would like them..nice for DS, not so nice for me). DH has long office hours, and usually isn't home until after 8pm, I like to wait dinner for him, because it is really the only time we get to talk much during the week, but by then, I am starving, and I usually end up eating too much. That's not so much his fault, but I need to figure out a way around it.
Dahly
My Dh is late too. I hate eating late. I've started eating with the girls before he gets home, and then I sit at the table and talk to him, full from my own dinner, while he eats. He doesn't mind, as long as we can share each other's company!
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