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

[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.....

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. 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.

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
F/V (5 svgs) --
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.

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

I hope you have a great weekend!

 

[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!

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. :

Got up this morning and dragged myself to the gym. Learned how to use a stair climber which was murder on my legs! 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!

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 ; coffee w/cream ( )

 

[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) --
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
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

 

[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.

Take care,
Beth

 

[postesf]

Go Cam Go!!! You can do it!!!

,
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. 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) --
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
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!! 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!!

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!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

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

I hope you have a great day tomorrow!

 

[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) --
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs)--
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!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
sending you lots of 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

 

[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.

Debra -- You are such a sweetheart! No one but Howard has ever thought my buns were "cute". 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.

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.