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

[CaroleD]

You have to love that accomplishment!

 

[traceycooper]

Well done for doing a mile Cam
We're all sooo proud of you
Have a super weekend

 

[hockeygirl]

YOU GO GIRL!!!!

WTG on running the mile!! Isn't it great when you have a great workout like that!!! You are doing so awesome, keep up the good work!! YOU ROCK!!

 

[hockeygirl]

Cam-btw, did you and Howard sign up for the Spring Lake 5 mile run in May? I think I remember Howard saying he was signing up. I registered online yesterday. I would love to meet up with you guys there if you are doing it!!!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey there, Cam!! I just wanted to let you know that I came back to WISH. You were such a friend to me last time, and I figured I'd let you know that I'm back in and I plan to be here for a good, long time.

Congrats on running a mile!!!!! That is an amazing accomplishment!! I wish I could walk a mile in under 30-that is HUGE!

Hope you're having a wonderful day.

Cam, Cam, runs so quick
And did it in WISHer style
If she could do it, anyone can!
It makes us want to smile!

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much for celebrating with me, everyone! I really feel like this week was a turning point for me. Yes, I have been relatively diligent and persistent and moving forward, but ever so slowly. I feel almost as if I was holding myself back from making the leap to the next level. I always said I couldn’t wait until I could run for something more than 4 minutes at a time but I don’t think I had enough faith in myself to think that I could do it, so I just didn’t try. I think it is almost like finishing the marathon. Once you prove to yourself that you can overcome obstacles and accomplish something if you want it badly enough, you have broken down the mental barrier that is even bigger than any physical barrier you might have.

I have to admit - knowing I could brag to my WISH friends that I had done it was a HUGE motivator for me. The whole time I was pushing myself to go just a bit further, I was telling myself – just wait til the WISHers hear I FINALLY did it!

Now, I am pushing myself to get to the next level, weight-wise. Just buckle down and get disciplined and police myself and just DO IT, for goodness sake! If you are going to watch every bite you eat, you might as well do something about what those bites are so that the effort is worth it, KWIM?

Yesterday’s training was good. I did
5 minute warmup at 15:00/mile pace (.33 miles)
another 3.1 (5K) in 40:22
total 4.92 before I had to head for home.

TC2009 (Jen), my sweetie! I am SOOOO glad you are back! I have missed you and I swear I was thinking of you last week and how I wonder how school is going for you, how much I miss your positive spirit and your CHEERS!! Welcome back!! I am going to find your journal – hopefully you are posting a journal again. I can’t wait to find out how you are!

Liz, Carole, Tracey, Jen & Laurie – Thank you so much for your support, WISH friends!
Jen (Blueeyes) – please don’t say you’ll never be able to run a mile. It was a real mental breakthrough for me, and I am convinced that if I can do it, anyone can!

Laurie – yes, Howard and I registered on-line last week. We’d LOVE to see you there. We'll have to figure out how to find each other. I think karen (kareneast) is running it, too!

I don’t think I’ll be wearing my WISH shirt. Our friends that we’ll be with are totally NOT into the fact that Howard and I are part of WISH and really don’t even want to talk about ANY of our accomplishments, marathon-wise, etc. It has been very difficult with my friend because she was going to train to walk this with me this year and just told me she feels obligated to support her husband that day and not to try to horn in on his event. The fact is that she still has not asked a single question about the marathon, never congratulated me, doesn’t want to see pix or the medal, etc. So, I may find something else to wear that day, just not to rub it in to her that I am part of this awesome community and really working on getting fit. UGH! So, I will definitely let you know what we will be wearing that day and we can figure out a place to meet! (Sorry for the diatribe!)

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Yep, I have a journal! It's "No Day But Today-A Third Installment of TigerCheer2009's Progress so Come On In!"

School is going well-taking a lot of classes, really involved in school and after-school activities, lots of fun. I don't want to hog this whole post with stuff about school.

You know, every once in a while (at the bottom of the second pint of sorbet or after finishing a sleeve of saltines), I'd think "man, oh man! If my WISH friends saw me right now..." I started officially on Thursday, doing this alone. I thought about how much I missed everyone who supported me last time and came back. So glad I did!

Back to celebrating Cam and her awesome achievement, as well as your regularly scheduled thread!

 

[goldcupmom]

Cam, that mile was AWESOME!!!! Something to truly be proud of and that I'm sure you'll remember for a LONG LONG time!!

You're doing GREAT!!

If the Minnie isn't full by the time I'm back from FL I'll make my decision. While there I'm using the Garmin to 'map out' a 5K route for my DSis & her DD's to see if they would do the 5K. Time will tell!

Hope you're having GREAT weekend!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Cam,

Wonderful job!!! Congratulations on running your mile! I am so very proud of you!

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

 

[keenercam]

Julie -- I really hope the Minnie is open when you get back and that you decide to make the trip.

Tracy -- Thank you for the wish of a good week. My spirits seem so much better, that I am hoping for a good, productive week!

Jen -- I hope you'll visit here often and I will definitely be visiting your journal to see how you are doing.

Well, last night was a foodfest when I got home. I went right from my office to the gym and did 4 miles on the TM. By the time I got home after 8 I was very hungry and ate some chicken mixed with corn & kidney beans and salsa and then had a serving of the whole wheat fat free lasagna I made Saturday. Then I ate a weight watchers smore's bar (ICK!) and remembered why it was still in the closet. I HATE when I eat something that isn't worth the points. I also had some mini pretzels and some whole grain mini tortillas. I used 4 of the 5 activity points I earned. At least I had them to use, though. I don't think I've touched any weekly flex points at all this week, so tomorrow night's WW weigh in should show more than just a budge on the scale.

Today:
B: 1/2 cup fat free plain yogurt w/defrosted unsweetened strawberries; coffee w/skim milk
S: apple
L: 4 oz chicken breast w/.5 cup corn & .5 cup kidney beans (I may have to go find a salad)
S: banana
D (not sure yet)

I bought more vitamins and took it yesterday and today. Still getting in all my water. I missed the healthy oil component yesterday, but if I buy a salad today, I'll use olive oil with fat free italian dressing.

 

[hockeygirl]

That stinks about your friend not being supportive. I have a feeling that my friends will be that way with me also. They totally don't believe that I am going to do the marathon next year. And they never ask about my training or anything, and when I bring the subject up, they think it is total joke. Oh well, at least we know we have all the great people here to share our joys with!!!

I should have my first WISH shirt by then, so I will definetely wear mine and you will be able to see me!!!!

 

[CaroleD]

Wishing you a resounding success at WW on Tuesday!!!!

Also I second Laurie...whats with your friend??? Oh well. Some people are very complicated. I really haven't volunteered to too many people about my dream of walking a marathon. I didn't tell my DD until this week (and now she is joining me I'm a little nervous because I was in such bad shape last year before my surgery that it seems ridiculous to consider that I can do this. I just know its possible if I train slowly. I'm doing a 5 K race in April and doing the 10 K clinic after. I think that will give me more confidence to tell people after that. Meanwhile I can say it here!

 

[keenercam]

Laurie and Carole -- I am so happy we can share our dreams here! And let me tell you both, I am living proof that the person in the unhealthiest physical shape can change their life and start down a path to get healthier in order to fulfill those dreams. Of course there are physical limitations that it would not be smart to try to overcome, but if we've been given the all-clear by the medical experts, then it is just a matter of overcoming whatever is in our heads. I have a donald and a minnie and a castle and a mickey medal to prove that even those barriers in our heads can be broken down. :

Laurie -- I think the major issue with my friend is that we've both always been "large" women. For years we shared clothes. Over the past two years I've lost nearly 70 pounds and my friend has not. I know that if our roles were reversed, I'd have a difficult time, too. I am trying to be patient but it is hard not to be able to share the joy with the people who are supposed to be nearest and dearest to us. So, I am very fortunate to have all of you to share my joy.

Speaking of relying on my WISH friends -- I need someone to kick my butt. I pulled my typical Monday night "I'm so hungry and I have WW points left and who cares if it is 10pm I am gonna EAT!" stunt. UGH! I think it may be because Monday night is the ONLY night I am home for the whole evening and the only night I watch tv. I ate a lean cuisine panini and some pretzels & the last few crumbs of chips when I really should have not ventured near the kitchen.

The scale was still down 2 lbs this morning from last Tuesday morning, so hopefully there will be a 2 pound loss on the WW scale tonight, too.

 

[toystoryduo]

Speaking of relying on my WISH friends -- I need someone to kick my butt. I pulled my typical Monday night "I'm so hungry and I have WW points left and who cares if it is 10pm I am gonna EAT!" stunt. UGH!

Cam,

Although I don't count points, I had the same thing happen to me me last night... I ate an entire bag of flamimg hot fries (at least I had lots of water! ) that topped out around 800 calories! Yikes! (Maybe the "flaming hotness" of the fries sped up my metabolism too! ) Today's a new day, Cam. Rather than a gentle kick ( ), here is a celebrating smilie because we are going to forget yesterday and celebrate a healthy today!

Have a great day!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Good morning, Cam! It's a beautiful new today so "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." (thank you Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Best of luck at your WI-ixiedust !

By the way, I chew mint gum when I feel like I'm going to have a "happy mouth frenzy" when I start grabbing at foods and stuffing them in my mouth. It works for me because it keeps my mouth busy and if I *do* spit the gum out and it, it doesn't taste good (especially anything tomato after strong mint gum...blech!).

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Tracy and Jen!
Tracy -- we must have been sympathy splurges for each other. You are right, though, it is a new day. We'll try to do it differently. We can learn from our strayings!

Jen I love the gum idea -- I often give this advice, but obviously am not that good at taking it when it is crunch time. I'll try to be more cognizant of that. And thanks for the RWE quote -- I love it!

 

[CaroleD]

My friend and I went to WW about 5 years ago. I lost 20 which put me in my goal range for lifetime member and she lost 50 and had about another 40 to go. She looked great,felt great!!! People were complimenting her, her DH was very supportive. Should have been lots of good reasons to continue. I would have kept attending the WW. But she quit, and over the course of the year gained back the 50 pounds plus some. For her it was almost like she didn't like all the positive attention she recieved. She seems more comfortable feeling negative about her appearance.
I've never been able to really talk about this with her. Its one of those taboo subjects for her, about what was behind her regaining her weight. We are very good friends and she has never been negative about my weightloss. She is supporting me in my walking dream by walking a 5 K race with me in April. She even found the race for me.
As I said before. People are complicated sometimes.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey-any time! Just sharing what works for me!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
Maybe your body is telling you it needs more fuel, now that you are a 1 mile runner!!
Did the WW scale behave?

 

[goldcupmom]

Hoping to hear WI went well! VERY well!!!

Have a great NEW day today & every day!!