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

[toystoryduo]

Hope you had a good weekend and are feeling better, WISH sis.

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

Just wanted to pop in and say hi Hope you are feeling better and had a great weekend!

Have a great day

 

[CACruisin']

Cam, I am glad the antibiotics and meds are making you feel better. I hope by now you are close to 100% so the flight will be ok. You are going to have a great time at WDW and going to have a wonderful race with the Minnie!

 

[CaroleD]

Not sure when you are leaving. Just wanted to wish you a wonderful time in Disney. Enjoy the race! The weather looks good although a bit hot. But you'll be racing in the morning so should be fine.

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, WISH friends, for all the good wishes! I have been feeling much better and the coughing is gone as is the noise in my lungs. I have been getting winded more easily, but the doctor had said that it could take up to 5 weeks to be completely over the bronchitis.

My eating has been completely undisciplined and I have had so little time to squeeze in any workouts, though I did 6.15 miles on Sunday outside at Minnie pace. YAY! So excited to be leaving Friday morning to spend 3 1/2 days with some WISH friends at the happiest place on earth!

I'll be back next week (in all the ways that count! ) and will post a trip report and some pix (which will, hopefully, be my "before" pix as I get back on my weight loss journey).

I'd really like to take off at least another 10 pounds before my July cruise. The only problem is the cute pants/capris I bought for this weekend might be too big by then. Boy, that would be a nice problem to have! :

"See" you all next week!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

Glad to hear that you are feeling better!!!

You are going to do great at the Minnie, can't wait for pictures and a trip report!

Enjoy!

Have a great time

 

[CACruisin']

Have a great time at the Minnie this weekend!! You are going to do awesome! I'm glad you are feeling better. Your Wonder cruise this summer is a great incentive for your next goal. You'll make it too. I know you can!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Have a great time at the Minnie, Cam! You are going to do a great job! We'll be here cheering you on from Ohio!

Have a safe trip!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope you have a WONDERFUL time this weekend!

Glad you're feeling better!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

Just wanted to stop in and say hi How was the minnie?? Can't wait to hear about it!

Have a great day

 

[CACruisin']

I hope you had a great time at the Minnie last weekend. Can't wait to hear about it.

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope the Minnie was WONDERFUL!!!

Catch us up on the event when you can!

Have a good week!!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam
Cant wait to hear & see!! how the minnie went
Hope your not hurting too much

 

[keenercam]

WOW! Thank you so much, everyone! The Minnie weekend was awesome! It was soooo hot for the race and Rhonda and I ended up finishing right at race pace, though we really enjoyed the race and even took some pictures and helped some other race participants who were having a rough time on the course.

I posted a trip report on the first two days of the weekend, though I didn't get to the race yet: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1447255

I have so much to write and no time right now. I'll be back later for sure!

 

[traceycooper]

Hey Cam
Welcome 'home' glad you had a good trip & well done for finishing so strong

 

[toystoryduo]

Welcome Home, Cam! Thanks for posting about the Minnie! I love the report and the pictures are great.

You are an amazing woman, Cam! You have accomplished so much in the past few years. I am so very, very proud of you! You wear the WISH name very well, my friend.

Happy Mother's Day!

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Tracey and Tracy! You guys are the best! I have so much catching up to do, but I thought I'd start with a cross-post of something I posted on the weekly training thread and the losing weight while training thread, because I want it here in my journal, to come back to when I am feeling discouraged.

Just a quick drive-by as I continue to try to catch up at work and do all the other things that I've let go by the way-side over the past month.

First, the bad news -- I had a really rough time at the gym last night. Treadmill at 4.0 mph yielded outrageous shin splints for the first 10- 11 minutes. Then I kicked up the speed just to get a mile in under 15:00 and finished 1 mile in 14:30. Got off the TM and went to the bike. That was painful too -- hips and lower legs, mostly. I only did 15 minutes there, too. Then grocery shopping and home. After lots of food prep for dinner and today's lunch, I forced myself to do my balance ball stuff but the 100 crunches were uncomfortable and the 100 push ups were downright nearly impossible with the muscles in my upper arms vibrating. LOL! Okay, I'll get back to being able to do them easily and then I'll up the number!

Okay, here is my fabulous news. After 12 years and 3 months (I was diagnosed in February 1995 and my condition worsened after that), I was released this morning from my cardiologist's care. He was absolutely ecstatic with a picture perfect EKG, 110/70 BP, 70 pulse (IIRC) and "very impressive weight loss". When I told him the scale isn't moving much, he said I've lost a lot since last March and that I'd obviously converted fat to muscle because I was "so much smaller sitting there on that table compared to last year!" Even now, i am getting all teared up thinking about all that positive feedback. I showed him my Mickey medal and he was over the top, bragging to the 2 residents about how he'd literally feared for my life while I'd been treating with him and they thought my condition was uncurable and the prognosis wasn't good, and how thoughts of my condition now make him smile.

Oh, and on the marathon? When I told him I'd walked, not run, he said "oh yeah, I walked 26 miles before -- between 1986 and 1992!" LOL!!

I told him I do it all as part of a team that strives to get and stay fit through training for walking and running events and he said, "well, you can tell your team that I said you are one of its success stories!"

What a nice way to start my day!

 

[keenercam]

Now to the more relevant stuff. I came back from the Minnie being almost 6.9 pounds higher than my lowest number that I hit a couple months ago. Seeing the number on the scale was just the boot I needed to re-commit to this journey, not just before the gain gets completely out of control, but also before I feel so badly about myself that I sabotage my potential for future success. I cracked down and have "lost" 3.3 pounds which is surely due to all the water I have been drinking. I'll take it.

I have also been journaling every bite I eat in Sparkpeople and it has once again proved very educational for me.

So, just to have it all in one place, here is what I have eaten:
Tuesday:
B: coffee; WW oatmeal
L: canned chicken breast; canned corn
D: broccoli; couscous (whole wheat); extra lean ground beef/mushrooms/onions

Sparkpeople & Weight Watchers Core Requirements:
Calories: 1280 (recommended 1200-1550)
Water: 64 oz
Healthy Oils (2 tsp): 0/2
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs): 0/2
Fruits & Veggies (5 svgs): 5/5
Multi-vitamin: yes
Crunches/Push-Ups: 100/100


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Wednesday:
B: shredded wheat w/skim milk; coffee w/skim milk
L: lean ground beef/mushrooms/onions; 2 sl FF cheese
S: 2 small hard-boiled eggs; vitamin water; banana
D: steamed shrimp; london broil; green beans; baked potato
S: watermelon

Sparkpeople & Weight Watchers Core Requirements:
Calories: 1611 (recommended 1200-1550)
Water: 72 oz
Healthy Oils (2 tsp): 0/2
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs): 2/2
Fruits & Veggies (5 svgs): 7/5
Multi-vitamin: yes
Crunches/Push-Ups: 100/100

Okay, back later to do today's.

 

[keenercam]

Today's food journal --
B: pineapple chunks & 1 strawberry ; coffee w/skim milk
S: pear
L: huge green salad w/3 slices canadian bacon & 2 slices fat free cheese & 2 tsp olive oil; watermelon
D: 2 oz whole wheat pasta w/canned crushed tomatoes, mushrooms, shrimp (4 oz); 2 oz london broil


Sparkpeople & Weight Watchers Core Requirements:
Calories: 1100 (recommended 1200-1550)
Water: 64 oz by 7 pm
Healthy Oils (2 tsp): 2/2
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs): 2/2
Fruits & Veggies (5 svgs):6/5
Multi-vitamin: yes
Crunches/Push-Ups: 100/100

 

[keenercam]

Today's food journal --
B: WW oatmeal; apple; coffee w/skim milk
L: huge green salad w/2 tsp olive oil; canned chicken breast mixed w/corn & ketchup
S: 3/4 banana
D: 2 oz whole wheat pasta w/canned crushed tomatoes, mushrooms, shrimp (4 oz)


Sparkpeople & Weight Watchers Core Requirements:
Calories: 1181 (recommended 1200-1550)
Water: 72 oz by 11:00 p.m.
Healthy Oils (2 tsp): 2/2
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs): 2/2
Fruits & Veggies (5 svgs): 6/5
Multi-vitamin: yes
Crunches/Push-Ups: 100/100

Days on WW core
Days of 100 crunches & 100 pushups