Thank you so much, Julie!
Alright, as detailed in yesterday's journal entry, last night did not go well.
Here is what happened . . .
Last night, I went to WW WI, knowing what the scale yesterday morning showed and that my WW WI's are almost always exactly the same, and yet wanting the 80 oz water I drank during the day and all the light eating to have made a significant difference.
In fact, I was down 1.8 from last week and enough to make Gerri (my leader) go "great job!!!" What she forgot is that back on 3/20/07, I was at .6 pounds lower than last night and I have not gotten back there since.
I was so disappointed. I worked so hard this week. I have been tracking every bite and working out and just, generally, doing what I should be doing.
Here are my calorie counts from the past week:
1282, 1156, 1572, 1476, 1251, 1332 and 2205.
Okay, so, what did I do then? I left the meeting and called Howard and talked him into meeting me for chinese buffet. You can see just how disciplined I was, going over my daily calorie limit by 50%. I probably even ate more calories than that, but I did try to journal everything in sparkpeople, estimate portion sizes, etc., and it is probably close to accurate. I did it because I was angry and frustrated, but now I am justifying it by saying everyone is entitled to go a little crazy once in a while.
Did I mention how frustrated I am? Once again, I am reminded of how my body sits in a 3 pound range forEVER before moving. Maybe last night's very high fat intake will throw my body into shock and it will give up some of these pounds.
Anyway, I did my 100 crunches and push-ups last night before bed and again this morning before I showered, so that I won't have to do them tonight. But I do intend to head for the gym. I'm not giving up.
This weekend is going to be so tough and I have no idea what choices I will have, food-wise. Saturday we are attending a Bat Mitzvah and then a luncheon; then we are heading to friends' house until Sunday night when we'll go to the Bat Mitzvah party/dinner. So, food will be completely unpredicatable between Saturday a.m. and Sunday night. I am hoping we will barbecue at our friends' house on Saturday and I can arrange for veggie or turkey burgers and/or low fat hot dogs with no buns. I guess anticipating the problem situations will help me prepare for them.
Today's food plan:
B: coffee w/skim milk; 2 hard boiled eggs
L: garden salad & lean cuisine chicken in peanut sauce
S (pre-gym): apple; fat free cottage cheese (1 cup); 1 cup pineapple
D: 4 oz tilapia; 2 veggie burgers; 1 cup couscous
dessert: 94% FF popcorn; WW chocolate raspberry bar; WW toffee ice cream bar (UGH!
Sparkpeople & Weight Watchers Core Requirements:
Calories: 1617 (recommended 1200-1550)
Water (64 oz): 104 oz by 10pm
Healthy Oils (2 tsp): 2/2
Non-fat dairy (2 svgs): 1.5/2
Fruits & Veggies (5 svgs): 8/5
Multi-vitamin: yes
Crunches/Push-Ups: 100/100 (done in the a.m. for the first time!); add'l 25 crunches in pm
16 DAYS IN A ROW OF 100 CRUNCHES & 100 PUSH-UPS
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gym time -- treadmill -- 3 minutes warmup at 4.2 (.21 miles); then intervals jog 3 at 4.8/walk 2 at 4.2 for 20 minutes; then all walking at 4.2mph (2.35 miles--12:46 pace)
Overall miles -- 2.56
We all need those treat days every once in awhile.
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I have to keep telling myself that it is important to maintain the healthy lifestyle, even if I am not losing on the scale.
And that Minnie shirt fitting....that also says it all. I weigh the same as I did before all this exercise. But I'm a size smaller now in clothes. I'de love the scales to reflect this but I'm loving the clothes fitting so well better.
. In the past two weeks alone, you have really had some remarkable milestones. The dr's words are fantastic. Remember those when you are feeling down - You have come such a long way. Even your splurges/treats/digressions are really minor compared to what you would have done in the past. One slice of pizza? That is a big accomplishment. You are training and racing. You are exercising and strength training. 98% of the time you are eating very, very healthy. Even when you stray, it is pretty minor compared to the past, and you pick yourself up and get right back on track. There is a possiblility that you are in fact, not eating enough (sub 1200) at times for all of the exercising you are doing.
