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

[keenercam]

Thank you, Stacie! I know I never would have stuck to this journey without my WISH friends. You guys are all such a GREAT influence on me!

 

[toystoryduo]

Oh Cam,

Sweetie, I am saying a prayer of thanksgiving for your cowboy doctor as well. I am so happy for you! You have accomplished so much on your healthy living journey in the past few years....I am so proud of you and so grateful to the Lord for bringing that cowboy doctor into your life.

Thanks for sending the pictures.....You look gorgeous! Your vow renewal is going to be such a special day!

Have a wonderful day, my friend!

 

[traceycooper]

that is great news Cam
You have come such a long way & i'm so pleased that you are feeling and are fit & healthy now, if anyone deserves this its you

 

[postesf]

Hey Cam! A little birdie told me you went sub 40 on 5K this past weekend!!! I am so excited for you! I know you've been working so hard for that! I'm so proud of you! Just wanted to send a big ol and congrats your way!!!

Stacie

 

[tinkerbell of winter]

Great job! Keep up the good work!!

 

[hockeygirl]

Hi Cam!! I know others have said it before, but I have to say it again..you are such an inspiration to all of us. Your story is awesome, I am so happy to hear about your physical and the results...you are amazing! Keep up the great work!!

 

[keenercam]

Wow! Has it really been 6 months since I posted here? I have really missed all my old WISH friends! And, in the past, I've always said that if I was absent from here, I was probably not being disciplined about my weight loss efforts. That is so true!
Well, things were so busy for a while with getting ready for the holidays and planning our "wedding", all while training for the 1/2 marathon. Then it was eleven days in WDW eating at our old favorite restaurants and trying many new ones. We were also exhausted so we didn't do as much walking as we normally do in WDW. The consequence was that I came home 9 pounds heavier than when I left for WDW 11 days earlier. EEK!!!! Then it was a matter of getting DD20 ready to head off to the Disney College Program for the semester, which I also allowed to distract me and depress me. And then .......
out of excuses.
Just plain lost the motivation and the momentum. The pictures from our vow renewal were so beautiful and I felt pretty for the first time in my life that day. Was I thin? No. Did I feel as if I looked my best in my gorgeous gown with my "look" professionally done? Yes. It was truly a fairy tale day come to life. Everything I'd ever dreamed of. I had been saying all along that I was NOT losing weight FOR the vow renewal. And I'd almost convinced myself that that was true. But the reality is that once the compelling motivation of fitting into that gown was gone (which was very motivating, by the way -- it was actually too large on the vow renewal day! ), it was so easy to lapse back into bad eating habits.

And, unfortunately, while I have continued to work out pretty diligently, I let my eating get completely out of control, especially late night eating. I have gained back more than 10 pounds (depending on the day). And now I have to take all of those pounds off and continue on my weight loss journey.

I know I have so many wonderful resources at my disposal, including this forum and the amazing support I know can be found here. So, it is up to me to avail myself of those resources and get back on the wagon, so to speak.

I keep trying to convince myself that I only need to get through one day at a time. I have to try to maintain that mindset. I know that WW works for me when I work the plan. I have to get back into the habit of counting points and journaling all my food. Today is day one.

Food today:
B: lite yogurt; coffee with skim milk (3)
L: green salad; arnold lite roll; RF ham & FF cheese; lite popcorn (4)
Snacks: fat free, salt-free pretzels; a few grapes; a few FF animal crackers; pear (5)
D: spinach salad w/craisins & almond slices (2); WW meatloaf dinner (5); corn (1)
Dessert: fat free chips and pretzels (3)

Total: 23 points

 

[toystoryduo]

Welcome Back, Cam!!!!

I loved your vow renewal pj and trip report!!! The ceremony, the pictures, the favors, the preparations...everything was just perfect! I am so glad that you and Howard had the opportunity to do this for yourselves and to share it with your friends and family.

Where is your DD working at Disney? How long will she be there? I had a chance to do the College Program a few years back, but didn't take the opportunity because I didn't love Disney back then as much as I do now. I think I would love to work for Disney some day!

You have had a lot going on in the past few months. It's okay to take a break from healthy living for awhile, but now you are ready to get back OP and I know you CAN do it!!! Remember, baby steps and one day at a time will get you to your goal and we'll be cheering you on every step of the way!

So glad you're back, WISH sis!

 

[keenercam]

Thank you, Tracy!! I have missed you and your wonderful SMILE that I can just read into every one of your posts. You are such a wonderful WISH friend. Thank you, sweetie!

Jenn is a lifeguard and rotates through Old Key West, Port Orleans Riverside and Port Orleans French Quarter. She has also worked at Stormalong Bay at Yacht & Beach Club.

I am SOOOO excited to be going to Disney this weekend!! It is my annual girls' weekend away with 6 of my dearest friends in the world. We call ourselves the "Minnie Girls" because we have gone down the first weekend in May the past 2 years (3 for me and Rhonda) to do the Minnie 15k. Even though they stopped having that race, we are all still going this weekend for a long weekend to be together. It is such a renewing weekend for me.
Here we are (the "Minnies") at the Vow Renewal:

Okay, back to healthy living stuff.
Yesterday went pretty well, even though I went too heavy on snack-type foods. Once again, I have to make an effort not to use too many WW points on non-healthy foods. I plan to do better today.

Here's the plan:
B: lite arnold roll w/1 slice FF cheese (1.5); coffee with skim milk (.5); banana (2)
L: spinach salad w/craisins & sliced almonds (2) & additional green salad (0); greek dressing with EVOO (2)
Snacks: lite popcorn (1); cheerios (3)
D: Lean cuisine chicken in peanut sauce (5); corn (1)
dessert: fat free chips and pretzels (4)

Exercise: bike 45 minutes

I have a Special Olympics meeting tonight and there will be lots of good food, which I will avoid. Hoping to keep my eating under control when I get home from that meeting, late, at about 8:30 or so.
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Update: Did well at the meeting. Drank only water. Ate cheerios on the way to the meeting and on the way home to stave off hunger.

 

[goldcupmom]

I have been thinking about you so much lately & wondering how things were going! Glad you are back!!!

The pics from the VR are WONDERFUL!!!

You will kick those pounds to the curb in no time!!

 

[toystoryduo]

That's a great pic of you and the Minnie Girls, Cam!!! I bet you will have a wonderful time this weekend!

 

[keenercam]

Thank you, Julie & Tracey! I am really hoping to not totally derail my renewed weight loss efforts this weekend, but must admit I am glad it is the Flower and Garden Festival and not the Wine and Food Festival. LOL!

Today's food plan:
B: lite arnold roll w/1 slice FF cheese (1.5); coffee with skim milk (.5); banana (2)
L: spinach salad w/craisins & sliced almonds (2) & additional green salad (0); greek dressing with EVOO (2)
Snacks: lite popcorn (1); peanut chews (3)
D: Lean cuisine chicken panini (7); veggie soup (0); fat free chips (1); few oven fries (2)

 

[traceycooper]

woohoo your back
welcome ''home'' Cam

i noticed your TR hasnt been around for a while & i was getting worried!!!
the video of your VR still makes me cry!!!

have a great weekend in the world

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Tracy! I haven't had time to update our planning journal/ wedding report. I still have to pull together pix to send to the videographer with a CD of our music choices. AND I haven't even started on our thank you cards (very embarassing), but work has been so incredibly busy and my energy levels have been very low. My goal is to have all of those tasks completed in the next week. And THEN I can turn back to the wedding trip report.

 

[keenercam]

I am off to WDW tonight, but am going to try to at least NOTICE what I am eating there. LOL!
Today's food:
B: arnold lite roll; 1 slice FF cheese; coffee with skim milk; pear; plum (4)
L: LC panini (6); apple (1)

 

[toystoryduo]

Have a wonderful time at WDW, Cam!!!!!

 

[traceycooper]

have a great time cam
(i am sooo jealous )

 

[keenercam]

My long weekend at WDW was awesome! Lots of walking, but not enough to make up for all the amazing restaurant meals. EEK!! Tried some new places and loved every one of them -- Pikabu cafe and Fresh at the Dolphin, Wolfgang Puck Express and Boardwalk Pizza. Some old favorites, as well: Boma, Kona Cafe, LeCellier (dinner); LeCellier (lunch); Columbia Harand Artist's Palette. I made smart choices about half the time and often left some food on the plate, but I know I could have done better.

Back on track now:
B: small fiber muffin; coffee w/skim milk
L (business lunch; not sure of menu):

 

[goldcupmom]

Behaving with food even HALF the time at WDW is a big accomplishment!

Glad you had a fun weekend!

 

[toystoryduo]

Behaving with food even HALF the time at WDW is a big accomplishment!

I agree with Julie! It sounds like you did a great job in WDW! You do know that when you're having a great time with some of your best friends in the world at WDW, calories don't count right? I think I saw that on the check in literature I received at POP last year!

I hope you have a great evening!