Dieting for Disney

[bubba73]

Hey everyone!!! It has been awhile since I have posted as well. I have been really busy with work and I took the weekend off from working out. I had a lot of stuff holding me down at work and at home so I decided to give my body some rest time. I finished last week with a little more than 100 miles worth of cardio and about 11 hours worth of total gym time so all is well.

I was able to get into the gym tonight and had a pretty good workout. I did almost a full hour on arms and abs and then, I did another 90 minutes on the bike for 25 miles. I am planning on averaging at least 25 miles per day for the rest of the week. I want to be able to report 125 for the week. I don't know if I will be able to do it or not but I am pretty sure that all of you will keep me motivated to be able to reach that accomlishment again.


Positive quote of the day - I am going to quote part of a song that I like for today's quote:

"You never know what you can do until you try!"

Everyone's success has come from determination and effort. All you have to do is stay faithful to your plan and keep up the effort and you will succeed!

Have a great week everyone!
Bryan

 

[Amyz00]

Weighed in today. Nothing lost or gained. I am happy that I haven't gained. Feeling very water-like today. I have been pretty stressed out and have not counted calories or worked out. I did walk quite a bit Sunday - we all went out to the country and pick Blackberries. That felt good, though it was a bit chilly and windy for out area.

Since I will be graduating in less than two weeks, I figured that I won't kick my behind if I forget to count or work out. My priorty at this moment is to finish school. After graduation, I plan on working out at least three days a week at the gym plus I will continue to watch my calories.

Becky - you did not do bad on your calories yesterday. You are still around 1200 calories and that is pretty darn good. Though the glazed pastry may be good, and believe me, I know that they are, try to resist them! I was craving a Haagen-Daz coffee ice cream the other day in a big way. My DH told me that once I get down to my ideal weight range, I can congratulate myself with a whole pint! But as you know, by the time I get there, I will probably eat only 1/2 cup! And that's fine with me!

This weight loss is going to take me a long time and I have finally realized that. I am one of those people who wants it to happen now; I am not a patient person! But, I have come to the realization that good things come in time and it's healthier to have the weight come off slower than fast.

So I am going to stay positive and focus on what I am eating instead of just eating. I am going to think about that big shopping trip that I plan on taking when I lose all of my weight. I am going to think about how good I will look and feel once I have accomplished my goal!

I might need some help from you guys from time to time, so please forgive me if I sound brash at times. It will just be me, venting my frustrations!

Keep up the great work everyone!

Amy

 

[BeckWhy]

Sorry I'm up... especially since I have to work in the morning, but I have to use the bathroom and my brother is taking a shower (he works 3rd shift or something).

Bryan: First off it's absolutely amazing that you can spend so much time are strength training and still do 90 minutes on cardio! I can't even fathom that! And you know even though missing a day or two may seem so bad, sometimes its for the better, especially when there is a lot going on. I definately think I get sick because I don't take time away from "life". I never used to get sick (then again I never had so many problems in my life either).

Amy: I get the same way when I don't count my calories (I have yet to not work out, since I got in the habit). I've had the best luck so far with reporting my calories to y'all. Sometimes I do it so y'all will tell me what not to eat and others just because I know y'all are watching and I have to stay in my calories.
Sorry, I don't seem to remember... are you undergrad or grad? I see so many in college right now stressing out (one of my friends isn't eating because she is too stressed out, but found out she is losing weight..., and I have tried to talk to her, because I've been there done that).
I got home from work and was at 1000 calories... and I didn't weigh my meatloaf, so could be more or less. I know you are supposed to eat before bed, but I figured it was better than being low on calories. I really wish I would have remembered that I worked. I would have planned my day a lot differently.
Amy, never worry about venting. Sometimes things get to be too much for us and we need to vent a lil (don't vent too much, it might be bad for your stress!). I have a lot of problems in my life that I can't control, that I'm realizing I can control, yet they are killing me at the same time (and I know, this is a big reason I pick to move so far, far away). The best thing any of us can do is turn to those we trust that will give us great support!
And I totally understand your feeling about wanting the weight to come off. Why does it get put on so fast, but take so long to come off? I seem to think that my life will be so much better once I'm skinny and healthy. I mean, yeah it will be better if I'm healthy, but I want to think all my problems will go away with it.

 

[BeckWhy]

I do want to add a wee bit.

Last night when I went to bed, I had the "fat" feeling. You know where you feel like you are just a tub of lard or something. I don't know what caused it and I haven't had that feeling in a long time, but I did. I didn't like it.

I have a hard time of letting go. I know this... but I'm starting to remove some toxic people from my life. I still had several of my ex's friends on myspace and facebook. I finally deleted them. I don't know if I was expecting to still be friends with them (which of course, I tried to be but they all stopped talking to me, what shady people, the irony is, this is a characteristic my ex hates ) or if it was because I was expecting something else from them (such as, I dunno, info about them, to catch them talking about me, I don't know). Anyways, I decided that removing them would be better for myself (though I'm hoping curiousity doesn't kill the cat).

 

[BeckWhy]

After my late night replies... I couldn't fall back to sleep. I just laid in bed until my alarm clock went off to get ready for work. That's so not good for me. I'm going to go down to the Chevy/Caddy dealership and test drive a Dodge Charger R/T Daytona that they are supposed to have. I might pick one of those up for when I move to FL. I haven't driven one yet. I just hope they won't be jerks.

Then I think I'm gonna take a nap (maybe not) and then do 15 minutes kickboxing. Last night I was so excited... but I just don't think I have the energy to do more. I don't know if I have the energy to do even 15.

I open again tomorrow and work until 6 pm. I think I'll bring sneakers and do 30 minutes or so of mall walking on my lunch break.

 

[BeckWhy]

Ok... I have a problem today... after all the food I ate... I'm at 885 calories for the day. I'll post my food later... but its 6:15 pm... what am I supposed to do? It's like completely another meal. And I'm not hungry. ARGH!

 

[BeckWhy]

Well.. I had a bad day at work... it didn't affect my food intake though!

Just found out that I'm not allowed to watch my cat when my ex goes on vacation (we got a cat for our 5th anniversery and when we broke up I took it but then my parents made me give him back... and then my ex said I could babysit him when he was on vacation). I'm pretty sad. I almost wanna cry.

I've worked really hard the past... 2 months to not call my ex. I think he finally is starting to realize I've not called him. I haven't told him I'm moving yet, nor that I got my hair cut. (FYI professionals have told me that all the changes I have made since my boyfriend broke with me are actually really bad - new job, major change in appearence, etc.)

Anyways.. I'm applying for a second PT job. This one is for Things Remembered. I could use as much money as I can get to pay for a down payment on a house and buy a newer car.

A coworker/friend of mine is not being supportive of me wanting my own store. When I work with her (she is a manager also) and I want to go do some training (which you are supposed to just do on your own time) she always tells me no that I have to do this or that. And when I was talking to Candice (she is another Manager.. there are 4 of us), who is extremely supportive and happy for me (probably because that means I'm not gonna fight her for our store when our manager leaves), Krista (the unsupportive one) was being so negative and everything. I'm sorry I want to be successful and help the company and whatever... but I found something I like... so why not go with it?

 

[bubba73]

Beckwhy I know how you feel with wanting your own store and having the naysayers try to stop you. I actually had the same thing happen with me. I use to be the store manager of a Chick-fil-A restaurant. I worked with the company for 12 years and felt like I knew the business inside and out. Well, I told them that I was very interested in becoming a franchisee and they told me "NO!". It was very soon after that I left that company and went into what I am doing now. I wasn't going to let someone stop me either. I have done the same thing with my dieting and exercise program. When I set a goal, no one is going to stop me from achieving it. Believe in yourself. Love yourself. (I have to go over this with DW all of the time.) You know what you can do. Stop letting others tell you that you can't. You are a WINNER!!!

Update I just got home from a grueling workout session. First, let me start by saying that yesterday was an event in its own. I had a busy day. After I got off work, I had to come home and change and go to my monthly volunteer meeting. Well, since we are volunteer cops, it was expressed as a good idea for us to go visit the County Jail in uniform. That was FUN?! Man there was some scary people in there. I will say this. It makes you really appreciate what you have on the outside. We didn't finish up until after 9 pm. Then, I hitched a ride back to my car, got in and went to the gym. All I did was cardio last night and I couldn't get in my full 25 miles because of how late it was getting but I did get in 18. This made for a very long day.

Now for today's episode. Again, after I got off work, I went straight to the gym. I did a new chest workout for 1 hour mixed in with some ab work also. Then, I started my cardio. I stayed on the bike for 32 miles to make up for yesterday. By the time I got done, my clothes were so wet that you would have thought I jumped in the pool with them on. So as stupid as this may sound, I did a 3 hour workout tonight. Let me say that I am feeling every minute of it right now.

I hope everyone is doing wonderful and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

 

[BeckWhy]

Since its the first of the month I did my monthly measurements. That's not weighing-in but the actual measurements around my body. I measure my chest, waist, hips, thighs and biceps. For the month of April I lost... a total of... 6 inches! I'm so excited! That's a total of 13 inches from the beginning of the year.

 

[Amyz00]

Since its the first of the month I did my monthly measurements. That's not weighing-in but the actual measurements around my body. I measure my chest, waist, hips, thighs and biceps. For the month of April I lost... a total of... 6 inches! I'm so excited! That's a total of 13 inches from the beginning of the year.

Congratulations! That is great news! It is so nice to be rewarded when you work so hard, isn't it. That is totally amazing - six inches!

As for the manager who is not very supportive, I would not pay attention to her. She must be jealous or a very unhappy, insecure person.

And as far as what the professionals say, I wouldn't worry about it too much either. Sometimes change can be very rewading both physically and mentally. Plus, not every professional is right. They all have their own opinions. Stay positive and focus on your goals!

 

[Amyz00]

I forgot to post my weight loss for this week. I lost another pound!! I was pretty happy about that! So I am now down 7 lbs. in three weeks and am hoping by next Monday that I will have lost another pound to make it 8 lbs. in 4 weeks. My goal is that by May 10th, I will have lost a total of 10 lbs.

I have been watching my calories and doing a little more walking. I know that I need to exercise a lot more, however, these last two weeks are going to be tough for me due to end of the semest papers/projects and three finals. I can't wait until May 10th when it will all be over!

 

[BeckWhy]

Congratulations! That is great news! It is so nice to be rewarded when you work so hard, isn't it. That is totally amazing - six inches!

As for the manager who is not very supportive, I would not pay attention to her. She must be jealous or a very unhappy, insecure person.

And as far as what the professionals say, I wouldn't worry about it too much either. Sometimes change can be very rewading both physically and mentally. Plus, not every professional is right. They all have their own opinions. Stay positive and focus on your goals!

You just made me wanna have a party with all your dancing circles! LOL!

I don't understand why people are NOT supportive. Take losing weight... I was watching a show on TV and the girls lunch was fruit (and a lot of it too) and some cottage cheese (I don't know what else) and her co-workers were trying to get her to eat junk. I don't get it. It's not like the girl was starving herself. Why are people so unsupportive? You would think people want you to do what will make you happy and/or healthy and succeed. I just don't understand people.


BTW: I saw my ex last night... he didn't even notice I got my hair cut.

 

[BeckWhy]

I forgot to post my weight loss for this week. I lost another pound!! I was pretty happy about that! So I am now down 7 lbs. in three weeks and am hoping by next Monday that I will have lost another pound to make it 8 lbs. in 4 weeks. My goal is that by May 10th, I will have lost a total of 10 lbs.

I have been watching my calories and doing a little more walking. I know that I need to exercise a lot more, however, these last two weeks are going to be tough for me due to end of the semest papers/projects and three finals. I can't wait until May 10th when it will all be over!

Amy I am so proud of you! I wish I could average 2 pounds a week! If I did I would definately make my weight for Disney World.

Since I started hiking though, I have definately seen more weight loss, so I am starting to get convinced that working out is a huge help! So keep up the great work!

 

[Amyz00]

Amy I am so proud of you! I wish I could average 2 pounds a week! If I did I would definately make my weight for Disney World.

Since I started hiking though, I have definately seen more weight loss, so I am starting to get convinced that working out is a huge help! So keep up the great work!

Thanks, Becky! Hey, be proud of yourself - you have lost so many inches! That's terrific!

I don't understand why people are supportive either. It's either because they don't know how to or because they don't want to. But you know what, your best support group is you! I know how nice it is to be noticed when you lose weight and we all love those pats on the back or any kind of positive feedback. However, the only way we are going to lose the weight is if we really want to. So, since you have taken the initiative to lose weight by hiking, kickboxing, watching your food/caloric intake, you obviously really want to lose weight and become healthier. They did not do it, YOU did! So you kee up that good work and keep us posted. YOU are helping us, too!

Oh, and by the way, I bet your ex did notice your haircut and he's probably realizing what he can no longer have!!!

 

[BeckWhy]

Well I woke up this morning and found my scale sitting in a pool of water. So now it's broken. When it actually gives me a measurement, its either 30 pounds more or 30 pounds less than when I should weigh. I called the company and they said I can mail it back to them, but it will cost me more to mail it back than it actually cost. So I don't know what I'm going to do. I can go buy a new one but I'm worried the same thing will happen to it. And what am I supposed to do, carry it around with me so it doesn't end up in a pool of water?

 

[bubba73]

Just going to pop in real quick to give my weekly results. I made a promise to this group that I was going to get 125 miles in cardio this week and I wanted to let you know that I did achieve that goal. On top of that, I have spent about 3-4 hours lifting weights this week as well. Plus, I have probably done about 1 hour worth of abs. I can tell you this much. My body is sore but it really does feel rewarding.

Hope everyone else has had a pretty good week. Becky, I am sorry about the scale but I will tell you this. I don't even own one. Even though I will weight myself every once in a while at the gym, I refuse to let it tell me what my results are. I get my results from the way my clothes fit and the way I feel. I am hopefully putting on muslce weight at the same time so the scale will not be accurate.

Talk to you all again real soon!!!
Bryan

 

[BeckWhy]

Just going to pop in real quick to give my weekly results. I made a promise to this group that I was going to get 125 miles in cardio this week and I wanted to let you know that I did achieve that goal. On top of that, I have spent about 3-4 hours lifting weights this week as well. Plus, I have probably done about 1 hour worth of abs. I can tell you this much. My body is sore but it really does feel rewarding.

Hope everyone else has had a pretty good week. Becky, I am sorry about the scale but I will tell you this. I don't even own one. Even though I will weight myself every once in a while at the gym, I refuse to let it tell me what my results are. I get my results from the way my clothes fit and the way I feel. I am hopefully putting on muslce weight at the same time so the scale will not be accurate.

Talk to you all again real soon!!!
Bryan

I do appreciate the motivation! And I understand completely what you are saying. Just at the rate I'd been losing... for me to go without a scale, I think I would really lose motivation. That is because it is seeming like every 10 pounds I lose, I fit into a smaller dress size. And it takes me about 2 months to lose 10 pounds. So having to go 2 months without really seeing much results... I think it would hurt me... personally.

I did get my scale to read! And I appearently lost 100 pounds! HAHA

 

[BeckWhy]

Had a really bad day today. Not foodwise. I got to work and got a phone call. Guy was looking to buy his girlfriend an outfit for her birthday. Wanted the whole shebang from top to bottoms to undergarments to shoes. So he asked me questions about style and how he should make the outfit up and I kept telling him to come in and I'll show him what I had and we'd get him a present together. He called back again a while later and asked a few more questions and told me he was coming. So I said I'd talk to him later and hung up. He called right back and my 17 year old sales associate answered the phone (I didn't know it was him and had no idea where it was going). Some way, shape form he asked similar questions about an outfit and then told her he was coming and she said "see you soon" and he said "not like that" and she was like excuse me and then he asked her what kinda underwear she was wearing and.. she hung up.. *69... restricted number. Called my manager and security and all that jazz..

I feel so bad that it was her though. She's just a kid. And I think I said things to lead up to it all... I feel like crap. I just want to cry so bad.

 

[BeckWhy]

On the lighter side of things.. (and I was told not to sit and dwell on the bad so much)... I did my strength training today, 35 minutes worth of hiking and my calories for the day were under 1500.

Now if only I could sleep.

Is probiotic yogurt mean something?

Just for anyone who cares, I made a great fruit & yogurt parfait today. I took plain yogurt (bought a giant tub of it), mixed some vanilla extract and a wee bit of Splenda, and some frozen blueberries (thawed of course and with the juice) and threw some Fiber One cereal on top (instead of granola). Was very good, healthy and filling! 1/2 c yogurt, 1/2 blueberries (frozen) and 1/4 c Fiber One. It was about 135 calories.

 

[Amyz00]

Well I woke up this morning and found my scale sitting in a pool of water. So now it's broken. When it actually gives me a measurement, its either 30 pounds more or 30 pounds less than when I should weigh. I called the company and they said I can mail it back to them, but it will cost me more to mail it back than it actually cost. So I don't know what I'm going to do. I can go buy a new one but I'm worried the same thing will happen to it. And what am I supposed to do, carry it around with me so it doesn't end up in a pool of water?

I am a little by the pool of water thing. What happened? I have a scale, but I only let myself get on it once a week - Mondays. You don't really need a scale; you can probably go in once a week, every other week, or once a month to a weight check at your dr.'s office. My dr. does it for free and there is also a scale at our local gym. DH is the one who wanted the scale. The first one that we bought was terrible. First, you would get one weight, but if you stepped on it again, you might be 5 lbs heavier or lighter. We tossed that one out and bought a more expensive one that supposedly tells you how hydrated you are. Since it is electronic, it reads weight as pounds and ounces. It has only varied by .4 oz. I would say that is pretty good.