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[grizbuzz]

Aargh! I've been hit by another flu bug. Felt bad yesterday morning and then had some ibuprofirin and was good to go for strength training and a three mile run. Evening felt bad again, so instead of going shopping, ordered pizza and of course indulged to celebrate my own pound loss This morning am not feeling well.
Things are stalled on the Switzerland front. My boss supports it, but it seems that it may cost the company a lot in terms of taxes for me to do it - which may be a deal killer. I'm feeling a little less stressed today, as it's out of my hands right now. Just waiting for information as to whether or not it's even a possibility.

Legs are VERY sore from my new strength workout. Am glad I got in a run yesterday, as I don't think there is anyway I can do it today between the flu and these sore legs.

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

 

[kelmac284]

Sara I know what you mean about the sabotage. My dh always eats the bad stuff. I don't buy it at all but my dh insists on having his ice cream bars, doritos etc. He said HE is not on a diet and he is not going to let me tell him what to eat even though he NEEDS to! He has gained quite a bit since we have been married and I told him it is not just for his weight but for his overall health. I told him that eating a full bag of doritos every few days is SO unhealthy! You just can't tell him anything. Then when he goes out to get us lunch I will tell him to get me a salad or a grilled chicken sandwhich and he brings me back a shake or cookies. UGH!

I agree with what Donna said. I think sometimes they are afraid for us to get thin that we might leave them or that other guys might be interested or some crazy thing. Donna had great advice in that area! ((hugs)) and hope it gets better.

And thanks Donna it is good to be back. Yesterday I did my workout and ate well and STILL I am up a bit today but I think it is a bit of water retention from all this heat. I am not too worried though.

I am not able to workout today as I have a doc apt but I am looking forward to working out again tomorrow!

So glad to be back!

 

[grizbuzz]

Update on my Switzerland roller coaster.

So my boss called today saying she talked all morning with her boss and they decided that they can not support my international transfer.

I felt disappointed and hate that I have really no negotiating power in this.

Haven't quite processed what this means for us. Not sure how realistic it is to think that I could find another job in Switzerland. I guess when challenges like this come up it does force you to figure out how much you really want something.

 

[kelmac284]

((hugs)) Jen. Well I would put some feelers out if I were you. I don't know what field you are in but I would see if there are possibilities of getting another position over there in your field and then if not I would consider other jobs. Is it possible that your dh would make enough that you might not HAVE to work? It would certainly be a WONDERFUL experience for you all. My Uncle was the VP for GE and he lived in Riyadh Saudi Arabia and so his kids had to go to school in Switzerland after a certain age because Amercian children were not allowed to go to school past the 8th grade in Saudi.

My cousins LOVED Switzerland! I also have an Aunt who lived there as well and loved it. I have only been once in 83 but out of all the countries I visited it was my FAV! It is SO beautiful over there and a chance of a lifetime to eperience the culture and lifestyles. If you can at all make it happen I would try to make it work!

Good luck!

 

[CoMickey]

Update on my Switzerland roller coaster.

So my boss called today saying she talked all morning with her boss and they decided that they can not support my international transfer.

I felt disappointed and hate that I have really no negotiating power in this.

Haven't quite processed what this means for us. Not sure how realistic it is to think that I could find another job in Switzerland. I guess when challenges like this come up it does force you to figure out how much you really want something.

Wow! What did I miss? I don't have time to read back through the posts but you're moving to Switzerland??

 

[disney-inspired]

Here's how my week is going,
Sunday - ate some unhealthy snacks while teaching the kids in Sunday school.
Monday - Ate ok, not great.
Tuesday - Eating ok, walked 4 miles
Today - Eating is going well and I'm walking Osita for 30+ minutes in a half hour.

Tomorrow I train with Tyrae but I already know that dinner is going to be unhealthy since we are doing our own Food Network Challenge. My mom is doing the appetizer (don't know what it is yet), my sister is doing the main dish (hamburgers! ) and I'm doing dessert (peach cobbler). I want to enjoy all of these foods but I'm going to have to have a 1/2 or 1/3 of the serving.

Friday I'll do my own thing for exercise and Saturday is my last training session with Tyrae.

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

Aargh! I've been hit by another flu bug. Felt bad yesterday morning and then had some ibuprofirin and was good to go for strength training and a three mile run. Evening felt bad again, so instead of going shopping, ordered pizza and of course indulged to celebrate my own pound loss This morning am not feeling well.
!

Jen, you're under a lot of stress right now so this is no big surprise. Even good events are stressful. Don't feel bad about one pizza. The main thing is that you're not making it a way of life. And sometimes, when you shake it up a bit (for one day), your body metab gets going. Take care of yourself.

Sara I know what you mean about the sabotage. My dh always eats the bad stuff. I don't buy it at all but my dh insists on having his ice cream bars, doritos etc. He said HE is not on a diet and he is not going to let me tell him what to eat even though he NEEDS to! He has gained quite a bit since we have been married and I told him it is not just for his weight but for his overall health. I told him that eating a full bag of doritos every few days is SO unhealthy! You just can't tell him anything. Then when he goes out to get us lunch I will tell him to get me a salad or a grilled chicken sandwhich and he brings me back a shake or cookies. UGH!

I agree with what Donna said. I think sometimes they are afraid for us to get thin that we might leave them or that other guys might be interested or some crazy thing. Donna had great advice in that area! ((hugs)) and hope it gets better.

And thanks Donna it is good to be back. Yesterday I did my workout and ate well and STILL I am up a bit today but I think it is a bit of water retention from all this heat. I am not too worried though.

I am not able to workout today as I have a doc apt but I am looking forward to working out again tomorrow!

So glad to be back!

Good words, those "looking forward to working out again"!!!
You're doing great. I agree, water retention. Keep going!

Wow! What did I miss? I don't have time to read back through the posts but you're moving to Switzerland??

Hi V - her husband was offered a job in Switzerland but her boss cannot offer her a transfer. So she has to decide whether she can get a new job there or what.

I have been so busy, I've had no time to make it to the gym. I also have had little time to eat for recreation though . I will be leaving town so you won't see me here for a couple of weeks. I'll try to get on for the last couple of days until then though.

 

[kelmac284]

Donna hope you have fun in wherever you are going!!

I am getting a little discouraged because I have REALLY been watching what I eat and although I couldn't work out yesterday I keep going up everyday! I am starting to wonder if this new medication my neurologist put me on is a weight gainer. I know that my Topomax was supposed to keep you from gaining and he cut me back to 1 a day and put me on a new blood pressure med and I asked my therapist about it yesterday and she said she thinks it might be one that causes weight gain! GREAT! That's ALL I need. Here I am busting my butt and if I am taking something that is going to cause me to gain it is like working against a brick wall. I am really starting to wonder though cuz I am going up like almost a pound a day and doing NOTHING! That is a little nuts when I have been eating fruit and REALLY cutting back. Yesterday I didn't have time to eat breakfast and then I had salad and a small steak for lunch and last night for dinner I had a child's burger and a fruit salad. NOT a lot of food. I used to eat WAY more and WAY worse than that and still lose. Or stay the same. Something is not right. I have stayed at 159 for months now and all of a sudden I jumped up to 160 and now I have been fluctuating between 161 and 162 within the last few days. I am REALLY thinking it is these meds I am on because for me to stay at 159 for months when I WASN'T working out and NOT watching what I was eating and now I AM doing those things and to GAIN? Doesn't make ANY sense!

Anyway I guess I will have to see and if I keep going up I may have to talk to my doc about it and see if he can put me on a differnent pill that doesn't cause weight gain!

Anyway hope everyone has a good day!

 

[sahbushka]

Just a quick drive by. I had wi last night and was very happy with a decent loss. I also made the top 10 in the bl challenge for my wi last week. Doing pretty well so far today!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

So I didn't get to work out today. I had hoped to today, tomorrow, and saturday as every other day I am working doubles, but I got a call at 2 that I had to work a double today, so here I am at work. Hopefully I will get to go to the gym tomorrow and Saturday! Otherwise I will not be getting much in the way of workouts this week. Of course, I won't be getting much sleep either...hmm...maybe being awake longer will burn more calories so at least I will burn a little more than I could.

Have a great day and good luck with everyone's wi tomorrow!

Sarah

 

[kelmac284]

Sara I know how you feel. I used to be able to workout almost every day and take weekends off but I have so many dang doc apts lately that I can't do it. I worked out I think 2 times this week and plan to work out today but I won't be able to tomorrow cuz of the 4th and can't on Sundays cuz of Church (we have to be there too early and with taking a shower and getting ready I don't have enough time). Then I have doc apts Mon, Tues AND now Wed next week. That really bums me out cuz I hate starting out and then missing so many days again. I wish my apts were later in the day or SOMETHING so that I didn't have to miss working out! I MIGHT be able to on Tues. My apt isn't till 11 but problem is I have to drop the girls off to my parents by 10 so that is cutting it close to be done working out, shower and get them dropped off so not sure! But anyway I know how you feel!

Hang in there. Keep up the good work and don't let it get you down. And I don't know HOW you work all those hours. That is crazy. I know I sure couldn't do it.

 

[mommaU4]

Hi ladies. I'm skipping weigh in today. I know I'm up. Don't need a scale to tell me that. I'm afraid if I weigh in, it'll just bum me out and I don't need that right now. So, there ya go. I'm being chicken for once. lol

I know it's a holiday weekend which always brings lots of fun, but also lots of FOOD so good luck to everyone. And remember if you do indulge, it's not the end of the world. Just get right back on track.

Happy 4th of July everyone! Be safe.

 

[disney-inspired]

Hi ladies. I'm skipping weigh in today. I know I'm up. Don't need a scale to tell me that. I'm afraid if I weigh in, it'll just bum me out and I don't need that right now. So, there ya go. I'm being chicken for once. lol

I know it's a holiday weekend which always brings lots of fun, but also lots of FOOD so good luck to everyone. And remember if you do indulge, it's not the end of the world. Just get right back on track.

Happy 4th of July everyone! Be safe.

Beth I totally know what you mean. I know that I'm up too and I really don't want to feel bummed out this entire weekend. I have been training but my eating has been really really bad! I'm recommitting myself 100% on Monday. I'll be doing the fruit flush, which I have done in the past and it gave me significant results without gaining weight the next week after returning to a normal carb & protein diet.

It's crunch time because I only have about 6 weeks until I move and I want to be in the 230s by then!

 

[sahbushka]

Hi all. I am, you guessed it, at work. I am bored and snacky....oh, and tired too. Not a good combination but luckily I only have the food I brought from home which is exactly what I can consume today and stay op. I haven't worked out in soooo long! I think a week...crazy after I had been doing 4-5 days a week. I am afraid that if this work schedule keeps up I will be back to the drawing board by the time I get back to the gym! Oh well, I can only do what I can do. Hope everyone is having a great op day and week....where is everyone?

Sarah

 

[grizbuzz]

I'm having a hard time with exercising as well. This last flu (plus my sore legs from my weight workout) had me off running for four days. I tried running today but only made it 20 minutes. I'm hoping tomorrow to get in the long run I was supposed to do last weekend. I was supposed to do 8 miles, but I'll be happy with 6 miles. We'll see....

I did do pilates today which was great. But my cardio exercise is lacking.

So let's keep at it ladies!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.

- Anonymous

 

[kelmac284]

Morning all. I know how you feel. I have excerised almost everyday and yet I seem to be going UP rather than down. I am SO disgusted. I have cut back on my food too. I don't get it. I don't know if it is cuz of the medication I am taking or cuz my body is reacting to the fact that I am exercising so it is trying to save calories instead of get rid of them. It is SO frustrating though. In the past I used to start working out and I could at LEAST drop the first 5 lbs fairly quickly. After that it wasn't as easy but not only have I not even lost 1 lb I have gone UP. But like I said I am on SO many meds now and I know some of them affect weight.

I worked out almost every day including Sat and Sun. I didn't work out yesterday cuz I had an early doc apt but plan to work out again today. All I can do is keep it up and HOPE that eventually it goes the other direction. SO Frustrating and what is even weirder is that after my initial weight loss of the 30 lbs last year I stayed at about 155 for a LONG time (till right around the trip) then I slowly went up about 5 lbs but then stayed at 159 for a WHILE even with NO excersise and eating bad. NOW that I started exercising I have started going up! WEIRD.

But I am going to try and not let it get me down and just try and focus on doing what is best. I know that working out is good for me and Eating better is good for me so eventually the weight is going to HAVE to do something right and if it KEEPS going up regardless then I will talk to my doc about it. I am just bummed cuz I don't want all my hard work from before to go to waste plus I never made my ORIG goal. When I was at 155 in March I wanted to get down to 140 or even 135 now that I am going the opposite direction that is starting to look more an more unrealistic. Plus I don't want my clothes to start not fitting.

Anyway good luck to us all. I know it is a constant battle that's for sure. Esp if you are like me and in your 40's. That doesn't help with all the changes your body goes through.

Have a good day and again good luck everyone!

 

[grizbuzz]

Morning all. I know how you feel. I have excerised almost everyday and yet I seem to be going UP rather than down. I am SO disgusted. I have cut back on my food too. I don't get it. I don't know if it is cuz of the medication I am taking or cuz my body is reacting to the fact that I am exercising so it is trying to save calories instead of get rid of them. It is SO frustrating though. In the past I used to start working out and I could at LEAST drop the first 5 lbs fairly quickly. After that it wasn't as easy but not only have I not even lost 1 lb I have gone UP. But like I said I am on SO many meds now and I know some of them affect weight.

I worked out almost every day including Sat and Sun. I didn't work out yesterday cuz I had an early doc apt but plan to work out again today. All I can do is keep it up and HOPE that eventually it goes the other direction. SO Frustrating and what is even weirder is that after my initial weight loss of the 30 lbs last year I stayed at about 155 for a LONG time (till right around the trip) then I slowly went up about 5 lbs but then stayed at 159 for a WHILE even with NO excersise and eating bad. NOW that I started exercising I have started going up! WEIRD.

But I am going to try and not let it get me down and just try and focus on doing what is best. I know that working out is good for me and Eating better is good for me so eventually the weight is going to HAVE to do something right and if it KEEPS going up regardless then I will talk to my doc about it. I am just bummed cuz I don't want all my hard work from before to go to waste plus I never made my ORIG goal. When I was at 155 in March I wanted to get down to 140 or even 135 now that I am going the opposite direction that is starting to look more an more unrealistic. Plus I don't want my clothes to start not fitting.

Anyway good luck to us all. I know it is a constant battle that's for sure. Esp if you are like me and in your 40's. That doesn't help with all the changes your body goes through.

Have a good day and again good luck everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS on the exercise and good eating! Sounds like you are doing great.

Please do NOT give that scale more credit than it deserves. If you eat right and exercise, you will be healthier and your clothes will fit better. Have you checked out your BMI (body mass index) rating lately? I suspect that you are not that far off from a healthy weight range and that really you need to just get more fit rather than lose a ton of weight. I have been working and working at this and I'm not losing weight. But I am looking and feeling better and have been asked numerous times (even by the aerobics instructor) if I have lost weight. Plus, I'm wearing smaller pants. My weight is definitely shifting to muscle mass. There are lots of ways to measure how well you are doing besides the scale. It tells something, but not all.

Stick with it! It's so important for us to get fit and healthy and build those good habits now, because it gets harder and harder as we get older. The work we put in at the young age of 40 will last a lifetime.

It sounds like you're doing great. Keep it up and don't let the scale discourage you!

-Jen

 

[disney-inspired]

Hey everyone!
Yesterday I ate pretty well and I went on the elliptical at the house for 20 minutes. It's an old elliptical so it isn't motorized. It was so much harder than the newer ones at the gym.

Today my eating has been pretty good and I'm still on track with my vitamins.

I'm not sure if I'll head to the gym today (I was thinking about biking 4-5 miles) or dust off my real bike and go out on the trail. The trail is flat and runs alongside the main streets.

All I know is that I can't find out manual bike pump and I don't know how to use the compressor (and it scares the bejezzus out of my dog)

 

[sahbushka]

Hey all...well, I am still op, still not getting any exersize due to work. I don't know how wi will go this week but I know I am doing what I can with my current circumstances and have everything in place to be able to go to the gym once those circumstances change.

Hope everyone else is OP... (Beth, are you there?)

Sarah

 

[kelmac284]

Thanks Jen. Yeah I talked to my doc about it today and he said on my last labs that my thyroid looked ok so I am just going to give it a month or so and see how it goes. It just is frustrating to see it going UP when I want it to go down. Esp when I was at one weight for so long and now all of a sudden I am gaining for what seems like no reason. I mean I got down to 155 before I don't know why all of a sudden I am going up. WEIRD!

Plus I really wanted to break the 150 mark. I knew that probably getting back into the 130's was probably not going to happen. I weighed 135 when I met Shane at 31 years old and BEFORE I had kids but I thought I would try. But I at LEAST wanted to try and get to the 140's. I know I have been told by my doc's that 150 is the MAX I should weigh for my height (5'5") so right now I am ten lbs over. So we shall see.

Anyway thanks for the encouragement and hopefully I will have better luck as the weeks go on. After all I have just started back in.