Disneyland Divas: Working out, getting healthy and thin in 2010!!

[kelmac284]

Good morning all. Well I had MY usual frustration hit me. THIS is what always gets ME. I started out at one weight on monday and I was only able to workout 3 times this week and I HAVE been cutting back and trying to eat better but I know I haven't eaten AS good as I could have but def better than I was and I am a LOT more conscientious. BUT I stayed the same weight for three days THEN I went down a pound on Thur which is normally what happens. IF I am going to lose a pound that week it usually comes off by the end of the week and if I am LUCKY and I can hold onto it throughout the weekend then it will be the same come monday. But yesterday since our heater broke I couldn't work out and then for lunch yesterday I had some pasta. Not much cuz I didn't like it but still. So I weighed myself yesterday and I not only was NOT the same as thursday I had gone UP to 164 from 162.4. Then this morning I weighed AGAIN and I was 164.8. ARG! THAT is what po's me is I can stay the same ALL dang week busting my butt, working out, eating right and FINALLY lose one lousy pound and then have ONE lousy day where I don't work out or eat a LITTLE bad and I can go up 2 lbs in a day. I KNOW it is all prob water but it still annoys the hell outta me. I know I will get it back off but it REALLY discourages a person. I don't EVER add salt or sugar to my food but I know that it is IN so many things and I have NOT been eating much at all. But obviously WHAT I have been eating is not good. SOOO it is back to the drawing board. GRRRR. I usually don't work out on the weekends either cuz I like to do my workouts first thing in the morning and we have WAY too much going on most weekends. Sports and then church and it is impossible to do it anyway with Shane and the kids in my way!

I have some leftover money that I got from my birthday last year that I have been saving and saving and I think I am going to get me a wii fit. I like my tapes but I want something different and I love to play the way and it definitely gets me moving so maybe with something a little more interesting I will be more motivated. I just NEED to get my eating better!

Good luck to everyone and congrats on all your results!

 

[DangerMouse]

Oh Kelly, I know EXACTLY where you are at. I'm so sorry. My body is super stubborn and holds onto weight I've put on. That's why I have to shock it with something pretty drastic to see those initial numbers come off for me. I have to be honest and say the Wii Fit was not a good exercise program for me. It's fun, and a better activity than sitting at the computer, but as far as an aerobic workout goes, it just never fit the bill for me. Too many breaks inbetween activities where you are waiting for the new game to load and the trainer to do his thing. I hope you find something you like and works for you. Hugs!

 

[DangerMouse]

Well, I had success with the cake last night. Even the kids said the icing was gross (I think they are using cheap icing for the decorating class). I'm throwing away the rest of the cake this morning with the kids' blessing!

Weigh in this morning -- 170.5 for a total of 8 lbs lost! The morning weigh-ins are the only thing keeping me going on this thing.

Today we're heading to Seattle to pick up Dan and I'm taking the kids to the aquarium first. I've already planned a meal at Red Robin so I can have a protein burger and salad with no dressing. Dan is bringing me back my first "cheat treat" -- an orange off our tree in Phoenix. I can't wait to eat it!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend with limited binges and lots of water!

 

[sahbushka]

Hey Kelly, I heard the Wii Active is more aerobic than the wii fit...might be more worth your money if you are looking for a good work out and something fun too! Good luck with your decision!

And now for the RECIPE of the DAY!

Haggen's Apple Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, poached and shredded
3 apples (cameo, gala, grannysmith) diced
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
1/3 cup fresh chopped basil
1/3 cup lite mayo
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Romaine lettuce - as much as you want!

Directions:
Combine chicken, apples, raisins, pine nuts and basil in a large bowl. Combine mayo, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl; stir well with whisk. Add mayo mixture to chicken mixture, tossing well to coat. Serve on romaine lettuce or flatbread.

Enjoy!

Sarah

 

[sahbushka]

So I snuck a peak at the scale this morning and I am down to tied with the lowest I have been since having my ds over 4 1/2 years ago. I am the weight I was the morning my son went into the hospital. He ended up having to be intubated and made unconsious to have a biopsy done and an ultrasound. Turns out he had a meth resistant staff infection in his jaw (he was 1 1/2). At first they thought it was cancer and were going to send us down to childrens hospital. Needless to say my diet went out the window at that point and I am just now getting back to where I was then (3 years later!) He is fine and healthy now, but what a scare then...it happened a couple weeks before the first ladies trip to WDW! I had gained 13 lbs in those 2 weeks so I am already below the lowest that Beth has ever seen me at!

Cheers ladies,
Sarah

PS don't forget to drink that water!

 

[kelmac284]

Thanks Callie. Yeah it is frustrating but I know it will all workout eventually. Once things settle down a bit and I can get on a regular workout routine and get my eating under control. I give you a lot of credit for doing what you are doing and I could prob do it if I HAD to for something like a trip like what you are doing but it is tough! I know it doesn't help when Shane REFUSES to stop eating junk around me. He buys chips by the LARGE bag and eats two or three bags a WEEK! Plus he likes candy and crap and luckily he doesn't eat a lof the things I like like cake or cookies and I am not a big candy eater so that doesn't cause too many problems but if and when we get fast food he eats like a horse and I KNOW he is just trying to be "nice" but he always gets me BAD stuff. I have to remind him to get me the child's burger or a plain whatever or NO fries etc.

Congrats on the loss! You will look GREAT in Hawaii!

I will get back on the horse but I totally agree with you. Seeing those little triumphs on the scale REALLY help motivate and when you stay the same for days or even worse go UP it REALLY discourages. BUT everyday is a new day soooo we will just start over.

Enjoy your hubby and the acquarium! and that orange!!

 

[BC Disney Lover]

My eating has been pretty good the last 2 days. My working out is another story. I may have been a little too ambitious to get in shape. After 15 years of doing nothing I went to the gym 3 times in a week. This morning my thighs are so sore I can hardly move. Going down stairs is torture. The girls had work had quite the laugh about it

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

Ooh, catching up. Not used to so many posts on this thread!

I think it's a great idea to make your meals ahead of time. Even if they aren't totally "diet" food, they've got to be much better than what you'd eat if you didn't have a plan. I know that when I plan out meals, I do pretty good. But when I don't, we end up eating out, which costs more money and is really difficult to keep healthy.

I feel like I've been doing well today, and trying to eat a little something every 2-3 hours is working for me.
So my food log for the day is:
Special K Blueberry
Banana
String Cheese
4 stalks of celery with 2 heaping tablespoons of peanutbutter

I went to the store and bought a steak to grill tonight, and I'll sautee up some onions and mushrooms to go with it. We'll also have a big salad and probably baked sweet potatoes again. (they were really yummy last night!)

You're doing great. I have also lost weight by having more frequent small meals. Just the opposite of how we'll eat at DL, but thank goodness that is only a few days!

BTW, yams (and I guess sweet potatoes) have a low glycemic index I've been told... so they don't raise your blood sugar as fast as other foods. A good thing and yummy.

Weigh in this morning -- 170.5 for a total of 8 lbs lost! !

"Alooooo-- HA!"

So I snuck a peak at the scale this morning and I am down to tied with the lowest I have been since having my ds over 4 1/2 years ago. I am the weight I was the morning my son went into the hospital. He ended up having to be intubated and made unconsious to have a biopsy done and an ultrasound. Turns out he had a meth resistant staff infection in his jaw (he was 1 1/2). At first they thought it was cancer and were going to send us down to childrens hospital. Needless to say my diet went out the window at that point and I am just now getting back to where I was then (3 years later!) He is fine and healthy now, but what a scare then...it happened a couple weeks before the first ladies trip to WDW! I had gained 13 lbs in those 2 weeks so I am already below the lowest that Beth has ever seen me at!

Cheers ladies,
Sarah

PS don't forget to drink that water!

Oh, Sarah, I know that ride well. I am so glad it turned out well. Look at you, a new low!!!

My eating has been pretty good the last 2 days. My working out is another story. I may have been a little too ambitious to get in shape. After 15 years of doing nothing I went to the gym 3 times in a week. This morning my thighs are so sore I can hardly move. Going down stairs is torture. The girls had work had quite the laugh about it

I totally identify with this. Okay, so now you know. Ease back into exercise.

I am eating much better now that the holidays are over and when I do eat something that's a little indulgence (meaning like a fatty meat), I make up for it by cutting back on dinner. Didn't make it to the gym today but will tomorrow.

Cheers all you wonderful divas (holding my glass of water to toast yours)!

 

[grizbuzz]

Wow! This thread sure has been active. Can't even keep up! This used to be the slow thread I could actually read. But I am very very happy to see it so active

While I was at Disneyland, I managed to hit the gym a couple days for a little bit of cardio which made me feel so much better. Plus I did a ton of walking. Skipped exercise today and ate a ton, but will try to get some form of vigorous exercise in tomorrow, even if just for 20 or 30 minutes. Need to get my blood flowing to keep me healthy.

Must admit that I have been avoiding all news of the WDW marathon. I would have really loved to have done that marathon for my 40th, but it just wasn't in the cards with our move to Switzerland and then the family coming over for the Christmas holidays. I'm bummed that I am not in the shape I was before I left for Switzerland and hope that I will have some more time to get to more exercise (and hopefully running) in this new year. I wish there were some friendly Disney type half marathons in Europe.

I have no new years resolutions for 2010. At this point I'm just trying to get a handle on the decision we made to move to Switzerland for two years and make this a success. And getting another job would also be a good thing. I don't have any head space to think of more new stuff to add to the new year.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
Success is at arms reach, so why are your arms folded? Be not your own enemy by procrastination, instead be your own hero by self-motivation. Just do it!
Arvette Queen

 

[kelmac284]

Good morning all. Jen glad you enjoyed your visit "home" and I KNOW you will get right back in shape again because you are VERY dedicated! Keep up the great work and good luck on the job front!!

I didn't have the best week OR weekend. Yesterday we were gone most of the day with the basketball and soccer and then when we came home I had laid out a turkey breast a few days ago but then we never ate it and I was a little nervous about it's viabliity so we got some coupons for CJ's and they had this awesome looking salad that I wanted to try. It had chicken, apples, cranberries, walnuts and crumbles of feta cheese on a bed of various types of lettuce with a raspberry vinagrette dressing. YUM! I don't THINK it was too bad calorie wise and it sure was tasty. I am not a huge salad eater OR veggies in general so I have to kind of force myself to do that but when it has good flavors like those I LOVE it!

Anyway then last night I went to bed and woke UP with a stupid headache. That happens every so often and I don't know if I slept wrong or what but it kind of feels like sinus cuz my head is all stopped up soooo I just took some sudafed and some excedring and hopefully that will help.

Hopefully tomorrow will be a NEW day and I will feel good enough to workout! I HATE when this happens because stuff like this does all the time. I go along great and then I either go out of town, have a bad eating time like holidays or something or I get hurt or sick and get off my routine. BUT I guess as long as you just get back on the horse as soon as you can that's the best you can do! So that is my plan. I hope to get in as many workouts as I can next week and keep trying to eat as best I can.

I am still thinking about the wii fit only because I have had my same workout tapes for years and although I enjoy them I want a change. I realize not everyone likes it but I am going to at least look into it because I DO like the games on the wii so anything that is different might be good. We shall see.

Anyway have a GREAT day and rest of the weekend everyone and keep up the good work!!

 

[sahbushka]

So I checked the scale again today (bad habit I know) and it was up a bit. I am bummed because I worked out hard yesterday and ate fairly well. I wonder if I am not eating enough. I have really uped my workouts and I wonder if my body thinks it is not getting enough food and is deciding to hold on to all that. My dh and I were going to go to subway for dinner tonight before the movie...finally going to see Princess and the Frog!...but maybe we will go to Taco Bell instead. Also I will not be working out today! I worked out the last 4 days in a row (and hard!) and will work out monday (my wi at ww is tuesday.)

Hope you all are having a great day!

Sarah

 

[DangerMouse]

Mmmmm, fresh, juicy, sweet orange picked yesterday from our tree. . .

HEAVENLY!!!

Red Robin's protein burger with a side of steamed broccoli was awesome. Really, really tasty.

Today's weigh-in put be down another 1.5 lbs. So I'm hoping for a 10 pound banner by Monday! It's a gorgeous day so I'm sure Dan and I will go for a walk and hopefully use the Bowflex as well. I am SOOOOOO glad he's home!

Happy Sunday to you all!

Callie

 

[grizbuzz]

Sarah-

Don't check the scale everyday! It will drive you crazy. With all this exercise, I recommend you start adding in some other ways to measure your progress, like waist measurements. I bet you will see that you ARE making progress. Exercise is like the most important single thing you can do for your health. I am so proud of you. Are you giving yourself all your points for exercise? Maybe you do need to eat a bit more. Though I promise empty taco Bell calories will not help you drop pounds. . Or you may be getting more muscle. Keep doing the process and the results WILL follow. Maybe not that day but they ARE happening. This is a lifestyle and you are building good habits that will last through the years.

Callie:

Congrats on the weight loss and will power. Though I do not recommend that the rest of us measure our progress compared to your results as this is a very severe program that you are on that would be almost impossible to keep up longterm. But I hope that you get the results you are hoping for to make you feel better on your vacation.

I did a run this morning. Just 25 minutes but felt great to move

Be healthy and smile ladies!

And congrats on giving up the coffee!

Mmmmm, fresh, juicy, sweet orange picked yesterday from our tree. . .

HEAVENLY!!!

Red Robin's protein burger with a side of steamed broccoli was awesome. Really, really tasty.

Today's weigh-in put be down another 1.5 lbs. So I'm hoping for a 10 pound banner by Monday! It's a gorgeous day so I'm sure Dan and I will go for a walk and hopefully use the Bowflex as well. I am SOOOOOO glad he's home!

Happy Sunday to you all!

Callie

 

[CaliforniaDreamer]

Kelly, if you get Wii fit, be sure you buy Wii fit plus. It is the new improved version and they shouldn't even be selling the old Wii Fit (which I have). The Plus has more seamless exercise. Mine there is a lot of stop and start.

I don't feel that Wii fit is enough of a workout, meaning it's a good addition to a fitness program, but it shouldn't be the only thing someone does.

So I checked the scale again today (bad habit I know) and it was up a bit. I am bummed because I worked out hard yesterday and ate fairly well. I wonder if I am not eating enough. I have really uped my workouts and I wonder if my body thinks it is not getting enough food and is deciding to hold on to all that.
Sarah

It could be that. It could be too much sodium one day. There are flucuations so just watch and adjust. I know that there is a school of thought that is against daily weigh ins. However, there are also established programs that do daily weigh-ins (Lindora is one). Either one can work, it is not that one is bad. It's what works for you.

I personally can gain a lot in a week if I don't keep track, so I like the daily weigh ins. I find when I try to ignore the scale, I'm not as accountable for what I eat and how much I exercise that day. Since eating and exercise are daily events, I prefer to know my weight so I can make adjustments as needed. It can teach you, for example, that the grocery store sushi you had for lunch was not as good for weight loss as you hoped.

But I fully support anyone who chooses to weigh in once a week or never, using a tape measure instead of a scale. Whatever works for you is the bottom line.

Today's weigh-in put be down another 1.5 lbs. So I'm hoping for a 10 pound banner by Monday! It's a gorgeous day so I'm sure Dan and I will go for a walk and hopefully use the Bowflex as well. I am SOOOOOO glad he's home!

Congrats, Callie. It sounds like you're feeling great!

Sarah-

Congrats on the weight loss and will power. Though I do not recommend that the rest of us measure our progress compared to your results as this is a very severe program that you are on that would be almost impossible to keep up longterm. But I hope that you get the results you are hoping for to make you feel better on your vacation.

I did a run this morning. Just 25 minutes but felt great to move
!

Totally agree with Jen - do not compare yourselves to anyone, in fact. Everyone's body is different.

Yea on the run!!!!

I am .4 down today, happy to see that. Had my salad with 3 oz of chicken for lunch and feeling good.

Have a great, healthy day!

 

[CoMickey]

Hi all - Sorry I haven't been on here much but work has gotten so busy that I don't have a lot of time but I did stick to the diet plan last week. Didn't get any exercise in but plan to get that in next week since I am traveling this week starting tomorrow, Dallas and then Las Vegas for the weekend. It'll be challenging traveling but I'm going to try to stick as close to plan as I can.

Good news is that I am down 4lbs. so I was happy with that.

I hope everyone has a great week! I'll try to check in but probably won't post until next week.

 

[kelmac284]

Morning all. Well I got up today and had my usual oatmeal and water and then I did my 2 mile walking tape. I am still SOOOO out of shape so until I get a little more energy it is tough BUT I am taking it each day at a time. I didn't even want to weigh myself cuz I KNEW it was a bad weekend food wise but I did and it was not too bad. I was 164.2 which is still up from last week but DOWN from the last time I weighed myself. SOOO it could be worse I suppose.

Anyway need to run but keep up the good work everyone!!

 

[wendylady36]

Happy and healthy Monday everyone!

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.

The scale says I'm down another pound, which means a total loss of 12 pounds since the beginning of December. I still need to incorporate more exercise, but I guess small steps are good.

I hope you all are doing good.

 

[DangerMouse]

Hi ladies! I'm getting to the really hard part of this diet where the scale slows down and my hunger levels are insane. This is where I always have to push myself through the pain of not eating anything yummy and keep going with eating basically the same thing every day. Really hard, but in the end it will be worth it, I know.

The scale actually went up for me today, which is kinda disappointing, but I put on my favorite Seven Jeans and my muffin top is much MUCH less, so I am claiming that as my victory.

My exercise today was ice skating for 2 hours straight and man do my feet hurt! I got new arch supports and was excited to go for a walk, but it's raining today so I'll probably wait till tomorrow.

Keep claiming those victories ladies, no matter how large or small. Love hearing all the positive reports!

 

[BillyFan]

Getting the excercise in had been a challenge for me. Marty's back is still not 100%, so I am really running around a lot, trying to get everything done. Add that to the fact that he is currently sitting next to me and eating a stack of Oreos..........

Food log for the day:
String Cheese
Yogurt
Banana
Lots of Water
1 Oatmeal Cookie
Nonfat Gingerbread Latte
Roast Turkey Breast
Steamed Broccoli
Corn Casserole

I'm hoping to get a good walk in tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be home before dark.

Congrats to everybody for sticking with it!

 

[sahbushka]

I did fine on food today. Didn't get to the gym because I ended up taking my dd to the doctor right after work. She has double pink eye and an ear infection. Anyway, between trying to find childcare for her for the next few days and trying to get her perscriptions filled it has been crazy but Glenn made a really great dinner tonight. It was a pulled chicken sandwich from the WW comfort classic cookbook! Yum!

Have a great day and keep on going ladies we can do it!

Sarah