Drop the Facade . . . and the Pounds - Amanda's WISH Journal (comments welcome)

[contempgal]

This weekend was so busy so I had no time to actually write in the journal but I will update everything here.

June 11, 2005

Weigh in day – down 6.2 pounds! Yeah…….lost the weight gained from OC and then some. I have realized that I don’t have to kill myself with exercise to lose. If I eat healthy and exercise as much as possible, I will be ok. I don’t want to resent exercise so I’m taking it as it comes.

I need to learn how to say no……..but its rather hard when you get paid good money for saying yes. I ended up rolling out of bed at 6:00 on Saturday when all I wanted was to actually sleep in. What was I doing? Well, I was monitoring an ACT test to high school students at the University. I do this virtually every time a test is conducted at the school but still find that getting up on a Saturday to do it very difficult. It’s super easy though…..I read directly from a book and then watch the students to make sure they don’t cheat. I generally end up reading, as I did on this day (Richard Paul Evans – The Perfect Day).

I didn’t eat breakfast that morning because I can’t normally eat that early. Needless to say, by the time I was done (12:30 or so), I was starving so I went through the drive thru at Mickey D’s.

LUNCH: Grilled chicken sandwich, fruit and yogurt parfait

I was on the run all day…..my 10 year HS reunion was that night and I had to go to a store to buy something to wear (last minute, again). Then I had to wash some other clothes that I needed, take a shower and get ready.

Now, I knew that dinner was going to be served that night but knew I likely wouldn’t like it so I needed something quick and filling to eat before I left to make sure I didn’t starve at the reunion.

DINNER: 1 personal size pizza with pepperoni

This did the trick. Though not the healthiest of choices, it was a small personal size so I didn’t feel too bad about it.

Anyway, reunion time – did I mention how much I loved HS and loved my classmates? Well, I still do. We had a fabulous time…..laughter, embarrassing pictures, hilarious class awards, all the fun stuff. I still miss HS!!

Oh, and dinner was served and I did pick at it a little:

DINNER (again): few bites mashed potatoes with gravy, few bites cole slaw, few bites country fried steak (I think that’s what it was), few bites green beans

DESSERT: 1 slice apple pie with dollap of whipped cream

Afterwards, the whole group went out dancing. Though I didn’t actually dance, I had a wonderful time catching up and having fun with my former classmates. I did finally arrive home about midnight. Overall, a wonderful day.



June 12, 2005

BREAKFAST: short stack buttermilk pancakes with butter pecan syrup, 4 small pieces of bacon

A group from the reunion agreed to meet Sunday morning for breakfast at a little local place. Again, it was nice to catch up and say our goodbyes for a while. We all agreed to keep in touch and not wait 10 years to see each other again. It was funny, after we were done, we all stood in the parking lot for forever saying “well, I guess it’s time to go” yet none of us would actually go. Finally, we realized we had to and all headed our separate ways.

DN was at my parents house so, as with normal Sunday’s, I went there. Our breakfast meeting was late in the day so I didn’t eat for a while. We did play badminton for a bit and I was outside most of the day with DN and the family.

DINNER: 1.5 servings baked chicken, no skin; 1 serving baked mac and cheese, 1.5 servings hot potatoes; 1.5 rolls

Didn’t get home till late and had to wash more clothes and put DN to bed.

Overall, the weekend was fabulous ……. Even though I didn’t get to exercise as much as I’d liked to I am perfectly ok with not doing it all.

 

[contempgal]

June 13, 2005

Up to date..........yeah. I need to write more on the weekends.

BREAKFAST: 1/3 of fruit and gel cup - orange and mandarin organges

Not really hungry this morning......sure I'll pay for it later.

Today is my aunt's birthday so we are meeting for dinner tonight. I'm sure it won't be super healthy but I will work with it.

So my WDW trip for December is being reevaluated. We may actually end up staying longer in September and opting out of the December trip. I'm ok with either. Though I'd love to visit in December, I can always do it next year. Basically it looks like if we stay longer in September, I won't go in December. If we don't stay longer, I'll be visiting Mickey again in December. I'll keep you posted.

I will be visiting journals at some point today or tomorrow. Sorry!!

LUNCH: About 3/4 of a chicken tender salad with honey mustard dressing

I think I may be getting a little sick as nothing really tastes good to me. I picked around at my salad at lunch and mainly ate the pieces of chicken in it. I know it tasted the same as it always does but today it didn't taste good to me. Oh well.

DINNER: About 3/4 turkey club sammy, 1/2 serving mac and cheese, 2 bites chickent tenders, 1 tiny sliver of birthday cake (most without icing)

We were able to surprise my aunt though I had thought she was on to us. The bridesmaids and the bride for the fall wedding had asked her to go to a shoe store with us to look at shoes for the wedding. We tried on every pair of shoes we could find until her son (the groom) called and said he had broke down and needed a ride. She wasn't surprised at this as he's been having a lot of trouble with his vehicle for some time. So we all bolt from the store saying we wanted to look somewhere else at another time and she checked out a pair of shoes she had bought. I don't think any of us had ever drove as fast as that to the restaurant (where he had "supposedly" managed to pull his vehicle into after it sputtered on the road). The whole family and her soon to be daughter-in-laws family waited outside until she came.

It was funny, on the drive over, she had called her son and told him some things he needed to do and called my dad to see if he could borrow a car. She wondered why no one was answering at home but still didn't get it (her birthday is actually tomorrow). Even when she first pulled in, she didn't get it. LOL

Dinner was ok but not great (still, nothing tasted that great to me) and I had to eat a tiny little sliver of cake but left most of the icing. I had to drive to my parents house afterwards to get something and then all the way back so I didn't get home until after 10:00.........needless to say, no "true" exercise.


Quote of the Day: "Kites rise highest against the wind -- not with it." - Sir Winston Churchill

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amanda!

It sounds like you had a great weekend!

My DH and I talked about moving our December trip to WDW up to September since they have the free dining then. It would save us a lot of money, but I don't think we'll be able to swing the trip if it's in September. So, we kept our trip for December and the holiday season. Whatever you decide, you'll be at WDW and that is a great thing!

Have a wonderful day today!

 

[TPCShauna]

Congrats on your awesome loss! Glad to hear that your reunion was fun. Although I really enjoyed high school, I have no desire to go back and see anyone there. My reunion is this July and I just couldn't care less.

Have fun at the dinner!

 

[pearlieq]

So glad to hear you had fun at your reunion! It's so nice that you're all still close.

Congrats on the loss!!! You're doing really well!

Have fun at dinner tonight! to your aunt!

 

[contempgal]

June 14, 2005


BREAKFAST: 1 serving bananas and cream oatmeal

I forgot to bring breakfast to the office this morning so this is all I could find that was vaguely healthy. It will do.

So I have figured out why nothing tastes good to me and I'm so tired....TOM. Lovely.

Today is supposed to be hot and pretty so I hope to get at least a walk in this evening. I was supposed to ride the bike this morning but couldn't get up (TOM strikes and scores!). I have a busy day today but I do hope to get to the journals. Hope. Hope. Hope.

LUNCH: 1 serving spaghetti and meat sauce, 1.5 rolls with butter

Office lunch. Was at least able to control my eating.

Well life just threw me a curveball.......I have direct deposit into my bank account and today was my payday. I receive an e-mail about 1:00 saying I had made a payment for an eBay auction using my Paypal account. I didn't do this.........so I go to my Paypal and see that all but $70 was transferred from my bank account into Paypal and then immediately paid out to someone in the United Kingdom for an auction. The bank can't confirm this because it won't show until tonight and Paypal sent me some paperwork to complete but said it may take 10 or more days to investigate. I feel like I can't breathe. Now I'm going to spend the rest of my day battling with this and have to go again to the bank in the morning.

Needless to say, I won't be reviewing journals today but I'll stop in tomorrow.

DINNER: 4 pieces cheese pizza, 2 small cheese breadsticks with sauce, 4 sugar cookies

Not good.......didn't feel well at all after my horrible day.


Quote of the Day: "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein

 

[contempgal]

June 15, 2005

No breakfast.

LUNCH: 1 serving rueben casserole

My day has been/continues to be crazy so I won't be able to add much. Still dealing with yesterday's hacker surprise. Will update soon.

I hate rueben - or corned beef and had to eat this because my supervisor was so excited about it and brought it to me. Yuck.

Anyway, my week is way off track so I hope to work on that soon.

DINNER: 2 servings chicken curry with basmati rice, 1 small pack almond joy cookies

Since I wasn't thrilled with my lunch, I kinda overcompensated with dinner. It was good though (I made it this time)!

Still have not exercised much this week. Between TOM and my Murphy's Law luck, nothing it working out.

 

[TPCShauna]

Eek! I sure hope you get that whole thing straightened out! Keep us posted!!

 

[goldcupmom]

WOW! I hope you get the paypal thing straightened out. SCARY!!

Other than that, sounds like things are going pretty well.

Hang in there!

 

[contempgal]

June 16, 2005

Well, guess what............I checked my bank account this morning and the money is withdrawn. I'm so depressed about this. I called Paypal and they said they will investigate and should return the money. I called the bank and they said they can return it within 30 days if it was unauthorized but asked that I wait to see what Paypal does. This hurts me very much finanacially. I have bills that will be coming through soon that I will have to put money in the account to cover.

No breakfast again today.........don't feel up to it at this moment.

Sorry Tiger, no quote today as well, nothing seems motivational enough. LOL I'm still searching for the bright side to this.

LUNCH: ham and cheese club, 1 bag 100 calorie snack - Chips Ahoy

DINNER: 2 small chicken Philly cheese steak subs, couple pieces of chocolate

 

[contempgal]

June 17, 2005

Well, after much stress and running it looks like I'm on my way to fixing the problem with Paypal. I kinda freaked out yesterday when I saw that the money had been removed from my account so I spent most of the morning on the phone with Paypal and my bank. Luckily, Paypal approved for the bank to reject the withdrawal and they were able to put the money back in last night. Paypal is still conducting their investigation.

Admittedly, the stress of this week took its toll on me. I feel very blah and very emotional but do feel much better today than I did. I haven't ate quite right and I haven't exercised much. I do hope to get fully back to normal now that this is working more in my favor than in my hackers. I'm sure that between this week and TOM, tomorrow's weigh in will not be good.

My employer has been understanding with my constant running this week. In between time, though, I have kept myself very busy as to keep my mind off of things. I've got a lot of work accomplished today.

LUNCH: 1/2 Subway Italian BMT sub, 1 bag 100 calorie snacks

There is some good news to report.........we have finally decided to stay longer during our WDW trip in September. We will now be there from September 27 - October 4. We are staying 4 nights at CR tower and then 3 nights at AKL. I've never stayed at AKL and I'm very excited. I think my DN will love it as well.

A friend and I are going out to dinner tonight and I hope to finally get some sleep tonight and put to rest this horrible week. Hopefully, the sun will come out tomorrow..............lol

DINNER: 1 chicken burrito, 1 chicken quesadilla, 1 large chocolate covered strawberry blizzard

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Scary Paypal thing. I got your quote right here! Today: "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely. Henry Ford" Tomorrow: "It's not the situation, but whether we react (negative) or respond (positive) to the situation that's important. Zig Ziglar" Yesterday: "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert Kennedy". Keep on keeping on, dahling! (Can you tell I've been watching a lot of old movies lately?) Sending hugs and positive thoughts your way!!!! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Sounds like you need a hug and a cheerleader! Well, I'm here now! (And TOM is evil. End of story.)

 

[contempgal]

June 18, 2005

Thanks Tiger for your amazing boost of support!!

Weigh in day - I was very suprised to see a 1.4 pound weight loss this week. I'm happy with that because I didn't eat well and didn't exercise hardly any (if any). I'll take it.

After my weigh-in, I thought about this week and realized that I failed myself by letting outside forces hinder my journey. I keep thinking, if I had stayed on track in Ocean City and this past week, I would have lost even more weight than I already have. And while I can't let that knowledge bother me as its in the past, I have to use it as fuel to regain my focus. Yes, it was a bad week and I'm very glad its over but I made it even worse by allowing it to thrawt my journey. Today is step one to getting everything back on track. I may have lost weight last week but if I continue on this path, it will not continue. I know that. There will be good days and not so good days but there will not be any more bad WEEKS.

BREAKFAST: 2 cups baby carrots

Slept in this morning as Saturdays are generally my only day to do this. My very late breakfast consisted of carrots because I need to go to the store. I rode the bike for 20 minutes followed by leg lifts and weight rotations. A start!

LUNCH: 1 can chicken noodle soup

I keep making the mistake of drinking a bottle of water before walking. I made it about 1 mile and thought I'd never make it to a bathroom. LOL I did get in the mile but wanted to do more.

DINNER: 1.5 servings ground turkey tacos, 1.5 servings sugar free triple chocolate ice cream


Quote of the Day: "Shoot for the moom because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." -- Col. Rankin

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Glad to hear you're in a happy dappy mood today! (dappy? I don't know where I get these words from) Good for you on the exercise!

CONGRATS on the downage poundage!!!! I'm so proud of you!

 

[contempgal]

June 19, 2005

Happy Father's Day!

I have been blessed to have 2 wonderful and loving parents so this day (along with Mother's Day) is very special to me. I got up very early and went to my parents house to help my mother cook while my dad was at church.

ALL DAY FOOD: 1 Nutragrain cereal bar, 1 grilled chicken sandwhich on wheat bun, 2 servings baked macaroni and cheese, 2 servings potato casserole, 2 servings macaroni salad, 1 serving hot potatoes, 2 servings fruit salad, 1 serving sugar free banana pudding

I think that's it. It was a good day and I didn't eat great but could have definately ate much, much more. We did have a huge water gun fight (I lost!) and played badminton for about an hour so I got in some physical movement.

We also played many WDW videos for my BIL and DN who haven't been there before......they are both very excited about the trip in September. LOL

All in all, it was a good day.

 

[contempgal]

June 20, 2005


I'm a bit proud of myself..........I was able to roll myself out of bed to ride the bike for 20 minutes followed by leg lifts and weight rotations. It was very difficult though.

BREAKFAST: 1 cup black cherry light yogurt

LUNCH: Roasted turkey sandwhich on wheat bread, 1 bag 100 calorie snacks

DINNER: 2 servings vegetable lo mein, 1 servings chicken from sweet and sour chicken, 2 servings broccoli, 2 servings fruit salad, 1 small m&m cookie

I treated myself and DN to Chinese food today. Not that healthy but I didn't better than normal. After, we went to the mall and I got a new cell phone. DN was watching the manager and he (for some reason) took his shoes off and was in his socks..........DN looks at him and asks if his feet stunk. It was quite humorous. Luckily, the manager also found his remark funny.




Quote of the Day: "Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools." - Unknown

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go, Amanda!

I think it can be challenging to wake up and exercise any morning, but especially on a Monday! Congratulations on getting your workout in!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

WHOA! Nice job Amanda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're so dedicated! You inspire me-I can't get up and exercise in the mornings!

 

[pearlieq]

Your Father's day sounds like so much fun! Water gun fights are the best--win or lose!

Good job getting yourself up to exercise. It's really been paying off for you!

Keep up the great work!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hi Amanda!!!! I want to have a water gun fight!

FYI, I bought some gel cuppies! Peaches and pears in cherry gel! Yay!