In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[poppinspal]

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a good day so far. The kids here at work have been a little crazy but they're all down for naps now, thankfully. I seem to be on track with water today, for the first time this week.

Off to eat lunch. I'd post what I'm eating but I can't remember what I grabbed as I ran out the door at 7 this morning. What a day. Lol

 

[HockeyKat]

3 miles done, in 43 min. So in this battle of Kat vs the f'in treadmill, Kat WON! The first 20 min were torturous (and filled with, wth do people DO this??), but the last 20 went by pretty quickly.

I was doing run 1, walk 4, except for one interval (min 29-34)... I ran for 5 minutes straight!!!

I have never been able to manage more than 3 min before, and I was in much better shape then, so I am pretty happy.

Oh, and for Glee fans, the "Life would suck without you" song in the finale is a great 4.7-4.9 running pace.


Now, off to eat lunch. Breakfast was a 60 cal dannon yogurt and 1/2 cup of trader joe's fiber cereal (60 cals). Lunch is a fine selection from my stash of cube cabinet soup. They brought in free pizza for a lunch meeting from my fav pizza place, and I skipped it and went to the gym immediately after the meeting.

Paula, I am now with you on that dark side somewhere, I think...

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

3 miles done, in 43 min. So in this battle of Kat vs the f'in treadmill, Kat WON! The first 20 min were torturous (and filled with, wth do people DO this??), but the last 20 went by pretty quickly.

I was doing run 1, walk 4, except for one interval (min 29-34)... I ran for 5 minutes straight!!!

I have never been able to manage more than 3 min before, and I was in much better shape then, so I am pretty happy.

Oh, and for Glee fans, the "Life would suck without you" song in the finale is a great 4.7-4.9 running pace.


Now, off to eat lunch. Breakfast was a 60 cal dannon yogurt and 1/2 cup of trader joe's fiber cereal (60 cals). Lunch is a fine selection from my stash of cube cabinet soup. They brought in free pizza for a lunch meeting from my fav pizza place, and I skipped it and went to the gym immediately after the meeting.

Paula, I am now with you on that dark side somewhere, I think...

WOW Kat, you are on fire! 3miles and skipped pizza, you are my hero!!!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Hi everyone! Hope you all are having a good day so far. The kids here at work have been a little crazy but they're all down for naps now, thankfully. I seem to be on track with water today, for the first time this week.

Off to eat lunch. I'd post what I'm eating but I can't remember what I grabbed as I ran out the door at 7 this morning. What a day. Lol

Hi Meg, hope you had a nice lunch, I had salad, after last night I should not eat for a week.
P/S I LOVE Nap Time!!!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

So I looked it up on line, there is a meeting in a chruch by my house tonight,
Should I go? Is it worth it? do you guys do it online? Do you buy the month pass?

What is the best deal and is it really worth it?

 

[AKASnowWhite]

3 miles done, in 43 min. So in this battle of Kat vs the f'in treadmill, Kat WON! The first 20 min were torturous (and filled with, wth do people DO this??), but the last 20 went by pretty quickly.

I was doing run 1, walk 4, except for one interval (min 29-34)... I ran for 5 minutes straight!!!

Awesome pace Kat! I always seem to fight that inner head battle for the first 20 minutes. Major head games for me.

So I looked it up on line, there is a meeting in a chruch by my house tonight,
Should I go? Is it worth it? do you guys do it online? Do you buy the month pass?

What is the best deal and is it really worth it?

hmmm. Well, I lost 45lbs following the WW plan, going to meetings in person. I've kept *most* of it off for 10 years, but seem to gain a bit thru the holidays and then struggle to take it back off. I've been able to shed the extra in the past by following the WW plan without the meetings, BUT I always had some other sounce of accountablilty. If I don't have to weigh in or show someone my journal I am just not as successful. So my vote is go the old-school "in person" route - at least until you get things rolling.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Kat, such the dark side!!! That's awesome!


Jo, yes, I go to meetings. I buy the monthly pass, too. I think meetings are essential. Like Nancy said, that's how she lost her weight. You might not need it for maintaining. But when you get there, you can figure that out.

Try the meeting. You might have to go around to meetings and times to find the one that works for you. I did, but it's worth it.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Kat--awesome job!

Jo--listen to Nancy and Liz, they know their sh*t when it comes to WW. Nancy lost 45 pounds and Liz lost 80. They are total rock stars on that program. As for me, I do it only online. I would love to go to meetings, but all of the ones in my area are run by the same guy and I loathe him. But I only have 10-15 pounds to lose and already have really good habits, so it may not be critical for me. However, if I keep going along and don't lose, then I will just swallow it and go to the meetings. I figure I can just sit there and stare daggers at the idiot running the meeting and take all of the good stuff from the other aspects of meetings.

But here's the thing--you are NEW to this. You have lots of questions (which is great) and it will be most beneficial if you have a place to go to get all of your questions answered by experienced professionals.

As for me--WOO HOO, double cardio DONE. Did the 4.5 mile run earlier and then did an hour on the elliptical (but only at level 7--legs were too tired for 9!). I am finishing water now. And I have tracked...but am having problems. LIZ--I went out to a local place for lunch. How the heck to I figure out the points for what I ate? (Veggie humus wrap--ate just over half of it and a very small portion of fries.)

And I don't know if I have mentioned it or not, but I am going on two weeks without booze! I'll make it to three weeks, and then once Jeff comes home, the wine will find me!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ooops...still have to do core. I plan on doing it during Idol, but Nancy and Paula, you are officially on duty.

 

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Stole 40 mind for a walk. Be back after shower and a hairdo. Yep getting ready for tomorrow the night before.

 

[lisaviolet]

I'm home from Court. After another entire day of sitting around (or in my case pacing, because I simply couldn't sit any longer) we were finally called into the courtroom at 3:45pm. They had settled. I'm done. Good news, yet somewhat disappointing at the same time. I had come to grips with the whole thing and was actually looking forward to seeing the process work.

Refresh me on court. I feel like I've missed a backstory.

Off topic. I'm leaving for WDW is two days!

Tomorrow? Yipee! Have fun Liz.

It's the happiest place in the world!

Man, am I tired. Ugh.

Anyhoo. Jo, sending you potty training PM.

Is is wrong that I'm curious about the potty training technique. It can't be. It's just insatiable curiousity.

Hey Cutie - I miss you - is it wrong cutie?

The hash was crispy?? Recipe!!

I stared at this for the longest time. So many places to go.

I adore bleu cheese. Oh, who am I kidding? I just adore cheese (well, most of them anyway).

um yum.

Good Morning Everyone! or should I say afternoon - its 12.26 here!



Ah the day of 55.5 WW points! That was a bad day - 3 days worth of points in one day







I do bummock clenches whilst standing at the train station. Its no wonder no-one wants to talk to me!

Have a great day everyone

Bummock clenches.

Good morning!!! Sitting at the doctor's office waiting for him to look at my wrist. I think it is tendinitis, but who knows. All I know is that the pain is getting worse and it is stating to wreck havoc on my workotuts. Pushups and inchworms are so not fun.

Anyways - have a great day today everyone and focus on those goals.

Oh Paula. Hope it's better soon.

And didn't miss he's not going to come to your house. So true. But unfortunately that's exactly why I stay home. Yes sorry state. But thanks. You're right.

Morning Ladies.

Yesterdays diet was the awful. I can't even say out loud what I ate for dinner. Stressful day at work.


Today is a new day, I have a salad for lunch, just lettuce, cucumbers and a little bit of cheese.

DH is home with the kids, so no need to pick up from a sitter, as soon as I get in the door, I will be on that treadmill.

Goals for today
#1 To not take boss's miserable attitude personal. Just be glad I am not her
#2 Water, I pretty much have that down
#3 No treats, Sweets, or POP
#4 TREADMILL!!!! or Elliptical when I am watching Idol at Disney.

New day. And I see you followed that Jo. We concentrate so much on what we don't do well for a day and forget the success of the other days. Hard to get a balance on that.

Good morning all.

Just a drive by, to let you all know I haven't forgotten you, just not feeling particularly motivated or perky lately with not a lot of positive things to say and don't want to be a downer becuase ya'll are like a steam train, I am so in awe of all you ladies So much progress and good news......Congrats and keep it up!

Goals have been hit and miss. The soda habit is still giving me trouble, but for the most part I've confined it to Monday nights, at bible study, because that is when it's most tempting. Starting next week, I go to school MOnday nights, so we'll see what happens there...water has been pretty much consistently good.

This week I started going back to the abs classes they offer at work...Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am hoping/thinking this will be a good platform for me to jump off of to get a regular exercise regimen going.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Hi Cathie.

Off to court with Karen to serve as moral support for her last part of this ordeal and then out to lunch.

Interesting - I was just thinking about Karen and how things were with her and with you both. Hope it went well. Long haul!

I would love to go to meetings, but all of the ones in my area are run by the same guy and I loathe him. ]

OMG.

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Kat LOVED hearing about the audition. So happy for you and still envious.

Yeah!

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi Megan.

 

[3DisneyKids]

LOVE it when Lisa posts!

The Cutie is fine. She'll e-mail when she can.

Yes, Liz leaves tomorrow! AND, she is a total rock star because she really needed to pack but she went to the gym instead!

Karen is fine, for the most part. And yes, it has been a long haul. All of the legal stuff is, fortunately, now done. But the emotional piece is still there. Her ex is swinging wildly between being awful and being decent and Karen is having such a hard time since she never knows what she is going to encounter whenever she drops the kids off, etc. Otherwise, though, she is fine. We went out to lunch after court and had a really nice time. Of course, she was drinking wine at noon, so...

 

[AKASnowWhite]

How the heck to I figure out the points for what I ate? (Veggie humus wrap--ate just over half of it and a very small portion of fries.)

Using a reference like foodcount.com or a national restaurant chains nutritional info I usually try to find something as similar as possible and estimate. Is there anything you can compare it to?

And I don't know if I have mentioned it or not, but I am going on two weeks without booze! I'll make it to three weeks, and then once Jeff comes home, the wine will find me!

2 weeks? YOU? OMG that's huge. Stephen had a rather significant glass (tumbler?) of Bailey's tonight. I had water. Plain. Not even any lemon The phrase "nail your @ss to the wagon" kept going thru my head

Stole 40 mind for a walk. Be back after shower and a hairdo. Yep getting ready for tomorrow the night before.

Did your new shoes arrive yet?

LOVE it when Lisa posts!

ME TOO!

Which reminds me, Lisa. Somehow I lost your post. Hmpf. But your question was about court. I had jury duty, and was chosen as an alternate juror for a trial that was supposed to start yesterday. Instead, they "settled", so I was dismissed.

 

[adsrtw]

Not yet Nancy. I can't wait. The store said it could be about 7 business days.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Erika - you better get that core done. I'm trusting you now! One of my goals for tomorrow is to get more sleep, so I'm headed to bed early tonight.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I signed up for WW tonight, I get 25 points, so now you all know how fat I am HA HA!!! I did the monthly pass.

I so want to loose more weight than the instructor. is it wrong?

The hard part, is how do you figure what the points are for things that don't have a label. DH is making Pot Roast tomorrow, (he's home from work)
So what would be the points on that?

I know its going to take a while to get the points thing down, but I know I am going to rock it.!!!! I have had enough of just feeling crappy. I know I will feel better when I loose some weight. The last time I worked out was Monday, But I have had NO POP today. 3 days in a row no pop. AND no Tea today just water and hot tea with nothing in it


Thank you all for your help... I still have next years 1/2 to train for.

Side note, Dad is doing really really well, He see's the doc tomorrow and I think he will get the ok to drive. But he is still smoking, a few a day he says.


Oh one last thing, potty training, she did so so good all day, in the potty, dry diaper at nap, (I know DH, should not have put it on at nap) then about a half hour ago he peeded on the floor, first time all day. So she is in her room so sad, cus she wants to lay with me and I told her no cus she peed the floor. My poor baby...

 

[3DisneyKids]

2 weeks? YOU? OMG that's huge. Stephen had a rather significant glass (tumbler?) of Bailey's tonight. I had water. Plain. Not even any lemon The phrase "nail your @ss to the wagon" kept going thru my head

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Yes, ME! I know, right?!!? I am actually glad to detoxify. OMG, the holidays--I totally drank my weight on a regular basis!

And on the wagon--you have your whistle, I get a hammer. Word.

Erika - you better get that core done. I'm trusting you now! One of my goals for tomorrow is to get more sleep, so I'm headed to bed early tonight.

DONE. Thanks.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Way to go, Jo! That is a great step! I hope you find WW helpful. It DOES work.

As for the training...I let my kids have pull-ups just at bed time (not nap) for the first several months after they were dry. Made all of the difference. They were perfect all day, and if they had an accident at night, it was no big deal. And they quickly learned to stay dry through the night. And my girls trained at 18 mos. and my son at 26 mos.

 

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It's not even 9pm and I am completely exhausted.