Jane E.'s Fitness Journal

[lovinaz]

Yes, that is right. WHEN you are below 150! I hear you about the junk eating. GEEZ, when will the madness stop?!?! I think it is affecting everyone - some post Thanksgiving disease...

At least you got rid of the ice cream. I am getting very good at not buying it. I just can't control it! 1/2 cup serving size when you have a whole container is like the little pink taster spoon at Baskin Robbins...

You will get back on track. At least you worked out! Keep it up, 149 here you come!

 

[Jane E.]

Yesterday was a junk food junkies delight. Ugh! A neighbor and I went out to shop & ended up eating lunch out - which wasn't too bad. I had their chix salad fruit plate - this restaurant does not put very much mayo in their chix salad. While shopping we picked up chocolates that were on sale & proceeded to eat them once we were back home. I go out shopping, eating, talking - whatever and totally forget what I'm supposed to be doing!

I need to remember that a year ago I was the highest weight I ever was at - 180lbs. At that time I had several friends and relatives encouraging me to go on weightloss programs for my health. I need to remember how awful it was. Since I'm 5'4" - nothing fit me! If it fit lengthwise it was to small on my midsection & if it fit my midsection - the length would be way too long.

Then last night ds & his wife came over for tv night - & we all had the leftover Eskimo Pies. However, I did fix a chix stir fry with lots of veggies that was healthy.

Today I did 45 minutes of weights & 15 minutes of yoga. The weights were fun. First I did all of my exercises with 2lb weights to warm up. Then I switched to my Total Gym for my workout, next came my exercise ball, floor exercises & finally my step. In between each workout I would do 3-4 minutes of cardio. I tried to do my whole set of exercises from chest, triceps, biceps, shoulders, back, hips, thighs, abs & calves with each thing. I ended up using weights from 2-8lbs & felt like I got a great workout!

I haven't eaten yet...I'm afraid to open the floodgates of gluttony!

Amy, congrats! I'm so excited for you. Your head must be spinnin'! By the way, I got rid of that icecream by eating it! Aacck!

 

[pearlieq]

I seem to have that same leftover problem--I buy something for a get together and we either don't get around to it or we eat something else and all the sudden I have a giant tub of ice cream!

Sounds like you had a fun time with your neighbor. Good for you for realizing how far you've come.

Have a great day!!!

 

[lovinaz]

You should be giving yourself a huge pat on the back for your major accomplishment! You have lost over 20 lbs and kept it off for a year!

I get rid of leftovers the same as you - in my belly...

What a great workout! And it is even better that you felt so good about it! That is extra motivation to keep your eating in check and keep at it!

 

[Jane E.]

Today I did 30 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of yoga. Yesterday I ate Lean Cuisine Meals for lunch and dinner. Cabbage Rolls & Chix Parm - with lunch I ate a ginger pear & for a dinner cinamon apple. I'm trying to incorporate fresh fruit with each meal. With each of my meals I had cranberry/raspberry juice.

Pearliq, thanks for stopping by. Have a great time at Disney next week.

Amy, today's the day!!! Thanks for all of your encouragement. Have a great time in Vegas!

 

[lovinaz]

I should try that fruit with every meal trick. Does it make you feel fuller so you eat less of the fattening stuff? I can't wait to see how it works for you!


Yes, today is the day! I am excited. I still have to wait for Vegas though, we don't go until the 27th...

Keep up your good work!

 

[Jane E.]

I'm going to post now because I probably won't get a chance this weekend.

Today I made chili with ground sirloin & lots of spicy veggies. I had the chili for lunch and dinner. I garnished it with sharp cheddar cheese AND had Italian bread and butter. This time I made myself buy the small bag of shredded cheese - 1C. Usually I get away with buying the 2 or 3 C bag. With lunch I had a ginger pear.

For breakfast I had lowfat cheese & a cinamon apple.

I weighed in today at 156!! 6 1/2 more lbs and I'll be in the 140's!

Amy, I think eating fruit at the end of my meal reduces my cravings for sweets. While eating lunch I wanted some chocolate but after having my ginger pear I no longer wanted any.

 

[Cruise04]

Jane you are really doing so great. And I agree with Amy - just remember how you were a year ago. If there is too much temptation find a picture from a year ago and post it near food - the frig or the cupboard. Maybe that will help. I have a picture saved on my computer from May which was my highest (I went up probably 3 pounds before I started losing) and I open it every once in a while now and look at how awful I looked. I need to get that picture posted here - maybe after I hit Onderland because I'll be halfway to my goal.

Keep up the good work and WHOOHOOO on that 2 pound loss!!!!!!

Keep on
Chris

 

[frogmommy]

Congrats on the recent weight loss! You are doing so well!!

 

[lovinaz]

Woohoo!! Congrats on the loss! When you say you are having a ginger pear or cinnamon apple, are you just sprinkling the spice on? That sounds yummy... I just bought a box of Clementines. I am not a huge citrus fan but I LOVE these things! They are small and seedless and so good!

You are doing great, keep it up!

 

[Jane E.]

What a weekend! I ate terribly. At work a family member had gifted us with baklava. I found that everytime I went by the Baklava table I had a small piece. By the time the weekend was over I must've had a dozen small pieces.

Also, dh got upset with my eating this weekend. On Sunday I got home from work at 5:30 so he had grabbed a couple of reuben sandwiches for us. I ate that at 6pm. Then for some reason at 10pm I had a craving for my chili. There was just 1/2 bowl left. I fixed myself a bowl along with two slices of...you guessed it, Italian bread and butter. Dh started in on me. "Is this on your diet? Are you supposed to eat this late at night?" Of course we all know the correct answers but it makes me mad when he does that. I feel guilty for overeating & then I feel guilty for being mad at him & of course I feel guilty for being overweight. So I told him just to take my chili and throw it out. He refused and he got mad because I got mad. Anyway I ended up throwing out the chili & bread. I didn't eat it. He was mad because of my attitude but he doesn't see why I get mad because of his attitude.

He keeps saying that he's being supportive of me - I keep saying that he's being a pain in the a**. Supportive is going with me on a bike ride, or supportive is picking up a lowfat dessert for me, or supportive is suggesting we take a walk on the beach. Supportive is NOT pointing a figure and making accusations which is what I feel he does. Everytime this happens his tone of voice just makes me go off. It pushes my buttons & when I agree and say I won't eat it - he gets mad at my tone of voice. However, I see his point, I've been cheating so much - he's afraid I"ll lose my momentum.

Yesterday's meal - I ate two slices of pnut butter/jam toast w/oj for lunch and 2 slices of toast w/oj for dinner. I really wanted toast so I decided thats all I'd eat. Hopefully it minimizes the damage.

Today I did a 55 minute workout. For breakfast I had 4 bites of an eggwhite omelette w/onions and lowfat cheese & 2/3 of a ginger pear.

What the heck is onederland??? I've seen it several times on these boards.

Chris, you are so right about the pix. I just have to look at them & it reduces my appetite. They are so bad I hide them in a drawer but they really need to be out. I see its worked for you, too!

Heather, thanks for stopping by!

Amy, I bought ginger at the produce section. I used to try to grate it - but it took forever so now I just cut up a few tiny pieces to put on my pear. I sprinkle the cinamon on my raw apple. I love the flavor.

 

[lovinaz]

It sounds like you might need to have a sit down with DH! I bet he thinks he is being supportive but doesn't realize it is not the kind of support you need. Tell him everything you posted in that last post - it will be SO much easier for you if he is supporting you in ways that are actually helpful instead of stressful for you.

I have ground ginger, I might try that on a pear. However, I have a huge box of clementines that I need to eat before I buy anymore fruit...

I think "onderland" is when people are over 200lbs and they get down into the 100's. I could be mistaken...

You will get back into the healthy eating boat soon! At least you are getting your workouts in!

 

[Jane E.]

Amy, you're absolutely correct - dh THINKS he is being supportive when he becomes a drill sargeant. I explained to him everything I wrote on my previous post but he just doesn't get it. In the long run, he's right - but he sure makes me mad.

Thanks for the explanation of onederland. For the life of me I couldn't figure that one out. What are clementines?

Yesterday's food:
1 bowl of chili, cranberry juice
1 salmon pattie - I fixed a lime mayonaise w/ green onions chopped into it - loved it! grape juice, apple w/cinamon

I made sure to eat what I wanted but to be careful with portions. I took my mother Christmas shopping & we ended up eating out. I should have ordered the cup of chili but went for the bowl. However, when the waitress suggested homemade bread and butter - I quickly refused. I also turned down the crackers.

Today I did my aerobic workout for 40 minutes plus 20 minutes of yoga.

 

[lovinaz]

Great job resisting the bread and crackers! I know how much you love bread (who doesn't?)

Clementines are little tangerines or something like it. They are small, sweet, seedless and easy to peel. They are only available this time of year. And of course they only come in 5lb boxes, so I will be eating a couple a day until they are gone...

You are doing really good with your workouts! You will bust through your challenge goal in no time at the rate you are going. Keep it up!

 

[Jane E.]

I'm back again - aacck!! Last night was bad foodwise. Dh definately didn't help. Remember Sunday night when he was so supportive? He brought home BBQ shredded pork. One of my downfalls. I started bringing that high fat, high cal, high cholestrol food into my own home when I had my bad eating habits. It was one of my faves. A few months ago, dh & I had some problems over the BBQ. He likes it too. I quit buying but he'd buy it. I'd eat an early dinner at about 5pm. THen about 10pm the smell of BBQ wafting thru the house would do me in! He'd nonchalantly fix himself a sandwich - having no idea what it did to me. If I'd break down and fix a sandwich, he'd say "ARE YOU ALLOWED TO EAT THIS LATE AT NIGHT?" After several months of this we finally had a big discussion and he stopped fixing the BBQ late at night. I haven't seen BBQ for months. Then for some reason, he starts buying it again!

breakfast: eggwhite w/onion, green pepper, ham & lowfat cheese, raspberries and blueberries

lunch: 1/2 salmon patty w/ lime mayo, pear w/ ginger, 12 pine nuts, Smart One's pnut butter pie (this is really good - it has a choc crust)

snack: ham w/ lowfat cheese

dinner: 1 baked chix breast - peach salsa, apple w/ cinamon, grape juice, Smart One's Key Lime Pie

Ds and his wife came over last night for TV night. This is where my problems get worse. I had fixed chix breast for dh & I earlier. One thing I did do right was to get out the BBQ pork for ds and his wife. (I'm trying to get rid of it quickly.) And no I didn't eat any of it.

Then ds and his wife make up some popcorn. Popcorn, in the cupboard, never temps me. I never grab a bag and make some; however, popcorn hot and buttery in a big bowl does tempt me. (Its that delicious smell wafting thru the house again.) Instead of eating from the big community bowl - I grabbed a small salad bowl and gave myself a serving. Then I had more grape juice to go with the salty popcorn!

After everyone left - it must've been about 11pm, I was cleaning up the kitchen. The rest of the Italian bread called to me. I had 3 slices w/butter and pnut butter w/ grapefruit soda.

My meals were fine - it was the after 7pm snacking that did me in!

I have got to stop buying Italian bread. THats my fault. I remember thinking while shopping that it was a big no no. I went ahead with it anyway.

I saw a little bit of Dr. Perricone's PBS program. The hard part of his program is no alcohol (which we usually have on the weekend) and no sugar.

I want to get some Christmas shopping in - so my workout will have to wait. Traffic is terrible here in December! All the snowbirds come flying in to visit! The earlier I shop the better. I still have NO idea what to get for mil, fil and my mom!

Amy, those Clementines sounds good. Any fruit without seeds works for me. THanks for encouraging me!

 

[lovinaz]

You did some great things last night! Like having a small bowl of popcorn instead of an undetermined large amount from the big bowl (I am with you - not much smells better than buttered popcorn!).

You are right that you need to stop buying stuff that triggers overeating. I had to stop buying ice cream and nuts. It was HARD at first, but now I don't even miss them. But if for some reason that junk gets in the house, I lose all control... I am also getting really good at giving food away. DH's co-workers are constantly getting goodies. As for the BBQ, I would suggest packaging it into serving size bags and freezing them. Then take out whatever you need, when you need it instead of having large quantities available all the time.

We have the same problem with snowbirds! I know it is snowbird season when I am at a stoplight and I have the only AZ license plate...

I think you need to come up with Jane's Program! One that allows you some occasional goodies and cocktails on the weekends. Are you still counting calories? You can keep it at a certain level and bump it up on the weekends.

You are doing really good, just keep it up and don't get frustrated!

 

[Jane E.]

My neighbor and I did some Christmas shopping today. I thought I'd rather go alone because of the crowds but it wasn't bad at all. I buy almost as much for myself as I do for those on my list. I love shopping at Kirkland's where I bought a new clock and a ceramic nativity set. Their prices are so reasonable and they have the best Christmas shopping bags. After shopping, we ended up having chix salad here - chix, celery, onions, pinenuts, raisins and a bit of miracle whip w/ cinamon apple slices & water to drink.

For breakfast I had raspberries,blueberries and a slice of ham. The ham was way too salty for me. I also had oj w/ some glutamine mixed in. I guess I'm doing my meals in reverse today.

I did manage to get in 20 minutes of pilates today.

Our insurance company is dropping our zip code. This happened to us after the last rash of hurricanes. I hate it because we'll probably have to get our house reinspected AGAIN! Our agent warned us we may have to get rid of our barrel tile roof too. That really irks us because our house is cooler than our neighbors who just have shingles. Apparently the barrel tiles become more like slinging weapons in the middle of a hurricane. However, we've never lost one tile...yet.

We were invited on a NYE trip and for the life of me I can't understand why. Dh & I kept refusing since we spend every New Years with other friends of ours. And they know this. For some reason, they kept pushing. Dh and I don't mind spending an evening with them but they're horrible planners. They have party fiascos which we don't like to get involved with. One year they went to one of those outdoor NYE parties and the temp was 35 degrees & they ALL got sick! Its just too much, too many people & too expensive and something is bound to go wrong because they don't know what in the heck they're doing. Thankfully, dh agrees with me and back in October I told my friend to count on us for our regular old NYE party. Plus, I'll probably eat better at her house!

 

[Jane E.]

Amy, thanks for supporting me. I love the idea about the single serving size bags for BBQ! Our local radio station plays some hilarious Snowbird songs!

 

[lovinaz]

Amy, thanks for supporting me. I love the idea about the single serving size bags for BBQ! Our local radio station plays some hilarious Snowbird songs!

That's what I'm here for! I know how frustrating it is going to people's parties when they have no clue. I'm glad you stuck to your guns and are going to your other friend's!

Insurance companies are so messed up! How frustrating to have to deal with that.

Your eating looks really good even though you went out. That chicken salad sounds delicious! And yay for getting the Pilates in even though you were busy shopping all day!

 

[Jane E.]

Somehow I ended up with a bad stomache just in time for dinner. I drank coke until 7pm when my stomach felt better - had 2 slices of toast. Then I felt bad again until 10pm when I had two more slices of toast. I think it might possibly be from all the vitamins I've been taking. I take 5 or 6 vitamins with each meal and for some reason yesterday it didn't agree with me. It didn't help that I took some on an empty stomach.

This morning I felt better but had toast and soda again.

I got in 15 minutes of walking.

I met some coworkers for lunch and we pigged out on pizza - I had plain ole cheese pizza with ice water. I have no idea of the calorie content but I'm sure its not good!

Amy, you've been doing an amazing job this past month! I bet you can't wait until you get to Vegas. I love that place. You're going to look amazing when you get there!