Julie's continual struggle (WW thread - comments VERY welcome!!)

[calena]

I never realized a gymnast needed so many calories a day! I guess I always see them as so lean and with the girls - tiny!
Good work on your exercise this month! Keep it up!

 

[goldcupmom]

Gymnastics for guys is really an entirely different sport. It is all about muscle. Jordan Jovtchev (bulgarian olympian) is a friend and his biceps are like my DD's WAIST. Which is why he can do rings. If guys don't have the extreme muscle, but not body builder type, they just can't do it.

Just got back from errands. We shopped for 5+ hours, but I'm only counting 1 as exercise even though my feet say WAY more. 2 malls, EVERY store and not ONE has black shorts for juniors. UGH!! I gave up for today.

Breakfast was 2 lt bread w/ eggbeaters and 1/8 c ff cheese to stick it together(2.5) Had Keva about 11:00(5) now I'm having 4 lt bread w/ turkey & mustard (4). Not sure about dinner as I will be alone, but I have 10.5 left, so plenty to work with.

More later.....

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Finally caught up with you! Hi and hope things are doing better. 1 lb to reach till you make goal!

And I swear to you, we will party.

 

[goldcupmom]

Dinner last night was baked tortilla chips, mango salsa, ff chz. (6.5)
Had 2 pcs WW candy (2) then got hot & hungry so had a no pudge cone (2) to finish off my points.

Breakfast this morning didn't happen. The washer guy rescheduled for 10 - 12 instead of 8 - 10. DD had to be at the Fencing Club (about 40 min away) for the filming of the TV commercial by 11. Had to have DH come home from work and take her. While waiting & waiting I had cookie dough for breakfast. I actually kept track and it was 2 oz for 6 pts. Oh well, I could have easily eaten the whole bucket full. Lunch was a Revival soy bar(5) on the way to pick up DD.

Just finished the WATP Abs 3 mile - first time I did this one & it is a challenge. Not so much the walking, but the arms/abs. Now I'm having a CF diet pepsi and trying to cool off. It's 88 out and I'm trying not to turn on my swamp cooler as it will be around 50 tonight. If I hadn't been moving, it would be plenty cool.

Dinner depends on if DH comes home before taking DD to fencing or if I take dinner to him. Will update later. I have 11 pts left, so am in good shape.

The washer can be fixed - the home warranty people will send me the check to reimburse, so my out of pocket will only have been my $45 co pay on a $350/bill. The bad news is they won't have the proper bearing til Friday so they can't fix til Monday. Oh well......

Time to do ebay - only today and tomorrow left to list before I leave. Then more English & History.

More later....

 

[goldcupmom]

Just wasn't hungry last night. Had the leftover cheese cauliflower (1), 2 lt bread w/ turkey (2) and a no pudge cone (2). Had 4 pts left, but had no desire to eat, so didn't.

Today is liquid day. Can't find Kashi in cans, so am trying PRIA. It is actually less points, same fiber/protein. Can't decide if I really like it as well, but if Kashi isn't going to be available, I'll have to adjust. So far I've had 1 Pria(3), Keva(5) and revival soy(2). I'm almost done w/ my water.

Ran more errands this morning - took poor Mia to be groomed - basically shaved - as she will be kenneled for a week while we are gone and another week+ with DH & DS. DH will bathe here, but not brush/groom and her long coat would have been a tangled/matted MESS. She will at least be cooler this way, and it will grow. Quickly I hope.

Just finished WATP 4 mile and will count 10 min for the walking/shopping. I'm hoping to blow past my June exercise goal early next week.

We leave in 17 days. I can't wait!

 

[pearlieq]

Good luck at WI today! Sending for you!!!

Have a great day!

 

[goldcupmom]

Well, after waking up to a SURPRISE visit by TOM (6 wks late last month, a week early this month - GEE, I HATE mid life!! TOM GO AWAY!!!) , I did not even step on the scale at home as I knew I would be up and would try to talk myself into not going to WI. But I went and............ TA DAH!!!! I was DOWN 1.4!!!! I was SHOCKED!!! Made my 10% goal!

Now I'm thinking I should try to lose 1.6 more in the 2 more WI I have before the trip and get that new clippie. I am going to try, but if I don't make it, I won't be disappointed as I made the goal I really wanted. Now I need to start planning how to NOT GAIN while I'm gone for 16 days.

Updated my weight on fitday and my 'dot' is almost entirely in the 'moderately overweight' category. This is GOOD !!

Breakfast after WI this morning was a Triple Chocolate Biscotti I got as a sample from Sams and have been saving. 3 pts, but VERY Yummy, and since I had it at 10:30, I figured it and my decaf would hold me til a fairly normal lunch time.

DD has fencing at 4 & I will be taking her, so I have no clue what dinner will be. Maybe I'll just pack she & I sandwiches to eat on the way.

I promised myself that if IF I made my goal I'd treat DD and I to facials & pedicures. So, I bit the bullet and made the appointment. She has never gone, and is getting to be at the oily, blackhead stage, so they will clean out her pores and hopefully she will keep the clear skin she has for a while.
So, we will do that on the morning of the 24, DS18 has his bday that day and then next day we leave. YEAH!! 16 more days!

Gotta run, but will try to visit some journals tonight. I'm reading, but not having time to write.

Thanks for all the !!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Congrats on making your goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOM's one mean guy, ain't he!?!?!? for you!

 

[pearlieq]

Congrats on making your goal!!!

Facials and pedicures sound WONDERFUL!!! What a great reward!

 

[goldcupmom]

Fencing ended up not lasting the usual 3 - 4 hours, so I had a bag of Baked Lays (2), a 100 cal bag of ritz mix (2) and a WW candy (1). Lunch was flat out bread w/ turkey, mustard, dill pickle & tomato (4).

Dinner a LC pizza (6) and some FF ice cream(2). That leaves me 2 pts for if I get hungry later.

I'm hoping tomorrow can be an at home, quiet day so I can get things done. I've been waking up about 5 and by the time I get done with everything else and get to proofing DS15s school, I'm too tired to think. The bulk of it has to get done and submitted before we leave. UGH!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Friday at last! 15 days until we get on the train and are FL bound!

Officially for the June WI I'm at 4/5 this morning. 2 more Fridays til I am done w/ June.

Breakfast egg B(1), 2 wheat tortillas(2) FF chz/Salsa (.5)

I'm trying to organize the rest of Ebay I need to be paid for or ship so it's easier to deal with. Also need to pack away, get rid of the leftovers. Time consuming, but pretty mindless for a Friday, which is good.

Did the WATP 4 mile early today, so I'm ALMOST at the 750 exercise goal for June. YEAH!!!!

Time to get busy. I'll catch y'all later!!

 

[calena]

You are doing so good with the exercise and the weight loss. Four lbs for June is great! The exercise to date is amazing... and here I was patting myself on the back for 440 minutes to date!

 

[goldcupmom]

I'm working at it, but remember, I started my June on 5/27 as I'm leaving on 6/25.

 

[goldcupmom]

I am SO tired!

That said, dinner was bbq chicken - pulled apart the leftovers for sandwiches (3) 2 lt bread (1), homemade slaw (2), obrien potatoes (1). Which leaves me 5 points. I haven't been hungry, and getting all my points eaten has been kind of tough. How WEIRD is THAT?????

I bought some yummy looking strawberries today so I will have some of those in a bit.

Just finished going through EVERY ebay item I have left, sorting out and compiling the stuff that is yet to sell or will need shipped before I leave. It was a job, but will make things much easier in the long run the next 2 weeks.

This weekend I have to really concentrate on the proofing.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Doin' great, Jules!!! I couldn't find the gel cuppies. Poo. I did get to find these Breyer's Fruit Bars! They are like popsicles but 1/2 a point each!!!! Yum-scrumptious indeed. If you aren't hungry, don't eat.

Keep on keepin' on!

 

[goldcupmom]

Not sure what today will bring. EARLY (like around 5:30 ) I had 2 WW chocolate twinkie things (2). Now I'm having CF Diet mountain dew and baked lays(2).

DH is off to the casino to play blackjack, DS15 is at work, DD is whining and I'm about to go exercise. I'm going to do the 3 mile Abs WATP. I like that one, but it sure makes my arms hurt! I guess that's a good thing.

Dinner tonight will be the rest of the chicken in stir fry w/ rice. No clue about lunch.

Hope y'all are having a wonderful Saturday!

 

[goldcupmom]

Lunch - duh, a roll up (4) - what else? and some berries (1)

DD and I are going to see Madagascar. I've been wanting to and she finally relented.

Getting her to pack is a chore. I told her all the clothing for the 4 train days needs to be done tonight. Also swimsuits and pjs for the trip. She of course wants to wear a sports bra & sweatpants for sleep on the train. NOT!!! Bathrooms are down the hall in 2 of 3 parts and at 13, she's 117 lbs, 5'4+, 36C, 22 waist. Get my drift????? COVER that body, girl!!!!! That definitely wouldn't pass the Dad-o-meter! We'll wash the train clothes at my sister's and wear the same outfits on the way home.

I'll likely send almost all our other luggage home with DH on the plane so she & I won't have so much on the return trip.

Time to get ready for the movie.

Later.....

 

[goldcupmom]

Madagascar was GREAT!!!!! We both really enjoyed it. I had my water and 2 WW candies. They ALMOST taste like the real thing. YUMMY!

Dinner was not as planned. No one ate lunch here except me, so dinner was an assortment of leftovers. I had obrien potatoes(2), egg beaters (1.5), cheese (3). So I have 4 left for the day. Later I'll have ice cream w/ strawberries which should almost finish them off.

Time for another load of laundry and some history.

Edit: DH decided we needed to go for a walk, and I will NOT discourage it when he wants to do anything but lie on the bed and watch tv, so , add another 25 min for me. mostly uphill. I went fast, he went slow and had to keep stopping to rest, but it is a start!

Had a WW ice cream (2). Not sure if I'll have anything else. Too tired!

 

[pearlieq]

Glad to hear you had fun at the movie!!! And good job to you for resisting the movie treats!

Awesome job on your exercise! That's so nice that DH was inspired to get out there too!

I hope you have a wonderful day and have fun with trip planning!

 

[goldcupmom]

Today I'm in the Danger zone.......

Extremely tired. Breakfast was kashi & yogurt (4). Lunch was a quesadilla (5), then I made the mistake of opening a bag of tortilla chips (6). So, the salt got to me and I had a biscotti (2). Now I'm down to 5 pts for the day and it's only noon. I've been really good lately, and not used and fp's, but I'd rather not.

One more essay to proof and I'm down to 2 tests left in history and 2 papers. Off to read about stalin, hitler and mussolini, oh boy!