Kathy's Journey to Better Self Image (Comments Welcome

[NYcpa]

Today was a better day eating . NO MORE CANDY BARS.

Breakfast - corn muffin
Lunch - ham on rye w/mustard, tomato & onion, diet soda, few pretzels.
Snack - 6 werthers
Supper - caesar chicken wrap on a spinach wrap with very little dressing, diet soda.

Exercise was only for 30 min as I needed to continue working on the Union books. Hope to walk tomorrow during lunch.

 

[NYcpa]

Today's food intake was reasonable today until supper.
Breakfast - corn muffin
Lunch - grilled chix w/rice, diet soda
Snack - 12 werthers
Supper - Went out to eat with girls from the office for the supervisors 25 year anniversary. We went to an italian restaurant. I had bruchetta (sp) as appetizer, salad with oil & vinegar dressing, chicken with sausage, small potato, summer veggies. That wouldn't have bee so bad but I also had dessert cannoli and a piece of cake with hazelnut filling and lots of frosting. I really prefer my cake without frosting but there was no easy way of removing it. The cake was mostly frosting and hazelnut filling.

I was stuffed to the point of being uncomfortable. Came back to the hotel and hit the fitness room for 30 min of the elliptical. I still feel full but also feel more energized. I will have to mix my exercise up and not spend all the time on the elliptical (although I can raise my heartrate fast) and do some kind of strength training.
I will be driving home tomorrow. I will only be home for a week instead of the two I had originally planned though. Two days I will be at a seminar, so i only get 3 days in my office. I haven't been there for 2 weeks. I will be driving back to the Island on July 4th. for another 2 week stay. Will bring Erin then so I will have to relax some in the evenings and take her to the parks and beaches.

 

[jay-nee]

Welcome back. Did you have a nice trip to WDW? I hope so.

Sounds like you are doing well, despite your crazy work schedule! That must be very, very hard.

Keep up the great work and us that gym!

Happy Friday!

 

[NYcpa]

I'm home Drive was tiring. Expected to be home in 5.5 - 6 hours. Actually took 7.25 hours.

Eating today was:
Breakfast - Usual - corn muffin
Lunch - skipped
Snack - werthers (too many), cashews (lightly salted-they didn't have unsalted) and diet soda w/caffeine (felt like sleeping instead of driving).
Supper - Teriyaki chicken bowl (chix, rice pilaf, almonds, broccoli, peppers and spicy orange sauce) and diet soda. Very filling.

During the drive I drank 32 oz of water as well as the pepsi. Am in the process of drinking another 20 oz. of water before bed which should be soon.

Used today as a rest day.

 

[jay-nee]

Gosh, I hate long drives! I can appreciate the need for the caffeine!

You must be floating with all that fluid! Good for you. I wish I could be better about drinking my water. I try, so that's better than nothing.

Hopefully you don't have too much work for the weekend.

Happy Saturday!

 

[NYcpa]

Used yesterday as a rest day also. Drove to western NY to visit my mom.
Breakfast - skipped
Lunch - ham on whole wheat tortilla w/mustard, onion and tomato, diet soda
Snack - take 5 candy bar
Supper - chicken kabob, salad, amushrooms at Ponderosa Steak House, diet soda

Water - about 40 oz

Day was hot and humid. (par for CNY) Like most places, we had no spring. We have had very little rain for either May or June. Lawns look like it is mid-August.

Today - no exercise so far. Edit - 60 min walk
Breakfast - butter rum muffin
Lunch - cube steak, macaroni salad
Supper - Cold Stone ice cream
Water - 64 oz so far.

 

[NYcpa]

Had a seminar in downtown Syracuse today. Figured as long as I had to drive by the gym I didn't have any excuse for not stopping. Spent 25 min on the arc trainer and then went to group training for another 60 min. The squat sets do in my knees and the trainer will not let me do the push ups on the ball because of the torn rotator cuff. (Hopefully habing it repaired the 2nd week of August).

Todays meals consisted of:
Breakfast - meal replacement bar
Lunch - Spicy Asian BBQ beef sandwich, Asian salad (which I didn't eat), slice of raisin bread w/ a little butter
Supper - cheddar broccoli soup, 1/2 smoked ham of rye w/mustard, tomato and onion, diet pepsi.
Dessert - wedge of watermelon.
Water - about 75 ozs

Had a great desire to eat the last Take 5 candy bar but decided I would not eat past 8 PM. Decided to drink another 25 oz of water instead.

 

[NYcpa]

Had seminar again today. Actually learned some things that should make my work a little easier and even faster to complete.

Food for today:
Breakfast cheerios with 1%milk and splenda
Snack Apex meal replacement bar (150 Cal)
Lunch Creole chix sandwich (didn't eat the roll), Spicy waffle fries (did eat)
Supper Rice pilaf w/ pine nuts
Water About 60 oz.
After dinner snack diet soda (wanted ice cream)

Debated with self about the exercise. It was too hot and humid to take a walk. Thought I would go for a bike ride. Rode 10 miles in 45 min. It felt cool until I stopped and then I was dripping sweat.

 

[Zela]

Good job on the bike ride, Kathy! Your doing great!

 

[NYcpa]

Todays menu:
Breakfast - banana
Lunch - chix caesar salad w/o croutons, diet 7UP
Snack - cheese stick
Supper - broiled chix, brocoli, water
Water - 20 ozs

Need to get better and more consistent with the water. Didn't get to office until 12:15 and then didn't accomplish anything. Need to buckle down tomorrow and I am leaving town for another 2 weeks starting July 4th. Don't want to work this weekend to get caught up.

Got home from massage around 6:15, took Erin to get supper, did not exercise.

 

[lajones81]

Kathy,
Thank you for your support! I really appreciate it! Keep working hard!

Lisa

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Kathy! Okay, so you must think I am a total idiot for calling you "Nancy" in my journal. Sorry -- of course I know you are Kathy from upstate NY. What was I thinking?

Anyway, thank you so much for stopping by my journal to encourage me. I really appreciate it! I just wanted to WISH you a wonderful day. I hope you are finding yourself very productive at work so that you don't have to work this weekend (bad enough you have to leave town on 7/4 for two weeks, right? ). I don't know how you keep up with everything, but I am so impressed.

Have a great day.

 

[NYcpa]

I only worked 4.5 hours today. Had a doctors appt at 12:15 and did not get out of there until 4 pm. so much for a short appt. Because of that my only meals were breakfast at 7 am and a 100 cal snack at 10. The doctor told me to tell the imaging people that my last food was at 9 if they asked. I ended up having a CT scan to try and determine why I am having sharp pains in my side. They thought possibly appendisitis. They still don't know why but the pains are still there. They said they would be there tomorrow if the pain got worse.

[/SIZE]Maybe todays eating schedule will cause the scale to finally move.


Haven't done any exercise since Tuesdays bike ride but have been trying to eat properly. Todays food intake:
Breakfast - cherios w/1% mik & spenda
Snack - 100 snack pack of cinnamon grahams
Lunch - 32 oz of sugarfree crystal light with the CT scan cocktail mixed in. The worse thing about it was I detest lemons and couldn't even drink a little water to get the horrid taste out of my mouth.
Snack - banana
Supper - Charley's steakery philly cheese sandwich with a little hot sauce for flavor, diet pepsi.

Am managing to limit myself to one soda a day. Prefer to have caffeine free but usually the stores don't have it in the singles. Next week will attempt to cut out all soda. Will have to drink lots of water while away.

Need to get back to exercising. It would be easier without the pain in my side. Hopefully it will go away. I would hate for it to get worse while down on the island. If that happens will probably be making a fast trip home.

 

[Zela]

Hi Kathy

Thanks for coming by my journal and encouraging me. I really needed it.

I don't think I have ever had a CT scan, however, I have had other unpleasant procedures that involved drinking something nasty (they were/are due to me having ulcerative colitis). I had an upper GI one time and I had to drink some sort of Barium concoction. Then they had me drink some kind of turbolax drink to get the radioactive stuff out of me. The barium was cherry flavored and was quite yummy, the turbolax on the other hand was terrible . I have also had many colonoscopies, and I don't know if you know what I am talking about but they give you a huge container of this nasty salty junk that you have to drink. Hate IT . Anyway, before I tell you my whole medical history I guess I shoud just say. I know how you feel girl ! I hope they found out what is causing your pain.

Sending you prayers and pixie dust!

 

[jay-nee]

Sounds like things have been interesting to say the least for you...sorry to hear that. Are you feeling better today? I hope so...

Good for you to take the bike ride. It's so hard to fit exercise into our busy, busy lives, isn't it? Will you have an exercise facility while you are away? I hope so... boy, doesn't that help?

Don't worry about the scale, how are your clothes feeling? Sometimes that is a better test...(sometimes not ). But that worked for me ALOT!

Keep up the great work with your eating. Hope things go well for you while your away.

Happy Friday!

 

[Zela]

Hi Kathy

How are you? Just wanted to stop in and say hello . I hope you are having a good day.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

General Jen reporting for duty, ma'am yes ma'am!

Stopping in to say hi and request you have a good day, a safe fourth of July, a positive attitude and success!

Over and out!

 

[NYcpa]

I need to kick up trying to lose these extra pounds. I have to figure out why I can only manage one good week at a time.

Goals for today:
Find missing file at office
Drink 60 ozs of water
No ice cream
No soda
Eat healthy
Exercise, exercise, exercise

It is currently raining. Will head into office to find file and pick up other info needed to meet deadlines for the 15th. Will take stuff to Long Island next week to get it done.

 

[Purrrrfecta]

Hi Kathy from Upstate Ny. I am Con. I am from New York City, but I live in Louisville, Kentucky now. I am glad to have read your journal. I have enjoyed reading your posts.

My mom said it was raining like crazy there in the city. I guess you got some much needed rain where you are, ha?

keep up the good work. How is your self-image coming along?

 

[NYcpa]

Today's plan was not very sucessful. No exercise, not much water and too much soda.

Breakfast - honey wheat & oat bagel, small banana
Lunch - Applebee's smothered chix with two helping of steamed veggies instead of the garlic mashed potatoes
Snack - string cheese and 6 almond M&M's
Supper - chips and con queso dip

Did follow thru with no ice cream.

Self image is still low. Desparately need to lose weight and string some good weeks together.

Goals for tomorrow - exercise as soon as I get up and then again after getting to the hotel.
Drink water instead of soda.
Eat reasonably