Kathy's Journey to Better Self Image (Comments Welcome

[sarahsmom73]

Good Morning Kathy!

Hope you have a great day! Try not to get too stressed out before the 15th!

 

[NYcpa]

Have been totally off track for the last week. Work was hectic trying to fit in as many tax returns as possible without going nuts. Then home to do more tax returns. On top of that, I am doing an account on the side that I needed to work on at least 2 hours per night. There is an end in sight.

DD2 (Stitch) is leaving to go back to Virginia today. After taking her to the airport, I will go into work for about an hour, then drive to Long Island.

I am taking 2 accounts with me to keep me busy in the evening at the hotel. Exercise is easier while out of town. It serves as a energizer to keep me awake after working all day, so I can do teh other work.

Will start journaling all food eaten. See if this helps to keep me on track better.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Happy Easter Kathy! We all have times like that

 

[NYcpa]

Today I will try to get back on plan. It is here today. Second day in a row. Maybe spring is finally here.

Goals for today:
60 oz of water
60 min of exercise
eat healthy
go outside during lunch for short walk

Breakfast : traditional chex mix and diet coke (Hotel water is gross)

Off to work, hope today has fewer interruptions than yesterday. I have a few things I want to accomplish before leaving tomorrow. I will be upstate next week trying to finish up tax returns.

 

[NYcpa]

Last day onLong Island for this trip. Work is challenging but I don't feel like I have to drag myself in like my other job.

Will try to hit the treadmill after driving for 6+ hours today. I will also walk around the rest areas t stretch my legs during the drive. A friend said she stops a 1 rest area to get water and the next to get rid of it. I feel the same way on some drives.

Tomorrow, will be in the office all day trying to catch up on the tax returs that have piled up there. One more week n the office before April 15. Will have to stay focused to get everything done. I am back on the Island on the 10th so everything has to be ready for me to sign by April 9th. Should be a hectic week.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Kathy!!

Good luck making it through the next week! You can do it!!

I hope you have a safe drive home!

BTW Happy Friday!! Want to join the party??!!!

 

[NYcpa]

Didn't leave work until 3:30 so drive turned into 6.5 hrs instead of 5.5 hrs. Finally got home about 10. Started to get a soda out of frige but decided on water instead. Trick is to have water bottles in frig at all times.

Didn't get in planned exercise. Am exhausted after challenging week. Won't set alarm, justs go into work whenever I get up. Maybe I'll actually sleep until 7 instead of waking up at my normal 5:15.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Glad you made it home safe and sound!

Get some rest!

 

[NYcpa]

Decided not to go into work today. Secretary said there was nothing I couldn't handle tomorrow or next week.

Watched another episode of 24 while doing 30 min of level 2 random on the treadmill. Speeds ranged from 2.7 to 3.3 and inclines ranges from 2% to 6%. Also did 15 min at 3.0 mph at a 1% incline. My treadmill will not go below 1%. Just like walking outdoors, there is nothing flat. Only accomplished 1.86 miles but it felt good after sitting all day yesterday.

Feels good to be home and eating self prepared food.

for today (based on 20 oz sport bottle) 2

Breakfast - scrambled eggs with onions and peppers,
Lunch - 95% lean hamburger w/hot catsup, cottage cheese, diet caffeine free pepsi
Snack - 1.5 servings reeses pieces (all gone, no more temptation)
Supper - diet caffeine free pepsi, light butter popcorn (should have found something healthier

 

[Lesli54]

Just read your journal. I think all your driving back and forth wore me out. But that sure does feel like the week I just had with a meeting every night and actually two on Tues. On the plus side, you are keeping yourself busy and tax season will soon be over.

Sorry, that I can't answer if you are spreading yourself too thin, as I often wonder that about myself. Hopefully, breaking out on your own will go quickly and then you can relax a little more.

At any rate, you are doing a great job of getting some exercise and trying to eat properly while on the road. Keep up the good work!

 

[NYcpa]

Thought I would be able to walk outside today. peaked out for a few minutes, but now it looks like dusk. Almost finished with tax returns I have here at home . I still have to call one client to have her get her stuff in this week.

Water (based on 20 oz bottle) 2

Breakfast - 3 eggo waffles plain, banana
Dinner - pork chop (forman grill), small baked potato and broccoli
Supper - veggie pizza w/peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, onions, zucchini

Exercise - 45 min treadmill for 2.42 mi. Will neeed to get faster if don't want to get swept next Jan.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Great Job on the water!

Did you guys get nailed with all the rain?! We lucked out yesterday!

Have a great Monday!

 

[NYcpa]

Back in the office after a week away. Didn't feel like doing taxes. only managed to get 4 done. Have 14 more to finish before going back down to Long Island on Sunday.

Water: only 32 oz

Breakfast - oatmeal with real maple syrup
Lunch - cashew chix w/fried rice (ate less than half - got full), diet soda
Supper - tortilla chips with con queso dip, diet soda

Exercise - none

 

[Lesli54]

Hang in there, those taxes will be done soon.

 

[NYcpa]

Goals for today:
1. No soda - even diet
2. Only healthy food
3. 60 min of exercise
4. 60 oz of water

Today is a new day and a good time to get back on track. Finished all the chips and salsa and will not buy any more.

Met most of my goals.
1. No soda, drank only water and flavored water
2. Food intake.
Breakfast - oatmeal w/maple syrup, banana
Snack - 1/3 c orginal chex mix
Lunch - chix caesar salad, no croutons, light dressing
Snack - banana, pkg baby carrot, Apex fitness bar
Supper - steamed broccoli, baked potato w/sour cream
3. Exercise - 40 min (10 arctrainer, 30 resistance workout)
4. Water - 80 oz

Exercise was the only goal not met. Will try to stay on plan again tomorrow. Exercise will be tough as my mother is coming down for the weekend. She is getting cabin fever and wants a change of scenery. I haven't seen her since her mother's funeral on the 10th of March.

 

[pearlieq]

Good job getting back on track! You can do it!

Hope you have a great weekend!

 

[NYcpa]

I'm going to try journaling again and become accountable for what I eat. I seriously need to increase my water intake as well as eat better.

Breakfast - corn muffin with raisins
Lunch - ham on rye w/mustard, 20 oz diet caffeine free pepsi
Snack - 3 werthers and 3 Hershey Take 5 candy bars (660 calories)
Supper - Baked ziti (only ate about a third), 2 pieces of bread, 20 oz
diet soda
Snack - String cheese

Water - 3 8 oz cups.

I have changed my clippie to reflect I gaind back all but 1 lb I had previously lost. I have joined the summer challenge - part ii to lose 10 lbs by fall. I failed miserably on the first summer challenge. I have also failed to meet my goal on any of the monthly exercise challenges.

Time to stop dwelling on past failures. I have almost made it to the 50 % mark on the June exercise challenge. I'm not sure I will meet 1500 min but I will do my best. My daughters said I would exceed the time if I had counted more time for being at WDW from June 1 - 5. I want to meet the challenge with dedicated planned workouts rather than walking at WDW.

Time for some positive thinking and better eating.

 

[NYcpa]

Today was a slightly better day eating.
Breakfast - corn muffin
Lunch - ham on rye w/mustard, onion and tomato, diet sierra mist
snack - 3 Nestles Take 5 candy bars (all gone, no more temptation)
Supper - garden salad w/chicken & lite italian dressing, string cheese and diet soda

Exercised right after work for 48 min on the treadmill. Did not go fast enough to keep from getting swept in Jan but was able to maintain a average heart rate of 126 which is better than I have been able to obtian in the past. I usually only average about 190 bpm on the treadmilll.

Tomorrow I am walking to Wendy's with a co-worker for lunch. Will have to try to make a good choice of food.

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Kathy! Welcome back to the wonderful world of WISH journaling. Isn't it kind of fun to keep track and see what you've done right? I try to find something at the end of every day to be proud of. I bet you are so excited to have gotten in almost 50 minutes of exercise! That is about 1/4 of the time we will spend walking at the 1/2 in January. Very cool! Just think, you only need to do that 3 times more than you did today (time-wise). I hope it seems do-able to you.

Keep up the great work, sweetie! We still have more than 6 months to work on our pace and our endurance. We CAN do it!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hi, Kathy, & Welcome Back!

Glad to hear you're back and going again. Just remember ONE day at a time and you can do this!

Have a great day!