Lisa's Weightloss Journal (comments welcomed!)

[LAinSEA]

Lisa:

I peeked too - all I can say is WOW! You look great. Your sons are adorable too!

You and I are almost exactly the same size now. Only I'm stuck.

Enjoy your Easter holiday.

-Laurie

 

[Castillo Mom]

Oh my goodness, I haven't posted menus in over a week and I need to get back into the swing of things. Too many distractions over the the vacation planning boards.

4/11/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of lc toast, coffee.

Lunch-No lunch because I left in the car which was at the repair shop.

Dinner-Two scrambled eggs with chorizo, strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.

I didn't get to go to Curves because of the car being out of commision, but I did walk home from work, about 3/4 mile.

4/12/04:
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, 3 slices of bacon, ICE sparkling water.

Lunch-Turkey and cheese sandwich, ICE sparkling water.

I didn't have dinner per se, I basically snacked in the late afternoon and evening. Had some cashews, then strawberries and whipped cream, then 2 slices of turkey rolled with cream cheese.

Well, it's time to roll over my clippie! I'm down to 169 which means I've broken another barrier, woohoo!!!

Erin, Beth, Laurie, thanks for looking at my pics. I'm having so much fun with my new toy and hopefully I'll know how to use all the features before we go on vacation. When I get to 159, I'll post some more pictures, maybe by the end of May?????

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa,

I must be losing my mind but I thought I posted to your journal about how beautiful your pictures are. I don't see my post now. That's just strange. Anyway, I think you look beautiful, both the before and after picture. I assume the other handsome people in the pics are your family. I also left a comment in the photo box. I hope to be able to post pictures one day. I have to figure out how to use my scanner first.

It's party time!!!!

Congratulations on breaking into the 160's!!! Lisa, you are such an inspiration to me. I can't over your progress. Please keep it up. I agree with your DH, you are skinny! So you go skinny girl!!!!

 

[DoeWDW]

Lisa, so glad you got your pics posted! You are SOOOO beautiful, girlfriend!! Your DH and sons are pretty handsome too!!

Now, on with the really important stuff......

A GORGEOUS NEW CLIPPIE!!!

WOO HOO!!! Congratulations, Lisa!! I know you've been trying so hard for this clippie and now it's ALL YOURS!!!

You are an inspiration!!!

 

[honeymo78]

Wow Lisa you look wonderful!! You should be so proud of yourself. Oh and congrats on getting into the 160's - what an accomplishment.

Keep up the great work. We'll both be in those 12's in May, I can feel it. Have fun with the trip planning. I think I'm gonna explode from excitement over my trip lol.

 

[Castillo Mom]

Hi Steph, Lisa and Doreen! I'm doing a group reply right now, so, so, so busy this week!!! We're short staffed at work and I'm wearing about 4 hats right now.

Thanks so much for the encouragement and compliments, makes a girl feel special.

I've also been distracted with the vacation planning as usual. I'm trying to put together our itinerary and trying to figure out how to do our PSs and it's driving me nuts. But it's a fun kind of nuts, right Steph?

Oh, before I forget, Doreen, thanks so much for helping me figure out how to post the pictures.

Ok, back to work.

 

[Strings]

Lisa,

The weekend will be here in a few hours. I hope you can relax and have some family time. It sounds like your week has been rough. Make sure to take care of yourself.

Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

I'm not going to even attempt to post last week's menus, I don't remember what I ate when, just know I was OP. I did have a girls night out with my cousin last night which was very fun. We had dinner at Acapulco. I had a chicken ceasar salad which was very good.

Afterward we went to their club/karaoke bar. I didn't have any drinks because I didn't want to take a chance that it would throw my weight loss off. I was tempted to have a Bacardi and Coke (diet), but I just don't get how a sugar based liquor can have 0 carbs so I stuck with iced tea.

The whole scene reminded me of my younger "party" days but I was seeing things through different eyes. I must say, it was fun people watching! Anyway, the evening was quite interesting. I wore a cute top with size 12 (yay!) black capri pants and wore my hair down. Well, I got hit on several times but of course politely said I was married. I don't need any other man's approval other than my husband's, but after being well over 200 pounds for so long, it was kind of a boost to my ego. I hope no one takes this the wrong way and hope I'm not the only one that has had these feelings. I'm just beginning to feel attractive again, even with my hubby. Don't get me wrong, he's never been critical about my weight and he's always said that I'm pretty no matter what, but I still felt ugly, undesirable and embarassed. I'm starting to have more confidence and I'm more outgoing with my husband if you know what I mean.

I did my grocery shopping last night at Costco which is something I normally do on Sundays, but I wanted to get it out of the way. I went with the intention of only buying food. Well, I failed miserably. Interesting how they make you walk through all the non food items before getting to the grocery section. Anyway, they brought in more summer clothes. They had these really cute capri pants, something I never would have even for one second considered fitting into or buying. I got 2 pair with the excuse that they'll be for vacation. A girl can't pass up a bargain, can she? They're size 13 junior which is smaller than a misses size 12. I tried them on when I got home and didn't think they'd get past my butt but they did! I can button and zip them but they're very tight. But that's ok, because they'll fit by August come he** or high water!

As long as I was getting something for myself, I had to buy shorts for DH and DS. The whole thing put more $100 over budget. Next Costco trip I'm going to have DH blindfold me until we get to the food section.

Wow, I'm a little too chatty this morning. Beth, thanks for stopping by. After work today, it'll be family movie night with more family time for most of Sunday. In the evening it'll be date night for me and DH, hopefully a movie (Kill Bill).

Back to work!

 

[Strings]

Hi Lisa,

Congrats on fitting in juniors sizes. WOW! I do understand your feelings about feeling mor confident and outgoing. It is nice to be noticed, and that doesn't make wrong. Take care, and enjoy your success,
Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

Well, I'm still recovering from Friday's girls' night out. I'm not used to the "party" scene anymore, gettin' too old for that I think.

I took the boys to Borders on Saturday. We could spend hours in there and we did. Anyway, I came a cross a fitness book called Bottoms Up! I can't remember the name of the author but she was very active on the talkshow cirquit a few years ago. At the time, she was pushing 50 and had (still has) a great bod, the bod of a woman much younger. She attained it by lifting weights. Now I know those of you who read my journal regularly know that I've been struggling with my exercise routine. I joined Curves a few weeks ago. I've been going but I'm become quite bored. I really miss working out with weights like I did years ago. But I digress. I read the main points in the book and the routine seemed very challenging and something that I could definitely do at home with minimal investment. I already had 2 and 3 lb. weights but went to Walmart and bought 5 and 8 lb ones. This morning I tried out the routine for the first time. Boy, it was a lot tougher than I thought. But that's a good thing. I've been very concerned about my flab and I feel all jiggly and I'm not used to that, so the weights are going to do the trick. I should see improvement in about 3 weeks, and in 3 months much more. I just know that tomorrow I'm going to be really sore, but I'll just have to work through it the soreness diminishes.

I weighed in this morning and I'm down a few ounces, not quite .5 lb. I'm ok with that. I did lots of walking this weekend. Went to the mall twice.

5/18/04:
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, 3 slices of bacon, ICE sparkling water.

Lunch-I was at the mall and there wasn't much that looked appetizing so I had a large fruit medley that contained strawberries, mango, honeydew melon and canteloupe. Delicious!

Dinner-Ham sandwich on lc bread, ICE sparkling water. Had a couple squirts of whipped cream.

I'm going to try to be more diligent about posting menus.

Beth, thanks for posting and confirming that my feelings were normal. I was feeling a little guilty there for a minute. Have a great week!

 

[DoeWDW]

Lisa, I know what you mean about feeling more confident in your skin. Sometimes, we need to hear compliments from people who aren't at the center of our world (like our DHs). I know my DH would say almost anything if he thought it would make me happy or make me feel better. He knows how hard I've been working. So, I'm never sure if I can "believe" him when he compliments me. Getting a compliment from someone else really can give me a boost!

Your new weight routine sounds interesting! Please keep us posted on how things are "shaping up"! It always takes time to find the exercise routine that fits your lifestyle and your likes. Maybe this is the one for you!

Junior size capris!! You really ARE shrinking! I bet you're lookin' good and those weight workouts should help you look even better in those new capris! Great motivation!

Have a sunny and spectacular day!

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa!

Boy, you have had a busy weekend! Those pants you wore sound darling! I can't imagine how wonderful I will feel when I get to a "normal" size. You must feel absolutely great!

I don't think there is anything wrong with noticing that members of the opposite sex find you attractive. You aren't talking about leaving your husband or anything, just feeling more attractive and comfortable in your own skin. I find myself watching men watching me now too. It's funny at work, especially, because the men have to be so careful about sexual harassment allegations but I've seen several give me the once over and it's quite flattering. I was walking down the street yesterday to my car in a black clingy dress and I thought the guys in teh car that passed by was going to run up on the curb! It was cute and a definite ego booster!

That work out book with the weights sounds wonderful. That's one of the reasons I love the FIRM so much. I can honestly say that as I get smaller (and it's a slow process but that's okay with me), I am staying compact and not jiggly at all. I know the weights help and I know they will help you so you can fit into those juniors you bought!

Your progress and success continues to encourage and inspire me! You go girlie!!!!

 

[honeymo78]

Buying Junior size pants must feel awesome! I think its great that you are starting a weight training program and its even better that you can do it at home. You'll see some toning and definition in no time.

 

[Castillo Mom]

Good morning! I said I was going to try to do better posting menus, so here I am.

4/20/04:
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs w/3 strips of bacon, coffee.

Lunch-Two small chicken breasts topped w/cheese, broccoli, sf orange soda.

Dinner-Two hamburger patties w/cheese. Didn't feel like having veggies for some reason. I had picked up some Dreyers sf rocky road ice cream last night. It was soooooo good! Didn't have any marshmellows in it, but that's ok, I don't like them that much anyway. It's the almonds that I love.

So anyway, I've been working out in the morning since Monday, doing the Bottoms Up! program. I was so sore Tuesday but I was loving it. I did lower body on Monday, so everything below the waist was painful but it was a good kind of pain. Does that make sense? If anyone here lifts weights, they know what I mean. I felt like I really got something accomplished. Now what to do about my Curves membership. I'm thinking I can do that on a cardio day, but I have to make sure it meets with the requirments outlined in the book.

I did upper body yesterday, but I'm not as sore in my arms as in my legs or behind but maybe that's because you bear more weight in the lower body just walking around or getting in and out of a chair.

I weighed today and found I'm down to 168. Woohoo! 1 lb. lighter than I was when I was 21 years old. The only difference is that I was firmer then because that's when I was working out. Anyway, I'm hoping to meet my goal of 164 by mid May.

Lisa, thanks so much for affirming that I'm normal. My goodness, there's a lot of different feelings that surface while on this journey, aren't there? Ones I didn't ever really anticipate.

Steph, thanks so much for the encouragement. I haven't fit into anything that small (for me anyway) in such a long time. I can't even remember. I had a tank top on this morning that's a size X-large from Old Navy and I absolutely swim in it. My husband was teasing me about it.

Gotta get back to work!

 

[Strings]

Hi Lisa,

Congratulations on being lighter than your 21 yo self. Do you realize how amazing that is. What are you doing to celebrate. This is a milestone. Congrats again. You are my inspiration.
Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

Whoa, I was getting too far down the journals threads so thought I should bump it up a little. Don't feel too well right now, it's allergy season and I've started out full force. Have a headache and sinus pressure, itchy eyes, sneezing, pretty much the works.

I went to the mall again today. I've decided to do this every weekend to get myself used to walking for long periods of time. I've been doing the Bottoms Up! workout as well but Sunday is my rest day. I had a great time today trying on different outfits even though I didn't buy anything. I tried on this one dress, it was a halter made of white eyelet, very cute! It was a smaller size 14 and it fit like a glove. I fell in love with it but decided I should wait; maybe I'll get it next month if its still there.

Hubby paid me a compliment today. I had just walked in from window shopping and he and the boys were watching TV. He said, "Ooh, mommy's lookin' gooood!" and he made me turn around. He just looked at me from top to bottom. It made my day!

Don't really feel like posting menus right now. I did have eggs and bacon for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch and a Grande iced sf vanilla latte at Starbucks. No dinner but I'll have a snack in a few minutes. Will hit the hay early tonight.

 

[lulu201]

Good morning, Lisa! Are you getting some California sun? We sure aren't. . .grey and drizzly, but you know what they say about April showers.

I've been catching up on your journal--and all I can say is "WOW!" You're doing an amazing job! It sounds like you're enjoying the benefits of your healthy living, too--increased self-confidence, junior sized clothes (personally, I can't remember what these are! ), and a positive, attitude.

Lisa, you are truly making your dreams come true. I'm so happy for you. . I hope you have a good week.

Erin

 

[Castillo Mom]

Getting close to the bottom of the Journals threads again!

I'm still at work. Not looking forward to going home to our hot house tonight. I've been in yummy AC all day at the office. Last night when I got home I was shocked at how hot it was, around 83 degrees at 7:30 p.m.! Today was another scorcher of about 95 out where I live. Ok, enough with the weather report already!

So I haven't lost any weight since last week, still 168. No big deal. As long as I can lose another 10-15 pounds by vacation, I'll be happy. I haven't measured this week, though, so maybe I've lost inches huh?

Let's see, what did I eat yesterday?

4/26/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of lc toast, coffee.

Lunch-Two hamburger patties w/cheese, green beans, sliced tomato.

Dinner-Two scrambled eggs w/chorizo, 3 slices of bacon. Had Breyers rocky road ice cream (lc of course) for dessert.

In case I don't post today's menu tomorrow, I'll at least put down breakfast and lunch:

4/27/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of lc toast, coffee. Notice a pattern here?

Lunch-Stuffed chicken breast. I forgot my veggies at home! Had a diet Mountain Dew to drink.

Dinner-I have no idea and I'm not cooking!

Anyone notice my countdown timer? I'm almost in double digits! Woohoo! Hubby looked at our bank statement the other day and said he was proud of me for all the money I've saved for vacation. I'm the obsessive planner in the family, and that means I'm in charge of the finances as well. If he knew how much this trip is costing us, he'd flip! I'm going to make sure that he and the boys have a wonderful and memorable trip though, one they'll never forget!

 

[Strings]

Can I trade you? It is snowing again this morning. You are doing a phenomenal job staying on program. Keep it up! I 'm sure your family will have an incredible time on your vacation.
Have a good one.
Beth

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa!

I thought I'd drop by and see how you are doing. Marvelous as usual I see! You are in full trip planning mode! Good for you.

Your window shopping trip sounds wonderful. I'm so proud of you and that size 14 dress. I hope it's still there when you go back for it. It must have really warmed your heart to get that compliment from your DH. You are doing so well and I know you'll hit your goal next month.

That ice cream sound yummy! I discovered some wonderful ice cream myself last week. It's Pierre's crunchy peanut butter cup with no sugar added chocolate ice cream (sweetened with splenda) with sugar free peanut butter cups and whole peanuts. Yummy!!!

I hope you have a good rest of your week. Drink your water and remember to take some time out for yourself! Take care and happy trip planning. I'm sure your family will have the time of their lives!!!!!