Lisa's Weightloss Journal (comments welcomed!)

[Castillo Mom]

I'm going over the the vacation planning section, so my time here will be short.

1/12/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of low carb toast, small cup of coffee. Brewed a pot of Starbuck's for the office this morning. Boy that coffee was good!

Lunch-Two small chicken breasts, broccoli, sliced tomato, diet Sierra Mist.

Dinner-I made spaghetti and roasted garlic flatbread for hubby and the kids. My kitchen was smelling sooo good. I had a teeny tiny piece of the flat bread, two slices of ham rolled with a spinach/cream cheese spread, diet Coke. Haven't had dessert yet but I'll be having an Atkins Endulge bar.

I'm off for some trip planning. Have a good evening everyone, I'll check out your journals tomorrow.

 

[Castillo Mom]

I came back because I forgot to post something. I've been going back and forth with my goals along the way and I'm making a new one again. My goal for the end of January is to get down to 179. That's 4 pounds and just under 3 weeks left for this month. I'd reaaaaly like to reach 174 by the end of February and then I can get my 50 lb. clippie!

 

[ZerasPride]

Lisa,

You've been a busy beaver posting haven't you? I noticed you said you are spending time on the planning board (I need to do that too). Do you have a Disney trip coming up in your future? I'm planning a long weekend for either sometime in May or June.

I think taking salsa dancing lessons sounds wonderful. DH and I plan on hosting a formal for our anniversary next fall ('05) and I would love to dazzle our guests with a salsa routine. It probably won't happen but I could look into taking lessons for me DH, thanks for the idea!

I saw those skinny cow ice cream treats in the grocery store but the only ones I saw had over 100 calories. We are only allowed 75 calories for dessert but I will keep on looking - I need a change from the ff fudgesicles. Since it's so cold here, I may try sf hot chocolate.

Happy anniversary to you and your DH!!!!!! In this day and age 15 years is an accomplishment.

Your goal sounds reachable to me. I am hoping to lose 5.5 pounds by the end of this month to reach my first goal so let's see if we can do it together! I know that 50 pound clippie will look so good on you.

 

[LAinSEA]

15 years is a big milestone - Congratulations!

(DH and I made 15 years last April also.)

I think you can make your goals easily - just don't stop eating enough to get there.

-Laurie

 

[A1A1]

It is absolutely amazing to me that you could make a meal like spaghetti and roasted garlic flatbread and turn to ham. That is so great. I can't cook things that I can't eat. It is too much temptation for me. Maybe things might be different for me now, but I don't know.

Great job!!!!

It is marvelous that you have lost this amount of weight. I marvel at the number. I am hoping to be following in your footsteps soon. I hope you reach your goal of 50 pounds by the end of the month.

I'll catch up with you later.

 

[DoeWDW]

Congratulations on your 15th anniversary!!

You're doing great, Lisa! I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough to learn salsa or any other type of dancing, so I'm very impressed with your dancing abilities!! I think lessons sound like a lot of fun and a great way to spend quality time with your DH!

Good luck in meeting your goal for the end of January! It sounds like a reasonable goal - a few extra hours of dancing will take that weight right off. Maybe you should put salsa music on while you're cleaning and dance your way around the house!!

 

[littleducksmom]

just checkin in to say hi and happy anniversary!!!!!! how kewl that you are so close to that 50# clippie.......take care.

 

[Castillo Mom]

Looks like several of us are on the boards right now trying to catch up with each other.

Lisa, I've been trying really hard to make entries to my journal on a daily basis, but it's a challenge.

Fifteen years is a long time when I think about it. It hasn't always been a bed or roses but we've hung in there and seemed to have reached that leveling off point. We're looking forward to spending more time together as the kids get older and become more independent.

And yes, we are planning a trip to WDW for August, our first one! Our plans are to fly out on 8/13, spend the night near MCO so that we can head out bright and early to our "real hotel" the BC (that's if I don't change my mind on resorts again). We'll be at Disney for 9 days, 4 days at Universal and 4 days in Miami. I've gotten most of the planning out of the way but have a few things that have yet to be done. Right now I'm at the stage of buying clothes for hubby and the kids looking for new luggage.

Your goal sounds reasonable too; we can do this!

Laurie, I'm struggling a little trying to make sure I eat my 3 squares every day, but I'm hanging in there.

Thanks for mentioning my anniversary. We had planned on going out last night but both of us are under the weather. We made reservations for a japanese restaurant for Saturday and might go out dancing just the two of us.

A, it's not easy to be around food I'm not supposed to eat, it's very tempting. I've just resigned myself to the fact that I can't always expect that my family eat the way I do, although my middle and youngest child have gotten pudgy due to all the TV and video games. I'm going to talk to their pediatrician about it and will definitely be making some modifications to my grocery shopping list.

Doreen, I noticed you're on the boards right now along with me. You must be on your lunch break.

Thanks for the vote of confidence for my goal for this month. I forgot to post my weight on Monday, official weigh in but I'm hanging steady at 183. I'm ok with that though, so we'll see what happens next week.

Deb, thanks for checking on me. I'm looking forward to losing the next 10 lbs!

 

[Strings]

15 years, Congratulations. I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I think dance lessons is a great idea, and a fun way to burn calories. You're lucky to have a DH who will dance. I know you'll get that clippie. Just don't buy any clothes for yourself quite yet. None of them will fit come August. Think how skinny you'll be in the vacation photos. It sounds like a dream trip. I love the planning too. Keep up the good work.
Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

I'm rush, rush, rushing this morning here at work but I remembered I haven't posted menus for the last two days.

1/13/04
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, 3 bacon, 1 sausage, coffee.

Lunch-Taco salad, diet Sierra Mist.

Dinner-Two ham rolls with cream cheese, diet Coke. I wasn't that hungry after the big lunch I had. Had low carb vanilla ice cream topped with strawberries and whipped cream. Yum!

1/14/04
Breakfast-One slice of low carb toast w/bologna, small cup of coffee.

Lunch-Roast pork, broccoli, Crystal Light.

Dinner-Two scrambled eggs with two fried hot dogs (no bun), diet Coke. Vanilla ice cream for dessert.

I weighed this morning. Hey, I'm not weighing as much as last week. Baby steps remember? Anyway, I'm down almost a pound, I'm 1 oz. away from 182.

Breakfast is going to be a challenge this morning, maybe I'll go up and get some cottage cheese and fruit if I have time.

 

[DoeWDW]

Lisa, that silly little ounce will be gone in no time (hopefully along with lots of its closest friends!!).

Your vacation to Florida sounds wonderful!! I also love planning my trips! I can spend lots of time daydreaming about what to do, where to go, etc.....

Hope you have a great day, Lisa!!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Haven't posted menus for the last 2 days so I'll try to remember what I ate.

1/16/04:
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, 1 polish sausage, small cup of coffee.

Lunch-Two hamburger patties with cheese, sliced tomato, Crystal Light.

Dinner-I wasn't very hungry for some reason so all I had was two slices of turkey with cream cheese, Fuze lc fruit drink, lc ice cream for dessert.

1/16/04:
Breakfast-I had a big breakfast yesterday. Two scrambled eggs, two sausage links, 1/2 cup of oatmeal with half and half. I don't usually have oatmeal and eggs at the same time. It sooo good.

Lunch-Two hamburger patties, broccoli, diet Coke.

Dinner-I didn't really have much of a dinner since we headed straight to the movies as soon as I got off work. I had an Atkins Endulge candy bar at the theater and two turkey rolls with cream cheese when I got home, Fuze lc fruit drink.

Hi Doreen! That once is not only gone, I'm down to just under 182 as of this morning so I lost a pound. 45 lb clippie is just 2 lbs away!

 

[A1A1]

Yea for you!!!!!! Yea for you!!!!!! You have done so well. I love to read your menus. They give me ideas on different ways to combine foods for my meals. I am interested in trying these cream cheese deli meat roll-ups.

Keep going.......I can see that clippie adorning your signature very soon.

 

[Castillo Mom]

I'm just going to get right into posting menus.

1/18/04:
Breakfast-Two scrambled eggs, small cup of coffee.

Lunch-3 slices of turkey rolled with cream cheese, water.

Dinner-Broasted chicken, salad, Fuze lc fruit drink; lc vanilla ice cream for dessert.

1/19/04:
Breakfast-Skipped it. My cousin called me early Sunday morning due to a marital crisis, so I jumped out of bed, dressed and we met at Starbuck's and were there until about noon. Needless to say we were deep into the conversation and besides, they only had pastries, no fruit.

Lunch-Skipped it too. I was still with my cousin at 2:00. Ran back home to check on the kiddos. I had to wait for them to get ready since my lazy bums were still in their jammies.

Dinner- After the boys showered and changed, we left and met up with my cousin at Hometown Buffet. I had a small salad, two chicken drumsticks, small slice of prime rib, broccoli. For dessert I had honeydew melon and cantelope and a small piece of reduced sugar chocolate cream pie (didn't eat the crust); diet Sprite to drink.

I don't know how it happened, but I weighed in this morning and I'm at 181, so I'm down another pound for a total of 3 lbs lost last week. I know I did a lot of running around, so maybe the increase in activity had something to do with it. I could tell before I even got on the scale that I had lost because I felt lighter on my feet and some pants that I'd worn only a week before felt looser. They were my new jeans I bought 2 weeks ago, and they already fit loose! That was money out the window. I can't stand wasting money so I'm vowing not to buy any more clothes unless I absolutely have to until spring.

I've seriously been thinking about my problem of not getting enough exercise. My thing is that I'm still working 10 hour days. In order for me to get any exercise in, I'll have to get up at 6:00. I know a lot of you ladies get up even earlier than that, but I'm a sleepy head. I know that it's just a matter of taking that first step and making a commitment. I've been thinking about this on a daily basis which means I'm on the verge of taking action. My wish buddies are a good example for me too and making me realize that exercise is an important part of this journey to good health. And of course it would be good to build some stamina before we go on vacation to you-know-where. I'm not making any promises, but I'm going to try to go to bed earlier tonight so I can get up early and go walking in the mall. I'm also going to look for an exercise tape, maybe Pilates. My stomach is pretty flabby and my thighs could use some toning too. Well, back to work!

 

[Strings]

Lisa, I hope your cousin is all right. She's lucky to have you for support. Great food choices. Can I make a suggestion? There is a 1 mile walk away the pounds tape. It's still a good workout. The key is it take 18 minutes to do. It's a great place to start from. Hope you have a good day. Don't work too hard.
Beth

 

[Castillo Mom]

Beth, thanks for the suggestion! So that's why I keep seeing WATP mentioned all over the place on WISH. I had asked either Doreen or Erin what WATP and was told it was a walking tape but I didn't know what the acronym stood for until now. I'll have do a search on the web for them. Thanks Beth!

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa,

Boy miss a few days and miss a lot! I just know you will have that new 45 pound clippie in no time. You are doing so well, keep up the great work. Adding execise to your day is not easy, especially with your busy schedule. I do get up pretty early to work out but it's the only way I know I'll do it.

Too bad we won't be a Disney at the same time. We were there last year in August and had a blast. I thought we'd try June this time around. I also miss Universal. I'm going to ask DH if the next time we go, if we can stay at the Portofino again. It was awesome!

Take care and let us know when and how you end up working execise into your schedule.

 

[A1A1]

You are so close to your next goal! Good for you. As annoying as it must have been to try on the new pants and find them loose, it must also have been validating for your efforts. You are doing a wonderful job.

I am in the same boat with exercise. I have never been a fan, but am determined to start anew. I actually feel very good about myself when I exercise even for a few minutes. I was telling dd today about how we can incorporate exercise into our daily routines by parking the car farther away, taking the stairs, or just taking extra steps during the day. There are exercises you can do at your desk, if you work at your desk---even exercises to do, like leg lifts while using the john (sorry).

I can't wait to read that you have met your goal!!!!!!!!!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Lisa, I was thinking the same thing. We'll miss each other by 2 months. Have you ever stayed at the BC? If so, I'd love to hear all about it if you're willing to share.

I'm 2 lbs away from my 45 lb clippie. I can't wait to get below 180, another milestone. I'm officially 1/2 to my goal. I'm so anxious but if I keep looking that far ahead I get a nervous feeling inside like how will I ever get there?

A, so good to hear from you. You know, those are some really good ideas that I never thought of, parking farther away. I'm not too keen on stairs, but I'm trying to do better in that area. I try to take the stairs on a daily basis, but it's only 1 flight, and going down no less! I take the elevator up. I'm terrible, aren't I? I had to be honest though. Ok, ok, I'll try to take the stairs up from now on.

 

[Strings]

Lisa, I found the tapes at Target. All you need is a tape, and a set of 2 pound weights. Total cost 15 dollars. It doesn't take much room, or coordination. There is a series of tapes. I reallly enjoy them. You will get that clippie in no time.
Beth