lovinaz's "getting her act together" journal

[lovinaz]

I am feeling MUCH better about things today! I don't know why I am so hard on myself sometimes, but that is what we women do... We went out to eat at a Thai place last night, I told DH that we had to go somewhere new. Although I love the 3 restaurants we always go to, we need to branch out! I didn't do great, but I didn't snack on junk during the day. We did finish off the box of Samoas while watching a movie though...

Yesterday we went to take measurements at the rental house, so we can start estimating how much it's going to cost to fix it up. And I have no right to complain about my kitchen anymore, because the rental one is TINY! There is no dishwasher right now, and we want to put one in, and I am telling you, we are going to use every inch of wall space (it's an "L" shape, only 7' 6" on one wall and 9' 2" on the other!). So, the sink is going to be right by the door (that comes in from the carport), with the dishwasher right next to that, then a lazy susan in the corner, then a 12" cabinet, then the stove, then another 12" cabinet, then the fridge. And that is all there is room for! And we decided to go with laminate countertops, unless we can find some granite remnants. Since there is hardly any countertop space (only 18 sq ft), we might get lucky and find some. If it is about the same price as the laminate, or even $100 more, we'll go for it!

I am mentally prepared for my mini-trip. I am going to the gym today, to make up for not going tomorrow. And I checked the dinner restaurant menu and I can get a grilled chicken breast. I will be drinking (those Dutchmen like to party!) so that is just a fact of life. The good thing is that there is no opportunity to snack!

For Saturday:
B: 2 packs low-sugar apple-cinnamon oatmeal w/skim milk
L: FlatOut bread w/chicken lunchmeat; mustard; 1 slice provolone; S'mores 100 calorie pack
S: celery-n-1 Laughing Cow cheese wedge
D: 2 golden nests (small fried potato shell w/ground chicken, corn, peas, etc); spicy cashew chicken w/white rice; shared scoop of coconut ice cream w/crushed peanut topping; 1 glass white wine
S: 2 Samoas

E: none
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Tracey, I alternate 3 different types of cardio workouts, and do intervals (different speeds) on the treadmill. I also do different Pilates and weights workouts. I guess I could throw in some bike for cardio and hit the gym and do the machines for weights. Is there anything else you can think of that I could try?

Amy, thanks for your support! You are right, I have unrealistic expectations. I want Biggest Loser results! On FitDay I have set up a goal for myself - I want to be 130 by the time I leave for my June trip. According to FitDay, that means I have to lose 1lb a week. Sounds easy, doesn't it?? We'll see how it goes...

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

I'm glad that you're feeling better today. You shouldn't beat yourself up! I think you are doing an amazing job and like Amy said, a girl needs a treat or two. You have a great plan in place! You CAN do it!

I hope you have a great week ahead!

 

[traceycooper]

glad your feeling better Amy
sounds like your doing more than enough with workouts!!
hang in there & the scale will play fair

 

[lovinaz]

Just a quick post while I am in my hotel room, waiting for the next meeting to start... I did great yesterday with food, although I was hungry (or at least I thought I was!). But I kept within my calories, so that is what I need to do. Already a little off track today, I ate the most divine cookie after lunch. Mmmm... Tonight will be a cocktail fest, but oh well, c'est la vie!

For Sunday:
1216 cal, 45g fat, 117g carb, 95g protein, 23g fiber
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: FlatOut bread w/chicken lunchmeat; 1 slice Colby; mustard
S: string cheese
D: 2 pieces homemade pizza w/ham topping; HC fudge bar

E: 45min on treadmill

I was surprised at how many calories were in those 2 pieces of pizza! I really had to watch my snacking because of it. But I'm glad I did! I actually saw a drop on the scale this morning, but of course it doesn't count until Friday! And after tonight's festivities, I might be begging to see 143 on Friday...
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Tracy, thanks! I think the problem was that my "treats" were becoming a daily event... I'm pretty focused to stay on track once these 2 trips are over, because I want to rock my bikini this summer!

Tracey, I really worked myself hard on the treadmill yesterday, I hope I was just on a plateau and my body needs to catch on and get with the program! I need to stick with it and not give up.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, I am glad you are feeling better. I think we all want biggest loser results but you have to remember those people literally weigh 2 to 3 times what you do. That alone makes big losses much more realistic for them. Great job on sticking to calories yesterday, drink a couple of drinks tonight then switch to club soda!

That is one tiny little kitchen! Even smaller than mine which is bad enough.

Enjoy yourself tonight!

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job with your food, Amy! How did cocktail hour go last night?

I hope you have a great day ahead!

 

[lovinaz]

All I can say is "whoa". I feel HORRIBLE this morning! But I don't expect much sympathy since it was all self-induced... Food yesterday wasn't bad at all. Alcohol on the other hand... We started drinking at 4pm and didn't stop until 1am. And I am once again realizing that I'm TOO OLD to be doing that kind of thing!! Thankfully my meetings don't start until 1pm today. I think we are going to go out to eat somewhere before. The hotel restaurant was gross. I seriously could not guess what kind of meat was in the fajitas. Some people said chicken, some said pork. I'd lean more towards pork... I might walk over to the convenience store and grab a small bag of pretzels and a Diet Coke. My protein bar just isn't sitting right! I am supposed to do my Pilates Sculpt DVD this morning, but I doubt that is going to happen!

For Monday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: mixed green salad w/Italian dressing; "chicken" fajita (no tortilla); chocolate & walnut cookie
D: small salad w/Ranch dressing; grilled chicken breast; broccoli
Drinks: 2 Capt-n-Diet Cokes; 2 Malibu-n-Diet Cokes; 1 cosmo; 3 prickly pear martinis; 1/2 vodka-n-SF Red Bull

E: none
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Amy, I wish I would have read you post before I left yesterday! I followed your advice, but instead of switching to club soda, I switched to martinis...

Tracy, I think today will be a looooong day. And it stinks because I have to drive 2 hours to get home after my meetings today!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Well I hope you had fun, if you did than that is worth something! Its pretty bad when you have to guess what the meat is.

When do you go home?

Good job doing well on food! Hang in there, what's done is done and nothing you do one night is a deal breaker.

 

[goldcupmom]

Hang in there, Amy! Hope your headache & the ill tummy is better soon. Sometimes I think Diet coke will cure anything!

 

[lovinaz]

I really blew it yesterday in the food department! It was a total free-for-all. But I told myself I'd get back on track today, and so far so good (it's hard to misbehave at work!). I did not get my workout in, which means I will have to work out today (already done), Thu, Fri and Sat to get my 5x this week. And I also have to work out Sun, to make up for not working out next Mon (I leave 9pm Sun night and arrive at my UK hotel around 5pm Mon night!). If I work out Tue-Fri at the hotel, that will be my 5x for next week! Got it all planned...

For Tuesday:
B: protein bar; Munchos (small bag)
L: buffalo chicken salad @ Chili's
S: handful Cheez-Its; handful Goldfish; S'mores 100 cal pack
D: goulash (ground turkey, red pepper, onion, zucchini, tomato sauce); wheat egg noodles; HC fudge bar
S: 1 serving animal crackers; 1 serving M&M's

E: none
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Amy, it was pretty fun. Although I got a bruise in a precarious location from climbing over the pool fence at the hotel... I drove back last night, so I am home until I leave again on Sunday. Not sure what the scale will say on Fri, but if it is up (or still the dreaded 143) I can't complain because I know what caused it!

Julie, feeling much better now, but boy was it hard getting out of bed at 4:30am to get to the gym this morning! I almost skipped but I knew I would have beaten myself up about it, so I went...

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

I don't think you did too badly yesterday. Yes, you had a handful of snacks here and there, but it could have been worse. You've already gotten your workout in today so that will blast some of those extra calories away. Just be sure and drink the water and you'll be good to go!

Are you looking forward to your trip to the UK? Will you have any time to do some sightseeing or will it be mostly work? (Sorry, if I'm being too nosy. )

Have a great afternoon!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, that food you listed doens't look too bad, you could have done much worse.

Good job getting the workout in this morning and good job planning ahead for your UK trip. I know you can stick to it.

When do you leave?

Climbing over the hotel fence, now that is giving me a mental picture!

 

[lovinaz]

I did great yesterday! I don't know what the scale will say tomorrow, but hopefully it won't be too bad... I've gotten 3 workouts in so far this week, and I am planning on going Fri and Sat, to make my 5x. And I am REALLY going to try to get my 5x next week as well, there is a gym at the hotel, I really don't have an excuse. I only wish it was open at 3am, because believe me, there have been times when I have been jetlagged and wide awake at that hour! I am taking my Pilates DVDs, so maybe I'll do one of those in the wee hours...

I have to take DD shoe shopping this evening, I felt so bad because she put on her tennies last week and said they were too tight. I told her to wear them anyway (she had PE at school) and she came back with a blister! No mother of the year award for me... I hate running errands after work, there is just not enough time in the day!

For Wednesday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: romaine salad w/chicken, cheese, LF dressing
S: 3 mini cucumbers; string cheese
S: FlatOut bread w/pb (only 1tbsp!)
D: Presto Sausage Casserole (macaroni, powdered cheese mix, cream of mushroom soup, turkey kielbasa, green beans); HC fudge bar

E: 45min elliptical
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Tracy, I am not really looking forward to my trip to the UK. I have been there so many times (at least 10x in the past 3 years!!) and there is really nothing too exciting to see around the area that I haven't seen already. Plus the weather is RUBBISH as they would say - only in the 40's for the high! I do drive by Stonehenge everytime, but even the thrill of that has worn off!

Amy, trust me, I would have done much worse during my food free-for-all if there had been anything worse in the house! That is one "disadvantage" of eating pretty healthy - not much to binge on! Yes, DH wasn't thrilled when I told him about the pool fence... But I wanted to tell him, in case he spotted the bruise!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Good job on a great day! Dh was probably peeved he missed all the fun and the opportunity to watch you climb the fence! I hate taking the kids shoe shopping, we just did that so hopefully I am set for awhile. You can stick to your plan next week, that is a great idea to bring the dvd's. I bet you'll be glad when that trip is over.

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job, Amy! I hope the scale cooperates today!

 

[lovinaz]

Weigh-in today - 142! I was SOOOOO happy that I finally lost a pound! That gives me some serious motivation to watch what I eat when I am on travel next week. I need to lay off the cookies/Skittles/peanuts in the hotel room (damn that complimentary mini bar!), skip appetizers and dessert and eat slowly and stop when I'm full. I am not going to limit the type of food I eat, just focus on eating a sensible quantity of it.

Yesterday was really good with food, and hopefully today will be too. DS is still causing me gray hairs, but that is to be expected. Hopefully he has gotten through school today with no punishments, then he will FINALLY earn his Xbox privileges back! He had to make it through a whole school week without getting into any trouble. It took him 3 weeks... He only gets to play for 1 hour max on weekdays, but hey, that's 1 hour he's not in our hair!

For Thursday:
1193 cal, 45g fat, 101g carbs, 109g protein, 27g fiber
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: romaine salad w/chicken, cheese, LF dressing
S: 3 mini cucumbers; string cheese
S: FlatOut bread w/pb (1tbsp)
D: chicken ole (chicken breast marinated in salsa/dijon/lime juice); broccoli, HC fudge bar

E: 40min Pilates DVD
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Amy, DD is all set for shoes and spring/summer clothes now. She loved picking everything out. She is in a tomboy stage and wanted to make sure I didn't get anything "girlie". The good thing about shopping was that I wasn't home to be tempted by snacking!

Tracy, the scale finally moved - and in the right direction! I am definitely happy about that.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, Congratulations on losing that pound!!!! You worked very hard and it paid off! Now you have the motivation to stay on track on your business trip. If you get tempted to overeat out of that mini bar, remember how much longer it takes to lose wihat you gain!

I hope ds gets his Xbox back. And as you say, shopping is one way to control snacking!

Have a super weekend and keep up that great work!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go, Amy!!!! I knew you could do it!

How did your DS manage yesterday? Does he have his XBOX back?

I hope you have a great weekend!

 

[lovinaz]

I splurged a little bit yesterday, but managed to stay away from the junk food. Apparently I have a problem with turkey bacon... But it's better than regular bacon I guess!

Today I am taking the kids to spend the night at my mom's. She works for the city and they are having a city employees campout at one of the parks tonight. The kids don't know it yet, but they love camping and they will have fun. Poor DH has to work today and tomorrow, so that leaves me to my own devices... That usually goes one of two ways - I veg out and catch up on all my TiVo shows, or I clean, clean, clean. I should probably do the latter, the house is a mess! I need to fit in a workout today, to make my 5x this week. I don't want to ruin my 10 week streak!

For Friday:
1324 cal, 55g fat, 101g carb, 117g protein, 26g fiber
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: romaine salad w/chicken, cheese, LF dressing
S: 3 mini cucumbers; string cheese
S: celery-n-Laughing Cow cheese wedge, celery-n-pb (1/2 tbsp)
D: breakfast burrito (FlatOut bread, Egg Beaters, 3 strips turkey bacon, cheese); 2 strips turkey bacon; HC fudge bar

I did save a ton of calories by skipping the chorizo that the boys had. That stuff is REALLY bad for you (but oh so good!)

E: 45min stair climber/elliptical machine
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Amy, I always try to talk myself out of the minibar, but those little bags of Skittles just keep calling my name! I need to stick to the tea and leave it at that. Hopefully I will be successful, my goal is to maintain or gain no more than 1lb by the time I get back.

Tracy, DS did get his XBox back! And DH took him to buy a game that he'd been wanting that just came out (with his own $$ of course). He was pretty happy about it.

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on food yesterday! Is turkey bacon salty like regular bacon? I've never had it before because my DH is allergic to turkey so we don't have any turkey products in the house. It sounds good though!

That's great that your DS got his XBOX back!

I bet your kids will have a great time this weekend.

Have a wonderful Saturday!