lovinaz's "getting her act together" journal

[lovinaz]

Still have 3lbs hanging on from my trip. But some of it might be TOM related, since I am due any day now. So I need to stay focused and not let it get to me!

Got to the gym this morning, which was good. Ate a divine piece of pumpkin cheesecake with lunch, which is not so good... But it's my weakness, what can I say??

We had quite the paint fiasco at the rental yesterday! We put on the first coat, it looked awesome, but decided to do a second coat. We had 3 gallons of the same color. My friend opened the last can, and proceeded to paint 4 walls. It was WAY darker! The idiots that mixed the paint screwed it up... Now DH has to go back and get the correct color, not to mention re-paint the walls that are too dark now. That just about pushed me over the edge, I was glad it was about time to go pick up the kids at that point!

For Sunday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spicy chicken sandwich (no mayo) from Wendy's
S: Cinna-swirl 100 calorie pack
D: 2 slices homemade pizza w/ham; HC fudge bar; 2 M&M's

E: painting for about 4 hours straight...
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Amy, I know you are right about the water weight, but I just hate seeing that number! At least it is still in the 130's though...

 

[eyor44]

Glad you had a nice trip and got home safe. Hope the next one is just as good. You'll get those 3pounds back off soon.

Bummer about the paint.

 

[toystoryduo]

Yum!!! Did I read about cheesecake in your post? I love a good piece of cheesecake. My grandma is a cheesecake fanatic too and always says that she will have two pieces: one for each hip!

Sorry to hear about the paint situation... I hope the re-painting of the walls goes well.

No worries about the 3 pounds, Amy. I bet that weight will whoosh right off!

Have a great day today!

 

[lovinaz]

The scale is moving in the WRONG DIRECTION!!!!!!!! I know I'm not supposed to count my weight until Friday, but I am really freaked out. I am not going to be able to get rid of this trip weight before my next trip (Monday) and I am really not happy about it.

Eating yesterday was not great. Work has been totally crazy, I have a 2 day class today and tomorrow, which is not helping me catch up from being gone last week or prepare for being gone next week! Did I mention I hate my job sometimes?? Not the job itself, just the travel and the stress. I missed DS13's b-day last week since I was in the UK, and I am going to miss DD9's orchestra concert next week! And I missed her Dec concert because I was - yes, you guessed it - on travel for work!

I think I am a little hormonal today, I am not dealing with things very well... I just ate 3 Whoppers eggs, I need to stay away from the junk, I feel a binge coming on!

For Monday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: wrap made w/flour tortilla, turkey lunchmeat, 1 slice cheese, cucumber, lettuce, red pepper, mustard; small slice pumpkin cheesecake
S: 3 mini cucumbers w/hummus; small handful almonds; 4 M&M's (they are finally gone!)
D: boneless thin cut pork chop; broccoli; 1/2 small slice apple pie; HC fudge bar

E: 45min treadmill
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eyor44, thanks for stopping by! I will have to catch up on your journal if I ever get a spare moment.

Tracy, I like the way your grandma thinks! I refuse to re-paint the wall, DH will have to do it. I get mad just thinking about it!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy given your job stress, paint stress, trip, TOM and life in general, I'd say you are entitled to feel hormonal and upset. Just ride out the next week as best you can, it will get better.

I had that exact same thing happen with ds' bedroom years ago. Wal Mart mixed the paint wrong and it wasn't until we had it on that we realized it. So I feel your pain. Make them refund your money!

Hang in there, things will improve!

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy given your job stress, paint stress, trip, TOM and life in general, I'd say you are entitled to feel hormonal and upset. Just ride out the next week as best you can, it will get better.

I totally agree. Keep on keeping on, WISH sis!

 

[goldcupmom]

BREATHE, Amy, BREATHE!!!!

Hang in there!! The weight will come off! Step away from the whoppers & focus. You CAN do this!!!

Hopefully this next trip will be easier on food!!

Have a great weekend & get some you/family time in!!

(Have we set a date for the female reproductive organ smashing???)

 

[traceycooper]

oh dear Amy Tom & stress are not a good combination!!!
i hope you are feeling better soon, i'm sure the weight will come off once the trips have calmed down & your body can catch up with you!!
take care, you can pop over for a cuppa on Tuesday if you like

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, hope the week got a bit better for you! Have a safe trip to the UK, when you get back you'll have over a month to focus on weight loss before your family trip to Europe! Hang in there.

 

[lovinaz]

Sorry everyone, I have been a really bad WISHer this week! Weigh in this morning was a pathetic and disturbing 139. At least it's not 140... But I'm still super bummed about it.

Food has been AWFUL. I am not doing myself any favors! I raided DD's Easter basket last night, and have been snacking way too much. I think once I get back from this trip I have some serious discipline to get back into my routine!

I did work out 4x this week, only skipped Thursday because I was super tired.

I hope to be able to WISH more when I am on travel next week, maybe over the weekend as well. It really does help when I know I have to write down all the stuff I've been eating!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to be able to catch up with everyone soon.

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

You can get back OP!!! I know you CAN do it! There may have been a few glitches with food here and there, but you still worked out 4Xs last week and you listened to your body and skipped a workout when you were too tired. Those are victories, my friend!

Safe travels!!!

 

[traceycooper]

have a safe trip Amy

 

[lovinaz]

Sigh... The scale is still stuck at 139. I am SO BUMMED about that! TOM should be arriving, I had all the symptoms, but nothing yet. Hmmm... I was hoping that was the reason for some of those extra lbs. Now I need to try on my dress pants to see if they even fit! I also have a larger size, but those are definitely too big. But I'd rather have too big than too small...

Spent all day painting at the rental. AGAIN. It's almost done and it's looking really good. We were able to score granite for dirt cheap and DH's nephew installs it, so we are getting granite in the kitchen and 2 bathrooms! We are also getting custom cabinets because it was only a couple hundred more $$ and it will be so much nicer.

We went to an Indian place for dinner and I was SO disappointed! It is not like the UK Indian food I have grown accustomed to! And it was DH's first time (he is not an adventurous eater) so I felt bad. It wasn't horrible, just not like I wanted. Tracey, they didn't even have onion bahji! And then I heard the waitress tell the table next to us that it's not on the menu, but they can make it if someone requests it. So, I guess I will have to get my Indian fix next week!

For Saturday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: FlatOut bread w/chicken lunchmeat, 1 slice colby, mustard; 1 serving pretzels; 1 serving Teddy Grahams
S: small handful almonds
D: 1 Samosa; 1 pompadom; very small portion chicken korma and chicken tikka masala; rice; couple bites garlic naan, parshwari naan
S: single scoop Baseball Nut from Baskin Robbins

E: painting for 5 hours
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Tracy, I think I will have to watch what I eat in the UK and make sure I work out at the hotel. When I get back on Friday, I need to get right back on track Saturday morning, since I will only have 4 weeks until my next trip and I want to be at least 135 or less before then!

Tracey, thanks, I will wave to you from Stonehenge!

 

[toystoryduo]

I hope you have a safe flight and a good week ahead, Amy!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Amy, don't get discouraged, you have a lot going on and that small gain isnt' going to be around for long. With your hectic travel scheudle and the stres of fixing up the rental, that's a lot for your body to deal with. I know those couple of pounds will come off! So I am guessing you are in the UK, hope you have a good week and that TOM either shows up or the PMS leaves!

Funny thing, I am going through the same thing right now. Maybe our hormones are bouncing off each other via the Wish Board!

Hang in there, I know its tough right now. Tell dd to eat her Easter candy or you're throwing it out!

 

[traceycooper]

an Indian that doesnt have bahji's!!!!
well did you know that Curry is the UK's favourite dish!! you will just have to take DH to the UK
A local Indian resturant near me made the news last week - a US business man visited it & loved it so much he paid $4000 to have a meal flown over to LA when he got home!!
Is that an option for you???
oh & wheres that nice weather you promised?? - Its FREEZING!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope you have a good trip this time & don't worry about the scale. It will return to normal when your hormones & stress adjust (that's my theory & I'm sticking to it!!)

Have a GREAT rest of the week!

 

[lovinaz]

Finally, a quick minute to post! Made it to the UK safe and sound, in fact I am leaving tomorrow! What a quick trip... I'm glad I will have a month off before the next one! I really need to step up to the plate and get those initial 4lbs off, plus whatever I am gaining on this trip. Because I can feel it! But there is not much I can do about it, so I am not going to go overboard, but just focus on working out and eating healthy when I get back. And hopefully my body will respond!

Hormones are wacked. I had all the PMS symptoms, but no TOM. NOt that I'm complaining, but WTH? The bloating never went away, but the other symptoms did. Amy, have you scheduled the female reproductive organ bashing party yet? It's long overdue!

Last night I had a proper Indian meal. Skipped dessert, but I did have dessert at lunch. I am a little bummed about today - we were supposed to have a couple meetings today, but we got done early yesterday and wrapped everything up then. Someone else scheduled me for a meeting when I was here 2 weeks ago, but all the others I traveled with this time don't need to go. So they get to wander about - they are going to Shereborne Castle while I'm at work! I've already been there, but I am pouting because I have to work and they don't. Oh well, c'est la vie!

I have not worked out a single time since I've been here! But I do plan on working out as soon as I get back from my meeting, since everyone else will still be out and about. And I will get up and work out tomorrow morning before leaving for the airport. At least I will get 2x in, although it's not the 4x I could have done. Better than nothing though!

I will try to remember what I had the last couple days.

For Tuesday:
B: fruit plate, bacon roll (on plane)
S: 2 orange/chocolate chip cookies
D: steak and ale pie, fries (they were SO good!), large glass white wine, apple cake w/heavy cream

For Wednesday:
B: scrambled eggs, 1.5 pieces brown toast w/butter and strawberry jam
L: 1/4 chicken salad sandwich, 1/4 egg salad sandwich, 2 slices pineapple, 2 slices plum
S: dessert bar (crust, caramel, thin chocolate layer - YUM)
S: peanuts, small pack Skittles
D: onion bhaji, pompadom, chicken tikka pasanda, pilau rice, 1/2 pashwari naan, 2 glasses white wine, 2 chocolate chip cookies

For Thursday (so far):
B: scrambled eggs, 1.5 pieces brown toast w/butter and strawberry jam

I think I will skip lunch today, my stomach is SO pooched out! I am really disgusted with myself. Oops, I said I wasn't going to worry about it, right!?!
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Tracy, thanks! I've slept pretty good the last 2 nights, so I can't complain about that!

Amy, DD's candy will be thrown out the day I get back. And if you are bouncing me these hormones, I don't think I am going to talk to you anymore!

Tracey, finally got my Indian fix! I wish I had an extra $4k lying around, I would definitely ship some good Indian food back to AZ! Sorry about the weather, it must have missed it's connecting flight...

Julie, it is SO hard to not worry about the scale, considering it took me months and months to lose that weight. It is scary and NOT FAIR how fast it comes on. Too bad weight has a double standard!

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending a gentle your way, Amy. I bet once you get back to the States and back to your routine, those pounds will melt right off.

Sorry to hear about the TOM issues.

I hope you have a safe flight home!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Uh oh, sounds like you may be getting into that perimenopausal/phantom TOM thing. It stinks but not having regular periods can be a good thing. It just stinks having the bloat last so long. Maybe this is a fluke thing from all the travelling and will sort itself out quickly. I hope so!

As for the working out thing, don't beat yourself up! You are in a foreign country, on business, away from family, routine and your kitchen. Most people woudn't even toy with working out with all that going on! Your good habits will be right where you left them. Just do the best you can, you have a month off and can really hit it hard when you get home.

Apple cake with real cream. If you had passed that up, I woudl have to kill you. OMG that sounds goooooddddd!!!!!

I didn't send you the hormones, Julie did. That's where I got mine from! (sorry goldcupmom). And yeah, the uterous bonfire will happen one of these days very soon!