lovinaz's "getting her act together" journal

[lovinaz]

I can't believe I forgot to post my weigh-in! It was 141. Nothing to write home about, but at least those 2 mystery pounds from last week are gone. And I am back to where I started... I have 8 weeks to lose 6+ lbs. Can it be done?? We'll see...
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Lisa, I did not walk at soccer, I was huddled up with my sweatpants, sweatshirt, heavy jacket and gloves, reading Harry Potter! DD is catching up to me and I want to finish the book before she does.

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy, the workout with DD did sound fun & laughter is good exercise for the soul
DS - ahh i could tell you all about my DD's 1st major teenage lie to her mother last week - of course she got found out but boy its brought it home big time - yes i was prepared to be a parent of a child but no one tells you how to parent a teenager - its like learning to be a parent all over again!!

 

[toystoryduo]

I hope your Halloween party goes well!

Congrats on shedding the 2 mystery pounds!

Have a nice weekend!

 

[lovinaz]

So I definitely took a break this weekend... I did OK at the party, I didn't eat too much, but I definitely drank too much! And that always makes me gain weight. I hope the extra pounds melt off before Fri's weigh-in. We had about 25 people show up. Much less than last year, but we still had fun. Everyone but one person wore costumes. DH and I were Oompa Loompas, we had a pregnant prom queen and her redneck date (think mullet!), another redneck (and another mullet!), King Tut, a couple Romans, the Mad Hatter and Alice, a cat, a priest, 2 people from Planet of the Apes, an ostrich jockey, Pocohontas, a French maid, a prisoner, a naughty breathalyzer, a ghost, a sheik, a bellydancer, a soldier, a fried egg, bacon. I think that might be it... A good time was had by all!

Now that the fun is over, it's time to get back on track! My friend made me some pumpkin moon pies. OMG, it's like heaven on a plate. I sent some with DH, gave some to my mom, but there are 3 left. What a dilemma... I also have tons of brownie bites and chocolate chunk cookies leftover. I think I will bring those to work. There is no way I will be able to behave with those in the house!

I did not get up to go to the gym this morning. But I WILL walk the 90 minutes DD is at soccer practice tonight. I have to. And I will go to the gym tomorrow and Thu, do Pilates on Wed and Fri, and that will be my 5x this week. Yep, got it all planned out!
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Tracey, DS is already a gifted liar. It's sad... I only hope DD learns from all of his mistakes!

Tracy, party was so fun. I know I gained some pounds back. And there's no mystery where they came from... Now time to get serious before Thanksgiving!

 

[toystoryduo]

Your party sounds like it was a lot of fun!

What are pumpkin moon pies? They sound good!

You've got a good plan in place for the week. I know you CAN do it!

Have a great day today!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Pumpkin moon pies, omg, sounds good to me! Take the other stuff to work and keep the pumpkin moon pies all to yourself.

I hope you get a walk in tonight at soccer practice. I hear you on preferring to work out alone. I had to laugh at Buckley licking your faces!

Glad your party was fun, those costumes sound pretty funny.

63 degrees and your huddling with sweats? You need to come to my neck of the woods, that's a heat wave!

 

[lovinaz]

Yesterday = not so good... DD's soccer practice was canceled, so no walking the fields! And I didn't go to the gym in the morning, either. Add that to the pumpkin moon pies and Halloween candy calling my name and you have a disaster waiting to happen! At least I avoided the chocolate chunk cookies and brownie bites! Oh ya, and DH insisted on getting some gingerbread/pecan biscotti at Costco. HELP ME!!!!! But alas, I survived, got to the gym this morning, and will hopefully get back on track today.

For Monday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spinach salad w/chicken; cheddar; LF dressing
S: 3 mini cucumbers; apple
S: pretzels w/LF Laughing Cow wedge
D: 2 Turkey-n-Swiss Rollers (I will be eating these all week!); pumpkin moon pie
S: microwave popcorn (probably 1/2 the bag! ); mini bag M&M's

E: none
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Tracy, no idea how she made the moon pies, but they are a sandwich made of thick, moist, dense pumpkin cake with a cream cheese frosting in the middle. I'm drooling just typing about it!

Amy, welcome back! I ate a moon pie last night and it was WAY too sweet. But that didn't stop me from hammering the whole thing down... Typical AZ fall weather is back now, it is supposed to be in the upper '80s today.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, this time of year is a challenge with all the candy and sweets, but I think you did okay. You splurged a bit, but the rest of your food was spot on. As for the exercisce, each day is a new day and today you got to the gym! So good job with that.

Costco is such a warehouse of diet disasters. So often Dan brings stuff home from Sams (same thing) in these huge quantities and of course I have to have some! Maybe make him take those biscotti's to work! I have been known to make Dan lock his Sams Club Treasures in the trunk of his car! Since he's gone all day, at least I know I have fewer opportunities to get in there and eat some!

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job getting your workout in, Amy! Keep up the good work!

 

[lovinaz]

I have got to get rid of those pumpkin moon pies! I ate one last night and I still have 1 left. I just can't bear to throw them away! And the one I ate last night was huge and sat like a brick in my stomach for several hours after I ate it... We watched Biggest Loser and I felt a little guilty for eating it. But they are so good!

I didn't wake up and do my Pilates this morning, but I have every intention of doing it today after work. I have to leave a little early to take DS to the orthodontist, and there are no activities scheduled this evening, so I have NO excuse! TOM showed up, which would account for all the fatigue I've been having. So at least I will get that out of my system soon! And hopefully a couple lbs of water weight as well.

For Tuesday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: 3 turkey-n-swiss rollers
S: 3 mini cucumbers; apple
S: red pepper, snap peas-n-hummus
D: orange chicken w/brown rice; pumpkin moon pie

E: 45min on elliptical
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Amy, DH did take some of the biscotti with him on his biz trip, but you know that it is a 5lb bucket of biscotti and there are tons left! I haven't touched any of them, or the brownie bites or cookies (which will get sent with DH as well - he comes back on Fri and leaves again on Sun). If I bring them to work, I always end up eating some!

Tracy, I am really trying to behave with the food, but it's my favorite time of year - everything pumpkin! And next is my 2nd favorite time of year - everything gingerbread!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, I hear you on the pumpkin thing! I am thinking I am going to make some pumpkin soup (has green apples and chicken broth, totally low fat) and some lowfat pumpking custards (pumpkin pie filling baked in custard cups with no crust), to see if that will get it out my system. I am still drooling over the memory of that pumpkin muffin I had at DL!

I have seen those five pound buckets of biscotti. I love biscotti, I dunk in hot tea and can't stop. So I commend you on not eating any of them!

I know you'll get your pilates in today. Sorry TOM is here but at least the fatigue should go away.

Oh, and my lowfat chicken enchilada casserole was basically a modified version of the infamous "Rotel Casserole". I just used low fat soups, low fat cheese and no fat or oil. But in the crockpot it came out like baby food! So next time its back to being cooked in the oven. I just knew that with not getting home until almost 8:00 I needed to have something totally ready for us. But this recipe is not good for the crockpot at all! And I only cooked it on low for 3.5 hours and it still came out like mush.

 

[toystoryduo]

Those pumpkin moon pies sound really good. You know...you could always send me the last one. I'll be happy to take it off your hands.

Did you get your Pilates in yesterday?

I hope you have a great day today!

 

[lovinaz]

I would LOVE to know what my problem is! I have this horrible mentality of "I've already ruined the day, might as well enjoy it and start fresh tomorrow" and that seems to have turned into "I've already ruined the week, might as well enjoy it and start fresh Monday". I have to break this cycle if I want to succeed. I mean, it's not like I have a lot of weight to lose. I am within the "healthy" range, granted I'm at the top and I want to be in the bottom or middle. I need to somehow train myself to have the "I made a bad choice, get over it, move on, and make the next choice a good one" mentality. Any suggestions???

As you can probably tell from my ranting, I did NOT do Pilates last night, and I did not even go to the gym this morning. And the eating wasn't so great either. I need to stop with the excuses and just get it done.

Great, I just went into the breakroom to fill up my water and there is a huge bag of 100 Grand bars and Baby Ruths (I fell into that trap yesterday!) and now a tray of brownies, scones and cookies the size of dinner plates. I WILL avoid the temptation today!

For Wednesday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: 3 turkey-n-swiss rollers; snack size 100 Grand; snack size Almond Joy
S: 3 mini cucumbers; apple
S: snap peas-n-hummus; 7 Cheez-Its (at least I stopped myself!)
D: breakfast burrito (egg beaters, 4 strips turkey bacon, FlatOut bread); pumpkin moon pie (last one!!!!)

E: none
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Amy, I would love that pumpkin soup recipe! I've never made it before. I have a recipe for pumpkin fluff that is to die for. It's basically like a pumpkin mousse. I make it every Thanksgiving. I think this year I will also make a pumpkin cheesecake.

Tracy, sorry, but I ate the last moon pie! I should have sent them to all my WISH friends instead of eating them. But then you would all hate me for getting you addicted to them too!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, you may not have worked out but your food looks pretty good! If you can only do one part of the equation some days, food is the better one to succeed with. So be proud that you may not have done it all, but you did the most important part pretty well overall! Because I don't think one moon pie is that bad and even those two little candy bars are not a huge deal. Think of how much more you could have blown it. What impresses me is how much high quality protein and veggies and fruits you get in each day. Even on the days you splurge a bit. Don't be too hard on yourself!

I knew you'd want that recipe and now I can't find it! I'll call my brother, its his recipe and I know he'll have it. Its very easy and very good.

I am making a pumpkin cheesecake pie for a get together I am having Saturday night. Why don't you stop by??!!

 

[traceycooper]

i think its a case of trying to reprogramme Amy! kinda brainwashing yourself - saying that i've slacked off on the exercise - works sometimes though
sounds like lots of temptation at work!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

I think you did a great job with food yesterday. Like Amy said, food is the better part of the equation to accomplish and you did that. Way to go!

Any special plans for the weekend?

I hope you have a wonderful day! TGIF!!!!

 

[lovinaz]

Sigh... Thanks for the encouragement everyone! Still NOT ON TRACK with anything! I know a lot of it stems from not being busy at work. It is really throwing me off, I am not used to it and I don't like it. I function much better when I am busy. Top that with DH being gone during the week (and I just found out he got extended until the end of Dec!) and I am just really out of my element. And this is the first TOM in about 3 months, so it is totally kicking my butt.

Weight this morning was 143. No surprise where those 2 "pumpkin" lbs came from! Pumpkin moon pies, pumpkin cheesecake... I actually bought some pumpkin spice Hershey's Kisses on clearance from Target yesterday. They smelled wonderful but were GROSS. I think that is the first pumpkin flavored thing I have not loved.

I did manage to avoid all the treats in the breakroom yesterday, but that is only because I left at lunchtime! And don't worry, I did plenty of damage once I left work... I need to hire a professional food slapper. Amy, are you still looking for a job? Would you like to be my food slapper? All you have to do is follow me around everywhere I go, and slap the bad stuff out of my hand whenever I make a bad choice. It pays well.

I have to get a grip mentally to get over this hump. Forget starting Monday, I am starting TODAY, RIGHT NOW with good food choices. Working out will also start this weekend. I have no excuses other than mental excuses, which aren't going to cut it anymore. I know when I see the scale start to move down and my clothes starting to get loose that I will find that motivation I need. I just need to get it kick-started.

For Thursday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: 1/2 portion BBQ chicken salad (California Pizza Kitchen); 1/2 slice pumpkin cheesecake
D: chips-n-salsa; chicken machaca w/1 flour tortilla; maybe 1/4c Spanish rice
S: not 1, but 2 Costco chocolate chunk cookies!

E: none (big surprise there! )
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Amy, thanks. I know I usually eat pretty well, but I need to lay off the treats! I actually talk myself into justifying them. Then I always beat myself up later. Maybe I need a hypnotist!

Tracey, you are absolutely right, I need to brainwash myself! Because it's all in my head. I have the knowledge and the tools to succeed, I am my own roadblock!

Tracy, yes, TGIF! DD10 has a music concert this weekend that we are going to, and we might go see Christmas Carol. Other than that, nothing special planned.

 

[goldcupmom]

I would LOVE to know what my problem is! I have this horrible mentality of "I've already ruined the day, might as well enjoy it and start fresh tomorrow" and that seems to have turned into "I've already ruined the week, might as well enjoy it and start fresh Monday". I have to break this cycle if I want to succeed.

Amy, are you reading my mind????? That is EXACTLY what I am battling!!!

Hope today is better & you can avoid the pitfalls!

Pumpkin moon pies????? Glad I haven't seen them!!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Ughh, I had one of those pumpkin Kisses and also thought "here's a pumpkin thing I actually gag on". Gross indeed.

I think anytime our schedule gets thrown out of whack, its easy to get off track. I think when very little does that, we know we made it! In the meantime look at this as the "new normal for Amy". If Dh is out of town until the end of December during the week, that is a lot of weeks so now that's not unuusal anymore! You can do this. You have a lot of strength and knowledge about what works for you, so I konw you can do this. And good job getting back on track today. Sounds like a quiet weekend in all, that will probably help get you back on track.

Yeah, I am still looking for a job. Although not really, there isn't much of anything out there to look for I'm afraid! But I'll come slap you in sunny AZ any time!

 

[toystoryduo]

A professional food slapper, huh? I might see a new business opportunity here to fund our Disney trips.

I know what you mean about food though. I have found myself reaching for food that I know isn't good for me and eating it anyhow. I guess that would be okay if I only did that once in awhile instead of on a daily basis.

Just remember to keep moving forward. Yesterday is over and today is a new day filled with new choices. You'll get back OP, Amy. I know you CAN do it!

Have a nice weekend!