My Healthy Living Journey!

[sjs314]

Congratulations ! Keep up the good work​

 

[Pumba's Truth]

231.8

Well was hoping for more but I'll take the 1lb. Mini-goal is still sub 230lbs by Canadian Thanksgiving. Should be interesting because we have a turkey dinner on the Sunday and Monday (Oct. 10/11) and weigh in is on the 11th. LOL Go figure.

But it should be good just have to hit it hard this week.

Observations:
My calves are tight. Like all the time, I'm going to do some research today and see if it could be associated to all the stationary biking I've been doing. Perhaps it's time to face my nemisis and hit the treadmill.

Went clothes shopping yesterday. Was nice to be able to pick up another pair of jeans to go with my new ones. I know they are a bit snug right now but I'm down 3 sizes and feeling good about it. Also picked up a couple of belts and a great new dress shirt from winners. Oh that was a size 16 neck . That's nuts I tell ya. I've been an 18 or 18.5 for as long as I can remember, there are a couple of 17.5s in the closet but all of them have been kind of snug. The 16 is snug around the neck as well but DAMN when I saw myself in the shirt I was like "When did this happen?!?" In a good way of course. So I'm really looking forward to seeing what I'll look like after the next 20lbs. Hmmm maybe I'll post some pics after it's all said and done, a sorta "Before&After" thing. We'll see.

 

[sjs314]

Good Job on the 1 lb, every pound counts !!!!!

It feels so good when you can go buy new clothes and the sizes keep going down-3 sizes is great

I started going to WW once right before Thanksgiving I ate but was carefull and still lost that week- You can do it !

I put on a pair of jeans this weeked that I had finally gotton back into in Dec after I lost 20lbs, well those 8+ pounds made for a tight fit I got them on but . What is it every 7 lbs is a size I think???

I was bad too this weekend I ate out twice (Chinese and Chicken sandwich and fries) so not expecting good results come this Wednesday when I weigh in and on top of that I think I am getting sick which is never good since I usually eat more when not feeling well

 

[Pumba's Truth]

230.6

So here's the deal, I'm ok with it but I really think I could have dropped more. Only 2.2 in the last week, I was expecting at least 3 or 4. Oh well, as I said before every little bit helps. So I'll just keep on keepin' on.

I like that saying .. LOL

Potential Issues

Folks are coming to town this weekend. Canadian Thanksgiving. There are a few activities planned.

Saturday - Pizza and slide show
Sunday - Turkey Dinner; potentially 2! (My wife's family is having dinner around 4 and my family is doing it around 6, we'll probably bounce between them)
Monday - Turkey Leftovers

I'll let you know how Monday's weigh-in goes.

 

[sjs314]

MIA or Just Hiding ?

In my case Hiding

I did weigh in on Wednesday and it was not good 230.4 +1.2lb from last week

Been stressing out over my park plans for a few days after it occured to me that since I had us visiting MK later in the week but on a party night so it is closing early and DS and Ddil would have no opportunity to see the fireworks so I moved our day to the one night MK is open until 8pm and showing both MSEP and Wishes. DH and I are doing MVMCP and seeing holiday Wishes so I just forgot all about DS and his wife

I know it will be busier but TP lists MK in per park crowds as a 2.0 for that day so how bad can it really be when I have been there on 9-10 before.

 

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I know it will be busier but TP lists MK in per park crowds as a 2.0 for that day so how bad can it really be when I have been there on 9-10 before.

Is it worth it to get the TP subscription for just the per park crowds. I don't ususally go for any pre-arranged touring plan .. just which park(s) which days. And if I have ADRs.

 

[sjs314]

I have never subcribed to TP before so the test will be to see if changeing my days around based on what TP crowd calendars said was worth it or not.

When I first planned my days, I was doing Ep on Tue and Wed(both EMH days) DHS on Thurs(fantasmic night)and AK on Fri and MK Sat , I switched my Fri and Sat around then changed my 2nd Epcot day due to their preditions, it seems a lot of people swear by TP so we shall see

I was not planning on seeing Fantasmic, just going to see OL while Fantasmic was going on-thinking there would be lower crowds at OL so I changed that day too to a non Fantasmic night for the lower crowds

My first two days I can not move around since Mon we have tix for MVMCP and Tues one of my Ep days I have commited to shareing an Illuminations Cruise, otherwise I would have been making more changes based on TP

 

[Pumba's Truth]

233

OK so this sucks!!! No, really it does. Not unexpected but it still sucks.

I fell into my old ways this past weekend. Ate fried foods, potato chips, french fries, fried fish, candies, chocolate, apple pie etc. etc.

See, it was Canadian Thanksgiving and my family was up. (They live about 6 hrs away).

Wow, how quickly one can slip eh? Everyone was commenting on how great I looked and I was all proud of how I was able to fit into smaller clothes and what have you. In fact my dad brought up a bunch of his old clothes (dress pants/shirts) that don't fit him anymore ... they all fit.

So pride, and weak will were my hinderences this past weekend.

Knowing is half the battle right? Or so they tell me. LOL

Time to refocus, I missed my mini goal, and I have made my main goal almost unattainable. I'll really have to get more focused, review what worked at the beginning of this whole journey and reinstitute it!!

I know it can be done, I just need some pixie dust to make it happen.

Here's wishing me luck .. cheers.

 

[sjs314]

Here is some pixie dust I hope it helps...........

I was bad this weekend too, holiday weekends are like that sometimes, mine was Columbus Day not Thanksgiving but still a reason to do things and go places out of the norm and over eat, hell who am I kidding I pigged out, I even gave up on recording what I ate on Sunday and just wrote Pig out in my journal.

I need to go back to my old ways of weighing myself every morning and if I gained a pound or two or five which has happened, just fast on water for a day and flush my system out.

It is so sad to look at me now one would never know I use to be a size 9-10 and this was after my second baby

DH said something very true but very hurtfull yesterday when he compared me to my Aunt Folly, who was one very large Italian woman who I had said many times I would never get like , well not there yet but close

Today is a new day and I have a whole 27 days until I set foot in WDW, I know it is going to be a challenge to not over indulge and watch my sugar, but I did fine last year in fact I have to watch my sugar does not drop to low when I am being more active than normal so I can allow myself a treat or two as long as I do not overdo it

This vacation will be different since in December my Dr put me on insulen 3x a day plus my lantus at night, last year I was on oral meds + lantus at night, so I will have to carry my supplies with me to the parks unless we return mid-day, I already picked up a diapak with a cool pak for the insulen----

Have gone over our itenery and have now only scheduled 2 breakfasts out, the others we will have in room which will at least have me starting off the day eating well thanks to Garden Grocer, I find it fairly easy to manage eating out for lunch and dinner, salads, meat and extra veggies hold the potatoes but those breakfast buffets that I love love love (Boma) the danish and home fries have my name written all over them

Ok done rambling-Have a good day

 

[Pumba's Truth]

So it seems that getting back into the swing of things was a bit easier than orginally anticipated.

In fact, the DW and I have opted for ADWs everynight. What's an ADW you ask? Well it's an "After Dinner Walk". I know I know, not the best time of the year to get them started with winter knocking on the door. Did you know it dropped to 0*C (32*F) up here last night

Mind you the ADWs are just a way to get things moving in our systems a bit right after dinner. They are only 15 - 20 min but it gives us time up off our butts and time to talk with eachother. We're thinking of having something similar to this with our kids once we have them.

The other thing we are working on right now to help us out is a "Time Budget". I'm probably going to go into detail on my idea of one over on the budget boards, but basically it takes into account that time is finite and that you have some "fixed expenses" that must get done. The rest can be scheduled, within reason.

We do this so that we can make realistic goals for ourselves. It was a shock to see that I was going to put over 45% of my useable time towards television, and thats with skipping commercials (we have a PVR/DVR).

Well, this is my healthy journey, so that just doesn't cut it for me. So we're gonna have to revisit some of the shows that I am interested in following. Now that's gonna be tough

 

[Pumba's Truth]

229.8

This one gets the green light for sure!!

This is the first weigh-in sub 230!! There's no more going back now.

Actually I had to get on the scale 3 times just to make sure there was no glitches.

So it looks like some of the weight was probably water. My lean body weight dropped about a lb from Monday and the fat dropped just over 2. This is all relatively speaking of course. No scale is going to be exact when it comes to BF %, however if you use the same one all the time it can be safely assumed that the readings can be used for comparision purposes.

I could have been lower today but I didn't get in my ADW last night and I didn't go to the range for practice. Golf season is almost over too .. double

In any case workouts are up again tonight and tomorrow - Probably 45 - 60 min cardio and then 15 - 30 weights with about 20 minutes stretching.

The one thing I have to really work on is getting on that damn treadmil. I really am having some struggles in that department. I know it's where I need to be, but just haven't been able to make it happen as of yet. With any regularity anyways.

But I'm still making things happen with the route I am taking. So I'll just keep going.

 

[Pumba's Truth]

Ok so after the weigh-in this morning and my summary I thought about it.

Why? What's different?

• Well, of course I didn't eat nearly as much the past couple of days as I did the previous 4.
• Got back to working out
• Reduced my coffee intake - surprisingly, coffee can really mess with your system in a number of ways. I had upped the intake to almost 4-5 cups a day, now we're back down to 1-2. Good stuff.
• Increased my water consumption. Yeah I know this should be a no brainer, but seriously I had slacked off and with drinking more coffee I really should have been consuming even more water. Coffee dehydrates you significantly. Well it's back and I am keeping an eye on the water.

New Goal - This particular goal is really set for the spring and doesn't interfere with the pre-existing one of 210lbs by 11/18/2010. This goal is all about a fitness level, see I used to play rugby. In fact I played for almost 10 years, I was pretty good as a schoolboy. But I haven't played in my adult lifetime. I want to get to playing shape, this means strength, cardio, speed, endurance. The whole kit and kaboodle!! The only difference is that I will weigh a lot less than I did when I played so my original position of Loose Head Prop will be out of the question. I'll probably have to shift to Wing Forward (Flanker) or perhaps Inside Centre or Fly Half (I've always had a good boot).

Well just thought I would share where my mind's at, I may not play but I want to have the choice, you know what I mean?

Cheers

 

[sjs314]

Congratulations on weighing in under 230 lbs!

The after dinner walk is a great idea, it is so nice you have someone to walk with, I do think that makes all the difference in the world.

I never weighed in yesterday morning I forgot it was Wednesday and by time I realized it was Wednesday I had eaten, ya ya ya excuses excuses, I should go get on when I am done writing this.

I know you mentioned watching biggest losers, I watched last season but haven't this season yet, but I saw an advertisement for e diets, the biggest loser plan on tv last evening and I am seriously considering going that route when I return from Disney, I know one of my biggest downfalls is going out to eat and picking up the ocasional "goodie" while shopping, pre packaged meals might just be what I need to stay on track, the only thing that has held me back before is the cost , so might have to hold off until after Christmas but it is an idea.

Congrates again , keep up the good work

 

[Pumba's Truth]

227.8

I was sick yesterday and I went to a wedding on Saturday. So I am really quite happy with this weight.

My only concern is the two weeks prior to this. Yeup, I know living in the past doesn't help you get to the future. However, in looking to the future, my goal is 210 by 11/18, a month from now.

Well it's about 4.5 weeks away, I am a little concerned that dropping 16.8 lbs in 4.5 weeks may be a bit difficult.

OK OK ... who am I kidding! It's probably not a good idea to drop more than 12lbs in one month. So in all honesty I may shift my goal to 215. I'll just have to give it some thought.

But I'm still doing and at the weight today. Just have to keep it moving in that direction and all will work out.

 

[Pumba's Truth]

Yeah... I have to be honest this adjustment isn't what I was hoping to do today. But, I have to do it.

The original goal of 210 lbs by November 18th, 2010 is a real stretch. I would rather not start my vacation off on a bad foot or a dissapointment so. I am going to make a minor adjustment.

After much thought, and Excel calculations, I have decided to change my goal to - 215.

I will still strive for the 210, but the new goal is 215!

 

[Pumba's Truth]

227.6

Still a drop .. but only 0.2lbs.

Well here's what happened yesterday. We had pizza last night for dinner, homemade. I had plans on eating just 1/4 of the pizza and bringing the other 1/4 to work for lunch today.

My DW was having the other half. We don't exactly like the same toppings .

Well I ate my 2 slices, as did DW and then, to my surprise she was going up for the rest of her half. I went over and quickly did the calculations to see if I could eat some more and ... low and behold ... I had the room in my caloric intake.

Hmmm "Had the room..". That's something to think about. Now notice, I didn't think about whether or not I was still hungry, or if I felt like eating more. It was a matter of whether or not there was room in the caloric intake. That was a mistake!

Granted, one should make sure they have the availibility in the calories but still that shouldn't be the first thing they go to. Looking back, I wasn't hungry, I didn't need anymore. I saw my wife go back for her pizza and I felt like hey if she can do it I can do it. Almost a competitive thing really. Now don't take this the wrong way. My DW did nothing wrong here. I should have taken upon myself to realize that I didn't want anymore last night and then I would have had that awesome pizza today. Instead I have a baked chicken breast with tex-mex seasonings. Still not all that bad though.

Just venting folks. Thanks for reading.

 

[sjs314]

First off Congrates on the 0.2 lbs, any weight loss is a good weight loss

I think the change in goal weight by 11/18 is a good choice, after all you will feel so much better about yourself if you can say I made my goal or even if you have to say I missed goal by 2lbs etc but have lost X amount of lbs.

I can so totally relate to what you did about the pizza last night, I have been guilty of doing the exact same thing with my food when counting my daily allotted calories. I do think it is bad to figure out how many more you have left for the day especially since it is something done in the evening , which as we all know it is not good to eat too much too late. Oh well what is done is done and we are only human and today is a brand new day and you are down 0.2 lbs!!!

I never did come back here last week after missing my weigh in on Wednesday, oh I did weigh myself on Thursday after posting and weighed in at 231.4 a gain of 2.0lbs I don't have to tell you how bad I felt and how mad I was at myself.
Then Friday thinks started to go downhill around here, the boiler,Ddil Great Aunt passing, DS's offer of a new job finally after over a year which was bittersweet since he also was told he could not take the time off for vacation
Anyway I all but gave up with my diet and keeping track of what I ate. My weekend was pretty much a bust, on Saturday since we had discussed cancelling the vacation I told DH I wanted to go to "Turks" to eat. It is a seafood restaurant down by shore, they are a bit pricey but I needed something to lift up my spirts with all that was going wrong , as did he, so we went and had a lovely time.
To be honest I have not been keeping track of my food intake for days , I fully intend to yesterday but then never did although I did weigh in , 231.0 down 1.4lb from last week
I think I will attempt to get back on track today, truth be known I am still a little bummed out over having to cancel our vacation and still waiting on the charge reversal for the resort, I did recieve the charge reversals for HHDR and garden grocer but I did tell DH I would hold off booking the trip for 2011 until we got all the money back not sure when that will be Disney said it could take up to 2 billing cycles , I sure hope not, I wish so badly I had thought ahead and proposed the trip to DH before I cancelled and then rescheduled putting down part of the money as a depost like Jessica did on our November thread. Oh well live and learn

Enough of my rambling............Have a good day!

 

[Pumba's Truth]

First off Congrates on the 0.2 lbs, any weight loss is a good weight loss

I think the change in goal weight by 11/18 is a good choice, after all you will feel so much better about yourself if you can say I made my goal or even if you have to say I missed goal by 2lbs etc but have lost X amount of lbs.

I can so totally relate to what you did about the pizza last night, I have been guilty of doing the exact same thing with my food when counting my daily allotted calories. I do think it is bad to figure out how many more you have left for the day especially since it is something done in the evening , which as we all know it is not good to eat too much too late. Oh well what is done is done and we are only human and today is a brand new day and you are down 0.2 lbs!!!

I never did come back here last week after missing my weigh in on Wednesday, oh I did weigh myself on Thursday after posting and weighed in at 231.4 a gain of 2.0lbs I don't have to tell you how bad I felt and how mad I was at myself.
Then Friday thinks started to go downhill around here, the boiler,Ddil Great Aunt passing, DS's offer of a new job finally after over a year which was bittersweet since he also was told he could not take the time off for vacation
Anyway I all but gave up with my diet and keeping track of what I ate. My weekend was pretty much a bust, on Saturday since we had discussed cancelling the vacation I told DH I wanted to go to "Turks" to eat. It is a seafood restaurant down by shore, they are a bit pricey but I needed something to lift up my spirts with all that was going wrong , as did he, so we went and had a lovely time.
To be honest I have not been keeping track of my food intake for days , I fully intend to yesterday but then never did although I did weigh in , 231.0 down 1.4lb from last week
I think I will attempt to get back on track today, truth be known I am still a little bummed out over having to cancel our vacation and still waiting on the charge reversal for the resort, I did recieve the charge reversals for HHDR and garden grocer but I did tell DH I would hold off booking the trip for 2011 until we got all the money back not sure when that will be Disney said it could take up to 2 billing cycles , I sure hope not, I wish so badly I had thought ahead and proposed the trip to DH before I cancelled and then rescheduled putting down part of the money as a depost like Jessica did on our November thread. Oh well live and learn

Enough of my rambling............Have a good day!

Sorry for the delayed reply. .... No worries about rambling.

Glad to hear you're back on track. And I am sorry about everything going on, and can totally understand the difficulties in focusing on being healthy when everything else just doesn't seem to be working the way it should.

Sounds like a great meal though .. the one with you and DH.

As for the re-booking, it sounds like it will be a blast -- deluxe all the way eh? Hmmm sweet. We spent our Disneymoon at the BC during our land part of the land & sea package.



Oh and congrats on the 1.4 drop from the previous week .... funny that even though you might not have been as focused, you still lost. The body is an interesting thing sometimes.

Cheers.

 

[Pumba's Truth]

225.6

So down 2 lbs from last weigh-in and 2.2 for the week.

Not too shabby. Really looking forward to being below 225 as that will put me within 10lbs of the adjusted target which is now less than 4 weeks away.

Can I do it?...... Absolutely!
Will I do it?...... Absolutely!
Will I pass it?..... You betcha!
Will I stop there?.... Time will tell!

What will happen next? ... Well the journey doesn't stop there folks. Things will adjust, in fact I think I have become complacent lately and probably could have reached my goal already had I not been as lazy over the past month. But I still made progress.

I'll definitely start looking into more flexibility, endurance and strength training as I pass my weight loss goal. These new goals will be posted and then the tracking of those will comence.

But that's still about a month from now. So we'll have to wait and see what developes.

Cheers.

 

[Pumba's Truth]

So I've been a bit off the beaten path as of late ... shame on me!

LOL

Actually I've been doing my best to keep a healthy eating plan and continue to work out 2 - 3 times a week. It seems though that 2-3 times a week only keeps a maintenance mode in gear.

That's not too bad though - I have big plans for our stay at CSR.

Get this for an AM routine!!!

Up @ 5am
Run about 1 - 1.5 miles
Swim 25 laps (down & back is one)
Go get coffee and HC with the refillable mugs
Wake everyone else up
Then mosy on over to the parks by about 8AM or so, I am going to take a pedometer with me and turn it off when in-line and on rides. Just want to get an idea of how much walking actually occurs at Disney.

I should probably put this over on my PTR as well.

Anywho - the AM routine for working out should be good. DW and I are looking to expose DS10 to some physical activity as well in the evenings - swimming, biking and treadmill. Nothing major just being healthy.

As for food consumption ... well....... we are on vacation at WDW on a DxDDP soooooooooo ... we'll be consuming a weee bit of food. That's not to say though that just because we can have it that we will have it. In fact my plan is to share a couple of QS meals and then split some desserts as well as only eat as much as I need to be satisfied. I don't need to clear the plate at every meal.

That is one of the biggest lessons that I want to share with DS 10. It's probably the single most important eating tip that I can pass on to him.