Okay, today was not an "all in" sort of day but there were some successes. I am going to not type about things that went wrong because tonight I am just going to think about what was positive....
1 It was DS's birthday today. I took him to his favorite bakery this morning for donuts and did not have even a bit. We also went out to eat and I ate what I planned for and did not share in the big birthday ice cream treat the brought out.
2. I kept a positive attitude all day long and refused to be resentful of the work that has to be done. It helped to think about my anchor and look at all the medals I have earned....I have an amazing 14 of them! That is 14 successful races in 2 years. Then I thought about the races that did not have medals (like my 2 mud runs and some other similar races). I have to think about how positive this is and know that I can feel that strong again with a bit of work.
3. Despite each mistake I have made this whole week, I have written it all down. I have marked how it made me feel and I have noted what might be worth it and what is no longer important at all.
Jen
I like this - instead of dwelling on the negative, celebrate the positive! Great way to keep the motivation going as well!
Friday's QOTD: What plans do you have in place to be sure you have a successful weekend?
Weekends I tend not to plan unless I know there is an event or something that might cause problems. On weekends, I tend to eat a light breakfast, sometimes forget lunch and so can splurge a little on dinner. We are having a very quiet weekend since DH is under the weather. I ran some errands and picked up a few things I could not find at the grocery store the other day, and doing some laundry today (so I can have alot of computer time!). As normal, forgot to eat lunch, just had a snack, so had spaghetti tonight! One of my favorite foods!
What do you do to keep from getting discouraged when you seem to have reached a plateau? I realize I lost this week, but I was thinking this is usually what causes me to quit trying. I want to try and put an action plan in place for when these weeks occur to avoid the all or nothing frame of mind.
I have hit a few plateaus, most recently this last fall. I was losing pretty good, and then it stopped. I was not excercising much at the time, and I was in no frame of mind to start up, although I did continue to monitor my weight and stay OP as much as possible. After about 6 weeks (probably made longer by the stress I was under), I finally broke loose and it dropped again.
I have a weird theory that every once in awhile my body is "adjusting" to the new weight. I have heard of places where your body is most comfortable, and as you are losing, I am wondering if your body is just trying to adjust to the change.
But in cases like this, I just keep on keeping on
. You eat well, exercise and believe that you will start losing again. And muscles getting toned, it might be reflected in inches and the way your body is looking.
I've gotten behind in reading this thread. I joined Weight Watchers on Tuesday night; I purchased the monthly pass. So, there is another meeting (different leader) on Saturday morning, so I am going to that. I also want to go online and see what their program there is and how it works
WW is a great program. Journaling really helped me, along with the water they had me drink. I used to go to the meetings, now I do it online. I love the fact that I can journal online, on my computer and home or work or on my phone when on the go. I enter everything I eat, and any exercise I do. I think you might have the same online tools when you attend meetings. And lots of people on this thread do WW, so you can always ask questions!
I accidentally deleted the rest of your quote, but you can be successful. Small changes can add up. Slowly build up to it and then keep with it. As mentioned above, there are times when the scale does not move. Don't look at it as just losing weight - you are getting healthier, you may notice you have more energy, I always start feeling better when I eat right; you can lose inches through exercise, and tone your body, and clothes will start fitting better.
Losing weight is a long process - it took me awhile to get there, it takes even longer to get back to where I want to be. But look at the positives, and keep on with it, and you will begin to see results. And you can do it
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I did get out for my run and am looking for some insight from my other running friends....DH and I ran all the time this summer and I was loving my 20 mile runs (yes....I know this is crazy but it was true). When school started, my workouts were a little off and for some reason my long runs were causing pain in my knee, hip and shins. I tried to be careful and made it to the marathon in October. We did run the first 13 miles in record time for us (2:05) and then the pain kicked in. DH and I ran/walked the last 13 miles and when I crossed the finish line everything hurt and I knew I had done something wrong. Instead of dealing with the injury, taking care of things and getting back out on the road....I basically quit running. DH and I did not run until mid-December. Just as we were starting, I got bronchial pneumonia and quit again. The last week of December I finally felt better and we started up again. We have been running 3-5 miles (5-6 days a week) since that point (it has been 2 1/2 weeks now).
Here is the issue....I am struggling so bad with my breathing still. Am I expecting too much too fast? Is it just a matter of doing other cardio work? Is it because I just got over pneumonia? Is it probably just a combination of everything?
Tonight when we went out to run, I made it 1.5 miles before I had to walk a few moments (it was all a gradual downhill and we were running at a 9:45 pace). I then ran (gradual uphill home) 1 mile and had to stop as we reached the top of one of the hills (just for a moment or two) and then ran the last bit home. It was a horrible struggle. I know it is going to take time but it just seems like I should be able to run longer and faster.
Any advice from my fellow runners?
I am not a runner, my DS is but he is just starting out. But it has been wicked cold out (we were in Wisconsin end of December), and that combined with pneumonia can do a real number on you. As you mentioned in a later post, talk to your doctor and once he gives you the all clear I would ease into running, build yourself back up. If you can run inside until the worst of the cold is over that might help your lungs as well. Pneumonia weakens the lungs, and makes you more prone to getting it again because of that weakness. So best if you start slowly.
I found this on Dottie's site.
Only One Pound
Hello, do you know me? If you don't you should. I'm a pound of fat, and I'm the happiest pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm Only One Pound, just a pound. Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds or fifteen pounds, but never only one, so I just stick around and happily keep you fat. Then I add to myself ever so slyly so that you never seem to notice it, that is until I've grown to ten, twenty or even more pounds in weight. Yes, it's fun being Only One Pound of fat, left to do as I please. So, when you weigh in, keep right on saying "Oh, I only lost one pound." ( as if that were such a terrible thing!) For you see, if you do this you'll encourage others to keep me around because they will think I'm not worth losing. And I love being around you - your arms, your legs, your chin, your hips and every part of you. Happy Days!! After all, I'm Only One Pound of fat!!!
Janis
I go to Dottie's site soemtimes, but mostly for the restaurant info. I guess I should dig a little deeper!
Saturday's QOTD: Do you have a playlist of music that you use to help motivate you? If you do, share some of your favorite songs to work out to.
I don't have a playlist because I mostly use the Wii, but I have picked up a resistance band and dumbells to start strength-training with, so I will probably listen to my iPhone then, so I should probably put on together. I love country, and the good old 70's stuff...I saw some of the music and songs listed - I'm too old to know alot of them!!!
On a side note, my DS4 woke up this morning talking about some "orange bowl that changes food" and he needed to find it. I have no idea what he's talking about, but he goes to the kitchen gets his step stool and starts trying to search the cupboards for it... He comes out all upset cuz he can't reach all of them so I take him in there and let him stand on the counter to look in each and EVERY cupboard. All the while I'm asking him if he's sure we have it, because I don't think we do and finally he tells me "I saw it in my dreams and its REAL!"
So I explained to him that not everything in our dreams is real, and we don't have an "orange bowl that changes food," but if he sees it at the store to let me know and we'll look at getting it.
That is so cute; sounds like a great dream. Let me know if you find it in the stores
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(I'm Gonna Be) 500 miles ALWAYS gets me motivated and moving!!!
I also listen to Shania Twain. I only like country music when I'm excersing, though (and even then I'm picky about the artist).
Love, love, love Shania Twain. She has some real upbeat songs.
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Well, my first week was a gain, but I expected that. We were on our trip, and then returning with all the junk food in the house and the craziness at work catching up, so I decided to start with this week. I did weigh myself when we returned, and then I gained a huge amount - missed some days with water, wasn't eating oatmeal for breakfast, still snacking on the wrong things. So based on my high weight right after my first weigh in (I think the trip kicked in), and what I weighed in, I actually had lost 2.5 pounds, so I'll take it
! I'm back on track, gained some during the holidays, but I expected that so I'm ready to hit the ground running. Got all my healthy food in the house and am good to go
. DH even offered to take me out to eat at our favorite steakhouse last night, as a last fling, but I was on my first day so turned it down (just as well, he is pretty sick today). I will take it some weekend as my splurge, since WW gives me some splurge points.
Got some stuff done today, the laundry continues but should be caught up by the end of the weekend. I normally don't have time to do it but on weekends, but was trying to take care of all of it from the trip, so I feel like I have been washing non-stop
! And then we kept on wearing clothes and using towels this week, so has not quite ended yet! Can see the light at the end of the tunnel though...
Even got some exercise in, doing some walking. The weather is beautiful here right now, and my allergies aren't as bad since it is technically winter. I will probably start my non-walking exercise Monday. Although since a coworker was interested in walking during our breaks, may do both!
Last I checked we were doing really well in terms of posts, although Team Mickey was commenting on it (I check out that thread as well for ideas and motivation). Sorry I wasn't able to help with the losses, but I think I will be able to produce one next Friday
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Carol
...where do we go on the post to PM you?
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So they told the cop where to look for them. Now if/when they find her my husband will most likely have to testify that it was the women that he had seen visibly intoxicated and smash into the car. Uggh. Apparently the people who knew of them said the man no longer could drive because he has had dui's and has been sentenced for vehicular homicide while driving drunk before. They think she had dui's as well. I mean how stupid are you. I know we did the right thing by calling the police but yet I hate to get ourselves involved in these things.
This thread is overwhelming! And I haven't even started classes back yet, just the kids are back in school. 
) I was worried that it would add up to too much to allow me a decent dinner tonight
For me I normally bump into people when I've run to get groceries last minute and have no make-up on, need my hair cut/coloured, and generally look like a dogs dinner
I really want to do well but I really, really want you guys to do well too
