Today I'm doing something I know I shouldn't - I'm just flying by on my menu. When you don't plan you plan to fail, as the old saying goes. I need to be careful with what I choose to eat today.
Here is my plan:
Bfast
QT coffee, iced
Snack
string cheese
Lunch
roasted chicken salad (going out to run errands and I will run by a local deli and pick this up)
Dinner - ground hamburger, small orange - weird combo I know, but I'm thinking this is what I will have
10:00 am - 15 min on elliptcial machine
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical machine
9:30 - LBWO at the gym
11:00 pm - be in bed and asleep - I know this probably WON'T happen, but thats my plan
My fill is next week, I'm SOOOOO ready for it!
Wt - Another day I didn't weigh! Yay!
I'm still waiting to hear something from my insurance company. I am not sure when it was actually submitted, I hope my letter from the doctor got sent out. I think it probably went out last week, but it might have not gone out until this week because the docs office was closed 2 days due to the snow & ice.
Anyhow, I am getting anxious and nervous.
I didn't weigh this morning, but I know i'm losing. I suspect I weigh around 229 or 228.
Woke up this morning with a tad bit of acid reflux. I got to say, I love it! Yes, you heard me right, I love it! That means I've got some restriction! I ate a bit late last night, so I think that way I had a little reflux. My restriction feels pretty good, I am eating a lot less, which I LOVE! Hopefully I can get rid of the 10 lbs that I've gained lately with my "no restriction".
I'm about to go get dressed and head to my gym today, they are open until 2:00 pm, so I'm going to take advantage of it!
Menu today:
Bfast
very small (about 1" x 1") piece of cake - I know, not good. coffee
Lunch -
Roasted cornish hen (3 oz)
Dinner -
grilled fish
salad
Exercise - 45 min elliptical machine
30 min weight training
PS - tomorrow morning at the gym they are havinfg a "burn the turkey" workout. I'm going to go to that. Even though as you can see by menu, I don't participate in the Thanksgiving festivals, I plan on taking advantage of the "intense" workout they are having. Its a 2 hour class, so I should burn some calories tomorrow.
Wt 172.5 - yuk!:cool2:
April 1st, a new month, and new challenges and new goals! This month I really want to focus on my exercise. I'm making baby changes and it is starting to work.
Menu today
bfast - well, bad, bad bad - Java chiller from sonic - liquid calories.
Lunch -
2 grilled chicken tenders (came with 4, but only ate 2), green beans & turnip greens - I only ate 1/2 of each of them (We ate at Cracker Barrel)
Dinner - chicken breast and multi-grain tortilla
Snack
String cheese
Exercise - 10:00 am - 15 min on elliptical - burned 137 calories, 1.22 miles
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical - 138 calories, 1.23 miles
9:00 - 20 min HIIT
Wt - another day I didn't weigh - yay!
Fill #19 seems to be pretty good, not too tight for sure, and might be a tad too lose. I'm going to ride it out and keep track of my tightness and see how low it last. I think I need to be just a little tighter - and if I could get it there, and keep it there, it would be a wonderful thing for me!
Today's menu:
Bfast
just had some iced coffee I made with with skim milk
Lunch
3 oz of chicken
Dinner
Roasted chicken
green beans
Exercise - 45 min on elliptical
wt 172.7 - this absolutely SUCKS!@ so discouraged!!!!!!!!! I was at 158!:cool2:
Okay, Mondays.......I just hate them. I always feel so disorganized on Mondays. I'm always tired (partied too hard on the weekend - not beer drinking partying, just a lot of running and errands kind of partying), I am always lacking my sleep on Mondays, and it seems everything goes wrong. Can we start a petition to outlaw Mondays?
My DH wakes me up this morning at 7:30 "honey, what time do you have to be at work today". uhhhh "the same time I've worked for the past 10 years dear". He said "it's 7:30", I fly out of the bed without even touching the floor "Oh, crap, I have to be at work in 30 min". NOw mind you, my driving time is 30 minutes alone. I throw on something that doesn't need to be ironed, brush my teeth, and head out the door. Oh crap, back into the house I go, I grab my lunch, and head back out the door. Okay, I glance at the clock, I'll only be about 10 minutes late I think. I'm cruising down the highway at a nice 65 mph, and all of a sudden, screech, uuuurk, I slam on my brakes. I am sitting at a complete stop for 15 minutes. Finally on the radio they announce a 5 car pile up on the highway I'm on. Oh, I tell you, I knew from that moment, it was going to be a bad day!
I get to work, FINALLY, 1 hour later, looking thru my purse 5 times and still I could not find my badge. I have to go thru a long check in process with Security. So after getting in thru the security (which acts like we are the freaken white house and wants to check all your credentials, along with almost taking your fingerprints and everything else you might have) I get to my desk, to realize I had a conference call at 8:30 this moring that I missed.
I go pour me a cup of coffee, I need the caffiene this morning! So I'm sipping my coffee, and oops, there goes the coffee, all over my pants, all over my floor and splashes on my new purse which I paid big bucks for, So I run to get a paper towel, and we are out of paper towels in the kitchen. I finally get some out of the bathroom. I get the coffee cleaned up and then go unlock my desk, and I can't find my desk keys. I'm looking thru my pruse, but and they are no where. But as I'm looking thru my purse, I find my badge. grrrr, I couldve saved myself the long Security check in after all!
I have a big call this afternoon and I need my keys! So now I have to drive home (25 miles) at lunch and get my keys!
Now, this is the kind of stuff that happens to me EVERY MONDAY, so with that being said, lets all ban together and OUTLAW MONDAYS!
Okay, I need to start thinking positive or I will be a complet Beotch the entire day.
I missed my workout this moring - overslept - so I have a backup plan, going tonight after my weight watchers meeting.
I have done pretty good this week on WW plan. Had a slip here and there, but I think I did pretty good. I weighed this morning and my scale shows not a big loss, maybe not even a loss. I will find out tonight when I go the meeting and they weigh me.
Well, since I am so far behind today, getting to work late and all, I better sign off and get back to work.
Bfast - Dannon Light & Fit carb control yogurt mixed with Live Active lowfat cottage cheese - yum
Coffee with cream - no sugar
Lunch - shaved turkey breast, string part skim cheese
Dinner - tuna, light mayo, and spinach salad (very small)
Exercise - Elliptical Machine 20 min HIIT
Arms with weights, sit ups
Wt - Didn't weight this morning. Good for me! I love it when I do not get on the scales!
I feel pretty good, I feel like I am getting my life back and that I am recommitted to my program. I know that I need a fill, and I can't wait to get it in less than 2 weeks now. This will be fill #10 for me. I sure hope its the one that takes me to my goal weight!
I did it, I did it, I did it. I was up at the gym by 5 am. I really had a hard time this morning though. My legs felt like jello and I had no strength, I noticed I was very week. I am going to eat more protein today and see if that helps. Also, I need to go to bed earlier. I didn't hit the pillow until 11 pm last night and woke up hungry at 3:47 am. I couldn't go back to sleep so I got up and got ready to hit the gym.
I weighed in last night at WW and according to their scales, I've lost 3 lbs since last week (making it a total loss of 2.6 lbs since joining ww).
The weightloss is going slow, but it is going. I'm so close to getting to goal and I can taste it. This year I will hit my goal! I know it.
Menu today:
Bfast
Egg white omlet, made with turkey sausage, mushrooms, peppers, onions, salsa, WW cheese - 5.5 pts
1/2 whole wheat mini bagel .5 pts
Lunch -
tossed salad made with lemon dressing and diced tomatoes - 0 pts
WW meal - 4 pts
Nectarine - 1 pt
peaches - 1 pt
Dinner -
Taco made with lean beef - 5 pts
WW dessert - 4 pts
Wt - Naked - 165.4
WW scales with clothes on - 169.0
Exercise - 25 min on elliptical - 5 am
Menu:
Bfast
4 strawberries, 4 mini chicken pieces
Lunch
Multi Grain Tortilla filled with southwestern spicey mustard, grilled chicken and spincach leaves
Snack -
string cheese, shaved turkey breast
Dinner - not sure, but I promise it will be healthy - DH & I have a date nite tonight :sleep:
Exercise - 10:00 am - 15 min on Elliptical
3:00 pm - 15 min on Elliptical
planning on 9:00 pm - 20 min HIIT
WT - 181 (a little shocked that it didn't go down more - but hey, I'll take it and I'm just focussing on eating right and making exercise a part of my new life again, I'm sure the scales will continue to move down!)
Notes - I was so tired last night, almost blew off going to the gym, but I will not let myself down again. So, I got my tired butt off the couch, and DH even went with me. I decided to do some circuit training to burn as much calories and build a little muscle as well. I actually had a good time at the gym, yes, I really did. I cant wait to go again tonight. :biggrin:
I'm 7 weeks from my 3 year band anniversary. My goal, is to be close to goal. I would love to break my plateau and get out of the 160's! So thats my goal, to be at least 159 by 1/18/10.
Today's menu
Bfast
2 boiled eggs
coffee
snack
clemintine fruit
lunch
3 oz of canned white meat chicken
few carrots
snack
100 cal protein shake
1 cup of skim milk
dinner
3 oz of grilled chicken
broccoli
Exercise - PM - but my goal is to switch to AM this week!
1 hour of cardio
45 min of strength training - lower body
Last week, hit the gym 3 times for a total of about 4.5 hours - not enough, but it got me started.
This week, my goal, is to do 5 days a week, but I'm shooting for 6 days a week at the gym.
I'm in bootcamp! Thats right its boot camp time unitl my 3 year anniversary. That means NO CHEATING, and exercise, exercise and exercise.
You know, I know I can't change the past, I know I've come a long way since last year, but sometimes I am just a little disappointed - not in the band, but in myself.
It all began with my cruise last year, after I fell, and had to have surgery, along with my house flooding when we returned home, and my grandmother dying, everything went to H-E - _ _.
I ate whatever I wanted, I couldn't exercise, I was so depressed and just ate. The habits came rushing back in full swing. I'm disappointed in myself because I thought I had changed. Now I look at me 14 months post op and I haven't lost weight since - well, November I think I weighed my lowest, 167. I did so good the first 6 months, but the 2nd 6 months were pure aweful!
I know, there is nothing I can do about it now, I'm just venting. I am now determined to get 'er done! I want to reach or be pretty close to my goal by my 18 month post op anniversary.
I just had to write down my frustration and my disappointment in myself.
Now, I'm ready to kick some butt and ready to lose this weight. I think my mind is finally right!
Okay - didn't make it to the gym.....too much going on last night. I will say, last night was a beneficial meeting and I think we can progress form here.
I plan on going to the gym tonight, ABSOLUTELY NO exceptions!!!!
I stepped on the scale this morning and saw another drop so I was quite pleased by that.
Menu today:
Weight Wise Oatmeal
snack
a few pretzles
TBSP hummus
Lunch
Slice of my Low Fat Meatloaf
green beans
Snack
Low Carb yogurt
a handfull of granola thrown in
Dinner
grilled talapia
baby spinach
WT - 163.8
Well, I got my happy butt out of bed this morning at 5:00 am and headed to the gym. I'm on a roll. lol. I did 35 min on the elliptical. I knew that tonight was going to be busy and I needed to do my exercise in the am if I was going to get it done, and I did it! Yay for me! I'm patting myself on the back right now....pat, pat, pat.
Okay, enough of my bragging. Today's menu:
Bfast - Matabolism is going crazy because I am STARVING!
fresh tomatoes and carrots, dipped in hummus. yum yum
Snack Ww yogurt - 1 WW point
Lunch - the rest of my lunch from Applebees from yesterday. Talapia & broccoli. yum. Only 7 WW points for the entire meal.
Dinner - Low fat chick tortillia soup - 4 ww pts
Snack - Skinny cow ice cream sandwhich (2 WW points)
Exercise - 35 min on Elliptical
Wt this morning 174 lbs - I'm down a total of 74 lbs still, not gaining, not losing. But I'm really okay with it for now. I'm going to try and mantain until my fill.
8 more days until my cruise!!!!!! I'm excited and ready to get away from my job!
Last night I had a great workout, I did circuit training and workout out for about an hour:
2 min on Elliptical (really fast)
10 shoulder press
10 chest press
2 min on elliptical
10 bicep curls
10 triceps
2 min on elliptical
10 pec flys
10 rear deltoids
2 min on elliptical
10 lat pull downs
10 triceps push downs
2 min on elliptical
Then repeated 2 more times.
I finished off with another 6 min on elliptical making it a total of 30 min that I was on the Elliptical and a total of about 30 min on weights. Doing the training this way was also an aerobic exercise, so I burned fat and built muscle.
I will begin my new BFL challenge on August 13th, so until then, I'm going to do the circuit training.
Menu today - doing a cleanse again, the lemonade cleanse. I'm only doing it during the day, then I eat baked fish and salad at night. No preservatives, no additives. I also drink a herbal tea in the evenings. I'm doing the cleanse until August 2nd or 3rd - If I can make it that long.
The cleanse says no eating anything else but the drink, but I just can't do that, so I eat healthy stuff in the evenings with my family. It seems to be working so I'm not too worried about it.
I know I will probably gain some weight on the cruise, but I'm going to try and workout too so I don't, or I don't gain but a pound or two.
The waiting is killing me. I go see the doctor on Wednesday, the 22nd. They will weigh me and send my paper work off too the insurance. I am just praying I get approved. I am so nervous about not getting approved.
I'm so anxious over all this, I hate waiting! But I know there is nothing I can do to rush the process, I just need to learn to be patient - something I am not good at.
I'm not doing a good job at keeping up with my journal, i'm falling behind.
Well, lets see, where do I start. Oh yes, two weeks ago I started the BFL challenge. Well, it was miss & go for the first two weeks, but I think I'm finally with it!
I exercised 5 times the first and 2nd week, and this week, my goal it to do it 6 times as the BFL program indicates.
I've actually started over, this week, (yesterday) so today is day 2 of the 84 day challenge.
My menu
Bfast -
lf yogurt with a handfull of granola
1 small bag of rice cakes - yum (90 calories)
snack
1 small back of rice cakes (90 calories)
Lunch
Fish taco on a whole wheat tortilla, cilantro and pace picanta sauce, 2 strawberries
snack
1/2 apple with peanut butter
dinner
fish taco on a whole wheat tortilla (yes, I love these things)
Monday exercise - UBWO - worked everything on the upper body - HARD. 30 min of elliptical
Tuesday - 60 min of elliptical
I am feeling good! I got up yesterday morning at 5:00 am - worked out, then last night went back to the gym and did some circuit training while working my upper body.
I went to bed early last night, took an ambien so I would go to sleep. The alarm goes off at 5 am and I'm a little druggy from the ambien, but I forced myself to get up and I hit the gym again. I will also try and go tonight around 8:30 and do 30 min on the elliptical.
I did not weigh this morning and trying to stay off the scale until Friday. I really want to be in the 160's and I'm getting close!
The only "bad thing" I did, was I made this roasted chicken with a mushroom gravy and homemade mashed potatoes. I had a small bowl of the potatoes with the chicken and gravy poured over it, it was soooooo good, I had to have another scoop of it. So I ended up eating two helpings. I'm sure it was loaded with calories.
Bfast
1/2 cup skim milk mixed with 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal and 1/4 banana and 1 scoop of protein powder, all mixed up in the magic bullet. YUM YUM, it was delish and very filling.
Lunch
Tomatoe Soup, string cheese
Dinner
1/2 cup of beans with a little ham.
Exercise
10:00 am - 15 min on elliptical - 137 calories, 127 distance
2:30 pm - None
9:00 pm - Gym - worked upper body
Triceps
Biceps
shoulders
Back
Chest
10 min on recumbant bike
One thing I want to do in my journal is be COMPLETELY honest about what I eat, even if its bad. I just want to be able to look back on my journal and say, oooo thats why I didn't lose, or wow, I did great - so here goes my menu for today:
Breakfast - cottage cheese mixed with 1/2 container of LC yogurt
Lunch - Ham chef salad - ranch dressing on the side. Salad had about 340 calories, dressing had 75 cals. I ate all my salad, but it was a small side type salad that had ham on it.
snack - string cheese
Dinner - Oh boy.....we went out to eat at this Amish buffet - need I say more? Okay, I'll try and list what I ate - 2 1/2 small pieces of FRIED catfish dipped in taurter sauce, about 3 bites of a meatloaf (very good) about 4 bites of salad, a bite of green beans, 2 bites of sour krout, two sips of water, a bite of chocolate cake, two bites of peanut butter pie, a bite of my DH's coconut cream pe - so basically 4 bites of sweats (pies/cakes), not too bad, but not that great. In the past I would have eaten 4 pieces of pies. I again, ate a bit too much, but not miserable, just full.
Water - 50 oz
Exercise - 20 min Elliptical machine (HIIT)
Supplements - 2 thermo Dynamx before breakfast, 1 multi vitamin, B-12. 2 more thermo dynamx before lunch
Notes - I wanted to add another thing to my journal about my binge last night. Although yes, it was a binge - 8 cookies is not a little snack, it was a binge, I learned something. I learned that in the past, after one of my usual binges, I would wait an hour or so, then go back for more. I did not do that last night. My tool helped me STOP the binge. I usually will go on a binge for DAYS. Once I have a binge, there is no stopping me, however, my tool did stop me. I was miserable last night, and today I am still thinking I do not want to feel that way again. So, my tool did help me.
As punishmet, I decided I would step on the scales to show myself what the binge did to me. I was quite surprised to see I had lost another pound. So, I was happy that the binge did not make me go up in weight.
I went for "hopefully" my very last fill yesterday. The doctor added about 2/10th of a cc and it was a bit much, so he withdrew (he said less then 1/10th). I really don't know what I have in my band, but I think right at 4cc's in a 4cc band. I am on liquids/soft foods for three days. I'm hoping this is the fill that gets me to goal. Only 15 pounds until goal - I'm so close I can smell - taste - and see the goal in sight! Below is my fill history.
Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's
Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's
Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's)
Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more!
Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's
Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the best restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter.
Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince
UNFILL #1 - 11/23/07 - unfilled to somewhere between 2.5 to 3.0 cc's - NO RESTRICTIONS AGAIN
Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital
UNFILL #2 - 1/19/08 - Doctor had to unfill me to 3.0 again because of the swelling from all the PBing for being too tight. Again, NO RESTRICTION - :thumbdown:
Fill #9 - 2/12/08 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc.
FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one!
FILL #11 - Was scheduled on 6/25/08 - but the doc did not fill me up, I was leaving for a cruise on 6/27 so he didn't want to risk me being too tight, so did not get a fill.
FILL #11 - 8/5/08 Went for a fill, this time the doc took all my fill out and all he could get out was 2.4 cc's. Filled me up to 4.0 cc's, I left, had to go right back because I could not drink, he took out a little over .2 cc's, he said I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 3.7 cc's. - I had great restriction for 2 weeks, but It has now loosened some. I feel I might need a tad more. I'm worried I have a very slow leak.
UNFILL #3 - 8/5/08 - Took a little over .2 cc's out, had pretty good restriction, but still a tad too lose.
FILL #12 - 9/17/08 - Added just 1/10th of a cc - I think I'm somewhere between 3.8 to 3.9 cc in a 4cc band. I am hoping and praying this is the fill that I stop with! I do not have another appointment for another fill, will wait this one out and see.
Fill #13 - 10/06/08 - Doc added about 2/10's of a cc. He took everything out and put it all back in and said I was about 3.7 to 3.8cc's. - which is where he said I was last time.
FILL #14 - 11/10/08 - Doc took everything out and I had about 3.6cc's, which is pretty good. He then filled me up to just under 4.0cc's I believe I'm about 3.9cc's. I ate some canned peaches and set around the office for a bit, made sure none came back up. Seems to be doing good so far. I hope this is my last fill!
FILL #15 - 08/10/09 - Added about 1/10th of a cc. I think I'm right at 4.0 cc. Wt on the morning of my fill was at 165. But was very bloated from steroids I was on for the previous week.
Bfast -
1/2 banana pureed with Nectur Pinapple protein shake
Snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Lunch - Refried beans
Snack - 4 almonds - chewed very well
Dinner - Not sure yet, will update later after I eat.
Well, its been a bit since I've journaled. So, back to journeling......
Still doing weight watchers and I weigh in tonight - I'm hoping I have lost!
Exercise lately has been hit or miss, mostly miss. But eating has been right on!
Well its Wednesday night, I just made it back from the gym, had a GREAT workout. I am trying to savor this feeling, so the next time I want to blow the workout off, I need to recall this wonderful feeling I have right now after my workout......
Ate very clean today -
Bfast - got so busy and didn't really eat bfast (something I don't like to do is skip bfast - bad me)
Lunch - Went to applebees had the grilled talapia with broccoli, only ate 1/2 my meal, I will eat the rest tomorrow for lunch.
Dinner - made a low fat chicken tortillia soup, skipped the tortillia chips. Very good and filling!
Snack - had 4 grape tomatoes (that I personally grew in my garden) and 3 TBSP of hummus
I'm about to go take a shower, get ready for bed and come relax on my couch and watch a little TV and have a small bowl of Red seedless grapes. Yum!
Wt this morning was still up......163.4 grrrrr.
I need to keep telling myself I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE, I LOVE TO EXERCISE.....
Wt 180.3 - its going down!!!!! I'm drinking my water!!!!
I was in a lot of pain yesterday, and turns out a I have a bladder infection, so I need to keep drinking my water. I hate getting old, I swear, I feel like my body is falling apart. My back hurts so bad, my kneck, my knee, grrrrrr. I want to have the energy I used to have. It wears me out just to clean my house anymore. I know the more weight I lose, the better I will feel. That should motivate me to continue my journey.
Menu today
Bfast
2 boiled eggs, 2 thin bacons with mustard & mayo mixed in together. Made a bacon/egg salad. good
Mid-morning
coffee w/cream
Lunch
tuna - mustard
celery stick
Dinner
grilled
Well, last night my sons gf came over, she wanted to cook for us. I let her too. :huh2:
So anyhow, she grilled steaks, baked potatoes and made a salad. I measured my steak out (3 oz) and filled the other half of my plate with salad - skipped the potatoe. Anyhow, I couldn't eat it all, got too full, but then she made dessert.
Okay, I thought, I'll just eat 1 cookie, after all, I wanted to be nice after all, she went thru all this trouble. Well, 1 cookie turned into 3. Later that evening I decided let me see how many calories and points a cookie is.
HOLY CRAP, 170 cal each and 4 weight watcher points each! I blew my entire day with 3 freaken cookies. And to tell you the truth, they were not that great! Oh they were good, but not good enough to blow my entire day on.
Lesson learned, I shouldn't be that nice! I should have let my son and the rest of my family dig into them and I should have grabbed my SF jello cup!
So, this morning, scale was not that kind - shows I'm up 1.3 lbs.
Wt 164.9 (yesterday was 163.6)
Today is a new day, and I will not be that nice again! I've got to remember the three little words "No thank you".
Exercise
3:00 pm - 20 min elliptical
8:00 pm - 1 hour circuit training/stretching
