Here is my August Exercise Challenge -- I wanted to be more specific with my goals and this is way too long to put in a signature line!

Wish me luck!

• Monday - Upper body + abs 2 of 4 (missed 1*)
  
• Wednesday - cardio (cycle & elliptical) 4 of 5 (Missed 1**)
  
• Thursday - Lower body + abs + cardio 3 of 5
  
• Saturday - Full Body (no cardio, no abs) 3 of 4
  
• Sunday - Swimming + Sauna 2 of 4 (missed 1)
  

Tracking pool laps:

8/12 - 12 laps total, 6 at one time.

8/13 - 15 laps total, 10 at one time

8/16 - 22 laps total (begin HIIT: can only do 1.5 laps at HI; takes 4 easy laps to recover)

*Quit smoking this day, quads are killing me from lunges and fighting an ear infection....just too tired and cranky...need rest)

**Quads still hurting bad (wish I could take Advil!!) and huge attitude problem since quitting smoking. Not worried. I'll get back soon. Just need a rest.

8/29 Well, exercise has been almost a total loss this month because of quitting smoking which ruined my attitude, then a back injury from a bad masseuse. I'm trying real hard not to get too down on myself and friends here at LBT are helping so much. I guess I'll start over in September! What else can I do?!

Here's a link to 4 month progress pictures: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f91/shrinking-violets-april-07-bandsters-29472/index274.html#post533397

QUIT smoking on August 19th. Lord help me to not gain weight!!! :pray:

Major Revelation: Just because you CAN put away 1 to 1.5 cups of food, doesn't mean you SHOULD!! Let me clarify: I had gotten a SB frozen meal for lunch yesterday. I generally HATE any kind of frozen dinner but I was in a crunch. I nuked it when I got back to the office then ended up eating only about 1/2 of it....it was disgusting....and I injested about 150 calories worth of chicken and broccoli. I remained satisfied until 5:00! Ok, so what was my lesson here?

1) I don't need to feel the food backing up into my esophagus before I consider myself 'done eating'.[/color]

2) My instrux are to eat 1/2-3/4 cup of food at one sitting (regardless of if I feel 'full' or not) and that is what I need to do!!! (It's a RULE, dammit) Now, of course, this is totally contrary to the way I've trained myself to eat for the last 49 years and it will take a conscious effort to stop waiting for that full feeling and just follow the rule of 1/2 - 3/4 c of food. I simply need to stop overserving myself. If I am in a restaurant, I need to ask for the to-go box FIRST and load up the extra before I even begin my meal.

4th Fill on Aug. 22 - to 2.8cc's --

8/29 - UNfill to 2.4cc

Weight loss for August was about 2.5#. Bleh.