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vgreet
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Posted: 19 January 2008 03:48 am |
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Okay,
Maybe I'm addicted to this website, or maybe I just need more to do. I have a diet buddy, and I'm keeping careful track, but in an attempt not to overwhelm my buddy, I've decided to open a diary too. I managed to gain almost 40 pounds while attending college. Now the goal is to get rid of all that weight before I:
A-Go to graduate school, or
B-Get a real job.
Either way, I'm hoping I get rid of it by August. I've managed to drop about 10 pound, only 30ish left!
I had my ticker everywhere else, I thought I should put it here too!
Last edited on 23 January 2008 04:42 am by vgreet
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vgreet
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Posted: 19 January 2008 03:50 am |
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| Today wasn't my strongest day ever. I cut both my excercise routines by 10 minutes and picked up a Pepsi and popcorn at the movie (-the butter and Sour Patch Kids. That's good right?) Waiting for the district to approve me to substitute has me sitting around, and I'm hoping I don't start eating!
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vgreet
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Posted: 20 January 2008 04:22 am |
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Much better day today.
All the excercise got done!  Amazing! Calorie intake was right on! Yeah! I don't feel all weak and wobbly like yesterday. I just hope I'm not getting sick. My throat has been all scratchy! 
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 20 January 2008 04:40 am |
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vgreet wrote: Much better day today.
All the excercise got done! Amazing! Calorie intake was right on! Yeah! I don't feel all weak and wobbly like yesterday. I just hope I'm not getting sick. My throat has been all scratchy!
Hi vgreet,
Glad you had a good day today! Keep up the success streak.
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vgreet
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Posted: 20 January 2008 03:34 pm |
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| Thanks Molly Moo. So funny we were posting in each other's diary at the same time! So far so good. Kickboxing is done! Now for the rest of the day. Cousin's birthday and I spend the day with Grandma. We usually go out to eat, hence the challenge. Plus I'm really craving some meat. May be hard to talk myself out of it at lunch. We'll see. I'd better get going before I'm late to church.
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vgreet
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Posted: 20 January 2008 11:05 pm |
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Okay. I haven't even gotten to the birtday party and I'm in trouble! It was snowing and slick today, so Grandma and I didn't go out for lunch. We ended up eating tacos at her house. Now turning down Grandma food is not an option, and of course she has to dip her corn tortillas in oil, almost doubling the calorie count on the tacos!  So while I managed to avoid seconds, I'm already over 1,000 calories. I just did an extra 20 minute dance workout to try to help, but I'm afraid the damage has been done. Steak and potatoes and CHEESECAKE tonight and my uncle takes offense you don't eat all your food! Am I even going to be able to keep it under 1500? probably not, but I'm going to do my best. 
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 20 January 2008 11:20 pm |
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| Oh VGreet, you have to put yourself first. You are worried about hurting their feelings but what about your own? I am just giving you a little push here because I realized that I was always putting other people first - when I am the only one who can control what goes in my mouth!! Good luck later, just watch your portions.
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thinkskinny
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Posted: 20 January 2008 11:48 pm |
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Hey vgreet
It sounds like you and I are in similar situations. I too have 30ish pounds left to lose and I'm at University at the moment.
I agree with MollyMoo about putting yourself first and restricting what you eat even if someone has prepared a special meal. I'm not one to practice what I preach though, I always feel inpolite if I don't have what people have prepared but I'm getting better! Perhaps just try passing on the cheesecake, it will be painful at first but tomorrow you'll be pleased you did!
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vgreet
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Posted: 21 January 2008 03:25 am |
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Thank you for the support Molly Moo and thinkskinny! I appreciate it! Molly Moo, you are absolutely right, I can't say no, especially between me and my family. Forget peer pressure, that I can usually handle. Family pressure is killer! I did pretty well at portion control, but I still ended up at 1600 cals.  that's not so good. Did all the excercise though, and drank lots of water. I'm glad for that. The temptation was there to just say forget it, I'm over the limit anyway. I wish I had taken my measurements before I started this, because I'm pretty sure the rolls are lessening. At least they were! Sundays are tricky because of church and I usually end up watching football at grandma's, which isn't exactly active. Tomorrow will be better. Especially with all the support I'm getting. Thank you!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 21 January 2008 02:30 pm |
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vgreet wrote: The temptation was there to just say forget it, I'm over the limit anyway.
You are right, and you beat this temptation, chalk this up as a big ictory! Ending up at 1600 is not a bad day at all, this means you really managed to control portions at dinner very well. Plus you exercised too. I am sure you were still net on the day!
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vgreet
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Posted: 22 January 2008 04:04 am |
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Pretty good day today. I managed to do both kickboxing and pilates, drink the tea and the water, AND keep the cals at 1180. AWESOME. I even managed to get through the final workout without the shakes. but then again, I didn't have to work today and it was easier to get it together. Tomorrow I work a split shift, so we will see how that changes things. I'm thinking of adding another ten minutes to the kickboxing later this week. Of course at some point the bf is going to resurface (he's been unavailable for the past week.) He's very supportive, but I always feel self-concious working out in front of others, especially guys. I guess I'll just see how things with work and everything go. I don't want to push myself too hard, but at the same time keep up the challenge. It's a fine line.
I'm probably putting the cart before the horse, but I keep thinking about how I'm going to keep this up when I go on vacation and back to the ranch in the summer. Another challenge, but I guess, just cross that bridge when I get there. Don't know what else to do. 
Oh yeah- The exciting news for the day -12 since before Christmas. I'm down to what my goal weight was for the end of Feb. New goal for the end of Feb. 160lbs. It could be a little high, but I think it's do able and I want to set the bar high. No more settling.Last edited on 22 January 2008 04:12 am by vgreet
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vgreet
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Posted: 22 January 2008 04:22 am |
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Hey-
Off topic. Those of you with cool avatars. How on earth do you get your file small enough? I don't know if photoshop is cramming a bunch of stuff in there or what, but whenever I try to shrink something I still come out with a file too big to use. Can someone help? Thanks.
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Nir
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Posted: 23 January 2008 12:38 am |
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| email your larger file to forums @ caloriesperhour.com and Peter will do his magic
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vgreet
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Posted: 23 January 2008 04:36 am |
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Thanks Nir I'll do that.
I'm tired. I don't know what it is, probably a combination of things. Sat around for an hour talking myself into pilates. I don't know why. Usually its the kickboxing I have to talk myself into because I do that in the morning. Just not feeling 100%. But it all got done. 20 minutes of kickboxing, 40 minutes of pilates, 1200 calories. I think my body's adjusting to the pilates. I'm trying to think of a way to shake it up. Will just changing the order I do the 10 minute work outs in change anything? I may try that tomorrow. I do have to confess that I had a glass of wine. It's counted in my calories, but I caved. 1st alcohol since I graduated in December. Now I have an open bottle. I'll be having some more. Actually, I don't feel that terrible about it. Maybe I should, but I don't. I think I would have if I didn't do pilates. Everything in moderation. That was kind of my idea when I started this weight loss journey. So far so good. If I make it through the week without making brownies, I'll consider it a good week. I do need to down some more water. I'll get there. One day at a time.
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vgreet
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Posted: 24 January 2008 03:51 am |
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Ugh! I have got to pull myself together. I eventually managed to get my kickboxing done this morning, but my ankles are killing me. I've never had weak ankles-knees yes-ankles no, so tomorrow I'll do some other aerobic workout. Just to let my body resituate. Just physically off day. Maybe it's because I only drank a liter or so of water today. I only did 30 minutes of pilates tonight, mainly because I was feeling so off. I didn't even know if I would make it through what I did. My heart rate didn't really go up, but the muscles were protesting the whole way.
Calorie wise it was a good day. 1250ish. Except it finally happened. No I didn't bake brownies, I grabbed a Pepsi. Amazing the power of suggestion. Someone asked me earlier in the day if I wanted one, I turned them down, but on my way to work I picked one up. I guess it could have been worse. I could have been over my cals on top of that! I ate after work again. I don't like doing that, but I went to work too early to eat before and I didn't have time to pack something.
Good news. People are starting to notice I'm dropping weight.
Tomorrow- more water  Last edited on 24 January 2008 03:52 am by vgreet
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 24 January 2008 04:44 am |
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Hi VGreet,
Sounds like overall things are going well. People starting to notice - isn't it awesome? If you need any help drinking that bottle of wine just give me a ring. LOL.
Molly
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vgreet
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Posted: 25 January 2008 04:02 am |
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MollyMoo anytime you want to catch the flight to Wyoming, I'd be happy to share the wine. Thanks for the support.
Ah today. Actually am feeling great about my weight loss attempts. Did 25 minutes-ish of working out this morning. Actually had planned on doing 30 because I didn't think this video did as much for me as kickboxing. I didn't make it all the way through the third session. I managed to get through the day on 1235 cals. I wouldn't even have gone that high, but I had yogurt for a snack after work tonight. And then some nuts to help with my mid-pilates shakes. If nothing else I'm going to have strong abs! Did great with my green tea and water today. Actually I'm surprised. I nearly had a melt down this afternoon over $$$. Silly really, I know it will all work out, but found out I won't be getting a check from the district until March 24. Some pay schedule huh? And rumor has it rent is going up another $185. Anyway-the point of sharing all of this. No comfort food! No chocolate, no pepsi, no wine... Yes!
I'm not working tomorrow, so maybe I'll even be creative and do some work in the darkroom or printmaking lab. That would be something!
Tomorrow's goal-stay active!
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vgreet
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Posted: 26 January 2008 04:45 am |
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So I noticed something today. Eating is a social thing for me. I don't hang out that much. In fact I border on anti-social, but I went to see my mentor teacher from my student teaching last semester today. And of course, today was the day they had cake in the lounge for all the birthdays from August through January. Cute cake. It was a train. Made of angel food with oreos for tires and licorice railroad tracks. Not just frosting either, real whipped cream. I had planned to say no, but when the cake was set in front of me, I ate it. Yep. Just being social. Dang teachers lounge food! Then did subway today, and went for the classic BMT. skipped the oil kept the ranch. Still more calories than I wanted. Tonight though I did well. Banana and cottage cheese and triscuits. Plus went to the movie and skipped the popcorn and pepsi. Of course I'm hungry now, but that's okay. Cals for the day were somewhere around 1300-1400. (That cake really threw me!) I did my morning aerobics, threw in an extra 20 minutes this afternoon (guilt over the  ). Did the pilates tonight. I even went to Wal-Mart and splurged on workout clothes. Love 'em! Over all a good day.
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vgreet
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Posted: 26 January 2008 07:00 pm |
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| This morning I slept in way too late! I'm not going to get much done before I have to head off to work. I did some kickboxing. I did it in two 10 minute sets though because the parents called in there. Probably not as good as consecutive 20 minutes, but it got done! maybe i'll do another workout tonight or something. I guess I should stop procrastinating and get something done!
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vgreet
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Posted: 27 January 2008 03:43 am |
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Hey,
I did well on the calories again. I may have snuck a little chocolate in there tonight. I only did thirty minutes of pilates tonight. I don't have much energy. I'm not sure why. I decided to have a snack of yogurt and nuts after work. I thought that was a good compromise. Tomorrow is Sunday. A real challenge. I hope I can hold myself together.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 27 January 2008 04:01 pm |
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Good morning vgreet!
So you got some new workout clothes, that is great! Its fun to wear something new to add a little lift to the prospect of working out. Tell me about the kickboxing workout, is that a routine that you have or do you do it to a video like TaeBo? How did you get into that? It sounds interesting.
Hope your Sunday is getting off to a good start! Talk to you later!!
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vgreet
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Posted: 28 January 2008 03:16 am |
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Hey MollyMoo!
Thanks for all your support and encouragement. Actually I had planned to start logging my workouts a little bit better. So that all fits together perfectly. I use 10 minute solutions videos. I actually have four: Rapid Results Pilates, Kickboxing Bootcamp, Carb Burner and Fat Blasting Dance Mix. I just picked up the pilates one at wal-mart one day around thanksgiving. It was only $10 and I figured if I didn't stick with it, I wasn't out gym fees or anything like that. Turns out I love it! The way the 10 minute solution series is put together, you can pick one workout or mix and match. So I can work up to my workout. So my kickboxing isn't real kickboxing class or anything, but if you have a bad day at work, it's AWESOME! (plus when you do it at home, no one can see if you aren't good at it!  ) I know there are other really good videos and kickboxing works both arms and legs, but I love being able to build up to my workout!
Another sad Sunday story
Actually, looking at it from a distance today wasn't really that bad, but I am disappointed with some of my choices. To start off with, I only did a ten minute workout before church this morning. Then at lunch, I had planned on a salad or chicken, but when I looked at the menu, I only saw sawdust on that side of the menu. So I went with the chili burger. DELICIOUS! I did take the salad instead of the fries and I didn't get that chocolate peanut butter milkshake I've been craving for a month. How many cals does one of those have anyway? Dinner tonight was okay. Cottage cheese and triscuits and grapes. If I stopped there I would have been good. But no. I was thinking to myself. "You need a day off. Don't excercise." So what do I do? Eat some chocolate and pour myself a glass of wine. Yeah I know. So then I was feeling guilty and did get some workout it. But it was a struggle. I'm sure this is emotional. I need to get out and do something. I would really like to get to work subbing. Right now there is no way I could turn down  . I feel like one of those little ceaser's commercials. Pizza! Pizza! No veggies either. Lots of crust and cheese and meat!! It's not happening tonight.
Workout Today
Carb Killer
Ultimate Buns and Thighs
Simple Slimmer
Total Body Blast
Slim Sleek Stretch
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vgreet
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Posted: 28 January 2008 03:16 pm |
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Peter thanks so much for my new avatar! I love it! Well, I did manage to lose some weight this week. A pound and a half. I'm still on track to lose what I need before the end of the challenge. I never would have thought I could lose weight like I have been. I'm off for breakfast and kickboxing.
ttfn
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 28 January 2008 03:21 pm |
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Hey vgreet, love your new avatar. You are a horse person! Since I was a little girl I've always loved horses, although haven't been around them much. Tell us about yours please!
Congrats on the 1.5 pound weight loss. Good progress!
Boy oh boy did you do a lot of workout videos yesterday. I am not sure a 10 minute video would work for me its not long enough. I think I am going to look for a kickboxing one that maybe has a few different time ranges. If it has a full session including warmups that would probably work for me. But I like the idea as an alternative to the treadmill.
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vgreet
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Posted: 29 January 2008 04:35 am |
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Well Molly Moo, if you put all the 10 minute segments on a DVD together, you have a full fifty minutes, which is still beyond my range. Today I did kickboxing: Basic Training and Fat Burning Blast. I also did my 40 minutes of pilates which is almost the whole video. Calorie count for the day was around 990, which is somehow amazing. I was all ready to go for a snickers bar, but I got distracted (good thing!). I spent the whole day at the art building being creative. It felt great!
My new avatar is a picture I took of my horse Cinnamon. Cinnamon and I have a tenative agreement. Honestly, the problem is we are too much alike. We both get stubborn and our tempers flair. The problem is that she is a lot bigger than me and I am not the greatest cowgirl in town. This last year was the first year I've had her that I haven't hit the ground. (Good thing because I don't bounce too well any more!) I like her pretty well considering she is lazy (see how alike we are!), and even though she doesn't like the rope, she watches a cow well. If I was as good as horseperson as my little brother I could probably rope off of her, but I only rope when there are a large number of people present and it doesn't seem worth the risk to me or the people on the ground. So Cinnamon and I get to spend lots of quality time together in the summer when the cows are moving every which way. Honestly my favorite time of the year!
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vgreet
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Posted: 30 January 2008 02:31 am |
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Sigh...
I don't know what to say. I did 30 minutes on the kickboxing today: basic training, arms and shoulders, and buns and thighs. It wasn't high cardio, but feeling the burn in the muscles. In some weird twist of fate, I ended up babysitting instead of doing art. Has anyone noticed that when you watch little kids you end up eating more? Anyway, went out to lunch-I've been craving this wonderful little coffee shop panini. Turkey basil. Delish. Grabbed a fruit drink thinking healthy... 300 cals later. And the panini, oh the panini. You know why its so good? The cheese. Lots and lots of cheese. Oh yeah and I had to help the little girl with hers too! Agh! I have no clue how many cals were in that. Tonight I did well. Banana, 1/2 C grapes, cottage cheese, few crackers. But my throat is awful scratchy. And I took a nap today! Not a normal event for me. So I'm skipping pilates tonight. Something hasn't been feeling right for a while. Maybe the evening off will help. Or is this just an excuse to be lazy???? 
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vgreet
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Posted: 30 January 2008 05:16 pm |
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Hello fellow weight loss friends,
I'm skipping working out again this morning. Lots of contributing factors.
1. It's almost 11:00 and I'm just motivating. (Feeling stiff and achey and tired).
2. Feeling icky. Not miserable, but we'll say 80%
3. My hot water heater is out. Yep. It's about to start dumping snow, and I have no hot water. I thought they had that fixed yesterday.
4. Doctors appointment in 2 hours. No way to clean up before then.
I think a hot shower would go a long way to making me feel better, but nothing. May go over to grandma's after the appt. so I can clean up before work. I'll do pilates tonight anyway. I'll take 24 hours off, but since I'm not vomitting, I don't see any reason not to be doing some work out. Maybe not the super high cardio ones. I do have a confession from last night. Because of my throat and stuffiness, I couldn't sleep. I went for a shot of whiskey and hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps. I needed something warm to drink and I drink so much tea on a daily basis that it just didn't sound good. It did help calm me down and soothe my throat. I always kind of thought mom was kidding about the shot of whiskey. Turns out it works well. Actually what sounds good is one of those high cal all natural fruit smoothy drinks. Sigh... I'm going to see if I have any soup in the cabinet. I'm too lazy to make the real thing right now. Anyone have any low cal hot beverage ideas for when you are sick. Besides tea? I may have to buy some gatorade or something. I don't know why, but I don't like to drink water when I am sick, and I need to stay hydrated! 
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vgreet
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Posted: 31 January 2008 03:35 am |
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Well...
Not exactly a stellar day. Calories at 740. Not exactly my daily allowance, but since I slept most of the day, I don't figure that to be too bad. I'm sure my sodium intake was high. I did 20 minutes of pilates tonight. Okay, it's not cardio and not really even that difficult, but I really feel like that's all I should do tonight. I'm going to see how I'm doing in the morning. I'd like to do some cardio, even if it isn't intense, but if I can't breathe- I won't do it. I'm off early tonight. I need all my sleep before tomorrow.
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suenos
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Posted: 31 January 2008 04:48 am |
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vgreet wrote: Anyone have any low cal hot beverage ideas for when you are sick. Besides tea? Swanson's makes an organic veggie broth that I like to warm up and sip from a cup - it's like bullion without all the sodium....also fresh squeezed orange juice & honey with a cinn. stick in hot water - both my drinks of choice when I'm feeling under the weather. Hope you feel better soon.
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vgreet
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Posted: 1 February 2008 03:46 am |
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Thanks for the drink suggestions. I'll try those.
Another day just not what I had planned. I didn't drag out of bed early enough to do any cardio this morning. And I only did 10 minutes of pilates tonight. Mainly just so I can stick with it. Today was just a full day. But I have many more on the way, so I need to learn to deal with it. 930 cals on the day, but they weren't very good cals. Pepsi, crackers with peanut butter, and 100 cal pack of cheetos among my healthier choices. Oh well, now the real challenge begins. Work place food! Bring it on!
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vgreet
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Posted: 1 February 2008 10:11 pm |
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Why oh why do I do this?
I did well this morning. 20 min kickboxing cardio this morning. I just did low cardio type stuff: basic training and arm and shoulder shaper. I'm still not feeling like high cardio blasts. My mom is in town, so grandma and I went to lunch with her. Mexican. It was a giant platter, and I ate almost the whole thing!!!! What was I thinking? I would have been good about half way through, but I ate the whole thing! I need a head banging against a wall emoticon. I guess I had better get to work.
ttfn
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artistjohn
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Posted: 1 February 2008 10:43 pm |
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Hi I haven't visited before so I thought I'd pop in and say hello!!
When I've been ill I have a rule. Say i've been icky for 2 days, I allow 2 days of feeling well before I start training again. Its more important if you have had chest, breathing type illness flu etc.
There is a medical reason for it but I won't ramble in your diary!!
Keep up the good work
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 2 February 2008 12:05 am |
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Hi vgreet!!
vgreet wrote:
I could probably rope off of her, but I only rope when there are a large number of people present and it doesn't seem worth the risk to me or the people on the ground. So Cinnamon and I get to spend lots of quality time together in the summer when the cows are moving every which way.
I am going to ask a stupid question but apparently you own cattle and live on a ranch or farm?
I hope you are starting to feel better, you sounded really under the weather. Take your Mexican splurge as a learning experience that's all. I bet your body was starving after a couple of low cal days anyway. Hey you are using the zig zag technique without even planning it. 
Hope you have a great, reenergized workout tomorrow!
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vgreet
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Posted: 2 February 2008 06:12 am |
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Artistjohn, thanks for stopping in. I think your philosophy sounds great. I will remember that for future episodes. (Hopefully, it won't be too often!)
MollyMoo, good to hear from you. That's not a stupid question either. My family does have a cattle ranch. I love it. Possible to get great workouts everyday just doing what needs to be done, but also can be very difficult to eat lots of veggies/fruit or even drink lots of water for that matter! Because I have been going to school, I live about 150-200 miles away during the school year. There is a dash there becasue when the weather is nice its only 150 miles, but that road isn't maintained in the winter, so I have to take alternate routes. I love the ranch, but my whole family believes in the importance of education, so my brothers are both in college, and I just finished. I'm trying to set myself up in the job market, or else I would be home! Thanks for all your support! I appreciate it!
I stayed late over at grandma's since mom is in town. Fully intending to do the whole pilates workout when I got home. About two minutes into my 3rd segment I got a headache. Probably my body telling me that midnight is not time to workout. So I'm off to bed.
Thanks everyone for your support!
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vgreet
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Posted: 3 February 2008 04:20 am |
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Wahoo!!
A day that I got all of my excercise in! I did a ten minute segment (basic training) this morning and then 20 minutes before work (arm and should shaper and simple slimmer). All 40 minutes of pilates after work. I have no clue on the calorie count though, but I did pay careful attention to portion control and all my green tea was again gone. I'll drink a little more water tonight. Potluck at church tomorrow. Another calorie counting nightmare. I guess I'll just stick to portion control and not be a  .
That brings me to another question. I love to cook, and bake. What is a good way to calculate cals on that? For example, I made zucchini bread for the pot luck tomorrow. Most dishes I make I can pretty well figure out, but baking is a whole other ball game.
Good night everyone!
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vgreet
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Posted: 3 February 2008 08:01 pm |
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Blah!
Potlucks, church's love them, and I thought I did really well at portion control, but my tummy is saying no. I didn't workout this morning, so I'm thinking around 30 min of cardio right now to try to offset whatever is sitting so heavy in my stomach. I need to make some green tea too before the game starts. I heard on the radio that most Americans eat 3000+ calories on Super Bowl Sunday. That's equal to the Thanksgiving intake!! Not for me. A light dinner should help with calories for the day. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to get an actual calorie count! That would be nice! First day substitute teaching. Hope that goes well too!
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vgreet
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Posted: 4 February 2008 03:40 am |
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Well,
thanks to an exciting game I think my calorie intake was decent today. I did 2 kickboxing segments and a dance segment. I had planned on doing something more intense, but something didn't feel right midway through that 2nd segment. Tonight I did 30 minutes instead of 40 minutes of pilates for the same reason. I have a chicken salad lunch prepared for tomorrow, so hoping to stay on with the calorie count tomorrow. Now to get some sleep before tomorrow.
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 4 February 2008 03:35 pm |
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vgreet wrote: I heard on the radio that most Americans eat 3000+ calories on Super Bowl Sunday. That's equal to the Thanksgiving intake!! Not for me.
Not for me either! I snacked on carrots and rondele cheese (very little!) during the game and then I made burgers (95% lean) and potato skins (with fake bacon, low fat sour cream and reduced fat cheese). All the feeling of SuperBowl Sunday without the fat and calories!
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vgreet
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Posted: 6 February 2008 03:51 am |
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Sounds like a great Super Bowl Sunday! Great job. I didn't do quite as well as carrot sticks, but I did avoid snacking too much.
Both yesterday and today I managed to hit just over 1200 cals. And I have got 20 min. of cardio in both days. Last night I only did around 15 minutes of pilates. I made it through 30 minutes tonight. I started substitute teaching this week. It is so easy to forget how much energy it takes to teach. You would think it isn't exactly a workout, but you come home zapped. It seems like I'm always hungry when I'm teaching. The other killer is if you are trying to keep your liquid intake up. You are limited on when you can go to the bathroom!!! That and grading papers were two of the main things I don't miss about student teaching! Hopefully I can get some rest in tomorrow. I don't think I'm subbing.
btw-down two pounds despite the semi-rocky week!!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 6 February 2008 03:59 am |
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Awesome, you are doing great!!
It's funny what you said about limited bathroom breaks. I never really thought about that before but- I guess its true that you can't just leave the room in the middle of class!
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vgreet
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Posted: 7 February 2008 05:11 pm |
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Confession...
I only did a 10 min high cardio workout yesterday and nothing so far this morning. I think I did pretty well on cals yesterday despite teacher's lounge food. By the time I made it through work and went grocery shopping, I was home at 9:00 and had consumed only 600 calories-ish (that teacher's lounge food is hard to estimate). So-High cal PB&J and pretzels later than I would like to eat, but I was starving. Still am actually. I slept until 8.15 this morning. Then ran out the door. No excercise yet. I'm really stiff these days, I'm wondering if I need more sleep or more . Hard to say, but for now I'm going to make lunch because I still haven't eaten! Agh!
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 8 February 2008 12:09 am |
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No magical answers here about the stiffness but I hope a day off helps.
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vgreet
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Posted: 10 February 2008 03:42 am |
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Well... In general I feel like I've fallen off the wagon, but I know that isn't completely true. Feeling miserable right now. I worked 2-8 which gives me a 30 minute lunch. I work at the mall, so by 6:50 when I could finally duck out and grab a bite to eat I got mall food. Did I get the smart mall food? No I got the cheap mall food which I figure was somewhere around 800+ calories! No clue how many calories were in those Potato Oles until I got home. About 15 minutes after I ate that junk my stomach started to get upset. I can't believe that used to be a regular part of my diet! I still feel terrible, 3 hours later. blah! One thing that will help is I obviously can't go back to eating like that the way I'm feeling now. On the bright side, I did do my full workout today. Including some high cardio.  First time in several days. I'm wondering if I should be eating a few more calories, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 to deal with my new schedule. Maybe that would help with the exhaustion I have been dealing with. I feel like a huge whiner, but I have been beat. All I have been wanting to do is lay around. At least I've managed to get in at least 10 minutes everyday of workout. It may not be much, but at least I haven't totally cratered yet. I think I need to take some measurements. I meant to do that over a month ago and still haven't. May be time to kick it in gear. Because tomorrow is Sunday, it will be hard to calculate calories AGAIN.  Oh well. No greasy potato oles in sight. Moderation moderation moderation.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 10 February 2008 05:13 am |
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I had that same awful feeling last Sunday after I binged on food at the hockey game. It's unimaginable that we used to feel like that routinely.
I had a bit of tough stiff time on the treadmill today and I was really low cal the past couple of days. "Flat" is how I felt working out. I do think they are related. I tried to have more today I think I am around 1200. Hopefully the increase will help tomorrow...for both of us. I'll be watching!
Why does Sunday make it hard to count calories, are you going to be at the mall again?
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vgreet
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Posted: 11 February 2008 01:24 am |
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MollyMoo thanks for the encouragement!
Grandma and I generally go out to eat after church. I spend Sundays hanging out at her house, doing laundry and chatting. we tried a new restaurant and it was terrible! I'm sure it was high calorie to boot! But did 20 min cardio before church and another 20 minutes this evening. Still planning on getting the pilates in too!
I did some measurements last night and this morning. They are kind of rough but I figured I should keep track. I know I've lost some around my waist because my favorite skirt is about to start falling off and I can tighten the belt another hole, but I wanted to kind of be able to track that and make sure I'm not burning muscle. I'm not really sure what all I should be measuring, but this is what I have:
waist-35.5
thigh-24.5
hips--39.5
bust--36.5
weigh in tomorrow!
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vgreet
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Posted: 12 February 2008 02:14 am |
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Yesterday I did all my workouts + 20 minutes.
This morning my weigh in left me at the same weight as last week. Hardly surprising considering the way my week went. But I came away with a resolve to do better. As far as calories go, I did. I had around 1400-1500 cals. which is my goal zone on substituting days. I have to estimate because I'm really not sure how much is in that zucchini bread. I did the high cardio this morning. But I didn't make it through 15 minutes of pilates tonight. I really wanted to earlier in the day. But I have a major headache setting in. So off to bed. Hopefully, can sleep it off!
Night all
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cornishkez
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Posted: 12 February 2008 08:48 pm |
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Hi vgreet, I thought I would do the decent thing and come post on your diary since you have on mine!
It sounds as though you are doing great and being very truthful about how your feeling/doing day to day. I find if we are kidding other people, we are normally kidding ourselves.
Man, I would love to live on a ranch.  I live on a farm and we have the horses and dogs etc, but it isnt the same as the image I have in my head. Even as a kid I wanted to be a cowgirl .
Anyway, keep up the good work. Im in awe of your exercide regime, I think I need to take a leaf from your book.
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vgreet
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Posted: 13 February 2008 03:54 am |
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kez, thanks for stopping by. I love living on the ranch, but the lifestyle isn't exactly as John Wayne portrayed it. Still, it's a wonderful way of life that I wouldn't trade!
Today I did pretty well. I drank more green tea/water. 20 minutes of kickboxing and I did force myself through the 40 minutes of pilates. I am going to have to really knuckle down. I'm looking at at least 3 12 hour work days this week. Grrrr... I have only myself to blame. Because I am working until 8:00 I am really focusing on getting more calories earlier in the day. Today it worked well. If my zucchini bread calculations are correct, I had around 1400 calories today. 1000 of them before I went up to the portrait studio (4:00). Normally I try to balance better, but I am thinking this may be the way to go with these longer days. I'm hoping so!
Tomorrow's goal-stay hydrated!Last edited on 13 February 2008 04:15 am by vgreet
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vgreet
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Posted: 13 February 2008 07:44 pm |
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| So far I'm failing on my goal today. Actually, just not a good day. I'm super emotional, and emotionally eating to add on to it. I'm hoping it is just lack of sleep. Maybe because TTOM is coming? Or something? Maybe the wind howling all last night. Anyway, I had planned to go to Blimpie, but I went for the combo and the cookie! I'm sure I'm at 1000 cals already. Only a 10 minute workout this morning. By the time I was done I was wishing I had more time, but just couldn't drag out of bed this morning. I was stiff and the wind was loud enough that I never got a good sleep last night. I heard (not sure if it's true) the average wind speed in Casper for the month of January was 45mph. I believe it. Sorry Chicago-I don't think you are the windy city. I'm rambling. Sorry, just trying to vent while the kids are somewhat engaged. I'll check in tonight.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 14 February 2008 02:58 am |
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