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Beckster
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Posted: 31 August 2008 10:55 pm |
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| 31.5 lbs?!!! You are amazing! Congrats Midge, you've worked so hard for this!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 31 August 2008 11:56 pm |
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Scoobs, I think one of the issues I have with the PK&J and the other Cardio Parties is that they seem so much more difficult to make low impact. I keep up with the speed of the workouts (or I make myself, I should say!) but I am simply too big to do a lot of the jumping and have to be very careful of the squats. I'd like to hold on to my knees for a while! (Plus, when I do attempt a few I have too much, uh..., stuff flopping around. They need to make the body stocking equivilant of a workout bra!)
Upping the impact will be a goal when I am under 200 - it seems a safer option then.
Thanks, Becks!
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Scoobees
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Posted: 1 September 2008 12:00 am |
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Just be smarter than me Midge! I enjoyed higher impact activities a bit too much which is why I'm left with these pieces of junk I call knees.  It was soo fun to take it up a few notches...the endorphins start flying; now I could just shoot myself.
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 1 September 2008 04:11 pm |
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Thanks, Midge! You're an inspiration to me, too.
Today is the first day of September. Time to kick my butt back into gear. If I get off track, then Midge, feel free to kick my derriere! 
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MidgeH
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Posted: 1 September 2008 09:10 pm |
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Weight today 221.5. Not surprised as yesterday I seemed to do a lot of grazing, which is odd for me. I stayed within calorie limits - hence no gain - but I seemed to be craving carbohydrates. Lessn learned - no more chips in the house, even the baked ones. (I found these absolutely yummy ones at Whole Foods - way better then Lays)
Today, however, I don't seem to be very hungry. I was out most of the morning/afternoon shopping and had the Turkey/new potatoes/ steamed veggies at Boston Market. (supposedly 380 cals - I'm calling it 500) and I'm still not hungry. Maybe I will be by dinner time, but at least I won't be grazing.
Speaking of shopping - I am one of those anti-Walmart people, but I needed something and found myself right next to one so I thought it made more sense to go there then all the way to Target. Turns out they have a great - and CHEAP - selection of work-out wear. I got 2 prs shorts, pants and 2 tops with built in bras for $32! I also found a treadmill I liked for under $500 (I want a gym quality one - this seemed close!) I didn't get it- I'll need help when/if I do (+ my brother-in-law works for Walmart, I may have to ask him to get it for me with his discount!)
Me and exercise is kinda like me and babies - I'm not particularly interested in either but I love the clothes! (Best of all - the walmart XL is almost too big for me.)
45 mins of TJ today. total for 4 day weekend - 180 mins cardio + 45 mins strength. Should have done more, but still pretty good.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 2 September 2008 05:34 pm |
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Weight today 221. Time for a ticker update!
60 lbs - woo hoo! It's nice to be more than mid way.
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 2 September 2008 08:04 pm |
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FANTABULOUS, MIDGE!!!
I would give you a cookie, but that might be counterproductive, even though you've earned one.
So...instead, I'll give you a hearty "congrats", a smile, and a fruit basket (sorry, I'm not included, LOL). 
Way to go!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 3 September 2008 02:20 am |
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Thanks, Nick.
No exercise today, the boss came in after 5pm and gave me something that needs to be ready to go out before 8am tomorrow. That's OK, he doesn't ask this often, plus after 4 straight days of hard exercise a rest day is OK. Back on the horse tomorrow.
I've had a bit of a grazing night again. I managed to cut myself off before 8pm though. And I'm still only at 1200 cals (or a smidge under). Otherwise the food today went fine except that I had veggie soup again today at lunch. OK cals wise but I might pay for the salt tomorrow. We'll see. (sometimes it's easy to find something at work - and I always have some veggies off the salad bar, tomatoes yum - but occassionally they have beige days. You know, everything is beige because it's fried. I like fried food as much as the next fatty, but I grew up with a "multicolor" rule - all meal componants had to have different colors. I think that's why I like veggies so much now. Thank goodness. ) I need to get better at bringing my lunch but it is such a pain in the #%@&!.
An NSV - For the past couple of weeks I have jogged up the stairs at work first thing in the AM (I'm going to get my toast or milk for my cereal). Boom, boom, boom, right up and not a bit out of breath (it's a tall staircase). Thank you TJ!
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Beckster
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Posted: 3 September 2008 02:39 am |
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| Echo on the way to go. Good job on the exercise too. Love reading about your achievements!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 3 September 2008 11:24 pm |
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45 mins of TJ. Little bit of an NSV - I wasn't going to exercise, even sat on the couch prepared not to get up, but I felt I had to so I did. I didn't hit it quite as hard, could have done more, but I am so droopy tonight.
Not surprising I was up .5 today. What is surprising is that I'm OK with it. I knew I shouldn't have eaten soup. It'll go away. Hopefully tomorrow.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 4 September 2008 03:15 pm |
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Ugh, numbers. I am getting so sick of the numbers on the scales. Really. I don't want to see, know or think about them anymore.
I need to make a change. My eating is set so I don't really have to keep track of those numbers anymore (although I probably will) but I am so very sick of the scale. And waiting for a number to appear that doesn't seem to want to no matter what I do. And feeling punished even though I go hungry. I'm tempted to throw my scale in the dumpster then go buy a new one in a month. Or more. (I'm not sure what good that will do though, when there is a scale at work I pass by 10 times a day. Really I can't believe how easy it is for me to weigh myself virtually any time of day. )
I want to spend some time concentrating on nothing but my health and my exercise abilities. Not sizes, not weight, not exactly how many cals I ate. This isn't me throwing out a wish that I could become less scale addicted. I'm just OVER it.
I'm kind of over all of it. I'm tired of peoples comments. A "you look great" is nice but "after you were sick you lost weight and then you gained weight and now you're skinny again. Why?" is completely uncalled for. And telling me you noticed when I put weight on? I barely know your name, stalker! This weird incident was followed up by 2 "I'm jealous, you're lucky"s What?! F*&k you! I SUFFER and WORK my #%@&! off for this - and I'm still fat! You mochachino swilling bacon eater! (Another one just happened "What are you doing?" "1200 cals a day and lots of exercise." Dissapointed face: "Oh, nothing easy." Obviously loses interest. People are so WEIRD.)
Other then this site I just don't want to have anything to do with the weight loss world. I'm sure it'll pass and maybe I'm hormonally unbalaced today but I have had it!
ETA: Another one! Work person with sneer: "Well, I guess if YOU can do it...sneer sneer." What is happening today?! My new outfit isn't that slimming - 1/2 the people here have lost their minds (the other 1/2 are still acting like I have contagious fattyitus.)
Last edited on 4 September 2008 05:27 pm by MidgeH
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 4 September 2008 08:11 pm |
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Midge, people are ignorant. I take what most people say with a grain of salt.
It doesn't matter one little bit what other people have to say about what you look like. What actually matters is what YOU think. You have come so far, and accomplished so much, by undertaking a journey that a lot of those other people have no conceivable idea about.
Yeah, you gotta love it when people say you're "lucky". What the flippin' heck ever! Let them try to eat like we do, and exercise like we do, and see if they still say we're "lucky". No, we're committed. One thing about a weight loss journey - it speaks for your tenacity and devotion.
Yeah, a lot of people are looking for that quick fix. When I tell people how much weight I've lost, they often assume straightaway that I had surgery. Mom told our landlord how much I had lost. He said, "Did he have surgery?" Mom told him I didn't, and he said, "Wow, he did it without cheating?" LOL
Then, when he saw me the other day after a long time, he said, "Wow, did you get a short hair cut?" LOL, people are so funny.
Midge, people are very prone to jealousy, too. Think about it - people who see fit to mock you might very well be thinking in the back of the mind, "Wow, she's lost a lot - I wish I could."
So...stay encouraged! When you're tired of the real world (like I became a long time ago), come here and talk to us.
Have you thought about buying a body fat scale? It might not display a very accurate body fat percentage, but it will allow you to see a change over time. The requirements are stringent, though - you can't eat or drink for so long before stepping on it, taking a shower can affect the results, etc. Still, it's something to consider.
You are the bomb! Don't let anybody else tell you otherwise, or they will have to deal with me!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 4 September 2008 08:38 pm |
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Thanks, Nick.
I just felt so bombarded with imbeciles today. God people are stupid. And on a day where I'm already in a self loathing cycle - not good.
I've made a sign for my scale. (I paid a fortune for that dumb thing, I'm keeping it) The sign says "Stop! Don't do it, it only makes you a lunatic!" Really.
I just can't take this number-go-round any more. I cannot eat any better then I do, I could exercise more, I guess, but what I do should be enough to make me happy with my loss rate. (last numbers I crunched - a pound for me is worth over 5000 cals, not the average 3500. Great.)
So I'm stepping off for a while. I have no idea how long, of course I will have to weigh myself sometime, but I'm not worrying about it, not putting a time on it. I will continue to eat well and keep myself within my 1200 range, but without getting weird about it (take today for example. I wanted a few carbs so I got some fat free pretzels - 240 cals. I was mad at myself - contemplating skipping dinner!- because I had more than 100 cals for a snack. STUPID! And borderline ED. I mean, even at 240 & the amount I plan to have for dinner I will only be at 1104. )
I measure on the 15th - I'll probably still do that.
So Crazy Midge's Diary of Daily Scale Number Obsession will probably become Crazy Midge' Diary of Daily Exercise Obsession - but I think that's a good thing (At least for a while!)
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MidgeH
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Posted: 5 September 2008 12:03 am |
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Exercise up date: TJ Fat Blaster - 30 mins cardio & 3t - 35 mins of scultping.
First time I did both, I liked them. I also got a cushy mat over the weekend - it's made the floor work bearable.
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Beckster
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Posted: 5 September 2008 03:22 am |
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Midge,
Forget about the cows at work, they're just jealous and threatened. Bovines, cows...with all the sh-t that comes with it.
You may be on the right track in regards to staying off the scale for a while and focusing on another part of your plan. I think it's a good idea to keep your focus on the overall effort but keep it flexible, because really, that's life. Sooner or later stuff happens that shakes up your routine. So it's good to have multiple tracks to get back on when that happens. So maybe you're not into weighing yourself these days. OK, fine. Shift your focus to the exercise bit and let the numbers go for a while. Anyway, it's a good thought.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 5 September 2008 11:50 pm |
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Not much to report today. I ate more then usual - I'm at about 1400 cals. I was just really hungry.
I think I'm getting ready to start another faux TTOTM. Would explain a great deal. (The anger, the paranoia, the exhaustion, the hunger) I can't take this - I have to get to the doctor. Full blown PMS every 10 days is ridiculous. I'm making the appointment on Monday!
ETA: I just realized that the pearl ring my pareants gave me for my 16th birthday now fits again. Last time I wore it i think I was 18. NSV!
Last edited on 6 September 2008 01:20 am by MidgeH
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MidgeH
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Posted: 6 September 2008 08:30 pm |
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45 mins cardio, 20 mins abs today.
I think I'm going to try a few things over the next week and see if they help.
1. eat protein (and maybe the occasional veggie) for breakfast. This means eggs for the most part. I think I need to avoid morning carbs. (and the heart friendly stuff I put on my toast) I'll try and develop a taste for egg beaters but if not I'll do a 1 egg + 3 egg white combo. And a cup of skim milk - I need the calcium.
2. Have veggies as my morning snack. A cup of cherry tomatoes, or some celery and other cut up veggies would be good.
3. Carbs. With the exception of a few whole grain crackers with my tuna or salad at lunch I need to avoid carbs. I think my body just doesn't like them.
4. Speaking of carbs I need to avoid fruit. I will have the occasional banana for the potassium, but for the most part my veggie intake offsets anything I lose by avoiding fruit.
Finally I will start keeping track of my daily intake here again. While I still eat very well I may have gotten into some bad habits and I want to get out of them.
What this mostly means is being better prepped for the week and avoiding the cafe at work.
This is just for the week and then I'll re-evaluate.
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Beckster
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Posted: 6 September 2008 11:10 pm |
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| Midge that sounds like a great plan. I always think it makes such a difference to plan and prep food for the week. Then you're not faced with the enticing choices we had in the cafeteria on Friday: fish and chips, taco salad or tacos. Oh wow, way to promote health. You'd think in a hospital...!!! so off to the salad bar, boring, but serviceable.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 7 September 2008 09:05 pm |
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Exercise today - 30 mins cardio + 20 mins sculpting.
Food Diary for today:
Breakfast: 1 poached egg + 1 poached egg white (89 cals)
Lunch: 3 oz 98% FF pork loin (175 cals) & 4 oz potato (100) & 1 tbs promise (45) (shoulda had a veggie!)
Snack: Banana (110 cals) & 1 tbs ground cashews (100 cals) (You get these at whole foods - they're like nut butter but no extra oil or sugar or salt and they don't get stuck in my braces!)
Dinner - later: 5 oz scallops (160 cals) baked with 2tbs parmesan (60 cals) & 1tbs promise (45) & 2 cups asparagus (70) roasted with 1tsp olive oil (40)
That = 1014 for day.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 8 September 2008 01:12 am |
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Need to change my total for day to 1114. I had the room, but I had another tablespooon of nuts. Bad Midge! I don't think I'll be buying them anymore, I like them too much.
So I've prepped my food for tomorrow and I'm already bored with it. I think I'll like having nice veggies to munch on all day, but I really hate this part. Rest of the week may be easier - you can't cut up and prep all your veggies at once because it speeds spoilage (especially when you have organic) but I did get a nice new lettuce crisper so maybe that will help cut down on salad prep (I washed everything - the darn thing was almost $20 so it better keep those greens OK for a few days!) I also hard boiled 12 eggs. I thought I would take a few minutes to scramble a couple in the morning but I don't trust myself to do it. This way I can eat 1 + 1 white in the morning while watching a few minutes of news or grab and go if I am running late. They should last all week.
Wow. What an incredibly boring post.
To be honest my life has gotten boring. Most of my friends are teachers so they pull a disappearing act every september. Work is just work. Family is just family. So nothing is going on anywhere. Ah, well. Things will pick up.
I have an orthodontis appointment on the 15th - If I find out I'm getting the braces off it's going to be online dating time. I'm sure that will give me plenty to gripe about in here. (I'm also hoping for a pic that is appropriate to use as my avatar.)
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 8 September 2008 01:44 am |
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Yeah, I hear you about the veggies. By the end of my big salad bowl, my veggies sometimes get a bit slimy, but I eat them anyway. 
Can't wait to see your pic!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 8 September 2008 11:42 pm |
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Exercise: 45 mins Cardio
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled egg whites (35) 1/2 cup skim milk (45) – turns out eating a cold yolk in the AM is very unappealing to me.
Snack: Banana (121)
Lunch: Tuna Cup (80) 3 Ak-Mak Crackers (69) Red leaf and baby spring lettuce (15) grape tomatoes (15) red onion (16) 1.5 tbs bacos (35) 4 tbs vinagar (5) 1/4c edamame (64)
Snack: grape tomatoes (27) orange bell pepper (13) 2 tbs light sour cream (35) (mixed a dash of garlic salt and a pinch of herbs de provance in the sour cream.)
Dinner: 3 oz Chicken Breast (142) Broccoli (25) Onion (50) ¾ c Chicken Broth (50) 1 tbs Cornstarch (30) 1 oz crushed cashews (180) (cooking experiment – I wanted to make this richer but not add soy sauce. Eh. Little gloopy. I need an asian cooking class to learn how to make those light sauces. And it needed soy.)
Total = 1052
Day 2 of the super low carb week. And, of course, I’m craving carbs. It’s completely psychosomatic, my brain playing tricks on me. Luckily, other then some fruit, I do not have any in the house. It’s just 1 week; I ‘ve done way tougher things then this. Next week I think it’ll be a carb zigzag week. Low like today, add a serving the next day, etc. etc. I’m not a big believer in low carbs – I just think I need a little carb detox and I was definitely loading up on far to many carbs in the AM. Then again, maybe this will make no diff whatsoever and next week I’ll still be crabbing.
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Beckster
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Posted: 9 September 2008 02:31 am |
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| You're doing great Midge. But I'm gonna have to agree with you on the cold yolks.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 9 September 2008 02:02 pm |
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Hey, I hit over 10k views in less than 4 months!
Boy, you people sure are gluttons for punishment, aren't ch'a?
This is the first time in my life I've ever felt popular - so thanks!
In honor of this occasion, and my rather rambunctious mood, I present to you the "Top Five Things Midge Would Like to Do to the Naturally Skinny"
5. Hold them down and force feed them a box of cornstarch
4. Take in the inseams of their jeans without them knowing
3. Force them to fly from New York - Sydney locked in the restroom
2. Make them get a bikini wax - every day.
1. Bees. Lots and lots of fat bees. You get the drift.
Why is Midge so worked up, you ask? Scene: Work cafe - I am getting my water, skinny woman I know who is getting eggs, bacon and french toast and complaining about her long swan like neck says, looking me square in the eye "Is THAT your breakfast? I eat anything I want!"
I really need to find a new job.
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Scoobees
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Posted: 9 September 2008 06:46 pm |
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I like your list...I'm sure I could even add a few if I thought about it. 
There must be something in the air today. A co-worker (rail thin) bakes a peanut butter pie and brings it in for us. I tell her thanks, but I try not to eat such things until my 'free day'. She's cool with that. OTHER co-worker (not rail thin...but lots smaller than me for sure) grabs a fork and proceeds to dig into the ENTIRE pie. She said she 'has no problems with that'. Where's the gun emoticon???
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MidgeH
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Posted: 9 September 2008 11:07 pm |
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So, food for today:
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled egg whites (35) 1/2 cup skim milk (45)
Snack: Banana (121)
Lunch: Tuna Cup (80) 2 Ak-Mak Crackers (46) Red leaf and baby spring lettuce (15) grape tomatoes (15) red onion (16) 1.5 tbs bacos (35) 4 tbs vinagar (5) 1/4c edamame (64)
Snack: grape tomatoes (27) orange bell pepper (13) 2 tbs light sour cream (35) 1 oz deli chicken (40)
Dinner: 4 oz sole (100) 2 tbs parmesan (45) brussel sprouts (50)
Wow, only 787 calories. Between lunch and the snack I wasn't even hungry, I made myself eat my afternoon veggies because I thought I needed them, good thing I did. I'm hungry now though, just waiting for the fish to get done. Cals are low but I certainly got lots of fiber and vitamins today.
Rest day for exercise, I went 5 days in a row, it's time for rest.
Scoobs - no way is that co-working a lot smaller then you - you're the exercise queen!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 11 September 2008 12:17 am |
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Food diary for today:
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled egg whites (35) 1/2 cup skim milk (45)
Snack: grapes(100)
Lunch: Tuna Cup (80) 2 Ak-Mak Crackers (46) Red leaf and baby spring lettuce (15) grape tomatoes (15) red onion (16) 1.5 tbs bacos (35) 4 tbs vinagar (5) 1/4c edamame (64)
Snack: grape tomatoes (27) orange bell pepper (13) 2 tbs light sour cream (35)
Dinner: 4 oz scallops (120) 2 tbs parmesan (45) asparagus (70) 1 tsp olive oil (40)
Total = 806 cals. One thing about low carb, it also sorta naturally lowers cals and fat. I guess I should eat more, but with the exception of between my snack and dinner I'n not hungry. (I'm not full I guess - I haven't been "full" in 5 months!)
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MidgeH
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Posted: 12 September 2008 12:03 am |
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Food diary for today:
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled egg whites (35) 1/2 cup skim milk (45)
Snack: banana (120)
Lunch: Tuna Cup (80) 2 Ak-Mak Crackers (46) Red leaf and baby spring lettuce (15) grape tomatoes (15) red onion (16) 1.5 tbs bacos (35) 4 tbs vinagar (5) 1/4c edamame (64)
Snack: grape tomatoes (27) orange bell pepper (13) 2 tbs light sour cream (35)
Dinner: 5 oz sole(140) 2 tbs parmesan (45) asparagus (70) 1 tsp olive oil (40)
Total = 846 cals. I just had to coopy and paste from yesterday. Boy is my life exciting.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 12 September 2008 10:44 pm |
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Food diary for day 6 of low carb:
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled egg whites (35)
Snack: banana (120)
Lunch: Tuna Cup (80) 2 Ak-Mak Crackers (46) Red leaf and baby spring lettuce (15) cherry tomatoes (25) red onion (16) 1.5 tbs bacos (35) 4 tbs vinagar (5)
Snack: grape tomatoes (27) orange bell pepper (13) 2 tbs light sour cream (35)
Aiyiyi - only at at 452 for the day. I just had 1/2 tbs of peanut butter so make that 497 for the day.
After dinner I will be at only 742.
I have learned that it is very very hard to be both vegetarian and low carb at the same time - no wonder most vegetarians are so thin! I'm eating up, or over, 6 cups of veggies a day - that's 12 servings according to the USDA - I simply can't eat more than that. I'm not Nir!
Only 1 more day of this experiment - I'm glad it's only 7 days- I feel like I've been hungry all week. So sunday morn I'll see what diff it has made (last sunday I was 220.5) then I'll come up with an experiment for next week. (Even if this works I simply can't sustain it.)
Tomorrow I think I'm going to experiment with my new obsession food - edamame. I have some snack ideas - I'll let you know how it goes.
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Beckster
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Posted: 12 September 2008 11:11 pm |
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MidgeH wrote: So sunday morn I'll see what diff it has made (last sunday I was 220.5) then I'll come up with an experiment for next week. (Even if this works I simply can't sustain it.)
Tomorrow I think I'm going to experiment with my new obsession food - edamame. I have some snack ideas - I'll let you know how it goes.
Hey Midge,
I'll be thinking 'bout you Sunday morning as I do my talk show watching. This is gonna be a great election season. I'm already watching my reruns of The West Wing. Also, although I freely admit she's a flaming liberal, check out Maureen Dowd's column in the NY Times from Aug 31st, "Vice in Go-Go Boots". It's priceless.
As far as edamame, have you tried Trader Joe's "soycutash"? It's in the frozen veg section. Edamame beans instead of lima beans (eww) in a veg mix. Very tasty.
Keep up the great work Midge, you're awesome!!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 12 September 2008 11:23 pm |
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Once again we prove that we were sisters in another life, Becks. I'm watching reruns of the WW too! I have trouble watching season 7 though - too sad.
Thanks for the tip - I'm going to Trader Joes tomorrow, I'll check it out.
I love Maureen Dowd. Bushworld is a great book.
Last edited on 12 September 2008 11:24 pm by MidgeH
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Beckster
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Posted: 12 September 2008 11:52 pm |
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| Wow. It's almost eerie. You're not related to any Sowers or Florea's are you? My dad was from Missouri.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 13 September 2008 09:03 pm |
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No, not that I'm aware of, Becks.
Final day of carb jihad. Here's the food diary so far (usual Saturday weirdness)
No Breakfast.
Snack: 1/2 of natural fruit thing (like fruit leather) - 25cals, 1/2 tbs peanut butter (45 cals)
Lunch: skinny chicken cordon blue - 4.5 oz chicken breast, 1 slice ham, 4 tsp parmesan cheese (290 cals) broccoli (30 cals) promise (45cals)
So far 435 cals. Dinner of scallops and asparagus and snack of my last egg white will put the total at 710 cals.
We'll see tomorrow how well this went, but now I need to plan experimental week #2.
Week 1 - low carb week
Week 2 - exercise week
So Sun to Sat starting tomorrow I will make myself exercise every single day for 90 mins. Cardio and altrnating toning muscle groups. Calories I will take back up to an almost normal level of 1100 - 1200 and reintroduce some carbs. (Specifically 1 piece of toast in the morning to go with the egg whites. I was hungry every morning at work this past week!) I don't want to exercise every day, but it's an experiment. I can do a week.
I have a feeling this is going to be an extra trial becuse of TTOM (I don't seem to be holding water this time though - because of the low carb? Maybe.)
Tentative week 3 experiment - calorie zigzag w/regular amount of exercise. Those of you who zigzag how do you vary? If I usually eat 1200 cals would 800/1400 be an appropriate zigzag or should it be more pronounced?
Tentative week 4 is to go back to normal. But first we'll see how weeks 1 & 2 go and see if loss is steadier.
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 13 September 2008 09:29 pm |
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Hey, Midge! It's good to try new things for a week here and there. I could learn from that - I just hate to step off my routine. Good luck! 
I'm eating up, or over, 6 cups of veggies a day - that's 12 servings according to the USDA - I simply can't eat more than that. I'm not Nir!
Tell me about it! LOL
Of course, if carrot cake counts, then count me in!
As far as zig-zagging goes, mine varies from about 1200 to 3000.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 14 September 2008 01:38 pm |
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Results for the week. SW 200.5 CW 215. So a loss of 5.5 lbs.
That's good, I'm happy with that. I'm in the 2-teens so I like that. I was hoping for a 7-8 lb loss so the carbs avoidance didn't have quite the effect I thought it would. Lack of exercise probably didn't help though. The combo of PMS and no fuel left me with no energy whatsoever.
So this week is exercise week. Oi. Not looking forward to this AT ALL.
ETA: Little NSV - one of my new boots zips all the way up! Why one - because my right leg is so much bigger then the left - but .5 fits so I'm glad (it would be just my luck to pay a fortune for something and then never be able to wear it - but I don't think that's going to happen!)
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MidgeH
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Posted: 14 September 2008 08:26 pm |
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Article to check out http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/20-superfoods-for-weight-loss-212436
Did 45 mins of cardio. Was suppose to do more but I'm rebelling. Trying to figure out what is wrong with me and its the simple fact that exercising because I HAVE to because of some artificial goal I've set isn't working for me.
I want to be one of those people who live to exercise. I want to be able to run for miles and miles and love it. Maybe I'll become one of those people but not like this. Today, even, I exercised because I found myself in front of the DVD player saying "I want to work out". So I did and I feel like I put more umph into it then I usually do.
So, no artificial goal this week. Goal instead is to eat smart and do something physical everyday that I want to do. I'm going to keep an accurate count though. I'm still tryng to spot patterns and problems.
Food Today (so far)
Breakfast: 1 Kashi waffle (85 cals. this is the first time I had one of these. They're kinda expensive but not bad.) 2 tsp promise (30) SF syrup (35)
Lunch: Skinny Tacos - 1/3 lb ground turkey breast cooked with salsa and reduced salt taco mix (190 - I made the whole pound of meat and split it into 3 servings - easy meals!) 2 tbs light sour cream (45) 3 tbs salsa (15) 1oz of baked tostitos (120)
After dinner and snack total should be 900. It's weird how I don't seem to be able to get up over 1000 on weekends (unless I go out to dinner) anymore. I'm not even sure what to eat to make sure I do. (And, if i'm being really honest, I'm afraid to. I don't spend too much time actually hungry so should I even be worried about it?)
Last edited on 14 September 2008 08:27 pm by MidgeH
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 14 September 2008 08:51 pm |
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Way to go on the weight loss, Midge!
Midge, do you listen to music while you work out? I've found that if I don't, my workout doesn't progress as quickly, and I just can't get into it as much. It makes a huge difference, especially if you have headphones. As I've said before, I'll probably go deaf at an early age, but at least I'll be healthy! LOL
Steak and eggs?!? That diet sounds like a plan to me, although it doesn't like I could behave too well.
Again, congrats! You are doing fantabulously, dahling. 
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MidgeH
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Posted: 14 September 2008 09:01 pm |
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I do dvds for the most part. I need to hear the instructions.
I occasionally dance around the living room in my underwear while cranking the iPod - does that count?
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 14 September 2008 09:11 pm |
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We are two peas in a pod, Midge.
I dance around my room while listening to music, too. Not in my underwear, though - I'm a bit too reserved for that (but that's just me).
Last edited on 15 September 2008 12:41 am by CrimsonAnimus
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MidgeH
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Posted: 15 September 2008 02:10 am |
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MidgeH
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Posted: 15 September 2008 07:30 pm |
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Well, today is measurement day. Another 7.625" gone in the 9 measurements I keep. That's 45.625" total.
In other news, my braces come off October 23rd! Woo hoo! It's going to be a nightmare of appointments and rubberbands until then, but I don't care - the end is in sight!
ETA: I somehow got in 1223 cals today. I'm having a grazing day. Thank goodness the peanut butter is almost gone.
Last edited on 16 September 2008 12:08 am by MidgeH
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 15 September 2008 10:21 pm |
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Awesome, Midge! You go, girl.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 16 September 2008 02:02 am |
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Hi, I've missed you, and missed a lot. First, congrats on hitting the 1/2way marker, that is a huge accomplishment and I am really thrilled for you. Also, you are really doing great on the measurements. The exercise has to be helping.
Also, I thought this was sucha nice moment, really glad you shared: MidgeH wrote:
ETA: I just realized that the pearl ring my pareants gave me for my 16th birthday now fits again. Last time I wore it i think I was 18. NSV!
Hey, and don't I recall something about a margarita party after the braces come off??
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MidgeH
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Posted: 16 September 2008 02:07 am |
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Ya huh. It's scheduled for 11/8. If you find yourself in the area it's pomegranite margaritas and personal angst all around! (At least pomegranites are good for you.)
I've missed you, Mol! You've missed more than a couple of breakdowns!
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MidgeH
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Posted: 16 September 2008 11:11 pm |
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Ok, so I added back a small amount of carbs, my intake the last 3 days averages about 1150 cals/day - and I'm GAINING! Aaargh!
Well, early enough in the week I guess. Need to turn it around. So much going on this week though - family coming in so that means meals out a lot. Sigh. Why must things work so differently for me? None of the "rules" seem to apply for me. It's crazy how little I get to eat if I want to lose.
So what should I do? Cut carbs again? Maybe go back to an egg white breakfast.
Thoughts?
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 16 September 2008 11:30 pm |
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Midge - at 1150 cals per day it has to be water uptick, not carbs, don't fret. Seriously.
Thanks to the invite to your party! I would love to come but realistically will need to settle for some pics of the festivities. Are you going to let us see your video?
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MidgeH
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Posted: 16 September 2008 11:35 pm |
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Oh, Mol. I hope you are right! Is it possible to have TTOTM bloat at the end of it?
It'll just be pics, not video ( I would prefer video - yeah, I know I'm weird. But I photograph horribly, but public speaking I am good at.) Yes, by that point I'm hoping to be at a stage to give you some before and after. I have some really awful infomercial style before pictures that I'm hoping to compare them to. Then again I may be too mortified to do anything with them. This is where the friends come in. In addition to helping me make sure I sound appealing in the written part they can pick the pictures (for the most part.)
Ah, well, I have 8 weeks to prepare for it - If I don't blow back up to 300lbs while starving, that is. (Just a joke!)
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Beckster
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Posted: 17 September 2008 02:57 am |
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Hey Midge,
I've read that carbs can increase water retention, I think water binds to glycogen when it's being stored. So if you were off them for a while and then go back on you could expect a tiny bump. But don't stop eating carbs, just know that as you go back on them there will be a bit of an adjustment.
Also, congrats on the measurements and weight loss. You've been so consistent and worked so hard.
And don't worry about sounding appealing. You're smart and thoughtful and funny and you've achieved so much. You got it all kiddo. You just better hook up with a guy who's worthy of you.
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MidgeH
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Posted: 17 September 2008 01:16 pm |
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That's interesting, Becks. I'm trying to fight water rentention with drinking a lot of water today - no diet pepsi today - water, water, water instead. I hope that helps.
Oh, and I've been relly BAD about exerciseing the past week. Only once in 7 days! Yikes. So tonight (and tomorrow and ...) I'll try and sweat it out.
Last edited on 17 September 2008 01:17 pm by MidgeH
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MidgeH
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Posted: 18 September 2008 03:43 pm |
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45 mins of TJ last night. Yesterdays cals were only 796.
So, I have to assume at this point I am in starvation mode. I've said before that I'm not sure I buy this - but since everyone here knows a lot about weight loss and has been warning me about it I am going to assume it's true. For now.
I need to get out of it. And advice on how? (Without ballooning up? This is me - going up will give me a breakdown.)
Today I'm trying to eat a normal amount. Calories planned are 1160 (I've eaten 400 so far.) Tomorrow will be similar, then Saturday I will be eating out so it'll be a higher cal day. Maybe 1500 or so. Probably still not enough, but I am TERRIFIED of gaining more weight ( I was at 214 on Mon. I am at 215 today)
Mostly I'm trying to focus on something else. I think I need to stop counting calories and looking at the scale and instead focus on exercise and measurements. I've got the food thing down - heck I'm having to plan on eating more - it's the exercise that I think is holding me back. I'm trying to stay off the scale, with little effect, I think what I need is to have that emotional investment with exercise goals instead. I berate myself and get into a punishing attitude when I gain (even when I just stay the same I get annoyed at myself) instead of that I need to have the same sort of emotional investment (only nicer hopefully) with exercise.
Why don't I feel a sense of exhiliration the morning after I hit an exercise goal and a sense of disappointement when I don't? Why can I deny myself food almost happily but not force my body to move 1 second longer than is necessary? In virtually all cases - plateau, starvation mode, general lack of loss - where you really are eating at a deficit and pretty healthy foods (and not just saying you are) exercise is the answer. Want me to eat only 400 cals tomorrow - sure I can do that, but need to exercise for an hour and I have an internal hissy fit.
I need to shift my focus!
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