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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 4 September 2009 07:23 pm |
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It has been a few weeks since I last blogged / diarized / whatever you would like to call it. Good thing is that i have stuck to my 6:00 am walking for all of summer. Most weeks I have walked at least 4 days, most weeks 5 days. I have been fairly good with weekends as well. I am still on official vacation from my food diary, somedays, i need a break and I am trying to add in my head and stay conscious of the numbers rather than binge, binge, binge.
Happily my weight this morning was at 167.4 which means that I have lost exactly 50 lbs since August 2006. It has been a hard 3 years and have probably gained back 10 lbs of what I lost at least once a year, only to get back on the wagon and loose it again. Here is hoping that by August 2010, I am down to 147.4. I would be very happy with that weight, my lowest adult weight would be my marriage weight 18 years ago which was around 135.
On a sad note, my friend is loosing her fight with Cancer and it could be an emotional week or two. I am hoping I don't turn to food for comfort.
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Lami
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Posted: 5 September 2009 06:29 pm |
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Hi Bluebuggy, You've done really well loosing all that weight and still keeping it up. I have the same problem as you. I loose weight then put back on and start all over again its up and down. I also lost my closest friend a few years ago and it's not been easy. The good thing is she is never far from my thoughts and seems to be with me. Someone once said 'we carry around the people we've loved in our hearts' there must be some truth in that.
Kind thoughts and best wishes to you at this difficult time.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 1 October 2009 01:06 pm |
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It has almost been a month since my last entry. It has been a sad month. My friend passed away on Sept 7 and left me in tears for a few weeks. It is not so bad now but I feel for her kids. They are 17, 15 and 12. I can still hear her in my head which is good but I miss talking to her for advice.
My weight this morning was at 168.2 which is suprizing considering all the bloody birthday cake and junk we have ate in the last few weeks. We were experimenting with making homemade fondant. My daughter wanted a tinkerbell cake and I thought it would be more fun to make it rather than buy it. The only down side to fondant is that it is soo heavy and sits in your stomach like a rock. We ended up making a practise cake and then a real cake for her friends. It turned out well, the fondant (marshmallow recipe was so easy to work with. After the second cake was done - I threw out all the remaining fondant. I will try again in a few months but I think I will practise with icing too. I have discovered it fun to decorate cakes.
I am still walking at 6:00am every week day morning and manage to get out after supper most nights too which definately helps keep my weight down. I am thankfull that my neighbour lady is a dedicated walker as well. It is soo nice to have someone to walk with each morning.
Still haven't resumed my food diary but have discovered after days of sugar, it takes a few days for the cravings to disappear and I am back on track. I will start it if my weight starts to climb again but hopefully with the walks it won't. I try to be fairly disciplined thru the week and try not to snack after supper. Saturday I had made the cake and of course had the small samples of fondant as I was decorating, Sunday we ate the cake (thankfully my husband finished the last piece on Monday). Sunday afternoon we went to the movies and I of course at a large bag of popcorn then took the girls home and gave into my ablsolute favourite of skittles. Add to that the massive bags of chips they had for the sleepover, that I couldn't resist ..... I then suffered thru sugar and crunchy cravings until Tuesday. Last night - I chewed gum which seemed to help because I didn't snack at all. woo hoo I made it and it appears all the junk food is finally gone.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 5 January 2010 01:19 pm |
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Wow, my last post was in October. Time flies when you don't think about it. I have difficultly finding time to post at work due to my new little helper that sits behind me and at home, my husband would be in shock to find out I have an online diary - so .... occasional posts it is. (he is one of those people who think that people put way tooo much personal info on the internet and doesn't believe in facebook either  - but I love him and all his idiosincrisities). Weight since october has been scary. Last post I was at 168.2 and over Christmas and New years climbed to 179 which was mostly bloating and #%@&!. Today I was 175.2 which isn't horrible but isn't beautiful either. My new years resoulution is to get below 160 and I am thinking I should look back in my diary to see what I wrote for my last resolution. I have also added that I will add some toning exercises to regimen. I was doing my JIllian but gave that up for the comfort of walking with a friend every morning at 6:00am and most nights when we can fit it in. I have a wii fit and wii active so I might try to incorporate that somehow, even if it is only Saturday and Sunday Mornings. I have been good at getting up and going for 6 but have missed a few mornings over the holidays and it is bloody cold right now but have my nice new christmas hikers so I don't slip and break my ankle ( my homage to MJ).
No food diary yet - I will see if I can control the cravings on my own first and go from there.
Welcome back MJ, I missed you!
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mjremix
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Posted: 5 January 2010 10:37 pm |
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| YAY I'm back, and I missed you too. Even with your holiday gain, you're still doing soooo much better than me! You go girl. I'm gonna try to get on the right track and work on getting to that 150 mark again too. Not ready for Jillian yet though, just doing my walks on the treadmill. I figure I can work on that for a month or so, then move on to jogging, and some Jillian too... I cringe just thinking about it~
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 15 January 2010 06:23 pm |
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I managed to get up everyday this week and walk at 6:00 am. thank god for my walking buddy cause otherwise I would be going back to bed for 1/2 hour of sleep. Mind you the days I take that extra 1/2 hour I feel guilty and then realize that 1/2 hour really isn't a whole lot of time.
I didn't get in any extra walks at night - sorry - I did a short little 20 minute walk on Monday - but I painted panelling for 2.5 hours on Tuesday night and ditto on Thursday night. I still have 2 walls left to prime and then I can start painting the trim and then the walls.
Food wasn't horrible but it still wasn't recorded which I know I need to do if I quickly want to get back to 169. Without the recording and measuring I can only believe I am actually eating correctly. Weight this morning was 174.6. I did manage to buy a toning exercise video which I want to do but haven't broken out the courage yet. Maybe this weekend.
On a different note - my husband's overweight cousin has finally decided to try to loose weight and has lost 30 lbs. She was 5'4 and I would estimate between 325 and 350 with 3 small kids, one of whom is already following in her footsteps. Not a healthy legacy to bestow upon your children. By the way, did anyone notice on Biggest Loser, that all the daughters were significantly larger than their mothers?
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Sassykat
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Posted: 15 January 2010 07:19 pm |
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Bluebuggy wrote: By the way, did anyone notice on Biggest Loser, that all the daughters were significantly larger than their mothers?
I did not notice that, however I do find it very interesting. It does seem like the younger generations don't even have a chance. I have noticed more of the healthy weighted people to be among the elderly. The question is, is it their eating habits or all the years of eating less toxic food?
So much of our modern food has a lot of additives that I think contribute significantly to weight gain.
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Lami
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Posted: 15 January 2010 07:46 pm |
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| I agree but years ago there were far less fast food, convenience foods, frozen meals etc. Many women of a certain generation were housewives and had time to prepare meals. The number of children and adults with obesity in the UK has increased alarmingly so much so the government are ploughing millions into health and fitness projects. The estimated cost to the National Health Service (NHS) in the future will cost BILLIONS. The government are now introducing physical education classes back into primary schools. During the Thatcherite 80's they also sold of many publicly owned playing fields to private builders. This has limited playing space particularly in inner cities. Thatcher's government also scrapped free milk to primary school children and school lunches were privitised. It is only now being inspected for nutritious value all because a celebrity Chef called Jamie Oliver campaigned for healthy school lunches. Poverty has been linked to obesity, it is more expensive to buy healthy fruit and veg. so not quite as simple as life style choices for many families.
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mjremix
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Posted: 15 January 2010 11:31 pm |
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| I would love to see more of an emphasis on teaching healthy physical outlets at a younger age, and helping kids to see how exercise benefits them. I never learned to exercise as a way to maintain a healthy weight. As I was growing up, exercise was for jocks, true athletes. I know I talk to my son all the time about needing to maintain healthy physical activity, and we talk about how he can eat so much more at this time because he plays sports for school, works out, etc, but when he gets older, has a job, family, etc and can't spend all day at the gym, he will need to be able to cut caloric intake to maintain a healthy weight. Education is key to helping kids fight against obesity. To see all those mothers with their even heavier daughters... so sad!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 16 January 2010 05:03 pm |
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I think most of the obesity in the nation is linking to the fast convenience foods that are marketed to the nation. Take into consideration, the comment about the elderly. My grandmother lived to be 94 years old and lived a live that didn't include McDonalds, Tim Hortons, Twinkies, packaged pasta mixes, store bought cookies, etc. She was never overweight, gardened, made canned veggies, homemade applesauce and just walked. My other grandmother just had her 96th birthday and has lived life much the same way. My mother on the otherhand has induldge in cigarettes ( not any more but now has COPD), junk food, fast food and taught me that way of life. My mother is 5'2 and weights 215 lbs because of her lifestyle, I know she won't live to be the same age as my grandmothers. I struggle daily to make food choices that don't include fast food, convenience foods or anything unhealthy. I struggle to get my kids to make the same choices. Just think where the Hostess, Coca Cola, Lipton, Kelloggs, and any other food company would be financially if we all decided to eat healthy. They wouldn't survive which might be why all their healthy choice foods seem to be so much more money. The world and the food industry is making so much money off the #%@&! we buy and put into our bodies.
My goals in life are simple, try to live healthy, eat healthy, teach my girls the same thing and try to be as healthy as my grandmothers.
Sadly I am typing this as my daughter is eating a slice of premade pizza for lunch -go figure!
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mjremix
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Posted: 17 January 2010 02:49 am |
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| Blue, I am working on my son's habits as well. Actually, he set it as a goal first, and now I am following. I made a homemade pizza today and replaced the crust with a wheat crust and less cheese. He enjoyed it and didn't even know I made a healthier option. I also replaced his ice cream with light and his pringles are reduced fat. Little baby steps, just like I am taking myself! Hopefully with changes, we can all live to be 94!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 22 January 2010 01:17 pm |
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This morning, my weight was 175, not great, but wednesday, I realized I really have to get my little black book out and start my food diary again. I have been hovering around 175-178 since Christmas and can feel it in some of my clothes and since I got rid of all my really big clothes or most of them, I cannot afford to gain any weight back and I refuse to buy new clothes in a larger size. So yesterday is my first day back with my food diary. I might have some issues on Sunday because it is the last football Sunday and I have promised to make personal panzarotti's for all the guys (or rather have the stuff ready for them to make them) and one panzarotti is loaded with calories. Maybe I can use less dough and make it not so bad. So we will see.
I managed to have my walks every day last week except Saturday and Sunday cause I was tooo busy painting. Since Dec 30 I have been trying to paint the #%@&! panelling in my den and downstairs bathroom - I can't afford to renovate so painting is the next best thing. So I have spent many nights painting for an hour or two which has limited my night time walks. Hopefully I will be done before I have to start Yard work. But at least it keeps me active.
Woo hoo no snacks last night!
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Posted: 22 January 2010 09:39 pm |
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| A no snack night is a big accomplishment, at least in my book! Good for you. I too have the issue of clothing that doesn't fit and the decision of whether to buy some new stuff. I had to go ahead and do it because I did soooo much damage to my waistline, but I just bought 3 pair of pants and two skirts (which will still fit with some loss) and I am making do with the same 5 outfits til I do something about this weight! I don't want to get too comfortable at this weight and fill out my closet again~
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Hisgal
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Posted: 22 January 2010 09:48 pm |
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Welcome back again, Bluebuggy! At least you haven't done as much damage to the scale as I have.........and I can't seem to find the motivation! I bought bigger pants for work a few weeks ago too I know I will get out of them and into my next size down again, but I sure need a fire lit under me. Am hoping it will be soon...........go ahead and inspire me all you want! 
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 25 January 2010 06:58 pm |
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I refuse to buy bigger clothes, they all still fit but are just getting a little tighter. After loosing 50 lbs I can’t bear to gain it back. I wouldn’t be a good role model for my girls. At this point, it is 7-9 lb gain and 10 lbs is my limit. I dug my little food diary out and have been using my scale. I was doing really well up until panzarotti day. The stupid thing is that if I figured I would just take a free day but ended up gorging myself. IF I would have written things down, I don’t think I would have been that bad cause I only ate half of it ( mind you I did eat chips too). But of course by not writing it down, I felt guilty and then used that as an excuse and decided to have some mini wheats before bed and then 2 packs of fruit chews.
Today is a new day and my food diary will resume today. I KNOW if I behave, the 10 lbs comes off quickly. Now if only I could get the last 20 I would be happier than a  in ?????.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 26 January 2010 12:40 pm |
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Whether it was a fluke or not, I was quite happy when the scale said 173 this morning!!! I went back and wrote down my food intake for Sunday and by my rough estimation I was around 2050 calories which definately isn't as bad as I thought, no idea how accurate it is but it makes me feel better.
Yesterday I added an extra 20 minute walk on top of my morning walk and once again no Snacks.
Thanks MJ and Hisgal for your posts, it means a lot to me. If I can be an inspiration to any one, I would be thankful.
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Hisgal
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Posted: 26 January 2010 05:31 pm |
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Whoo Hoooo...............the scale is shining  on you, my dear! Way to go!
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mjremix
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Posted: 26 January 2010 10:18 pm |
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| I know that I can lose if I just behave too, and do my workouts... it's doing that consistently that seems just beyond my reach. BUT I am not giving up, and like you I need to remember how hard I worked to get the weight off and how good it felt!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 29 January 2010 12:56 pm |
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Scale said 172.8, 172.8, 173.4 and 172.4 this morning - I am slightly anal when it comes to weighing myself but I think I will take 172.8. Quite happy with the number - from 177.9 to 172.8 wooo hoo. It is definately worth resuming the food diary because it certainly keeps you aware of what you are putting in your mouth. I have have no snacks except for popcorn on Wednesday night. It was the first night home without anything to do and I couldn't quite loose the feeling that I needed to eat something. I should have went for a walk but wimped out for the warmth of my home. I have missed one 6:00 am walk (Mon-Friday) for the whole month of January -w oo hooo. This morning was bitterly cold but with long johns, jogging pants, long sleeve shirt, long sleeve turtleneck, hoodie, coat, scarf over face, hat,hoodie on and winter coat I was toasty warm! Probably 10 lbs heavier but warm!
Heres to a weekend of painting and healthy eating. No football crowd on Sunday so I don't have to buy chips - yeahhh
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Posted: 30 January 2010 04:17 am |
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| WOW that's great. You should be particularly proud of the consistent exercise. I find that to be one of the biggest challenges of weight loss. Not to mention the benefits for overall health. In three months of reasonably consistent exercise (averaging at least 4 times per week) I managed to go from high blood pressure and the threat of meds from my doc to perfectly acceptable readings. Sold me on the benefits, even though I knew logically how good it was- I needed that real life example~
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 4 February 2010 01:00 pm |
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01/21/10 1072 177lb
01/22/10 1736
01/23/10 1052
01/24/10 2082 - Panzerotti day 01/25/10 1105
01/26/10 1174 173 lb
01/27/10 1649
01/28/10 1525
01/29/10 1546
01/30/10 2070 Broke down and pigged out on ruffles
04/31/10 1675
02/01/10 1255
02/02/10 1103
02/03/10 1597 171.6lb
Here are my calories for the past couple of weeks. Exercise has been mon-fri 6:00am walks in the cold! and the odd walk thrown in at night plus lots of painting!
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Posted: 4 February 2010 02:26 pm |
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| You are doing really great bluebuggy! Even the two high days are probably below maintenance. Keep it up! It gets easier the more you do it.
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Sassykat
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Posted: 4 February 2010 03:45 pm |
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So... Let me get this straight... You are getting up at 6 am and going outside and walking in the bitter cold?
That is very brave... And inspiring!
Wow!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 4 February 2010 05:06 pm |
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It really helps to have someone who will faithfully walk with you. I don't know how dedicated I would be if I didn't know someone was waiting outside for me. It had to be mornings because I felt so guilty taking time away from my family after work. I found I was always missing something whether it was family jeopardy or just veggin with them. I like mornings and we moved and I found out my neighbour walked regularly so I just started joining her.
Come July, it will be one year of 6:00 am walking
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Hiker
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Posted: 4 February 2010 05:28 pm |
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| Great job on the walking bluebuggy. Just think how glorious it will be to walk in May, you're getting there.
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mjremix
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Posted: 10 February 2010 07:28 pm |
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I hate mornings! Wish it was different so I could get the exercise out of the way early. Last summer I walked with a good friend several mornings a week. Since I have the summer off, I would walk with her, then she would head off to work and I would head back to bed  It really did push me out of bed on days I knew she would be up and waiting!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 11 February 2010 08:09 pm |
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I get all the compliments and go and fall off the food diary wagon  . I was gone / busy / lazy and any other excuse I could use.
I HAVE to start up again! Hopefully today. God Help me!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 19 February 2010 12:55 pm |
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Well it has been interesting since I quit my food diary. I waited until AFTER valentine day chocolates and steak supper before starting my food diary again. My Weekend weight had climbed to 174 but I tend to bloat on the weekends (no routine to my eating habits kills me) but started again on Tuesday and happily my weight yesterday morning was 171.8. Today it was 172.4 but considering I had a stupid day and forgot my healthy lunch at home and ate more calories than I normally do PLUS my dingbat child just had to beg for a bag of dill pickle chips. So yesterday was not a great day but it was still probably under 2000 calories. I also ended up visiting my uncle in the hospital, stopping at walmart and the dollar store for project stuff for my kids, then proof reading about 10 pages of school work before I gave up and went to bed. SO now I have to back track for yesterday.
I have also discovered that I need to find something to do between the hours of 7pm and 8 pm or my urge to snack goes absolutely crazy. When I paint or clean something, I do not think about it. If I have nothing to do, I just sit there and tell myself that I need a snack.
Heres to starting over again! I can choose to try or I can choose to fail, it is and always will be my choice!
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Hisgal
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Posted: 19 February 2010 08:25 pm |
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You know, Bluebuggy...............you reminded me........we do have the power to make that choice. By what we choose to put in ours mouths, we are choosing to succeed or choosing to fail. I need to think of that, with every food choice! It's just so hard 
Here's to a weekend of success! 
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 26 February 2010 01:14 pm |
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Today is the last working day of February and it feels like the middle of january! My walk this morning was nice and chilly, -14 c / -6 F, thank God for Long Johns. Even after my skittish dog decided it was windy and kept me awake thru the night, I braved the wind and walked. woo hoo, I didn't want to let my friend walk by herself. My eating has not been the greatest but it hasn't been absolutely horrible. I am attempting my food diary again. I get a day or two in then skip it for a day. The days I don't write down what I eat, I feel horrible and eat more. The days I write down what I eat, I feel confident and can behave myself. Trying to remember that it is my choice and I need to CHOOSE to write it down.
Even after cheating and not writing it down, or back tracking and estimating my intake, my weight this morning was 171.8 which is an encouragement to keep going. I wonder if maybe in 5 years I will hit that 150 mark.
I am thankful for all the people who happen to comment on my diary and love to read every ones else's struggles and now that i am not alone.
Till next time - adios
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Hiker
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Posted: 28 February 2010 10:12 pm |
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| I'm with you on writing things down, I hate doing it but I know I have to. I do find the days I know I eat way too much are the days I most need to, and least want to, write it down. I give you credit for getting out there and walking, cold and windy is the one kind of weather I won't walk in, cold is okay but wind...all I can say is you must be very motivated .
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Posted: 28 February 2010 10:26 pm |
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| Thank you for reminding me that I can choose to try... or fail. Perhaps I am choosing too much failure, stewing on my lack of success... when I need to be focused on choosing to WIN every day when I try, try again! Here's to not giving up, no matter how hard it is~
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 4 March 2010 08:18 pm |
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I don't know if I will get time to write tomorrow or not, so I figured I would do today instead. Weight was at a dissappointing 172.4, last friday was 171.8, so no noticeable change BUT once again, I have slipped away from writing in my food diary. My excuse is that I can manage without it but secretly I know the truth. Not knowing that secret number, makes me "make believe" that I can have that second serving of rice or my weekness pork chops.
the good news is that I am almost done painting, only trim left and ceiling if I am ambitious. If this snow ever goes away, I can get outside and do some raking for exercise. I managed to get up and go for my walk all by my lonesome on Wednesday, ususally if my friend can't go, I will sleep in but I actually did it on my own. I also managed 2 walks at night as well. Maybe the extra walks at night will have an impact and I will get back below 170. I have a wedding in July and I would love to be 160ish or god forbid 159.
So many things I would love to do but don't have the time or the money. The lady I work with ( who is sooo broke and has difficulty paying her bills) has a gym membership. She comes into work and complains about how sore she is because of this exercise class she took and I AM SO JEALOUS. I know I can't afford to go to the gym so I have to make do with what I have but secretly I would love to go - even once a week - just to take an aerobics class. I have no clue how this lady can manage it.I miss the toning from aerobics - even my Jillian - but hate doing them by myself and have no clue when I would be able to do them. My daughter likes yoga and I bought a cheapy yoga DVD - maybe I can beg her to try it with me. Either that or I will have to break down and try it by myself on a Satuday morning when everyone else is sleeping and I am up by 9.
Anyways, thats all she wrote.
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Posted: 5 March 2010 09:46 pm |
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| I definitely miss going to the gym and taking a class with a room full of others! It's hard to convince myself to do a dvd or workout at home! The best investment for me was a treadmill (I have no space for it but it's totally worth it) that I got second-hand from a friend. I use it most days while watching a TV program!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 12 March 2010 01:00 pm |
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Today was 172.8, not a horrible week but no loss of weight either. I have tried to get out and walk a night a few times this past week and managed to walk last Saturday and Sunday too. Food was not too bad - no diary yet. I would love to be able to conquer my binges without having to be anal and write every single morsel of food down that goes into my mouth.
My worst night of the week - biggest loser - pigged out on a bag of Lays and low fat sour cream. I even pulled my eliptical out so I could exercise and watch it but lasted a whole 2 minutes before I went to veg in front of the computer. but if I remember correctly most nights I didn't snack a whole lot. I am getting excited almost time to start raking my yard and clean up 4 months worth of dog do do. I will finally be able to walk thru my back yard rather than tip toeing thru the dog poo! Small things amuse small minds.
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Posted: 12 March 2010 03:38 pm |
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My worst night of the week - biggest loser - pigged out on a bag of Lays and low fat sour cream. Just had to tell you how this made me laugh. I can't tell you how many times I've told myself to watch this show and be inspired only to end up snacking for the full 2 hours it's on.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 12 March 2010 06:01 pm |
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| the urge for chips during Biggest loser was noticed after reading a friends comment on facebook. Her status asked if it was okay to eat a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Blizzard while watching Biggest Loser. Next thing I knew, I was picking up my daughter from the grocery store at 8:00 and buying a bag of lays!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 15 March 2010 03:35 am |
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OMG I cannot tell you how many times I have pigged out on BL night... used to watch it with a pint of ice cream, at least I'm not doing that anymore! Must be a mental block, makes NO sense at all!
As for the yard, I had the same thought today. Snow has melted and the dog has left behind a horrible mess. Not to mention all the pine cones, twigs and debris. Can't wait til things dry out just a bit so I can rake and clear it all out!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 20 August 2010 04:15 pm |
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Oh Mylanta, it has been 5 months since I last diarized. Lets get right to the important part - weight 182.2. I have been struggling since just about my last entry. Spent the remaining part of March and April painting and cleaning a smoke infested trailer that my mother-in-law lived in so we could sell it. We repainted every single wall, ceiling, had to replace the poor grey floor that turned mustard yellow while listening to my mother-in-law blame the hydro as being really dirty. It was a very stressful and busy time which got my weight up to 178 ish within a month. I started my food diary once, then quit again but have started it again.
I discovered part of what I hate is writing the same food over and over again so I decided to prepare it a few weeks in advance - I eat the same thing every work day from Breakfast to snacks up until supper time.. This way, when I get home and don't feel like writing it in, it is already half done. If I eat something extra I can write it down, if I don't eat, just scratch it out. I left Saturday and Sunday blank. I might have to leave my little black book behind and go to a preprinted excel sheet. Maybe this will give me the boost I need.
I am still walking every morning (well except yesterday and today cause my friend is somewhere in the states) or at least trying to be active for at least 1/2 hr daily and if I can add something in after supper, better for me.
My goal is to get my daughter back exercising. She had went from 163 to 145 and looked amazing but has quit exercising again and is almost back to 160 or more. I am trying desperately not to bug, nag but just encourage her to be active and to encourage her to eat correctly, it means I have to as well.
until next the next update, Salut!
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 26 August 2010 04:09 pm |
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So far so good. Preparign my food diary in advance has helped. Thank God I take the same boring lunch every day... makes my life a little easier. I have kept up the food diary for almost a week and with the exception of Saturday and Sunday (saturday was an estimated 2200 calories and Sunday, I didn't count - but included a shared funnel cake and french fries from the fair and then a stop at the grocery store where I stupidly bought Jelly tots and other candies for my kids which I then couldn't resist.
Current weight is 178.8 so at least I am back under 180 hopefully on my way to mini goal of 170
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Hisgal
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Posted: 27 August 2010 01:30 pm |
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Yay!  Congrats, BB. So glad to see you back!  I'm glad someone is making progress, it's sure not me. Can you say stress? Can you say lack of sleep? It's not helping the weight loss process, that's for sure.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 2 September 2010 12:33 pm |
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Hisgal - thanks. I am only making progress after climbing back on the wagon. Weight today was 178.4,so I am still under my 182.2 Yippee. tomorrow is my actual weigh in day but I will not be at work so I decided to write early. Hopefully I will be under <177.9. Last weekend was a busy week and I couldn't do my food diary. I worked all week and volunteered Wed, Thurs nights, Friday afternoon and Night and all day Saturday and Sunday. Was busy and didn't eat great but was too tired to pig out on everything.
My daughter and husband have decided to start the atkins diet which I am kind of 50/50 for / against. It will clean all the #%@&! out of their system but it is so hard to maintain. They are on day 2. So we will see how that works out. It might help me in the long run because they are not supposed to eat chips or sugar which is my biggest downfall. I won't be buying them #%@&! so less temptation for me to eat #%@&!.
off to get some work done now.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 7 November 2010 04:34 pm |
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Just to check in since my last entry... still struggling. I was at around 177 at the beginning of October and went to Saskatoon to visit my sister who just had a baby and found myself in a house with every kind of snack available to me ie. a tub of swedish fish, candy corn, pringles, chips.... and the stupid excuse of being on holidays, having no bottled water, being out of a routine, came back home at 183 lbs again. Then add Halloween and I have not really budged from that number. I started food diary once or twice but have not been able to get into a routine with it.
The atkins diet my husband and daughter started has kind of worked for my husband but he has no issues with will power and lost his 15 lbs. He still doesn't eat a whole lot of carbs and I REALLY don't enjoy making his salad every day for lunch. My daughter tried it and really didn't like it. I really want her to watch what she eats but not to the point that I become unbearable to her. She refuses to weigh herself and that scares me. As well she only wears jogging pants now which isn't a good sign. I know you can add weight so easily without realize it when you wear stretchy clothing. Her Dad is starting to bother her with the weight questions and I am not sure what else to do. We have so many overweight relatives and I want to see her take pride in herself and to take care of her body. I don't want her to get to the point where she doesn't care any more. She got frustrated with her Dad and thinks that he thinks she is fat. It is such a fine line, I don't know how to encourage her without bringing her down. She is a beautiful girl inside and out.
So I guess I have to get my a$$ in gear so I can at least be a role model for her. I have to try and develop some more will power or at least get in the routine of healthy eating so my insane urges disappate for awhile. All the halloween candy is gone thank god with the exception of warheads which are safe from me.
Wish me luck.
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Hiker
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Posted: 8 November 2010 12:26 am |
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| Hey Bluebuggy, I don't know how old your daughter is but it sounds like you are approaching the issue in the best possible way, set a good example but don't push her too hard. Let's face it we all know we are overweight, we sure don't need someone else telling us. If you only keep healthy things around the house that might help her, as you discovered at your sisters...temptation is a killer. I know I have given in and in fact I am trying to get back on track after a 30 pound gain. I am sure if you keep searching you will find the diet that is right for you. We're all different and have to come at this from different angles. I think it's great that you are trying to set a good example for your daughter, good luck.
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Bluebuggy
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Posted: 11 December 2011 06:47 pm |
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Wow, December 11, it has been 13 whole months since my last post. Life like normal is extremely busy, more so now than ever. As for the weight...drumroll .... 183.4 this morning BUT it was 192 at the end of June. I am still determined to get back down to 168 which has been my lowest weight since getting pregnant back in 1993. I will get there. I seem to start my food diary, stop it, start it, stop it.... now if I could only control my food intake without a diary I would be happy. I will probably start it again... I realy need to. as for exercise, I have given up on my 6 am walks but am about to dig out my long johns again, I need the jolt in the morning to get me going. I was good up until about mid october and just got exhausted and used that an excuse.
I decided to go back to school part time with the spring 2011 semester and am taking 2 courses each term plus working full time, raising 2 teenagers and being a wife.... needless to say that is what is exhausting me. My daughter decided to start a food diary in July ( Yippee). Her weight at the start of July was 176 and mine was 192. She looks amazing at 149 right now and I still look dumpy at 183 but at least it is not 192. While I haven't walked in the morning I do attempt to go at least at night ( If I could manage the morning walks as well, maybe the weight would start to drop without the stupid little book.....)
Without the book, I seem to do really well and then binge before I can get to a noticeable weight loss. As for binging today... Turkey in the oven for a small family get together with the football sunday crew, so I am looking forward to tky dinner, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy.... cinnabuns for dessert, Can you say CHEAT DAY??? not a good day to decide writing again but hey, I will attempt a walk tonight. Tomorrow is a new day.....
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Sassykat
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Posted: 12 December 2011 04:55 pm |
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You are busy! How do you keep your energy up to work full time and take 2 classes?
I've been wanting to get outside and take some walks too. It's harder for me to get motivated to do that during the winter time, but it does make me feel better.
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