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WickedWench
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Posted: 9 January 2009 11:14 am |
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Hi Sugar  !
I figured I might as well start this thread for us! So here goes.. I didn't bring your last post over but I'll address it.
Saturday is GREAT for me.  You're as bad as I am with finding an excuse to push it away or back another day but alas.. now you have me to shake my finger at you and push you out the door!
I actually kept up with my normal food diary yesterday and I'm beginning to think one of my main issue is meal timing, as opposed to -what- I eat. I'm a fan of.." Nothing is off limits.." Because when I start outlawing food in the house, I get icky and it's easy to sway from the weight loss plan. So I'm going to go with the.."Everything is okay..in moderation and reason." Sound good, eh? Alas, I felt really good yesterday even without the exercise, I guess cause I knew I wasn't going at this alone but instead had a friend to trudge along with me.
I was thinking possibly (when you're ready) that we might put up our stats. Current weight, 1st goal weight and overall goal. Maybe every two weeks we can repost them with "Starting weight, current weight, goal weight, overall goal weight." Just to keep in our minds how far we've come, because I KNOW we're going to come far! With all hope, this time next year I'll be sitting here writing to you saying.." WE DID IT!!"  Along the lines of changing slowly, I thought maybe I'd do better if I set smaller goals for myself until I reach the overall goal. So my first goal is 23lbs. If/When you feel comfortable and confident in revealing your weight specifics, I can edit the Stats post to add them in.
I think you're absolutely right about changing one thing at a time, I'm very much a "jump in and do" kind of girl, when I get a wild hair.. but that may be my downfall with all my other "diet plans".. I get revved up, jump in head first and find I'm starving, exhausted and burned out. Maybe I oughta try this your way. :D So I'll continue with the food diet and I'll walk Saturday but no heavy, cardio aerobics. At least not until I lose 20 pounds or so. Not sure I could handle it, at the moment. Anyways! I need to head off to work..but a weigh in before I go. I'll report back with the..  numbers..
TGIF! Wicked
Edit reason: Added more information.
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WickedWench
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Posted: 9 January 2009 12:33 pm |
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- Current Weight: 223.2 lbs
- 1st Goal Weight: 200.0 lbs
- Overall Goal Weight: 145.0 lbs
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 9 January 2009 01:45 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
Saturday it is! We can definitely do this. And.. the other thing I was thinking is that, it's probably best to start slow on the exercise anyway. My first mistake is always starting out at my exact current level of exercising capability, but that doesn't give you much room to grow and eventually you start to level off and build a tolerance. So instead... let's just kick our metabolism into gear!
I think I have also unconsciously decided to become a vegetarian again as last time I went grocery shopping all I did buy was fruits/veggies. The last time I lost a lot of weight I was working out regularly and was also a vegetarian while monitoring my food intake and making sure I ate 3 times a day. My biggest issue is eating breakfast and not fasting until dinner... Usually I eat one mega meal a day and end up snacking until I go to bed - what a disaster!
And as for setting weight goals... I think I'm going to give myself a week, and a week from today I will reveal my final stats and goals.
I think it will also help us out to set goals having to do with food, exercise, and anything weight loss... just so we aren't only focusing on the numbers on the scale but also integrating lifestyle changes.
So your goal for next week: Take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
My goal for next week: When I walk to the bus stop - go to the next one further down the road.
Even doing those little things should help us to always keep active.
AND ... My goal today: To buy some vitamin supplements to help keep my protein on par as I won't be eating meat.
Hope you have a fabulous Friday!
Ciao!
Sugar
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WickedWench
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Posted: 9 January 2009 03:43 pm |
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Sugar  ,
That sounds like a great idea! Let's focus on other goals as well, as opposed to just numbers.. I should of thought of that. *laughs* I guess that's why I have you, eh? I am a bit consumed at the moment and needed your advice. I'm not vegetarian (though I don't eat a lot of meat..I do like it).. I am trying to decide if I should count my calories for each day or just focus on eating more healthy and more frequently.. Smaller portions more frequently as opposed to a big meal once a day..
I am writing down what I eat/drink so that I can keep tabs on it for my own information but counting calories and looking at grams of this that and the other really seems overwhelming and time consuming. I mean, we all know carrots are better for us than cookies, right? What's your opinion...
I already failed at my goal this morning! I took the elevator and didn't even -think- about it til I read your post and I went.." Did I take the stairs this morning?...NO! ACK!" So to make up for it, I'm going to park extra far from the store today when I go grocery shopping after work. I may even take a walk around the neighborhood when I get home from work, if the sun is still up. 
I need some CHEAP and healthy ideas for meals. My husband is currently laid off and my work is wishy-washy, we sure don't have a lot of extra money..thus we tend to make the fast and easy meals which are of course..not good for us. Any ideas? Thanks, Sugar! Enjoy your friday!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 9 January 2009 07:50 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
Okay so... For healthy/budget meals it may be easier for you to follow a plan, and hopefully your hubby can get on board to at least eat healthier dinners with you. But what I find most helpful are the Recipes listed on the Kraft.com interactive site. They have this section (which you have to search a little bit for) that includes 5 meal recipes for monday-friday with a shopping list for what you would need for that week. It takes all the guess work out of shopping and planning! If it wasn't just me, I'd be doing this every week - but it's hard to plan dinners when you're on your own. So check it out when you get a chance... Here is the website for the 1 bag - 5 dinners sections with three different examples of healthy meal bags and recipes: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/Dinner/1Bag5Dinners/1Bag5DinnersHealthyLiving.aspx
You'll see there's also a link to the right with "budget" meals. Hoenstly.. I just love Kraft haha. What I really like about the "1 bag 5 dinners" is that it has a frozen pizza for friday nights! It's encouraging to see that we can still eat the foods we love.
But I honestly believe we should stay away from calorie counting. Counting calories can easily become an obsession - so can counting grams of fat or "food points" that Weight Watchers does. I'd suggest focusing on portion sizes... I like to rely on the food pyramid for portion sizes/number of things from each food group. So if I have a bowl of cereal I use a 1/2 to 1cup of cereal, 1/2 to 1cup of soy milk (maybe try to switch down to 1% or skim!) and chopped up banana on top. But all of this self-monitoring gets hard.
One of the things I'm having a problem with is snacking.. I know I should snack on veggies and stuff but what's close enough to potatoe chips that I won't feel like I'm totally missing out? Do you have any ideas? Because generally it's the feeling of missing out that makes me fall off the diet-wagon with a major binge session.
Anyway hope work is going well for you! I don't have class or work Friday afternoons so I'm off to run errands as an excuse to get out and walk haha
Talk soon!
Sugar
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WickedWench
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Posted: 10 January 2009 02:17 am |
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Hi Sugar,
What a day! I got off work a bit early and fell asleep soon as I got home.. I snoozed til almost 7pm. I feel horribly guilty for it, too. 
My only issues is that the hubby isn't really interested in dieting or changing what he eats, he HATES low fat, no fat food. Hates it. So I told him he'd have to get accustomed to him eating his meals and me having something less fattening. :) Just last night we had steamed brocolli. I wanted to spritz a little butter onto it and have it plain and he wanted to pile the cheese on. Silly man, so I split it up and he piled cheese on his and I spritz'd the butter on mine. A little extra work but it'll be worth it.
I am DEFINITELY going to check out that website and slack up on calorie counting. I do check the calories of the things I buy but I may try not to consume myself with it- though that's very hard, as I can already feel the need to input my daily calories into a tracker.
As for snacks.. I just bought some yogurt and actually if you have a dehydrator you can make dehydrated fruits. That's an awesome way to have something "chip like" but it's still good for you! I'm not sure if you're a fan of it or not, you can even buy the banana chips and fruit chips at most stores.. Though you'd probably have more variety in say.. organic-based stores. I actually use pretzels as a snack, I know it's not the most healthy but I measure out how many I can have to stay in a healthy range and enjoy them once in a while.
I dehydrated some bananas a while back, it takes a while.. 24 hours or so. But they are so delicious and pretty healthy too! And they crunch! So you kind of feed that chip-like need. I think the most important thing is to snack if you want to..but in moderation. Don't binge on a whole bag of chips and you won't feel the need to do that (I don't think) if you allow yourself to have a few chips. Maybe something fat-free and light, a baked chip of some sort..but you still get a little bit of chips, a little snacking feeling without the need to take the whole bag to the couch for you. Weekends are terrible for me, maybe we should start our own weekend challenges for one another next week. To help us stay on track.
Hopefully this helps! I'm going to walk tomorrow, you too right? I haven't decided if I want to do it in the morning, at night or both.. We'll see I suppose. I think we're supposed to get rain, so I'll likely go out between a shower! 
I wanted to thank you for jumping on the wagon with me. I cannot believe how much more "into" this I am, with a diet buddy..someone to report to, talk with and compare ideas with. I really feel success in our futures! 
Be well!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 10 January 2009 06:14 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
I think everyday that I wake up and do my morning weigh in gets me more and more psyched about finally deciding to get my weight under control. Because I am SEVERELY overweight I always find that I lose weight pretty fast BUT the struggle is always to maintain my momentum.
I just want to say that I'm super excited to be doing this with you too. Sometimes the hardest part is being able to express your frustrations and share your excitement with someone pound by pound. I think being able to talk to you about these things has made me even more excited for this opportunity. It's a new year and by next year we will have reached so many of our goals!
Okay as for the chip thing.. you're not going to believe this haha But I guess when you are motivated enough to eat what you absolutely love you will find new alternatives - case in point.. the new chips I found that are STAGGERINGLY better for you than regular chips. And usually I find that baked/low fat chip alternatives taste like #%@&!, but this brand packs such a tasty punch I can't even believe it! So I just HAD to tell you about it... now they are very, very, very expensive but I figure that since I'll be cutting my grocery bills in HALF just by eating proper portion sizes, that I can afford to treat myself every once in a while. Anyway they are called "Kettle Brand" and it's their "Bakes" line of chips. Now.. you can have 30-32 chips for 170 calories and 4g of fat. Yea.. I know... pretty unbelievable eh?! That sure beats the usual 10 chip servings for hundreds of calories and around 20g of fat regular chips that are out there. And I mean.. 10 chip serving sizes? Come on! Who eats 10 chips?
I haven't gone for my walk yet today, I'm thinking I will go sometime early this evening.. so I will post again once I've done that.
I'm adding to my original goal for next week which included walking to a further bus stop... So...
My NEW goal for next week: Walk to a further bus stop AND do 40 sit-ups a day in 2 groups of 20 reps (morning & night).
What do you think? I figure if I start at 40 I can add 20 sit ups a week.
As for the eating dinner issue.... I think that you'll be able to do those healthy dinner alternatives on Kraft for you and your hubby, but just like with the steamed broccoli last night - you can add additional side dishes for your hubby or have him make his own additional side dishes. At least then, you'll both be sharing dinner duty AND you won't have to make two completely different meals! Let me know what you think..
I haven't revealed by current and target weight yet because I have quite a bit more to lose than you do BUT let's just say by the time I reveal I will have lost at least 10 lbs. So far I've lost around 8-10lbs, so wish me luck!
Have a great Saturday! I find it's always harder to eat healthy on days off because of the amount of extra time you have to think about food, but just hang in there!
Talk... & Walk... soon! haha
Ciao
Sugar 
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WickedWench
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Posted: 10 January 2009 07:14 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
Sounds like you are super motivated! By the time you've reported your weight and goals, you'll have lost 10lbs more than me! I JUST started this diet thing when I joined the boards, I'm such a slacker. Hehe.
I was so proud of myself today! I had a light breakfast, a cup of yogurt, glass of milk and a banana. I haven't even touched my ounces of water yet.. For lunch it was a turkey sandwich, lite no-fat mayo (only half a tbs), spinach leaves, no cheese on wheat! And milk. I thought of cutting my milk to skim or 1% but I can't. I'm not a huge fan of milk as is, it took years for me to be able to drink it.. and it's good for you.
It's a sopping, rainy mess today. It was supposed to turn to snow by tonight. I'm hoping it turns earlier so I can get the walk in before dark. However, to make up for possibily not being able to walk.. I power cleaned my house for three hours! Moved around the furniture in the living room, ect, ect. So I got a work-out at least.. I hope it counts. I really hope the rain stops so I can actually walk, I'll feel much better then.
I am excited to start seeing results, not just in numbers but in how I feel. I think this is the most motivated I've been to diet and change my eating habits, ever. Thank God for you. 
With infertility, I do suffer another very popular (many woman have it) condition called PCOS. So, the doctor has told me that losing weight will be hard and a slow process, I'm not at all expecting to see "fast results" or even results at all for a couple weeks. But I'm told if I just lose 10% of my weight it will increase fertility chances, ect, ect. However, I'm heading for a home run.. If I'm losing just 10% of my weight, I'm going to go a step further and lose all the weight I need.
The sit ups sound great! I considered doing them but I can barely get one up.. *laughs*. I also considered doing general measurements, thighs, waist, bust, arms..ect. Just so maybe monthly I can measure again to see the results in actual -inches-. Who knows, I've not really decided. I think it's just important to see the improvements on paper, because it reminds you how well you're doing. I hope you get to that walk! I'll report in tonight..whether the rain lets up and lets me walk or not. If not, I'll be huffing it in the morning tomorrow. 
Good Luck!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 10 January 2009 10:58 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
I did it! I actually went for a walk. I'm not going to lie... I had been thinking about not going for quite a while but I didn't want you to feel alone in this and I didn't want to feel guilty so... I did it! As for a walking route, I've decided to walk to a cheaper grocery store which is about a 15 minute walk away (or so), because I always feel a long walk has to have some kind of destination. I made the HUGE mistake of buying apples, bananas, and cans of soup so the walk home was almost unbearable... but I made it! haha
I have to agree with you on the milk thing.. I haven't liked the taste of milk for YEARS now. I actually prefer the taste of soy milk to the real thing - have you ever tried it? I started out on like chocolate soy milk and vanilla flavoured... because let's face it - it's SOY milk hahaha But honestly it tastes so good! Maybe try one of the small sizes you can buy at the grocery store that you can drink and toss. You know what else you can try.. is buying a 1L of 1% for cereal and cooking, but buy a 1L of 2% for drinking! Or even try soy milk in cooking. I started out with soy milk IN things so I couldn't taste it. But eventually you get used to the flavour.
Don't get down on yourself for the number of pounds. Like I said, I lose weight fast because eating smaller portions and doing any form of extra physical activity will do it for me. It's good, but at the same time my goal weight is around the same as yours so it will take me a LOT longer to get there. I think if we move at the same pace we should both get there around the same time *fingers crossed* or close to it. But I know after a few weeks it'll start getting a LOT harder for me to shed 10 pounds in a week.
That's funny that you ended up doing cleaning all day - I did the same thing! I was doing laundry, taking out garbage, and doing dishes for HOURS today. I hate cleaning, but when it's done you always feel so good and proud. Here's hoping this whole weight loss thing will make us feel just as good.
I'm already starting to rethink my whole crunches & walking to a farther bus stop thing. I'm afraid that I'm trying to do too much too soon. What do you think? Is it unrealistic to do both?
Okay well I have some homework to get too and... some t.v. to watch haha. I deserve a few hours of couch potatoe'ism after the day I had! And I'm definitely sure that you do too!
Hope you have a great and restful weekend, keep me posted and don't give up! Just think, at the end of all of this we can be those annoying people who are like "Yea.. I just lost 80 lbs, don't I look great?" - and people will hate us for it! hahaha
Ciaooo!
Sugar 
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 10 January 2009 11:00 pm |
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P.S. - Don't even think about doing measurements more than once a month - it's too many things to measure! haha... Actually maybe get your hubby to take a picture of you from various angles once a month or maybe even twice so you can see the differences in your body without involving numbers. Because your numbers may not change a lot, but you know your own body and when you see the pictures you will probably be pleasantly surprised! Not only that.. but you can show them off too! haha
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WickedWench
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Posted: 11 January 2009 03:52 am |
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Hi Sugar!
It's been such a wasted day for me. The rain is still going on and it's freezing cold now! I'm hoping that my vigorously cleaning the house, moving furniture and carpeting cleaning will have had enough of an effect today. I just want to kick the weather for being #%@&!.
I did okay today on eating, hopefully within an acceptable calorie range. I don't think that your situps are overdoing it! I thought about just trying 20 each morning for the first couple of weeks and then moving it up after that. I'm determined to see some results and half-scared that if I don't see any, I'll get discouraged. But that's why I have you!
That's a good idea about the milk, I may give it a try. I'm still trying to adjust to eating healthier and smaller portions. My poor body is probably in shock.
I'm proud of you for walking and carrying stuff on the way back! That's the way to do it, girl! I feel like such a  today. I think mostly because I couldn't get out and walk and I was really gearing up for it. Who knows. Hope you have an awesome, restful remainder of your weekend! Will check in tomorrow!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 11 January 2009 02:58 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
I think I am determined to stay with my original goal, just wish me luck. It's easier to say that I'm going to walk to a further bus stop.. but when it's 7am and freezing outside we'll see if I can actually put that goal into use.
I'm totally with you about the results... I think my problem right now is that I'm weighing myself more than once a day and it gets so discouraging, I've decided to do my weigh ins in the morning and forget it after that. If each morning there is even a fraction of a pound lost I'll be happy! But it's hard to stay motivated when you want instantaneous results, eh? One of the things that keeps me going is how I feel and how my clothes fit. I've noticed my jeans aren't giving me as much of a muffin top as they used to, and some sweatshirts aren't as tight. I also feel like I have more energy and happier. So I guess we should both focus on the positives, like how we feel, how content we are, and how much more comfortable our clothes are. Anything more than that and we will CLEARLY be disappointed.
Anyway I'm off to the school for some major homeworking sessions... hope you are having a restful and productive Sunday. I'll check in later tonight.
Remember - we're in this together... through the bad days AND the good!
Ciao!
Sugar
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 11 January 2009 03:01 pm |
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P.S. - Don't call yourself a cow! Remember - you did 3 hours of intense cleaning that not only brought your heart rate up BUT also de-cluttered your living space. You should be VERY proud! Don't worry about the weather... I've decided that January is the absolute worst month to decide to lose weight, because the weather is always working against you. It's cold, snowy, windy, slushy, and overall UNPLEASANT. If the weather clears up today, take a little walk. If not, we have a walking date next Saturday too! You can do this - I have faith in you!
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WickedWench
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Posted: 11 January 2009 07:33 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
So.. first news of the day.. I weighed myself out of sheer curiousity (maybe a bad idea). But I weigh 218.8lbs!! Which means I've lost 4.5 lbs! I understand this could be natural water weight and weight change but I've worked really hard the last almost-week and I'm feeling really good about myself, so I'm taking this as an accomplishment!
I also went for a walk too! My little puppy had a blast and loved it; I was going to walk the route twice but it's bitter cold. So I walked for 20 minutes or so, give or take. I think the route is a mile.. I'll need to re-drive it to be 100% sure.
I had a heavier breakfast today. Cut up banana in blueberry lite yogurt and toast with half a serving of no-fat peanut butter..so I went lighter on the lunch to make up for it and completely forgot about a snack between them..mostly because I fell back asleep on the couch. But I'm feeling really good about my progress today! I have been keeping track of what I eat on http://www.livestrong.com/ under " The Daily Plate". It does count calories but I've not really been so obsessed with that, it also keeps track of exercise as well as what you can eat that would be better for you than whatever you're putting into the tracker. It's a neat little tool. It also has a graft where you can put your weight in. I can't do daily weights, because I'd get too discouraged..so I told myself once a week..(We see how that works) but it is neat to track there, to see the progress of decrease on a grid.
I've not drank as much water today as I should, so I've got to step up on that.. and dinner hasn't been decided, I may broil some chicken.
So my goal for this week.. (I assume week means Monday-to-Sunday):
- Walk at the very MINIMUM every other day around the neighborhood.
- Take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
- Do 20 sit-ups every morning.
Does this sound horribly unreasonable? I think these weekly goals are awesome and GOOD LUCK ON YOUR GOALS! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! I have to tell you, Sugar. I don't think I could do this without you. I look forward to checking in daily with you and having someone to keep me accountable for my goals and actions. I know we're going to be able to do this and maintain our desired weights together. We can do this.
Have a fabulous Sunday. Will probably check in before bed, not sure if I'll post or not. As you can tell, I'm a talker..
Wicked
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Posted: 12 January 2009 01:08 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
First of all...
CONGRATULATIONS on the 4.5 pounds that's you've lost!!! Again, I am SO very proud of you, and you should be too. It's all down hill from here! haha
I actually did walk to the further bus stop this morning! I honestly didn't think I could do it... and when I passed my old bus stop I had a little moment - I was like "Bye bus stop, we've had some good times but I'll miss you!"  . BUT then I kept walking and I was there in no time! All I kept thinking the entire time was that I knew I could do it and you knew that I could do it so I HAD to do it 
I've also noticed that my stomach is starting to hurt - as in the long lost muscles that are there, that I never felt before.. but all of a sudden because I've been doing my sit ups all weekend I can FEEL them there. And they hurt! haha
I know I couldn't be doing any of this without you though. Everytime I want to give up, or I talk myself out of things, or I make excuses for NOT doing something I know that you are there with me and I'm not alone in this.
Anyway, I'm in class so I've gotta jet, but I'll check in later today after all of my classes.
Hope you've had a great weekend, and good luck with your Monday! Mondays are always so hard haha
Ciao!
Sugar
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Posted: 12 January 2009 04:38 pm |
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Hi Sugar !
Thank you for the encouragement, it's much easier to do this with you. And CONGRATS on taking the further bus stop -and- doing the situps! I'm so proud of you. I just knew that you could do it!
I haven't started the situps yet, I may do them this evening along with walking. I havent decided if I should walk every day or if I should do it every other day, I do know my shins are sore! I guess from walking yesterday! I weighed again this morning (because I must be addicted) and it was 217.8 I was in shock! I just stared at the scales and then did a little dance of excitement.
So far I've been eating like I'm supposed to, no binge sessions yet! And I feel really good about that. So I think we're both in this and doing the right things! I've lived off Banana's and Lite Yogurt every morning.. *laughs*
Have a wonderful monday, Sugar!! Keep up the good work!
Wicked
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Posted: 13 January 2009 12:43 am |
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Hey Wicked !
I've been feeling kind of stuck with this whole weight loss thing for the past couple of days. Generally I don't like to have a lot of people in my life know that I am trying to lose weight, because I always end up falling off of the wagon sooner or later... BUTTT I've had a big turn around today and feel like I've definitely made it around a tough corner. The hardest thing is getting used to giving up the big macs and mccain cakes while doing at least three times as much activity as you're used to doing in any given day haha
But things are starting to turn around.. I feel the best I have in I don't even know how long, I no longer want to sit and veg on the couch when I have days off and I'm pushing myself a lot harder than I know I would be if I didn't have someone who completely understands what I'm going through.
The commercials, pills, detox diets, made-for-tv exercise machines and especially skinnier friends make it all look easy - but what people DON'T know is that for people like you and me it's a daily struggle. It's literally something you have to be conscious of every single day and it's anything BUT easy.
I know if I didn't have you I wouldn't have made it this far.
Now I know we seem to be thanking the earth each of us walks in every post, but what most people don't understand is how much of an emotional process losing weight really is when you have become so accustomed to being chronically overweight. It's something I'm sure we've both struggled with for years, but it's nice to finally have someone who gets IT and gets ME so thank you, thank you, thank you for that!
I'm very proud of myself today, I did a lot of things I didn't think I could do. I walked to the farther bus stop, did my crunches this morning, took a 45 to 50 minute walk this evening and will be doing my crunches for this evening in a few minutes - so life is looking good haha
I never thought I'd BE that person who goes for walks just for the #%@&! of it, or does CRUNCHES morning and night, or says "I think I'll have some salad for dinner, it's SO good".. but look! Somehow in a week I've become this completely different person, I'm happier and healthier and my life feels like it's finally coming together. And I know that this may sound strange, but I feel like the two of us will be friends for such a long time now - I so look forward to checking up on your progress just as much as I enjoy posting mine thus far too.
Enough with the epiphane-daytime-television-moment .... I just wanna say today will mark the day that I have lost a total of 12 pounds since last Tuesday. 12 pounds! Can you believe it? It always seems so easy after the fact hahaha
Well I hope you've had an awe-inspiring day like I have and hopefully your week has gotten off to a great start as well. I'm so proud of your progress so far! It's like a war of us against the buldge... and we're winning! hahaha
Take care and we'll talk soon.
Ciaooo!
Sugar
(that's for your rainy non-walking weather weekends AND just to let you know that  youuu can stand under my umbrella.. ella.. ella.. eh, eh! hahaha)
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Posted: 13 January 2009 03:19 am |
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Hi Sugar!
Congratulations!!!!!
12lbs is AWESOME, Sugar!! I am so proud of you I can't stop grinning! Wow- just reading about your day really inspires me, you've really motivated yourself today and I can tell just by reading your words that you feel SO much better about yourself and you accomplishments, as you should! You've earned every single smile, pound and good day!!
I have to tell you, I couldn't agree more with your words on having a person to go through this with. I have a best friend who is significantly overweight as well, she always tells me year after year that she's going to lose weight and I'm really trying to help motivate her; though commiting to exercise with her is a NO NO for me. She talks herself out of it and talks me out of it too! And a lot of the time she lets me talk me out of it. There's something different about you, however. Whenever I think about putting off walking, I always think of you working your fanny off and I know I have to work mine off as well so we can do this together. In that regards- thank you, thank you, thank you.
I think two people who go through a significant change together, such as this..remain life-long friends. I have no doubts that we'll remain as such long after we've lost our weight. For that, I am also forever thankful. You're an awesome woman, inspiring and fantastic and I'm honored to have met you here and to go through this journey with you.
We're supposed to get some snow tonight and tomorrow, I think. So I'll be bundling up to walk! Hey, out of curiousity..what state are you in? I'm in good ol' Kentucky! 
Have a good night and fab-tastic Tuesday, Sugar! I may weigh in, in the morning out of curiousity..I'd love to write more and I usually do but I've got to crawl out of the bed at 4:30am, so I need some sleep.
Wicked
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Posted: 13 January 2009 10:46 am |
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Hi Sugar !
Just a quick check in before work. Hope your morning thus far has been fabulous! I woke up with a massive chocolate craving so I had one of those mini 3 musketeers.. I didn't feel too guilty about it, I guess because my first rule was.." Any food is okay in moderation and sensibility". And one really shouldn't tip the scale, especially since it was a mini.
I did my morning sit ups! As I was doing them and got to 10.. I realized I was going to have to break them up even smaller. As I was huffing and puffing. So I rolled over at 10 and did 10 push ups.. then back down for 10 more sit ups and then back up for 10 more push ups. So all in all I did 20 situps/20 push ups. I feel good about it already.. 
I'll also be walking when I get home, as well as taking the stairs at work..might even take a couple breaks during the day to run up and down the stairs at work for that extra push. See how your 12 pound loss has really inspired me. Ha-ha. Actually, what really inspired me most was your awesome attitude yesterday in your last post...so I was hugely impressed with both. I weighed this morning, didn't lose a pound. Went down a few tenths but I'm okay with that because I wasn't expecting to lose -anything- the first week..except maybe a pound or two and here I've lost almost 6!
Well, I gotta run!! Have a good one, I'll check in and update this evening!
Wicked
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Posted: 13 January 2009 03:23 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
I'm actually from Canada - I thought you'd catch it through my excessive use of "eh" and the extra "u"s I put in some words hahaha I'd like to blame my being in Canada for my initial lack of motivation for walking... But I can't anymore! If there's something I absolutely hate though, it's walking in sand - and walking in snow is JUST LIKE walking in sand. There's too much resistance! If I wanted resistance when walking, I'd use a treadmill hahaha
It's actually REALLY storming out today, and it was snowing quite a bit this morning. But today is my day off SO I went to bed very very early last night and got my butt out of bed around 6:45am. Did my sit ups, AND went for a walk this morning... in the snow! But there's something about walking while it's dark out that I like. Chalk that one up to the relative anonymity you get AND the fact that your overall huffing and puffing/sweating isn't AS noticeable by strangers haha
But anyway - what I was most excited to tell you about today... is that I think you are on the right track with the counting of our weeks as Monday-Sunday. I think every monday we should post our weigh in progress AND update our fitness schedule in our stats (the 2nd post)...
What is the fitness schedule - you may ask? haha I think in spirit of changing our LIFESTYLES we should not only focus on the pound loss per week BUT also focus on increasing our incremental fitness level to make sure we aren't levelling off in our efforts. Sure.. it sounds ambitious, but have you started to notice that some of your walks/sit ups/push ups are starting to get easier and easier with each passing day? The easier it gets the more we need to add to make sure our metabolism stays on track. I'll send you an example of my fitness schedule on friday when I send you my stats and you can put both up on Monday WITH our weigh ins.
Yea it sounds a little TOO organized, but I think by posting our goals and staying on top of things we'll be less likely to wane in the next couple of weeks.
I'm crossing my fingers that the weather will hold out for both of us for the next couple of weeks. The fact that we decided to lose weight in the dead of winter definitely works against us, and this is probably the key time to have one of those stupid gym memberships... BUT if we forge ahead no matter what mother nature throws at us we'll feel so much more accomplished with our goals. Just think of us like the postal service ... through rain, or snow, or... yea I'm not sure how that goes hahaha
Well I've gotta get going, I've got some errands to do today and major loads of homework, so I hope you feel just as energized as I do and remember - everyday that goes by we are one day closer to our ultimate goal! Bathing suit season here we COME! haha
Ciaoooo and talk soon!
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Posted: 13 January 2009 11:20 pm |
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Hi Sugar!!!
Today has been an awesome day! I feel so awesome, I feel so energized and in a fabulous mood! I've done so many good things! First, I did the situps and pushups this morning, then I did 44 flights of stairs! And when I got home..I took a walk. Only 0.7 miles but that's because it's bitter cold.. and I was aching numb. If you can be achy and numb.
I've stayed within my calorie range, highly so..so I decided I'd have to cream of mushroom soup for dinner and I made this really good "stew". I cut up some carrots, brocolli, celery and a wee bit of cucumber..and half an onion. I put it in a cup of boiling water on the stove with about five beef cubes..those little powdery beef cubes. And let it cook for about 20minutes. It looks kinda iffy but mmm it's delicious!
I'm going to put my meal into my tracker tonight and I'll report how many calories it was all together with the veggies, they were all fresh veggies. I'm sure it wasn't much. I'm probably actually -under- my goal calorie. I'm trying not to focus too strongly on that but it's hard.
Today I feel like a new woman; totally energized, in an awesome mood..just very fresh. Like you said, I know we keep blessing the earth each other walks on but I truly know this wouldn't be possible without you there. I get so excited to write to you and read your updates!
Admittedly, I'm sore today. My body is feeling kind of like.." What're you doooooing?!" haha. It'll just have to get accustomed to this way of life, cause this is the new way of life!
I hope you had as good a day as I have! I'll weigh in the morning and hope and cross my fingers that I see a little payoff in numbers at least. The rest of this week and this weekend, I'll work on some real goals (not that ours aren't real..but I mean more indepth and thought out), and some fitness goals so I can post them Monday when I post our weekly stats! Can't wait to hear from you!!
Wicked
Edit: My whole dinner calorie total was only about 425 calories. Huzzah!!! (Yippeee!)
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Posted: 14 January 2009 01:40 pm |
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PS- Weighed in this morning and gained like 0.6lbs. What's up with that? Just trying to stay up beat and remind myself..water weighs, as does muscle.. I guess I need to stop weighing myself every day..gets me too down if I don't lose like I think I should..considering my day yesterday.. So yes, once a week weighing.. (if I can stick to it).
I wasn't able to do my situps/pushups this morning because I got up late for work and was in a rush to get out of the house, so I'll have to do them tonight. Hope you have a great day! Will check in this evening!!
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Posted: 14 January 2009 02:23 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
Stop weighing everyday! haha I've noticed that if my weight goes up even a fraction of a pound then I get all grumpy and unhappy. So I know how you feel when you see that little 0.6 staring up at you. At first when I started I weighed myself so many times a day that I could see my weight fluctuations - and it's crazy. Usually based on the scale alone I can gain 3 pounds in a day if I drink water! It's gone by the next day - but still.. seeing those unaccounted for 3 pounds can really do some major mojo to your psyche haha So I'm limiting myself to one morning weigh in everyday - until I stop seeing day to day progress then I will probably only weigh in once a week.. which is what you should do. Just know that even though I'm sure in the big scheme of things "scales don't lie" but they CAN be tricked by so many different variables in our bodies that they can only measure what's there, right?
I'm starting to get a bit down, only because I'm such an impatient person. I want to be at the weight loss stage where people around me start to notice and comment - now I know it depends on what type of body we have, and someone may have to lose at least 20 pounds before people notice... but I can't wait that long! haha
Okay I've got a jam-packed day so I can't stay on long, but I hope you have a great day, and good luck at work! I'm so proud of your progress so far, we just need to keep it up!
Ciaoooo!
Sugar
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Posted: 14 January 2009 11:32 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
Today was an alright day, I took a day off from walking. I kind of figured I'd ease into it and do it every other day, not to mention it's like 5 degrees outside and bitter cold. So, I thought I'd just do my million stair flight climb and be happy. I go down a few times during the day at work and do the stairs twice each time to get some exercise while I'm in the office.
I've also stuck healthy, I haven't caved or had chocolate or sweets since my one little three musketeer!! I'm proud of that, at least.
Hey- don't get down on yourself, darlin'. You've done AWESOME this week. Look at all the exercise you've added into your schedule, the healthy eating and the weight loss! Don't worry about people noticing, those who see you every day probably will be the -last- to notice anyways. I do know where you're coming from, I was telling my husband just last night that I was eager for someone to notice..or for me to notice by going down a pants size. I know, just rushing the boat. You're doing fabulous and have no reason to get discouraged.. look at how loose the sweatshirts are and how much less of a muffin the pants give you.. as you said before.
You are doing fabulously! We should expect rough days, I had one myself but I cannot let myself get down when looking at the overall picture. We're going to be THOSE girls who are slender and strutting it.. and I can't wait!
Hope you had a good day!!
Wicked
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Posted: 15 January 2009 05:18 am |
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Hey Wicked !
Thanks for making me think more sensibly... of COURSE you are so right when you say it's the people who see us everyday that won't notice a change. Not that this very fact is really all that encouraging, but at least now I know not to expect anyone to notice until I've lost over 100 lbs lol
It's been an alright day here too. I guess I feel pretty plateaued during the week, I'm holding out more and more for changes that I notice rather than the numbers on the scale. Like the fact that I no longer have any sort of muffin top in my jeans - HURRAY! And I seem to have developed some sort of jawline haha I try to catch glimpses of my profile in the mirror when I get ready in the morning. Oh - AND - my butt is probably the most firm it's ever been! Cheers to us eventually having the best booties out there!
I didn't get home from work/school until around 10:30 tonight, but I somehow still pushed myself into going for a walk. So far I've gone for a walk everyday this week since Monday
Tomorrow's another long day.. I'll be out of the house around 7am (as I walk to my further bus stop  )and won't get back home until around 7pm. But I will still make it out for my walk, which you can blame my supreme stubborn streak for.
My morning/evening sit ups are starting to get too easy I think... I mean I'd love to limit myself to 20 in the morning and 20 at night, but by next Monday when I add 10 to each set it'll be just in time. It's become so automatic too... before I hardly even open my eyes in the morning I'm doing sit ups haha
Welllll it's past midnight here and I have to wake up in less than 6 hours SO I will catch up with you again tomorrow night.
Thanks again for helping me keep my eye on the prize. I just need to keep reminding myself that this isn't a weight loss sprint - it's a marathon.
Sweet dreams and talk soon!
Ciaoooo
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Posted: 16 January 2009 12:17 am |
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Hi Sugar !
How're you today? Staying warm, I hope. It's been so cold here that the local schools are closed! Our high tomorrow is about 7 degrees. That being said, I've had a lazy, lazy day. I've not done -any- exercising, except the stairs and that's because my townhouse is broken up by stairs so I've climbed them countless times.
On that same note, my mother has a treadmill that she doesn't use anymore because she has a bad knee; so I called her up to see if she minded my borrowing it through the winter or so I could use it on the colder days. She was agreeable, so I'll be picking that up tomorrow morning and -making- up for my lack of exercise today.
I've slept most of the day, I guess I was just really exhausted- which has thrown off my meals and snacks.. but when I've eaten, it has been healthy choices within my calorie range, so I'm not feeling like too much of a .
I'm so very proud of you, Sugar. Look at all these changes you've made and that you're noticing! I've only lost 6 pounds or so, so I'm not surprised that I notice no sorts of changes, none in the face or anywhere else. I'll see changes later, I'm positive of that. So, I know we spoke on outlining our goals on mondays and stuff, and that's a fabulous idea. I had another great idea.
There's obviously a big change between weekend dieting and work-week dieting. My idea was that we could do weekend goals/challenges. For instance:
- I will exercise on the treadmill for thirty minutes in the morning and thiry minutes in the evening, Saturday and Sunday.
- I will do 20 sit ups and 20 push ups in the morning.
- I will dig up my Billy Blanks Tae-Bo tape! :D (This will be the death of me).
My overall goal since I have a treadmill and won't have to worry about the cold, time or daylight availability will be exercising on the treadmill in the mornings before work and the evenings after work. I say 'exercising' because I may walk, might jog, might break it up into a few different ways.. I know there are cardio plans on it.
Once I find my Billy Blanks tape, I may give that a go a couple times a week.  I am -excited- about these changes and hopefully the results I see and feel. I'm really energetic about feeling better and feeling the results in my clothes, it makes me very excited. Reading your progress every day makes me all the more determined; you've done so much to change your lifestyle for the good. Your crunches, your next-bus stop, your evening walks, your healthy diet. You're an inspiration.
Hope you had a great day, Sugar. You deserve it!
Wicked
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Posted: 16 January 2009 01:46 pm |
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Morning Wicked !
When you gain the treadmill that will make a HUGE difference - talk about convenience! It's hard to get out there for a walk when it's freezing out. I've started to wear multiple layers of pants and such, because even through I bring on a nice sweat when I walk I never feel it because it's SO COLD haha The old me would come up with something like the fact that I just MAY get frost bite to get out of my walks. But thanks to you, the new me is like "Frost bite? PLEASE!" haha
I'm not too sure who Billy WhatsHisName is, but if it's aerobics tapes then that's a good idea. I remember my mom used to have some Richard Simmons VHS tapes circa the early 90's... or maybe even the 80's. I remember I used to do that stuff when I was little and the things he would say and do were SO funny. I should ask her if she can dig em up - as a throwback and more ways for me to stay fit. Better believe I'll be sporting a side-ponytail and some neon bicycle shorts when I work out to that one hahaha
Day by day this all gets a bit easier. I was actually talking to a friend of mine yesterday, and we were just discussing how her *old* best friend and my sister lost a bunch of weight (my sis and the old best friend ARE best friends now). And how it's all easier to face when you have someone doing it with you for motivation and support. Which definitely reminded me of you. I wouldn't have stuck to this so far if it wasn't for you and your daily encouragements. I know we both have such a long way to go, but I really do believe we can both do it. Just look at us now! You're doing situps everyday, taking the stairs at work, walking all the time, eating healthier food AND constantly thinking of what more you can do. If that's not a lifestyle change, I don't know what is! I'm so proud of you!
Well today's the big day.. I've gotten into the habit of walking everyday since Monday, so hopefully I can keep that up. I have today off (except for hours upon hours of homework  ) but I've already done my sit ups and gone for my walk. I will probably go for another one later today as well... BUT all that aside - here are my long anticipated stats (can you paste 'em up to the post with yours?). I've got so much more to lose than you do, but I'm hoping we'll be well on our way or congratulating eachother for a job well done a year from now!
I'll put together my final fitness plan over the weekend so we can start fresh with everything on Monday - as for a weekend goal.. my goals will probably be considerably smaller than yours only because weekends are homework days for me. I find I get a LOT more done during the week as far as fitness stuff.
I hope you've gotten your day off to a great start, and good luck with work this morning. TGIF!!!
Ciaooo
Sugar
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Posted: 16 January 2009 10:04 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
It won't let me edit a post after so long of posting, so I'll start Monday's post out with our stats. I wanted to wait until Monday to update mine, since Monday is when we're doing our fitness plans as well. If that's okay with you?
I hope you're having a wonderful friday! I've been off work so I've been working hard cleaning the house, seems like a never ending job sometimes! But it's good exercise. With these days off, I tend to sleep a bit later so getting three meals and two snacks in is a bit hard. I'm on a snack now and it's nearly dinner time! It doesn't help that I stay up til 3am on my days off. But I've been drinking more water, I tried for 64 oz a day but I've not yet once done that.. I never have drank much during the day, usually just 8 ozs a day, so adding 56 on top of that is a bit overwhelming! But I've managed to swallow 32oz today thus far.
Anyways, so! I managed to get the treadmill this afternoon..and I hopped on for a 35 minute walk/jog.. add that to my house cleaning and I feel so good today! I've hardly had many calories, which really isn't -good- considering how much I'll be working out. Ah well, it'll work out in the wash. (Maybe that's just an American saying..haha) I haven't been doing my situps or pushups because each one is such a struggle, I almost wonder if I should lose a bit more weight first.. I'm not sure, what do you think?
And a bit CONGRATULATIONS!!! goes out to you for the weight loss!! Almost 20 pounds!! Almost 10% of your body weight! No wonder you're feeling so much better and notice that jawline of yours! I'm so very proud of you! I weighed this morning..still lingering around 217.. I guess I shouldn't complain because I only expected to lose 2lbs a week..and I've lost 6 in just eight days, I need to be more positive about it.
I am just hoping that I'll be able to stick with my thirty minute walks in the morning and the evenings, every day..now that I have a treadmill. I just have to keep myself doing it. My best friend is coming over tomorrow, she's overweight as well..and I'm sure she'll bring stuff to munch on. I just hope she heeded my telling her that I'm dieting and instead she brings something healthy.. .
Well, I think I may catch a short snooze after I update my Daily Plate on Livestrong.com. I have a nagging headache that I can't seem to get to go away. Can't wait to read your update! Hope you're not drowning in homework..
Wicked
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Posted: 16 January 2009 11:41 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
Way to go with the treadmill'ing today! That's the way to do it! I didn't think you'd be getting it so quickly, but I guess when we stay on top of things we definitely stay on top haha
I was thinking about your weekend goal suggestion all day, and I kept thinking how much of an excuse it is for me to say that I'm too busy and such... SOO I made a trip over to Zellers after studying today and took a look at their exercise section. They have SO much Bally-Fit stuff I wasn't even sure what some of the stuff was! haha I ended up opening up all of these boxes - kind of praying a sales person wouldn't wander by (you KNOW they always seem to show up when you DON'T need them). I ended up getting some resistance rubber things - which came with a fitness charts for positions/rep numbers, a yoga/pilates mat (I've been noticing my situps are starting to really hurt my butt) AND a few pilates/cardio workout dvds. I figured if you are motivated enough to step it up a notch, then I should be too! I'm hoping the pilates will help to tone my *non*muscles while I lose weight.
And about the weight loss - I was talking to my mom over the phone today and she was mentioning that it's MOST healthy for someone to lose like 2 pounds a week. I'm not being unhealthy really, I'm just in a stage where by properly portioning my meals, abstaining from most junk foods AND tripling the amount of acitivity I would have regularly done has allowed me to lose about 1-2 lbs per day. This won't last forever, I know I'm bound to plateau sooner or later (especially since walking, the sit ups and walking to the farther bus stop are getting easier everyday - I hardly break into a sweat!). So don't get discouraged or compare my weight loss to yours at all! This "doing-ANYTHING-at-all-is-better-than-my-lifestyle-before" stage MAY last another week - IF THAT. That's why I think it's important we decrease the weigh ins to weekly - if not bimonthly. It's not the lbs that matter, so much as the flexibility, agility, stamina, endurance and toning of our bodies.
Also ... it may even be best for your friend to come over and binge on the snack food. No.. I'm not crazy! Just consider it for a moment... I find it even more satisfying being around friends who AREN'T on a diet, or who eat whatever they want/whenever they want in excess because it's like constantly staring at temptation and NEVER caving in. Not only does it boost your pride for "just saying no", but it also builds you confidence in your choice to finally fight the buldge. So you know what.. LET her come over, let her bring whatever food she wants, let her binge eat in front of you, let her try to guilt-trip you into caving. You stick to your healthy snacks and workout regimin BECAUSE eventually our choices WILL be noticable and those friends who weren't supportive will feel pretty badly about themselves for not being considerate. If you can change your meals, walk twice a day, take the stairs at work, move your mom's treadmill into your house AND keep so motivated with a positive outlook everyday... well then you can do anything! I know you can do it, and deep down you know you can do it too. And I'm here for you! Take your frustrations out in post form!
Okay - my last thing to mention is the DVDs that I bought. Some of them have 10, 20 or 30 minute routines and the pilaties I already know are low impact and super slow movement. So when I try it and I find any totally awesome moves you better believe I will be passing them onto you. Maybe we can do pilates dates! I will be all like "Hey buddy, have you tried the lotus position?" and you will be like "Not yet! but that cobra position is to die for!". We can definitely be "those hip people" that do pilates! hahaha Let me know what you think.
Anyway I'm definitely done for the day, all this exercise tuckers me out and I'm about ready for bed around 9 or 10 every night now haha. Good luck with the weekend goals, and keep the faith! YOU CAN DO IT!
Talk tomorrow!
Ciaoooo
Suga'
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Posted: 16 January 2009 11:44 pm |
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P.S. - I FORGOT TO MENTION... I totally had a dream last night about MCCAIN and DAIRY QUEEN cakes. There was some drama rama going on somewhere in the dream with my friend and her boyfriend, but eventually after my dreamself realized I was eating a mccain's cake I was just focusing on that. There was frosting everywhere! Now.. the moral of the story is that we must be doing something right if I am now fantasizing about desserts in my sleep, AND not binge eating after that. hahaha
Just HAD to share that with you ... Bye!
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Posted: 17 January 2009 05:50 pm |
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Hey buddy!
Just a quick note to post my finalized/current fitness schedule. I gave the cardio and pilates workouts a try last night and WOW... I was dripping in sweat only 10-15 minutes into the cardio routines. And I'm always afraid that it'll be moves that I'm not capable of doing, but they were so easy! It's mostly punches, kicks, lunges and crossover walks. So I'm replacing some of my walks with cardio workouts- I'll still be walking 2 times a week (3 .. if you count grocery shopping at a store about 15 minutes away). But I don't need to grocery shop this week, so there won't be a walk today.
The pilates - by the way - are way harder than they look! you have to do all these moves centralized to certain muscles WHILE constantly squeezing your abdominal muslces. 10 minutes of pilates and my muscles are QUIVERING hahaha
Anyway here's my fitness schedule for Week 3 and Week 4 (that's right, we're entering week 3 .. and now we can refer to weeks by numbers). I won't be tweaking my fitness plan until the end of week 4, and by then we'll see if my stamina has been hightened or if I can resume with the same schedule for another week.
I've already done 20 min of pilates, 30 min of cardio and 20 morning crunches today! I won't be sticking exactly to my schedule until Monday...
I hope you're having a great weekend so far! Can't wait to see how you're doing!
Ciao!
Suga.
Week 3 and Week 4 Fitness Schedule:
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Monday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Tuesday - 20 morning crunches, 30 minute walking route, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 20 min of pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Wednesday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence band strethces (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Thursday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Friday - 20 morning crunches, 30 minute walking route, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 20 min of pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Saturday - 20 morning crunches, grocery shopping walking route, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 30 min of pilates (*if I can!), 40 min of cardio (*if I can!), 20 evening crunches
Sunday - 20 morning crunches, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 20 min pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
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Posted: 18 January 2009 03:00 am |
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Hi Sugar!
I am glad you're having such a fabulous weekend and sticking to your plans! I'm going to lay out my weekly plans tomorrow, because I'm still finalizing them and adding things. Technically this isn't quite week 3 for me, I've only been "hard core changing" since the 7th, but it's close enough that we can call it week three..I'll just need to remember I'm several days behind you on the "week scale".
I've been working really hard, I got up early this morning and hopped on the treadmill for thirty minutes. I did half of that time on maximum incline at 2.2mph. Doesn't seem like much but boy did it burn the fire out of my legs and my heart rate was up, up, up!
I ended up buying Pilates. I had to. You inspired me! I bought a simple 5 sessions, 10 minutes long.. that came with two resistance bands. I sat down and tried to follow all 5 of the sessions, so it was 50 minutes all together. Admittedly, a lot of that time was spent staring at this sleek, slender woman bend around and balance in ways that I could only dream of. But by the end, my muscles were burning and I felt like I'd done something! So I didn't walk on the treadmill tonight..I'm so sore.
Tomorrow I'll do the treadmill both morning and night. I was thinking of taking my pilates weeks at a time. For instance. Week 3 and Week 4, I'll concentrate on the lower body pilates..and then Week 5 and 6, upper body..ect, ect. I know the abs and things will be much easier once I've toned up a bit more around the middle.
I've also followed my eating plan -pretty- well, I did eat a bit more calories today..even though my best friend came over and pigged out, I managed to stick with fruits and veggies, however I caved in for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich this evening because it looked soooo good.
I'll write more tomorrow, after I am able to get my diet plan and fitness schedule worked out. Hopefully I don't wake up crippled tomorrow, who knew pilates would be so hard! I considered trying yoga sometime..wonder if it's worse...Alas, have a good night!!
Wicked
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Posted: 18 January 2009 01:29 pm |
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Hey Wicked !
Just a quick note to say - CONGRATULATIONS on standing your ground and eating only fruits and veggies! I'm SO proud of you and I knew you could do it! And even if you were to cave a little, all you have to do is step up for your physical activity a bit that day and all will balance out...
The pilates are amazing eh?! I mean - yea they really REALLY REALLY hurt.. hahaha. BUT at least you can feel how it works in your muscles. Imagine what only 5 minutes of pilates a day for the rest of this year will do for our bodies! Now Yoga... I'm not sure about. I think I'm more afraid of yoga, only because it seems like you have to be super flexible. But you know what.. I'm willing to try. So since you tired pilates for me I'll try yoga for you. Let's look around for good DVDs next weekend and integrate some of that into our routines... then we can alternate between pilates and yoga everyday.
And you know what? We actually started on the same day! I posted my original post on the Sunday but gave myself Monday to have my "last supper" a.k.a. major binge session. I fell off the wagon already on the Tuesday in favour of a McD's Big Xtra with fries combo. BUT you messaged on the Wednesday which helped me stick to the program. So we're missing a few days but whatev... numbering the weeks kind of reminds me how committed we've been and it feels good
Anyway I've got so much homework to get to today.. I'll probably be at the school for 10 to 12 hrs  I hope you and your hubby enjoy a restful Sunday together, and good luck with your food/workout regime. I believe in you!
Ciaooooo
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Posted: 18 January 2009 10:16 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
I've had a pretty busy weekend! I decided last night that I would take Sundays off. I've read in many places that a day of rest is not only needed but recommended. So- I took the day off the treadmill but still woke up and did my upper body pilates. Boooy were my muscles quivering by the end!
I had just been telling my husband that pilates couldn't be -that- hard, all you're doing is working with a resistance band! I made myself out to be a liar by the first 10 minutes, I was huffing, puffing, trembling and sweating. He laughed at me a bit.
I've noticed with my increase in exercise, I've been more genuinely hungry so I've increased my calories a little.
I hope your weekend has been great, even though you're doing so much homework! You poor thing.
So, I've worked out my fitness plan for the next two weeks, I'm excited to get started on it tomorrow! Along the lines of fitness, I looked up some yoga stuff on youtube. Owie. That may be something I do when I've gotten down below 200lbs. So many stretchy positions and I am -not- limber like I wish I was, even some of the pilates require balance that I do not have and flexibility that I can only dream of. Though I am confident within time, that I will be able to move into many positions that I've only dreamed of.
Week Three & Week 4:
Monday: 15 Minutes of 10% incline on the treadmill (before work), 10 Minutes Upper Body Pilates (before work), taking the stairs at work a total of 6 times (up and down=1), 30 minutes on treadmill (post-work).
Tuesday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes treadmill.
Wednesday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes treadmill.
Thursday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, 10 minutes flexibility pilates, 30 minutes on treadmill. (I don't generally work thursdays so stairs are out.)
Friday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes on treadmill.
Saturday: 30 minute morning treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, 10 minute flexibility pilates, 30 minute evening treadmill.
Sunday: Day off from treadmill/stairs, 10 minute upper body pilates.
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How does that look? I'm going to try to get up a bit earlier in the mornings to work in a short treadmill workout and pilates, I wanted to do 30 minutes of morning treads but I had to be realistic with myself, I struggle as it is to get up.. because I have to get up at 4:30am to be at work by 6:00am. I knew myself and that I couldn't get up at 3:45am because I am not even disciplined enough to get up at 4:30am. So my personal goal is to get up at 4:00am and do my exercises, hit the shower afterwards and not be in a rush every morning. That's not so much a fitness goal, as personal.
Eager to hear from you! Sorry for my semi-silence this weekend, been busy, busy! I'll update on my stats tomorrow morning and copy yours to a new post so we can track out stats and goals for the next two weeks.
Wicked
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Posted: 19 January 2009 03:05 am |
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Hey Wicked !
Wow that is quite the workout regimen, can you believe that we are now THOSE people who work out (almost) everyday and kind of love it? Okay ... maybe not LOVE it, but I'm getting to love it. I find myself not craving food anymore because I'm keeping myself SO busy with working out and homework. As per use, I am SO very proud of you. You've come a long way from even a week ago. I'm so glad we're doing this together because I feel like it's such an ample opportunity for us to grow internally as we slim externally. Now.. I know that sounds kind of mushy. But I have started to notice that I'm a lot more cool, calm and collected, and I've been starting to face the world with quite the "zen" outlook. Maybe the pilates are seeping into my brain... do I care? Heckkk No! haha
I've been doing my daily weigh ins over the weekend, and even though I haven't changed my eating habits in the slightest I've noticed that I seem to be gaining weight ever since I introduced the cardio/pilates into my workout regimen. I guess as I'm shedding the fat I'm NOW gaining muscle... and AT LAST I am finally toning while I slim down. My body shape is about the same as before - I swear - but the scale keeps getting higher! I have to keep reminding myself that this is a good thing. ... Right? haha Maybe I need you to remind me too.
What do you think of the breathing exercises they make you do in pilates? I kind of like the whole clenching your entire mid section a.k.a "core". I've kind of brought that over to my cardio (which involves a LOT of punching). Also, clenching the *ahem* buttox area has been kind of sweet too. It's been hard to make sure my legs get the same attention, and since my cardio seems to be heavily upper-body (with a little less lower body), I'm introducing a bit more lower body movement into my pilates.
But guess what?! I now have calves of STEEL. ... Cooming Soon: BUNS of steel! hahaha
And - let me just be frank for a moment - I've been afraid that by losing weight I may lose it in the places I love most ... ya know, my ample bosom. My push up bras are seeming a little less pushy upy lately.
Are you noticing any of these changes too?! Please tell me I'm not alone.
I was wondering if you know of any exercises that are good for getting rid of that little pooch we all have on our tummies. I've seen a few informercials about how important core movement is a.k.a. standing crunches - and a lot of the exercises now incorporate dance movements. I'm thinking I may look into that next and make a trip to check out even MORE workout dvds. I swear those dvds are the best thing to happen since the gym membership.
Anyway it's been a long, long, LONG weekend and I am exxxxhausted.
Hope you've had a fantastic weekend, and good luck with the beginning of your week 3 fitness schedule! I know we can do it! We haven't fallen off the wagon yet!
Ciaoooo
Sugar.
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Posted: 19 January 2009 04:47 pm |
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Hi Sugar !
Let's see - the daily update is that I'm not feeling good. I think I've got some kind of stomach bug, but I still followed the plan and did 15 minute treads and 10 minute pilates.
I don't think my pilates dvd is as good as yours, it doesn't really go into breathing techniques or positions, so much as just 10-minute body-oriented workouts. I really needed to do upper body because I felt like my lower body was getting plenty of exercise on the treadmill.
You know, I really owe you a huge thanks. Over the last week, any time I feel like I want to put off my exercises, I always say to myself.." She'd be doing it. Now get moving." And your success, in both how you feel and how your clothes feel..really caused me to kick up my exercise game for the next two weeks. I guess you could say I am really determined to see the results like you have. That brings me to my next point..
I really don't see any physical changes with me. I don't really feel different in my clothes, as far as their fit. I do feel better as a person, more energic (at times), more focused and determined to not only lose the weight but to up my resistance and stamina. I guess I've only lost like 7lbs, so maybe that's why I've not seen clothes related changes.. Once I've lost 20 or so pounds, I'm sure I'll see/feel a difference in physical ways.
As for the gaining weight.. I'll tell you what I've noticed.. a few times I've daily weighed and noticed a gain.. sometimes as much as a pound or more! But I found if I weigh myself every morning (if I cant get away from daily weights but I've done well) soon as I get up, after I pee.. naked.. I get a good weight idea. That's before I've consumed a zillion ounces of water..and food (which I assume adds weight albeit temporary).
What am I trying to say? Don't sweat it. Muscle does weigh more than fat and you're noticing changes in your exercises becoming too easy, that's because of muscles! You're doing so fabulous Sugar, I'm honored to call you my buddy!
Coming soon..our stats! And fitness plans! Have a good monday!!
Wicked
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Posted: 19 January 2009 05:18 pm |
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Sugar Plum
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Starting weight: 312 lbs
Current weight: 294.8 lbs
1st goal weight: 275 lbs
Ultimate goal weight: 175 lbs
Week 3 and Week 4 Fitness Schedule:
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Monday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Tuesday - 20 morning crunches, 30 minute walking route, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 20 min of pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Wednesday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence band strethces (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Thursday - 20 morning crunches, walk to a further bus stop, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 10 min of pilates, 20 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Friday - 20 morning crunches, 30 minute walking route, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 20 min of pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
Saturday - 20 morning crunches, grocery shopping walking route, resistence tubing stretches (reps of 15), 30 min of pilates (*if I can!), 40 min of cardio (*if I can!), 20 evening crunches
Sunday - 20 morning crunches, resistence band stretches (reps of 15), 20 min pilates, 30 min of cardio, 20 evening crunches
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WickedWench :
- Starting Weight: 223.2
- Current Weight: 216.6
- 1st Goal Weight: 200.0
- Overall Goal: 145.0
Week Three & Week Four:
Monday: 15 Minutes of 10% incline on the treadmill (before work), 10 Minutes Upper Body Pilates (before work), taking the stairs at work a total of 6 times (up and down=1), 30 minutes on treadmill (post-work).
Tuesday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes treadmill.
Wednesday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes treadmill.
Thursday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, 10 minutes flexibility pilates, 30 minutes on treadmill. (I don't generally work thursdays so stairs are out.)
Friday: 15 minutes of 10% incline on treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 30 minutes on treadmill.
Saturday: 30 minute morning treadmill, 10 minute upper body pilates, 10 minute flexibility pilates, 30 minute evening treadmill.
Sunday: Day off from treadmill/stairs, 10 minute upper body pilates.
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Posted: 20 January 2009 12:52 am |
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Hey Wicked !
I hope you feel better soon.. it's about that time of year where EVERYONE gets sick, but seeing as you are now the picture of perfect health *hopefully* it won't last long. Be sure to have your hubby take good care of you (which I'm sure he will)
Just a short note today. I'm having one of those days, and I am so exhausted. I've been at the school all day and I still have a few chores to do around the house as well as a bit of homework to do. How long will it be until April? lol..
Feel better soon buddy and take it easy. This is probably your body saying "gimme a break already" so take a day or two off from the fitness if you don't feel up to it. ... You can always make up for it by adding a new weekend goal or adding 5 or so minutes to your treadmill times later in the week.
Have a good night, I hope your Monday was considerably better than mine haha..
Ciaooo!
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Posted: 20 January 2009 06:18 pm |
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Hi Sugar !
Yesterday was a bit rough for me, I wasn't feeling good at all. I still did the treadmill and 10 minutes of pilates, but instead of 30 minutes last night on the treadmill I only did 15 at high incline. I just wasn't feeling up to 30.
How're you today? I'm doing pretty good here, feeling a bit better..but off work again because we're out of work. Which means, I'm not getting paid..so it's a bad situation considering my husband is also laid off. Eek.
I'm just trying not to stress out, because stressing out makes me eat. :) Hope you're having a good tuesday. Will check in again this evening!
Wicked
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Posted: 21 January 2009 12:25 am |
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Hi Sugar!
I'm feeling much better this evening, a bit headachy but I think some of my "downer" feelings are because I haven't worked since last Wednesday.. As I said in my previous post, I'm just stressed.
Tomorrow, I get back to work so I'm hoping that'll help boost my spirit some. I did my 30 minute treads tonight, a little over a mile and a half today on the treadmill..plus those pilates which still make my muscles quiver. I'm concentrating on upper body for two weeks, I'm hoping as he days progress I'll be feeling myself get stronger.
I'll tell you this much, I'm very eager to start physically seeing changes. I guess I'm impatient too. I just want someone to say.." Wow! Have you lost some weight?" Or I want to feel a change in my clothes..I don't know, I guess I just -want- things to change physically, I'm ready to look as good as I've been feeling! I was considering sending before and after pictures to you. I'm not sure I'm up to posting them on this forum but I'd like..(once I've made visable progress) to allow you to see! If you're interested..
I feel like we're doing this together, I want to share these things with you. How're you feeling today? Hopefully you've had a calmer Tuesday than you did Monday. :) How're those pilates treating you? I thought about getting a cardio dvd, since I can't find my Billy Blanks one..but I think I'd like to get some sort of dancing tape, cause I love to dance.
Anyways! Hope this day was a good one for you!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 21 January 2009 01:22 pm |
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Hey Wicked
Sorry I was in communicado yesterday, I had the day off but it was one of those jam-packed days AGAIN. lol... I'm glad that you're feeling somewhat better. I had an off day yesterday too. I did my morning crunches and my 30 min walk sometime before 8am, but by the afternoon I could hardly walk! The squats I've been doing during my cardio must have caught up with me.. my entire right leg muscles were just PAIN, and the pilates have messed with my neck too - I couldn't turn to the left for the life of me! My neck is still in pain but my legs are much better... I did what I could, given the situation - and stretched my legs as much as possible while limping around my apartment or laying on the couch. BUT I had to bag the cardio and pilates yesterday. There was no way my body could do it.
Even missing one day I find kind of throws me off track. I feel SO guilty because I have pushed my body farther than I ever thought possible already... but when you're in enough physical pain that you can't walk I guess you have to compromise. Now I know how you felt when you were sick. I think I'm so on track with the eating well/exercising that I feel extreme guilt if I even THINK about not doing something. Thank god for that...
I was going to suggest we post pictures too, but I think we should wait a few months. I'm no longer weighing myself everyday because I'm gaining muscle now, and the scale kept going up at one point... When you feel good and you know your body is changing and you can SEE the muscles working or places are firmer than they were before I guess it's important to hold onto that and NOT what number the scale gives you. I think I'll weigh myself every week on Monday's maybe, or every 2 weeks. Which system do you prefer to do?
Well I've got another busy day to get through... good luck with work today! Here's hoping we can both make it through the day haha
Ciao!
Sugar.
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Posted: 21 January 2009 11:43 pm |
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Hi Sugar!
I hope you had a fabulous day! I'm feeling SO much better now that I got ten hours in at the office, 15 minutes of morning treads, 10 minute of pilates, 20 more tread minutes this evening and.. well the stairs a few times at work!
I am so eager to see results, that I feel like I'm not doing enough. I know it's stupid, I always knew I'd lose slow.. I just wish I'd make more progress.. I work ten hours a day and drive two hours round trip to and from work, so getting in a lot of exercise is hard sometimes.. I don't love it, so I'm still in the "make myself do it" stage, though I still feel guilty as all heck if I don't do it. Silly, yah?
Well, hate to be brief but I have dinner to finish and dishes to clean up. I hope your tuesday was fabulous! As for weighing in, I still do it every few days because curiousity kills me. But I say we officially update every two weeks when we update our fitness plans, does this work for you?
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 22 January 2009 01:50 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
I'm actually back on track! I did an extra 10 minutes of pilates and cardio yesterday, and I'll be doing an extra 10 minutes for both today as well to make up for what I missed on Tuesday. I might also add a walk tonight.. we'll see. I just may be a little TOO ambitious today haha.
I hope your week is going well, it sounds like you're definitely turning a corner. I really am starting to love working out - or at least how it makes me feel. I've noticed little things like how my posture is MUCH better, and I no longer get winded from going up stairs or walking to my (further) bus stop. Things are looking good fo' sho'.
Anyway this is just a short note as I'm in class AND I have a full day of work afterwords, so I hope you have a great/productive Thursday and good luck with your treadmill'ing tonight! We're fitness rockstars!
Ciao
Sugar.
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Posted: 22 January 2009 11:29 pm |
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Hi Sugar !
How're you today? Sounded like it was going to be a very busy day for you. I'm feeling a bit blah today. I didn't do my exercises like I said I would, I've got a tight place in my left calf that pulls when I stretch it.. not sure what it is, I think I need to give it a rest.. I hope this isn't a bad decision, already feel bad.
I did do 15 minutes this morning on the tread mill and I did to the stairs four times.. but I didn't do the thirty minute treads when I got home -or- my pilates. I bought a dance dvd..10 minute segments, like my Pilates. I watched it through and piddled around trying a few things.. I am not a very good dancer, I lack major coordination and I don't get much exercising done following up.. more like I just bounce around and give up. I think I'm just having one of those "giveup" kind of days, I'm sure the sun'll be brighter tomorrow.
I am just eager to see results, I'm not really losing anymore weight..just capped there at 216.. I keep wanting to add more and more to my exercise schedule but the fact is I don't get a lot of freetime outside of work..and the workout schedule always looks better on paper. Oy. Sorry, Sugar.. don't mean to be such a downer today.. I just feel blah.
I'm going to sign off and let you keep up with your good mood, don't wanna bring you down. I'll talk tomorrow.. Hope your day was great. 
Wicked
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Posted: 23 January 2009 01:19 am |
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Hey Wicked !
Don't get too down on yourself. Sometimes we just have to take a break. And don't get discouraged either! We just have to keep reminding ourselves that we're doing this the RIGHT way. We aren't crash dieting, or starving ourselves, or trying miracle-infomercial-cures in hopes of taking the easy way out. Everyday is a struggle, there are good days and bad.. but one thing I've realized this past week is that if our bodies are literally one big blob of PAIN that we do need to stop and take a breather. This whole lifestyle change is about learning to push ourselves, sure, BUT it's also about learning our limits. Neither of us can possibly work out 2 hours a day - like come on, that is impossible no matter how fast the results would come. But one thing I have learned from you is that this isn't *just* about losing weight... it's about changing our lifestyles, feeling good about ourselves and staying committed to a goal we've tried our whole lives to keep. I don't know about you, but I'm pretty #%@&! proud I've stuck with it this long. And you should be too! This is officially the longest I've stayed on the wagon and I KNOW it's because we are doing this together. Keep the faith!
I literally just got home from being at the school since around 7am this morning ... I still have the 20 min of pilates and 30 min of cardio to get to.. it WILL get done but geez.. all of this working out kind of tires me out. The walk was WAY ambitious - but since it was extra I don't feel so bad about caving on that. I just hope I don't end up with a bum leg tomorrow.. AGAIN. I've been noticing this stabbing pain between my shoulder blades lately too .......
So I guess the moral of the story for both of us is - "No pain, no gain".
I've always hated that saying, haven't you? haha
Hope you are feeling mucho motivated, remember that...... the sunnnnn will come outtttt tomorrrooowwwww
I swear that Annie was wise beyond her years! haha
Ciaooo!
Suga'
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Posted: 24 January 2009 03:42 am |
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Hi Sugar !
That's for the encouraging reply. I did a bit better today, no treadmill but I did pilates, the stairs and some housework. I'm determined tomorrow to get up early and do all the exercises I committed to on my fitness plan.
It's kind of funny, how not doing my exercises can really put me in a funky mood. I get eaten up with guilt and then even though I try to remind myself that we're allowed days off, I still get guilty. :)
While at work today I remembered that I have a belly-dance for beginners tape here somewhere and a beautiful aqua coin-skirt/sash so I think I'll see what I can do with that dancing. It's good exercise, surprisingly, it gets the heart rate up! I'm eager to find an exercise that I really enjoy, or a hobby that provides fitness. The husband and I found our tennis rackets, and though we aren't good..we're both excited for spring so we can play some tennis; we live really close to the park now where the courts are.
I hope your day was productive and a good one! Try to relax this weekend, hm?
Talk later ( I actually am thinking of going to bed- yes..at 10:45pm on friday night)!
Wicked
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Posted: 25 January 2009 04:21 am |
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Hi Sugar !
Just checking in with you! I'm feeling pretty good today... I ate a big dinner which I feel a bit cow-ish about.
I decided instead of putting a time limit on my treadmilling.. I'd put a distance on it. Because I push myself harder when I have a distance goal. So I do half a mile in the morning and a mile in the evenings now.
I started walking the first few times at 2.2mph.. and realized after a few days, that was too slow..so I went up to 2.4mph. Well today, I felt sluggish at that speed so I went up to 2.6mph..and then every .10 miles I'd jog. Anyways. A long story short, I can tell the difference in how it's easier and easier. The first few times, half a mile took fifteen minutes and a mile was thirty. Now..I can get half a mile done in just a bit over 10. And a mile took me 22 minutes this evening. On week five, I'll add another half-mile to my route on the treadmill.
I didn't do pilates today, however.. I'm not sure if they are benefitting. As much as my muscles quiver afterwards..I'm not feeling any real soreness or muscle buildup in my arms and that's what I've been concentrating on. I guess we'll see how it goes.
I just wanted to check in! Haven't heard from you in a day or so.. hope you're sticking to the lifestyle change!
Wicked
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Posted: 25 January 2009 06:47 am |
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Hey Wicked!
Just a quick note to let you know that I haven't disappeared. I actually read your last post a day or so ago and kept trying to remind myself to respond on the end of that day (whichever day that was)... but suffice it to say - my memory is horrible! Clearly! haha
I actually went to a cocktail party at my friend's place tonight.... and it was okay. The whole goal of the "cocktail" party which my friend loves to host, is to try a new drink - so all we do the entire night is well.. drink girly drinks. I didn't have as much fun this time around because I was hyper-aware of how sugary everything was. I guess when you cut most artificial sugars out of your diet, every little bit hits you like a ton of bricks. I was actually starting to feel sick to my stomach, just because of the sugar! haha
Anyway, I find now that if I don't know EXACTLY what I'm consuming I start to get anxious, and even thinking about the astronomical calorie count in each drink was kind of bringing my mood down. From now on I'll be sticking to wine, WHEN I do in fact drink.
All in all, however, I am quite proud of how the two of us are doing. You keep upping the ante on your fitness routines, and so do I! The changes are getting more and more noticeable. The other day, a friend who sees me everyday, actually told me that my butt was looking great. hahaha I'm just hoping my 40 min of cardio, 30 min of pilates and 40 crunches have counter-acted the amount of sugar I took in tonight I suppose time will tell.
I'll post something more substantial tomorrow, but I hope you've had a fantastic Saturday and we'll talk soon! Keep up the awesome work!
Ciaoooo
Sugar.
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Posted: 26 January 2009 12:47 am |
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Hi Sug!
Today was my day off.. of exercising! It is amazing how I feel guilty for doing nothing today. I just wanted to check in with a hello and I am SO PROUD OF YOU! I also wanted to update my fitness plan for Week Four. Because I wanted to make a few changes.
I know it's not necessary to actually update it on here, but I feel like I hold myself more accountable.
Week 4:
Monday: 0.5 tready miles, walk-jog alternating, 10 Minutes Upper Body Pilates (before work), taking the stairs at work a total of 5 times (up and down=1), 1mile on treadmill (post-work) walk/jog.
Tuesday: 0.5 Mi treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 1 mile treadmill.
Wednesday: 0.5 Mi treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 1 mile treadmill.
Thursday: 0.5 Mi treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 1 mile treadmill. + 10 minutes lower body pilates
Friday: 0.5 Mi treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 1 mile treadmill. + 10 minutes lower body pilates
Saturday: 1 Mi treadmill, 10 minutes upper body pilates, stairs at work x 6, 1 mile treadmill.
Sunday: Day off
I don't know why I feel better having that written out, I guess because I make myself do it when I know I have to. I wanted to change a few things, that dance tape is off limits... I pull a muscle trying to do it every time. So when I reach my first goal of 200lbs, I'll start doing the dancing..maybe I'll have better coordination by then.
I also know what you mean about drinking, the hubby and I tend to drink now and again and I felt like playing darts and having a few draft ciders on Saturday but after looking at the calories and fat, I couldn't do it! I couldn't make myself drink them.. Towards the end of May thru October, I'll be doing Renaissance faires almost every weekend. It's a -lot- of walking, a lot of sweating and a lot of indulging in faire-cider.. so I hope I don't gain it back..I'll just have to double up my workouts during the week. I'll worry over that when the time comes. Hope you had a good weekend!
Wicked
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SugarPlum
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Posted: 27 January 2009 02:17 pm |
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Hey Wicked!
I took Sunday and yesterday off from exercising. I think you are right with the one day off thing... I've started to get so exhausted and I needed the time to rest my body AND mind. I'll be back on track today... hopefully... but I may work a day off into my schedule - perhaps Sundays just like you are.
My fitness plan for week 4 will be the same as week 3, however I have already missed monday, and I haven't gone for a walk this morning. I will however get my cardio and pilates in before my friend from school pops over to do our ritual homework session on tuesdays.
I guess I'm just having one of THOSE days... over and over. haha I ended up going to one of my best friend's baby shower on Sunday, and AGAIN it's like I'm made to feel rude for deciding not to eat anything. I had purposely gone to lunch with another friend I was going with so that I wouldn't have to eat food I had no idea about. But AGAIN I hate being made to feel like I'm inconsiderate for trying to do something for me. Maybe it's making me a lot more angry than I thought... I just find that there are those people that do love and support you throughout your journey, but then there are those people who are a little spiteful and WANT to see you fall flat on your face. It's the latter that I have no patience for.
The moral of that story is... that I no longer feel like I'm indebted to do certain social obligations, especially since they just make me feel horrible about myself. All in all, it was a bad weekend. And I'm finding it harder and harder to stay strong. I just need to get myself back on track today.
Anyway I hope I haven't brought you down... I'm very proud that you're increasing your fitness AND getting speedier at treadmilling.
I've got to jet, but I will post again tonight.
Ciao!
Sugar.
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