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BJD74
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Posted: 9 October 2009 04:12 pm |
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ITS FRIDAY, I AM OFF TO WALMART AND ALBERTSONS FOR A FEW THINGS AND I AM ALREADY WORRIED I WILL GO OVERBOARD. UGH.
TODAY I HAVE TO BE GOOD. WE HAD A SMALL DISCUSSION THAT TURNED BIG AND I BLEW YESTERDAY THAT WAS A GOOD DAY TO START, SO I HAVE TO BE GOOD TODAY BECAUSE I NEED TO GET A GRIP ON THE STRESS EATING ONCE AND FOR ALL.
FRIDAY, 1000 CALORIES OR LESS TODAY, WORKOUT
SATURDAY, WORKOUT, BE GOOD AND EAT LIGHT ALL DAY BECAUSE SATURDAY NITE IS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MY DAD AND BROTHER AT OUR FAVORITE PIZZA PARLOR, SO I KNOW I WILL BE ENJOYING LOTS OF HEAVY ITALIAN CHEESY PIZZA AND SALAD BAR. :)
SUNDAY, 1000 OR LESS, WORKOUT AND BE BUSY, IF JUST RELAXING THEN DO MY BEST NOT TO MUNCH.
HERES TO NOT FAILING!!!
WHO ELSE IS HERE? WE ALL KNOW HIKER IS OFF TO MEXICO...SHE IS GONNA TRY EVEN THOUGH SHE ISNT HERE...SO WE ALL HAVE TO TRY EXTRA HARD FOR HER! :) LOL....
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mchen01
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Posted: 9 October 2009 07:24 pm |
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It's going to be a tough weekend for me. I've caught a cold, and for some reason I always crave sweets when I'm sick. I'm trying to be good, and so far I've had a small slice of angel food cake which was only about 70 cal. I'm hoping I will feel well enough to get in some exercise later today. Gotta get back to work. Good luck on your diets everyone!
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cportwine
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Posted: 9 October 2009 11:32 pm |
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Well, I don't know if I will do any good at this challenge...I am trying to zig zag my calories since I can't get the scale to move.
So, today is a high day for me and I ate accordingly. I had two big bowls of chili and a bunch of toast this morning and a few snacks here and there. I know that don't sound like much. But, trust me it was. My stomach hurt both times after the chili cause I ate so much.
Ok, so the plan for tomorrow is to eat close to nothing. Trying to shock my body. I am doing the same on exercise. The last two day I cut the exercise in half. Today was a normal day and tomorrow will be as well.
That is my plan for the weekend. Can't decide on weather to go low or high on Sunday. I will decide tomorrow after I weigh in...
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mchen01
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Posted: 12 October 2009 04:55 am |
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| I did ok this weekend. Being sick kept me from working out, but it also kept my appetite low. I stayed busy fixing the floor in my bathroom so that probably helped. I did have a few more sweets in the form of jelly beans and frozen yogurt, but the calories were low. Hope you all had successful weekends.
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cportwine
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Posted: 12 October 2009 08:42 pm |
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I hear you about the sweets. I can't stay out of these brownies that I made. I did however buy some diet fudge bars. So, that should help.
My weekend didn't go to bad. I am hoping to do better this week....I am so tired of being in the pink in the Halloween challenge. I am going to continue with my drastic calories. One day high...one day low. See how it goes for awhile.
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mchen01
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Posted: 13 October 2009 04:43 pm |
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Hey Cindy, good luck with the diet. Brownies are definitely deadly on the diet. 
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BJD74
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Posted: 13 October 2009 08:16 pm |
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hey guys! well, my weekend wasnt a bomb, i didnt go crazy on saturday nite but i definately indulged in the pizza...IT WAS SOOOOO GOOD and well worth waiting 2 years to have!!! Every bite was heaven. Made me appreciate how hard i really do work. I used to have that pizza every friday when i was living with my folks...lol...imagine how much i appreciate it now. :)
sunday i did ok too, had some pancakes for dinner with bacon...but we worked outside planting trees so i dont feel too badly.
So, here is my breakdown:
Friday: E PC C and W YES across the board.
Saturday: E Yes PC No C Yes and W Yes (4 slices of pizza!)
Sunday: E Yes PC No C Yes and W Yes (had 3 pancakes!)
next weekend, goin to see my brothers 3 homes in the Enchantment Parade of Homes with my folks and mj. D will be working and isnt interested. I will probably eat out but not sure yet. Friday will just be a normal day, and Sunday we may have them down for dinner...but i will be cooking, so probably corn and bbq pork ribs on the grill....we will see. :)
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mchen01
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Posted: 14 October 2009 11:00 pm |
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| Wow BJD! I can't believe you waited 2 YEARS to have pizza. I could never have that kind of willpower. Pizza is one of those things I could never give up - that and chocolate. I'm glad you got the chance to splurge - after 2 years, you deserve the treat.
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cportwine
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Posted: 15 October 2009 01:39 pm |
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| I totally agree. I actually blew yesterday cause I couldn't resist pizza last night that the hubby made.....it was worth it...yum yum...
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Hiker
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Posted: 16 October 2009 02:12 pm |
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Hey Cport, I have to give you a lot of credit... I could never go 2 years without pizza...okay maybe if I was on a deserted island  or something but short of that, no way.
Okay, we are off to another weekend, whose in? I know I am going to blow it tonight...I have been dying for those short ribs and pasta Uno's has been advertising and if they have any of the pumpkin soup...well I'm going for that too soooooo I can tell you already Friday....not that great. I will try and do better Saturday and Sunday.
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cportwine
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Posted: 16 October 2009 03:49 pm |
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Ok, count me in for this weekend. It's got to be better then my last few days. So, hopefully this will inspire me to do better......
Next week will be crazy, so I really need to be good this weekend.
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BJD74
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Posted: 16 October 2009 07:26 pm |
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guys guys, i have to laugh because i havent cut pizza out for 2 years! How crazy would i be at this point if i had?? :) I had not had MIMMOS pizza (my absolute favorite pizza parlor) for over 2 years and it was well worth the wait! Its in ABQ and we are about 40 miles from it so we just never get up there and when we do i usually make myself resist.
hee hee hee you guys are great, i love it here! :)
ok, here is my plan for the weekend....ummm...today, has been ok. I have been rearranging the living space again, changing sheets, cleaning and such.....havent eaten much but coffee and a yogurt. So, for Friday, I plan to stay under 1500 calories, exercise and eat good, NO COOKIES per my challenge that Cport has put together.....Hiker, have you seen that one yet???? you must get set up with us!! :) We need you girl! :)
Saturday, relax and enjoy fall with mj, hopefully the wind wont be too high, she will feel better and we can get out for a long walk. I love to look at the leaves changing. Keep calories around 1500 or less and eat well. NO COOKIES!
Sunday, D is off, he has asked if I would consider helping him to pull down the faschia on the barn and redo it because its in SAD SHAPE and the weather season is on its way...so, even if i dont want too, i probably will, its good exercise! :)
I have upped my daily needs based on help from NIR, he rocks......said that anything i do under 1200 wont do much to help me, so i am on a new track to try to meet this guideline and do it the right way !:)
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mchen01
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Posted: 16 October 2009 10:01 pm |
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Alright! Time for another weekend. I admit I've started off a little naughty this morning with a Cafe Mocha, but I did make it nonfat and no whip. I'm going to be tempted tonight with more delicious coffee choices and an asian bakery with some gals from work, after a much needed deep tissue massage  . Ah, I can't wait to have all these knots worked out of my neck and shoulders.
BJD - and here I was ready to have you declared as a saint for martyring yourself in the name of healthy dieting.  Hehe! I guess we're all suckers for pizza.
Hiker - I love pumpkin soup. Enjoy your dinner!
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BJD74
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Posted: 16 October 2009 10:04 pm |
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ha ha mchen i wish! i am a pizza junkie if i allow myself....!!!!
have a great time getting a nice rub down. i havent ever had a professional massage before...i am envious! i am getting ready to do my 3 mile walk the belly FLAT workout...wish me luck, just aint feeling it today....but a committment is a committment so here i go! :)
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Hiker
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Posted: 19 October 2009 12:15 pm |
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mchen, I am so envious, I just love a massage. I try for at least a couple a year but it depends on the budget.
Okay, my weekend, at least food wise---COMPLETE DISASTER! It started with the short ribs and past on Friday and then it just kept going ending with a very large chocolate eclair last night. And in between I was really, really bad. I don't know why I go off on these binges periodically....I actually go to be feeling sick. I think I am a fairly well balanced person but what makes an fairly intelligent person eat until they are sick? Oh well, it's done and I need to accept it. Basically all of last week was like that. I did get to the gym at 5;30 am and got a good early work out in today so maybe today will be a better day.
What about you guys...I hope someone had a good weekend.
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BJD74
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Posted: 19 October 2009 05:10 pm |
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HEY TEAM,
FRIDAY I WAS GREAT, GOT YES'S FOR EVERYTHING
SATURDAY I WAS GOOD, GOT YES'S FOR EVERYTHING...
SUNDAY, A DISASTER WITH A DOUBLE D!!! MIGRAINE AND I ATE OVER 2600 CALORIES......
YESTERDAY MY WT WAS 156, TODAY 160.
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TIME TO STARVE TODAY!! LOL...
GLAD MY HEAD IS BETTER, I JUST WANTED TO DIE YESTERDAY... :(
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mchen01
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Posted: 19 October 2009 05:23 pm |
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I was very bad on the diet this weekend. There were too many temptations and skipping lunch had me so hungry by dinner that I couldn't help being a glutton. So, after all the talk of pizza, guess what I had for dinner Saturday? Yep, and I had 4 huge slices from a large combo pizza,  and usually it only takes 2 slices to fill me up.
The bakery was amazing and I bought all kinds of goodies to take home to the family. Unfortunately, I ended up snacking on most of the goodies. I also indulged in something called sea salt coffee, which is basically a sweetened latte with salt in the foam (they did not do nonfat). It was so good, I had two of them to go with my cherry danish and cream filled bun. 
The massage was great, but soooo painful. It was supposed to be a full body massage, but my back was so tight the masseuse spent 40 minutes on that alone. I felt better afterwards, but it wasn't fun having some guy dig his elbow and thumbs into the sore spots.
So, now that I've got my binge out of the way, and a nice "relaxing" massage, it's time to buckle down again. I'm almost glad the weekend is over and the temptations are gone.
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cportwine
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Posted: 20 October 2009 04:35 pm |
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I didn't do so well either this weekend. I am beginning to think this is a pattern. I had two major pig outs this weekend and on top of the other things I ate, it was not good.
I did good friday. Bad on Sat. and then Bad again on Sun. And if that isn't bad enough. I did it again yesterday.....
So, I am just trying to get my head back in the game at this point...
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BJD74
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Posted: 20 October 2009 05:02 pm |
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| I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN....GET IN THE GAME FOR NEXT WEEKEND!!! I MUST I MUST I MUST! THE HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE HAS ME ALLUDED...I CANT SEEM TO GET TO MY WINNING NUMBER OF 155. I WAS SO CLOSE ON SUNDAY WITH 156, THEN WITH MY MIGRAINE I JUST BLEW IT SKY HIGH!!!!! AND TODAY I AM DOWN TO 159......WANT TO STARVE, BUT REALIZE THAT WONT HELP ME... ARGH..THIS IS SOO HARD TO DO...
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BJD74
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Posted: 23 October 2009 11:30 pm |
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ok ladies...its friday! whos in for the weekend????
for me, i went to the store for stuff and i had such a hard time resisting the halloween candy, its everywhere!!! i had some in my cart and carried it around then put it back when mj started to have a fit over things she saw and wanted.....i got frustrated and put almost all the sponatneous needs back! Maybe i should encourage her to tantrum out more often, saves me money! lol...thats sick and twisted i know....her tantrums are no fun and just something that started recently.
i jumped up on my calories yesterday again, like 1900 or so, so i really really really need to work on the 1500 calories a day for the next few days, i have to see if it works to keep them low. I just cant seem to stop putting #%@&! into my mouth...and it adds up too easily.. :(
so for the weekend i am going to try really hard (even thru any stress and junk i have to encounter) to stay at 1500 or less total calories, work off at least 400 a day and eat right.
its been so stressed lately around here, i take all the tension between D and MJ and internalize and then my dad came over yesterday to paint and he brought all his family gramma drama with him and promptly dumped it on me......so i am internallizing that too....in a place in my head where i just want to be ALONE because i am being such a BEAR.
I hate feeling this way, but at least i can admit that i am feeling that way. I cant really talk much about it to D because he will use it against me later when a family gathering comes up....there is one coming up on nov 1st another birthday combo luncheon dealy with everyone....he is already draggin his feet about it.....why does he have to do that? why is it putting him out so much to spend time with my family? he even asked if we could just skip his birthday (its between xmas and nye) altogether this year! :(
What am i to do?
sorry i ranted, i just have nowhere else to clear my head.. :(
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Hiker
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Posted: 23 October 2009 11:49 pm |
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Hey guys, I'm here to cheer you on this weekend. My head is just not in the game but that doesn't mean I can't support you guys. You go.
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BJD74
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Posted: 24 October 2009 06:08 pm |
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i want to eat junk but i am being good instead. i am having an apple, brie and a hardboiled egg with a cup of coffee.
i can get thru this weekend!
hiker, what is up? are you ok? where is your head? did it stay in Mexico??? ;) we sure need you around here!! i am all alone this weekend i fear.....i am never good at being alone, even when i am really being skanky...lol......
oh well, i am sure you guys are all busy bees...just have fun whatever you are doing! :)
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Hiker
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Posted: 24 October 2009 10:03 pm |
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BJD, you're making great choices, you can do it. Heck, you are doing it...keep going. If you're too tempted take MJ for one of those marathon walks, if she's w/ grandparetns take those puppies and go. If it's raining put on a rain coat, you're a big girl, you can handle it  You are not alone, just because we aren't participating doesn't mean we're not here for you  . I am and I'm sure the others are too.
Yeah, my head is just not into watching and keeping track...no reason really, just having trouble getting back on track. I will, I know I have to, I've worked way too hard to loose 60 pounds to fall back into the non stop eating trap. I will get there as long as I stay on these sites and keep trying.
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BJD74
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Posted: 24 October 2009 10:59 pm |
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hey hiker, you can get back on track, you will when youre ready, and we will be here...just like you said to me! :) You are right about being able to do this myself..i do so much of it on my own, although lately MJ has been like "you have to walk today mommy!" its pretty motivating to have your kid say go mommy go! :)
well, my lunch was 3 slices of sourdough bread and a cup of clam chowder...lol.....
so in turn i plowed thru 3 12min miles. then, after mj woke up i did the last 2 12 min miles for a total of 5 miles today. That makes my total walking for this week 23 miles...HOLY COW!
i was 158 today too.....i am doing something right i guess, i just wish i knew exactly what it was!!!! :)
LOL......hang in there hiker, you have gotten me this far i wont give up on you!!!! :)
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Hiker
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Posted: 25 October 2009 01:41 pm |
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BJD74 wrote:
well, my lunch was 3 slices of sourdough bread and a cup of clam chowder...lol.....
The important question....New England clam chowder or Manhattan clam chowder  .
Sounds like you're getting throught the weekend in great style. Keep going. You're half way there.
I'm off for a nice off leash walk in the woods with my puppies, or yeah, I think I'll let my husband come too  .
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BJD74
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Posted: 25 October 2009 03:50 pm |
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new england!! my mom prefers the red but i really like the new england clam chowder best. :) its just chunky....its not real, i wish!!! to get good clams in the desert would be unheard of! ;)
i made us hoagies for dinner, mine was like a 4-5" with meat, cheese, mayo mustard, lettuce tomato onion salt and pepper. i had about 14 cheetos and about 3/4 of an orange. decided to relax and have a beverage for nite snack, ended up making some concoction with baileys, coffee, and a splash of mudslide over ice...had 3 tumblers of that and walnuts and almonds.
weight 158 today. :)
i havent had any alcohol in such a long time, it was nice and i relaxed some. couldnt do it all the time, we had that stuff leftover from last year when we used to have music parties...lol..those dont happen anymore, people move on from jobs etc....
D's home today, we will see what happens with my stress levels, i was thinking of calling my folks and asking if they wanted to come down for a early dinner, but i dont know if he would be interested in it, he has already barked at mj a few times...he is so sensitive....lol....he wants all the attention on him when he is off, which for me is like impossible!!! lol....
have a great hike hiker mom! :) hugs!
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Hiker
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Posted: 26 October 2009 12:29 am |
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BJD, you are still doing great, a hoagie is really not a bad choice it you are careful what goes on it, your's sounded pretty good. Your beverage also sounds really good. I make somelhting similar in the winter, it's called an Irish Monk, it's a hot coffe with bailey's and a shot of amerrito, it is so good and as long as it's once in a while no harm.
My head is doing a little better although I ate some bad things this weekend I at least watched portions. I won't be doing very well on the Halloween challenge but so be it, I will get there. Hopefully I do better on the next one .
Maybe next weekend I'll join you.
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BJD74
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Posted: 26 October 2009 12:42 am |
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hey guys, ok, well we went out today to look for lights for the kitchen....went to two stores and D was so strung by the end on the way home regarding mj and her behavior towards me and what i ask of her...and he got upset because i get upset with him and not mj because i think he is a bit tough..his tone that is...and well, i said something and ruined the day......as a result of that, mj is doing everything wrong, i am eating everything wrong(almost 2 full snickers bars, a kit kat bar that i practically swallowed whole in the bathroom in less than a minute...nuts, a dr pepper) i blew it today i ate emotionally today....i also didnt do any workouts. my head is hurting to boot. :(
for dinner he wants eggs she wants pizza and i want sourdough bread toasted with my shedds and honey with an overmedium egg.....take me way up over 2000 cal for today...
do i do it or do i just stop now and allow myself to repent for the days damages....? :(
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Hiker
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Posted: 26 October 2009 12:40 pm |
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BJD, don't beat yourself up, you had a tough day and you ate a couple of snicker bars, big deal. Think about what you would have done a year ago if you had the same day.
It sounds like you and Dave are not on the same page with MJ. Can I suggest you guys maybe sit down in a calm moment and decide just what the rules should be? Maybe you need to be a little stricter and he needs to be a little less. It's hard I know but if MJ finds she can take advantage of the difference and play you against each other, believe me she will. Three year olds are not easy to deal with but honestly it doesn't get a lot better, yes there are moments of reprieve but raising kids is hard work and unfortuantly there is no one right way. I always point out my mother raised 4 kids with basically no rules and we all turned out fine...all contributing members of society. On the other hand Franks parents were very strict (military) and they raised 4 kids who also all grew up just fine and are contributing member of society so whose to say what is right? You and Dave just need to decide what is right for your household.
BJD, you are doing great both diet wise and mom wise, don't let those bad days get to you too much. I know that is a lot easier said than done. Look at the facts, you made it through the weekend great on your diet, with only a small slip up. And MJ, is a happy healthy child from everything you say so life is good today .
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mchen01
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Posted: 26 October 2009 06:09 pm |
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i've totally lost my motivation for this week. like hiker, my head is not in the game. i think i might be getting sick again, but it could be allergies.
everyday of this weekend has been bad including midnight snacking, in bed, while reading a book. i was a total slob.
no exercise this weekend either, but i did finish flooring the bathroom. now i just have to do some caulking and i'm done.
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BJD74
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Posted: 26 October 2009 07:07 pm |
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hey hiker, thanks for your advice. i think that d and i do see things the same, and no matter how much i support him, when it comes to my not taking the tones perse' personally.....and then i turn around and yell twice as loud, so how come it gets to me so much to hear him? honestly, in thinking about this, i grew up in a house where mom was the voice and dad stood around quiet as a mouse. He never raised his voice. IN FACT no man, short of my grampa has been one to raise their voice in all of my life. Maybe that is why i get so freaked out when D does it? Interesting that i just came to this conclusion today.....lol...but maybe that is it? i dont have much of a manly figure in my world short of D. lol..how sad. My dad still wont raise his voice. When he does i am always shocked. I wish he would stand up for himself more, but alas, he is a wimp...and i say that with love..
its gonna be ok with us, today i sat her down and worked on flash cards with her numbers while D watched quietly. At first i wasnt sure how it would go, but he supports my efforts, and i need to do the same. SHe is 4 and she is a handful. She is very used to having mommy full time and daddy part time since he is at work. Of course she spends more time talking or addressing mommy and i am sure it gets to him because it means i never or rarely ever get a minute to myself. I can see both sides, and yes, sure i wish she would go to him when he is here, but i think she knows he will say, go back, walk back to your room and think about what you want to ask me, then ask me right...in turn she does that and forgets what she was ocming out to say in the first place! LOL....
its all gonna be ok, hey at least we didnt hit our own dog with our car yesterday like our screwed up neighbors did!!! OMG! I cant believe i saw it happen, in the driveway no less...the poor poor doggy. He is their only good dog and he gets his front leg hurt.
ok, that had nothing to do with this, but i had to share anyway......can you guys imagine hitting your own dog??? :(
as for me, last nite...i had eggs and a piece of toast wiht tomato, i tried not to derail any more. i had about 14 pringles hotnspicy chicken wing flavor after dinnner and recalled it all nite.....was sorry to have that, note to self no more of those pringles!!! :-{
today has been ok food wise. i am still counting my weekend as today since D is off today....tomorrow kicks off the week.....todays weight was 159. ARGH.
Overall, weekend was not terribly bad. At least my head wasnt totally pounding!!
Friday: all yes across the board for E, PC C and W
Saturday: all yes across the board for E, PC, C and W
Sunday: NO for E, PC and C but a Yes for Water...i had like 14oz which is just over 3 32oz jugs...lol
next weekend, #%@&!, let me just get thru this week first! halloween is around the corner!!
Hiker, thanks again for your input, i am so lucky to have you! :) hugs!
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Hiker
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Posted: 26 October 2009 07:28 pm |
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OMG--I would be heartbroken if I ever hit my dog...or any ones dog for that matter. Jeez, I hope the got it the vet care it must have needed? They do not sound very responsible, accidents happen but they seem to have a lot of things happen with their dogs.
Funny you mentioned raised voices, in my house no one, and I mean no one ever raised their voice. I am not saying we never got mad, or didn't say nasty things...we just did it in a normal speaking voice. Frank really had to learn to control his voice more because me and my son would freak out at a raised voice, we figured the world must be ending or something if someone is yelling, seriously you could make us cry just by yelling. It's been 25 years and now I know enough to just point out he is raising his voice and he is usually pretty good about lowering it. I tease him (at a different time of course) and say just because you're louder doesn't mean you are right....you are just wrong loudly .
It is so true we are a product of our upbringing and it is hard to meld two styles, of course I'm w/ D on this one if you are the yell-er . But in 20 or 30 years you will figure out what works (most of the time), I promise .
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Hiker
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Posted: 30 October 2009 11:24 am |
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Okay, it's another weekend, my week has gone terribly awry, I am hoping to get things back on track this weekend. My weight has been climbing steadily for 3 weeks and it is no secret why...I am eating too much and a lot of it, in fact most of it is junk. I do fine during the day but at night I start to munch and it is never on carrot sticks beleive me.
So for this weekend, I am going to try and get through with will power alone. I am just going to have to tough it out and I hope you guys are along for the ride...I sure could use some support and my diet buddies (on our buddy site) are gone on the weekends. Anyone going to be around?
I won't make any specific plans but I do hope to get in some good walks. I pulled my archilles tendon so I missed going to the gym a couple of times this week. Hopefully I can get a couple good walks in to make up for it.
BJD, Mchen, Cport, someone new? Sure could use some help  Last edited on 30 October 2009 11:30 am by Hiker
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BJD74
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Posted: 30 October 2009 05:44 pm |
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hiker, i love your flailing swimmer! he looks like me! :) lol....i jest because if i dont i will probably cry because i feel like you do right now. i am hiding at nite and eating again...its too darn easy to do it. i get so upset with myself too, its pathetic. i spend so much time working out and trying to do good things for myself and then i defeat it terribly by eating too much. I start off so strong in the morning, do good all day, then as soon as we have eaten, or just before when i am making dinner....then i just crash. What is it about the nite time that shoots us in the butt?
i wish i could help you in your struggles because if i could advise you somehow maybe i could help myself too! I just keep tricking myself that i can continue to workout hard as i do and eat what i want and that is the worst thing in the whole wide world to do becausse it is totally not true! Even if i worked out 3 hours a day i dont think i could get away with the way i eat sometimes.
I wonder how i ever got to this point in the time i have, and i cringe to think of how badly i used to eat. I realize when i dive into junk that I used to be a whole lot worse than i am.......if i had only logged my food intake back then, then maybe i wouldnt be so hard on myself.
I wish the perfect solution was out there for us, but then we wouldnt be here if we had it. Its like wanting perfection in all we do, if God wanted us to be perfect he would have made us all molds of Eve, soft sumptuous curvy etc........
As for the weekend, I am in. I am whining today big time, but i have only had a half cup of coffee. I havent eaten anyhting but i have thought about alot of things. I want plain buttered pasta, I want garlic toast, I want all the yummy things that i deny myself most times now. And yet, I havent gotten them. I guess that is a step right?
Like you Hiker, I just want to get thru this without hating myself all the time. I just want to enjoy food and enjoy being healthy and enjoy eating the things i like.
I will try to get thru without a huge fallout, but with the holiday, mj being gone, our invite out for sunday lunch with the family for a birthday, and trying to convince him D, to want to go and spend time with them...wihtout making it a big deal.....well, we will see how I do! ;-p
lol.....boy do i sound like a sad sappp!!!!
hugs to everyone! Hope that there are more of you guys out here for the weekend... :)
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Hiker
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Posted: 1 November 2009 06:07 pm |
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| Well BJD I have not done well on the food front this weekend. I did pretty well at getting in exercise, long walk on Saturday and today, Sunday a really tough aerobics/step class and then a long walk in the wood with Frank and the dogs. Having the dogs helps a lot, I feel guilty if I don't get them out.
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BJD74
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Posted: 2 November 2009 01:20 am |
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i didnt do too bad this weekend. with my outing on my own yesterday i kept my day really low, then today we saved our eating for the pizza buffet birthday luncheon. Honestly the pizza was ok. I had one thin slice of spinach/tomato/garlic and mostly ate the thick garlic bread thingys they make. I had a great salad but nibbled by hand on the peppers etc. didnt eat most of it. Had one slice about 1" thick of a buttercream cake, very light with angelfood cake. 2 sodas. Just had 3 mini mounds bars as my halloween treat. I tell you though i could easily eat about 10 more and fell no guilt as i love the coconut and dark chocolate. I am not hungry, dont know about dinner. will have to feed D but im not hungry now. Just thirsty from the hike we took about an hour ago.
i wont know how the scale looks till this friday, since i have put it away. I can hope that yesterday being good, my total day was like 1800 and my intake was about 1400, so that is how i should be going along to lose a pd a week. Lets see how far i get. I know i shouldnt have gotten the mounds, but we stopped at walmart and they had all halloween on 75% off...i got a few little decorations, a pumpkin candle holder and an adorable outfit for mj with some halloween socks, she will wear them the rest of the year. :) Little things for very cheap!
ok, so on to next week. Nothing big planned. At the gathering today wiht my family, we discussed Thanksgiving, D volunteered our house if everyone brought something like a pot luck. Surprisingly, all agreed! So, hopefully we can have a holiday at our house!!!! :) I would love to cook my martha stewart turkey again, it was yummilicious! :)
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mchen01
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Posted: 2 November 2009 11:38 pm |
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hey all. i'm sorry i've been absent lately. with getting one cold after another and being super busy, I haven't been able to track my calories or get in a workout. things are kind of in transition right now and i need to rethink my schedule. i've been stress eating, mostly late night snacking in bed while i work on the computer, so i think i've sabotaged my progress. i don't think i'll be here until i can catch up and get life back into a regular routine - shouldn't take long, maybe a week or two. hope i'm not letting you girls down. i promise i'll be back as soon as i get some breathing room.
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Hiker
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Posted: 6 November 2009 10:18 pm |
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Hey, am I all alone this weekend? For today so far so good for Friday but there's a long way to go to Monday. I am really going to try this weekend. I have a killer dress but I need to keep my weight down for it to look really good. I am making my husband take me into Boston in December for a nice night....you know the works...shopping, a night on town....nice dinner, stay in a hotel. It's going to cost him . But I have to get my weight back down below 130 for that dress to look the way I want it to. Right now I am at 137 so I'd better get kicking.
Anyone with me? BJD? Mchen? How about your Cport?
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BJD74
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Posted: 6 November 2009 10:20 pm |
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ok guys, i am back in full swing and alive and kicking and READY TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN on the scale! :)
I just did a 5 mile workout, using the stretchie band which surprisingly was awesome and my arms are tingly :)
I havent eaten alot today, got kinda upset about another thread where it was implied that I and Beatles are enabling each other and after venting as nicely as I could I got into the workout and I am not going to let today go down the tubes. My head is clear, I made it a week without cheating and looking at the scale and I am renewed with a vengeance to get my butt in gear and see the numbers change. I am not going to allow myself to cave and if I do it had better be for good reason. I will not be called an enabler.
So, here is to a great weekend for me! Starting today! :) Plan to have a nice steak, cucmbers/onion/sourcream salad, and maybe a mini ear corn on the cob with my diet lemonade. I may have one of my skinny cow ice cream bars for desert, or i will just have tea.
Tomorrow, workout and spend the day with MJ. Eat good things!
Sunday, go out to get horse food, see what the day brings, but planning to eat right. :)
Oh! I forgot to tell you guys that we have another horse!! OMG! I know! Its crazy, he showed up at our gate yesterday morning, its like we have a statue of St Francis in our gate for the Lost Animals of the World to come to for savior. Its too crazy! I havent seen anyone looking, nor have I ever seen this horse before in all my walks around this area within a 5 mile radius. We are calling him Lestat. So, now we have Calypso, our mare, Bob our Boy and Lestat our 2nd Boy! :) Yay!
Of course, if someone approaches us we will ask for ownership proof...but how do you lose a horse?
So, who else is in the game this weekend????? Anyone? Anyone?? ;~P
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Hiker
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Posted: 6 November 2009 11:44 pm |
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Hey BJD, glad you're going to be here. I don't know what site you were on where they called you an enabler? It does not sound like a nice place....I really think we need to be supportive, sure a gently kick in the pants once in awhile but name calling....I don't think that is helpful at all.
Glad to hear you've been able to put a good week together, I still haven't gotten there. I did have a good day yesterday and so far so good today. I am really trying and I know I will get there. Nir pointed out to me that maybe my motivation was done because I didn't have a concrete goal like when I was first trying to loose at first. I think he is right so I have given myself a short term goal...get into that dress.
About the horse...won't it be a problem having two boys? I don't know much about horses but I thought 2 males would fight and those fights could get really nasty? Not trying to scare you just thought I'd mention it and I may be wrong, like I said I don't know much about horses. Now dogs...that I know .
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BJD74
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Posted: 6 November 2009 11:49 pm |
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| hiker my dear mom in the virtual world, it was on here, thru the binge eating page...where beatlesgirl and i communicate almost daily about our crashes etc.....you can check it out there :(
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BJD74
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Posted: 6 November 2009 11:54 pm |
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about the horses...i popped over before finishing the comment...my bad! :( i am in a hurry in my brain and hands, funny huh?
so far there hasnt been any gruff between them, some noise and some kicking of the heels but nothing big enough to get worried yet. I have been in there with all 3 and no problem and D already walked him on a lead last nite... :)
Calypso seems to have chosen her man, she is always with Bob, he is her companion and the other one is just kinda doin his own thing. We certainly would send him home if we knew where home was, its not like we can really afford to keep him, but what else can you do? they will euthanize him if we turn him into the humane society because he has nothing to show who his owner is, and here, heck who has the resources to find him anyway, short of driving around? we are in the country, mostly spanish that is poorer and they dont have internet, maybe even phones and cant speak alot of english, so i am not sure which direction to go. He is in plain site, so if anyone is looking and they know their horse, they could spot him easily, our property is on two main roads and he is visible.
we shall see how it goes, so far so good and thanks very much for your concern. :) I will let you know if i get a kick in the rear! lol...
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Hiker
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Posted: 8 November 2009 12:13 am |
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Hey BJD, looks like it's you and me this weekend. So far so good for me. Friday my calories were 1257 and I got a good hour in at the gym taking a pretty intense step class. For today I'm at 1253 with just a couple hours to go so I should be okay for the day but of course we both know how much damage can be done in a couple of hours  . On weekends I allow myself up to 1500 hundred calories so I'm really pleased. Like you I need to get a good week in, if I can do that and then a second it gets much easier but getting those first 2 weeks is a killer. I'm not doing anything special, just trying to make good choices and to remember to count everything.
I'm going to make a beef barley stew for tomorrow, now that is good for me but I have to be careful not to overeat , I really like it. Hope to get a long walk in with the husband and dogs too.
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Hiker
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Posted: 8 November 2009 11:08 pm |
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Well BJD, here it is Sunday night, I have about 3 hours to go and I have a couple of hunderd calories I can use, enough for my ice cream . I think I will make it but I can't let my gaurd down, this is the time I tend to go off and blow it.
How's it going for you?
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Hiker
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Posted: 9 November 2009 12:48 pm |
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BJD, hope your weekend went well. You count Monday if I remember correctly? I count Friday so I'm done and it went very well. On weekends I allow myself 1500 calories per day and I try for at least 2 days of some type of exercise. Here is my weekend stats:
Friday--1257 Calories and an hour at the gym--step aerobics
Saturday--1177 calories and an hour at the gym--power hour (circuit training)
Sunday-- 1518 calories and a nice long walk in the woods with my husband and the dogs.
I am not worried about that 18 calories over on Sunday given the other two days were so good. But it does show it is harder when I am not busy. I had a lot of down time on Sunday and it was a harder struggle. I am definitely a boredom eater. The thing is I wouldn't call it boredom, I am reading or watching TV or just puttering around the house but I am not really bored, actually I am quite content....maybe it should be called contentment eating in my case .
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BJD74
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Posted: 9 November 2009 02:50 pm |
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hey hiker, how was that ice cream?? :) Yumms! Good for you for allowing it into your day calories wise! :)
Friday: I give myself a YES across the board, i had a great day! I did have sweets but I didnt have a high calorie day because I didnt munch all day or at nite! :)
Saturday: terrible headache and I managed to not go nuts with food. We did have Dominos pizza that Nite, I really enjoyed eating 6 of their little breadsticks with garlic and parmesan cheese, even more than the 2 slices of pizza i had, with cheese and bell peppers. I got a snickers for my present from D with a dozen red roses for our :anniversary: we like to share something nice on each 7th of each month.... i know cheesballs eh? :) LOL I will give myself a Yes for E, PC and W but a No for C because of the snickers and the extra breadstick things. :)
Sunday: I had the emergency with D, so I didnt eat normal at all! We got out of here with coffee, then met up with my folk at the hospital who had brought the H candy for his lunches....and because i was anxious i had a reeses cup! Then, we went by their house after to get mulberry leaves for the horses because we werent goin to get them alfalfa like we planned due to D being so sick.....and there I had 3-4 snack size Almond Joys...I know, I know!! But then, nothing else till we got home, i had to go back out to get his presc, so i grabbed a snack snickers and a milky way (I KNOW! STOP ME NOW!) but we hadnt eaten anything all day that was real food.....he had asked for a shake so I got him one at burger king on the way home and got myself a junior whopper and a snack size onion rings. I wolfed down the whopper, i was so hungry! Then I ate half the OR, and got rid of the rest. As for a shake, I got him one and myself as well, chocolate! (I KNOW!)......got home wiht some sense of control since i had eaten....and i poured my shake into an 11 oz glass, I even measured to ensure i wouldnt go insane on the calories with a large shake! So, after that I did my workout and didnt eat anything after that except a half slice of pumpkin pie, almonds and my tea..and WATER! Somehow I didnt have an enormous calorie day...thank god i worked out! I give myself a Yes for E and W but a No for PC and C. :) :(
Weighed in at 158 today. Put scale away.
:)
Here is to next weekend!!!
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Hiker
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Posted: 9 November 2009 07:18 pm |
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| BJD, good for you for getting through a tough and stressful weekend. BUT and this is big....get rid of those candy bars....they are just too tempting when they are handing around like that, you think, or just a couple of snack size bars won't hurt but 3 or 4 of them, you might as well eat a full size bar and you would think a lot harder before you ate a full size bar I bet? Anyway, that's my beleif....those little devils have a way of sneaking up on you .
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BJD74
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Posted: 9 November 2009 07:33 pm |
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so true hiker! i know i should put them away in the GARBAGE! lol...actually for now, they are out of site in the freezer in our garage. I opened it today and saw that bag and just closed the door without wanting anything. I was thinking last nite, ok, can you eat just one? if you just eat one, its only 80 calories, that isnt bad, it can be the one sweet i allow myself per day, but CAN I JUST EAT ONE? if its frozen perhaps i may be less tempted because it hurts my teeth! And with a partial already its even harder to eat frozen things!
I am going to give myself a few days and see how i feel. Right now, I am being strong. I am not tempted at all.
If I start to lose control they are going away, if i have to take them to the community center and donate them! LOL....
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Hiker
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Posted: 13 November 2009 12:47 pm |
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Well, here we are at the start of another weekend. I've had a good week so far so hopefully I can keep it going. We are getting the tail end of a hurricane so the weather is not great today and tomorrow looks worse so any exercise I get will be at the gym I'm afraid. There is hope for Sunday at least.
I am going to concentrate on portions and eating healthy this weekend, no splurges....I can't afford them right now. So for me it's 1500 calories each day and some exercise each day.
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BJD74
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Posted: 14 November 2009 02:33 pm |
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hey all!
i am in this weekend, yesterday i didnt eat much. had dentist appt for MJ early that BOMBED......ruined my entire day, MJ's day etc...so after that i had to see my mom, who was taking my gramma to her dr appt, so instead i gave them MJ for a bit and I got my gramma and took her. So, in short we spent the day with them. It was a hard day. BUt I didnt eat much. We went for Thai, I had some fried egg noodles dish with veggies and meats, but honestly it was just ok. I dont know how bad it was, but it was the biggest thing I had all day. For dinner, I had a bowl of my homemade soup and then tea after that. In total, I had one almond joy and snicker snack bar. While we were waiting for my grama I ran up and down 3 flights of stairs for about 10min. That was the base of my workout. I did mostly driving, and being down.
today, should be a better day. I am stumped at the scale though. I stepped on it and it yelled 161.6 at me! (i removed the duck tape from the .number so that i can look at it most accurately....but COME ON! I know this week has been a lot better than others, why the high number? So, before reporting to the challenge my official weigh in, i am going to wait till later to check it again. At the dentist I checked there and it was still 155. So, I am not sure why our scale is saying that number? it would be like allmost 3 pds higher than normal, while the dentisit office scale still stayed where it was 2 weeks ago. Hmm....bothers me somewhat. Trying not to let it get to me. I cant conceive that i am up after being good most of this week! :(
sunday, try to keep it low, workout if i can work it in, not sure what plans we have, D is still getting better, MJ isnt herself yet....so who knows really what our plans are?
Who else is in?
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