I want to just pass by and not leave a message but I don’t want to TOTALLY give up on myself. Seriously! I only want to lose 5-8 lbs. Just to get down below 135. I bounce from 135 to 140 - I want to bounce from 130 to 135. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? My clothes fit today (jeans are relatively loose - feel good) but when I get up close to 140, they get “not so loose”. I would rather have a cushion (funny huh?) to play with. If my top weight is 135 - my clothes will always feel good.
Should I join WW for this much weight? I really do well when I know I have to weigh in front of someone. I am 5′3″. About 10 years ago I stayed at 130 for a couple of years but then I got up to about 15o - one of those things that you dont realize how chubby you are until you lose weight and feel so much better. I lost weight this last summer - down to 135 - and (like I said) got into smaller clothes and really felt good about the way I looked in them. THE BEST PART was that my hubby was working in London for 10 weeks and that is when I lost the 15 lbs. SO when I went over to see him (went over and spent a week with him and then we came back home together). He was very excited to see me after that long and the new body was almost too much for him. HA HA HA HA! I LOVED it! I felt like the most beautiful woman in the world!!! Losing this last 5-8 lbs would be the cherry on the top!
Should I weigh everyday? I get emotional about weighing. But If I weighed everyday - I would be more careful of what I ate.
The thing is - I workout at least 5 times a week. I have really bumped it up this year. I have a notebook in my gym bag and I write down when I workout and what I did at the gym. I worked out 19 days in April ‘07 - tomorrow I will work out so I will have worked out 19 days this month (April) also but April this year(if I workout for 50 mins tomorrow) I will have worked out 100 mins more than I did last April. Yea me! Did that make any sense?
AND THIS HAS BEEN - TERRI’S RAMBLINGS OF THE DAY!
I will think about weighing in the morning. Ill let you know how that goes.
-Terri
OK, I did really good with my eating for 2 whole days!!!! I was so proud of myself. Then yesterday I came home and read a card from my mom - we are having problems right now. I drank 2 beers. When hubby came home, he grilled hamburgers. I ate one WITH french fries and then I ate about 6 oreos. ARG!
OK, I’ve done very good today though. BUT I’m gonna eat a left over hamburger (no french fries). My “time” is supposed to start tomorrow and I’m really craving SALT SALT SALT!
I’m so tired of starting over and over and over. I just want to get below 135! This means losing about 5 lbs. or maybe 8. I want to do this before my 44th B-day on June 3. I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS!
OK, Im going to try something different. I don’t mind writing down what I eat but I get bogged down figuring out how many points everything has. Looking everything up and keep the points is what is stopping me from writing things down. OK, Ill forget the points for now and just deal with what Im eating.
B - fiber one cereal w/ milk
L - lean cuisine BBQ chicken pizza
yogurt with fiber cookie
snack - 4 slices ham lunch meat
4 water bottles so far.
D - Chicken Breast, 1/2 cup brown rice, green peas
OK, I’m almost 44 - I know I’m getting old - I know things are gonna start “working differently”.
Remember when “that time of the month” was the worst time????? Well, recently my worst time is 2 weeks after “that time”. OK, that is also 2 weeks before “that time”. I read in a magazine that this time can be a hard time also because of hormonal goings on. My “time” really isn’t that big of a deal anymore but the 2 weeks after time is yuck!! I bloat!! and I’m cranky!! I’m hungry!! Its yucky! That is where I am right now.
So - I’m sure I don’t have to mention it - but I’m not gonna lose any weight this week. I really would like to get below 135 by my birthday - June 3. I would be happy happy happy! It’s not a big goal so I can probably do it - I just have to do better eating. I workout 5 times a week (at least) so that’s covered. I’ve even uped my time at the gym. I do at least 50 mins cardio everytime. Last year I just made sure I did at least 30 mins a day.
SO all that to say - This weekend I will start doing better!!
Let’s call this day 1. Since I have to play mind games with myself - OK, it’s what keeps me going. My goal is to have at least 4 days with a good point count.
Breakfast: cereal with milk - 4
Lunch: LC lunch - 4, yogurt - 1, cereal on top -.5
Dinner: Tried something new! Browned ground beef and turkey together. Someone at work said this was not bad - OK, it’s not THAT bad. Not that great but I can tell there is something different - you know?????
Anyway I just had whole wheat tortilla - 2, meat - 2, cheese - 2.
Meeting at 6:00 and then to the gym. Probably have a snack after gym. As of now I have 15.5 points and I get 20 so … ooooh what might I have for a snack later??? I guess you will have to come back later to see.
Will go to the gym tonite.
I really want to get back to losing. I only have about 5 to 8 lbs I want to lose. I lost most of my weight last summer. Now I am staying between 135 and 140. I would LOVE to stay between 130 and 135. I am 5′ 3″. I have been 130 before and (I thought) I looked on the verge of looking too bony. Im just afraid of getting back to 150 or more so I really would like to have the 130 - 135 buffer.
I am working out 5 times a week. I just need to make sure I eat good. My only problem is some nights I come home and have a glass or two of wine. That can add up. Oh well. I will do better.
I’m going to give it a go. I kept a blog here over last summer. I lost about 15 lbs then and the blogging really helped! It really helped reading others blogs as well. I can always use ideas of healthy meals and encouraging words. So here I go again.
-Terri
