NO WEIGH IN'S!

Okay ladies. I have been boycotting weigh-in's lately.

What started out as a "only weigh myself when I feel GOOD!" weigh in, turned into a "weekly" weigh in, that turned into a "daily" weigh in that, most likely, would have turned into a "multiple times a day weigh in" (which is why I don't have a scale at home).

To tell you the truth, I am really struggling right now. I'm trying to get back on track to what is most important (health) and not spend so much time obsessing about what is not (anorexic looking skinny model body).

So........no weigh ins for now. Not until I am ready to look at them objectively again.

Sorry......any words of wisdom?

Trying on Dresses

Okay, first, here's my report for my weekly weigh-in: 164. Woo-hoo! 2lbs this week, I'll gladly take that!

The truly exciting thing, though, is that I went to the mall this morning to start looking for a dress to wear to my brother's semi-formal wedding in December. Other than being discouraged that, just like in High School, all of the cute dresses were sleeveless (sigh) I discovered that I'm in a size 8!!! I was shocked, I've NEVER been in single digits, EVER!!!

So, what did I do when I got home? Ate a protein bar and did a double workout video. I'm determined to look just as good as my sister-in-laws at the wedding (other than the bride, of course, it is her day...)!

Wednesday Weigh-In

All the more embarrassing since no one else has posted since my last post - uh, where are you guys?

So, maybe if I didn't weigh myself so fetchin' early in the morning, and if I had a digital scale instead of a dial with little tiny dashes that I still can't read even though I got a new perscription I would be able to ACCURATELY tell you my weight. But I do, and I don't, so I can't.

Sadly, sadly last week I read the scale wrong. This must be true because there is no possible way that I've gained 9 lbs in 1 week even if I am retaining water in preparation for my monthly joy of joys.

185 lbs.

Which, if you ignore last week, figure I read it wrong and it should've been 186 instead of 176 that's down 1 lb from 187, so this week I'm down 1 lb from that (And my mom sighs in relief that I'm not losing my milk). Total weight loss to date is 15 lbs which is 1/4 of what I want to lose.

Not as fun as 11 lbs in 1 week, but makes a lot more sense.

Wednesday Weigh-In

I have beat the plateau, beat it into submission with my awesome consistency. Drums please...

176 lbs. BOO-YA!

That is an 11 lb loss this week, coming on the heels of 1 lb weight loss over 3 weeks (can you say plateau?). Total weight loss to date: 24 lbs. I'm gonna say it again: BOO-YA!

I feel pretty, oh so pretty....

A healty outlet or a unhealty obsession.....

as soon as I figure it out, I will let you know.

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Hey Everybody, please welcome Melanie B.! Melanie, be sure to tell us something about yourself, because you are the first person to join that I don't actually know. I hope that this works for you the way that you want it to! Welcome aboard!

Gym update

Weigh-in: Don't ask. Okay, 140!!!! It may be 139 which is just not good enough for me to count. *MuscleweighsmorethanfatMuscleweighsmorethanfatMuscleweighs...*

I joined LAFitness. I decided to be perfectly honest with myself and realized I would not go work out at the other gym. I wasn't that motivated there. (I don't remember if I told you all that or if I just thought about telling you all that.) Now I have been going everyday (mostly).

This week:
Monday- Cardio (20min on the treadmill) and weights focusing on legs.
Tuesday- I think I'll try a new class called Body Sculpting. Sounds like something I could use. Great workout, lots of lunges. When I was done my arm muscles were shaking and it was hard to change my clothes. With in hours, I am unable to perform any weight bearing tasks (such as walking) using my legs. (On a personal note, I forgot to bring a clean bra. We weren't going home for a while so 'hanging loose' wasn't an option. In one of my not-finer-life-moments I used a blow dryer on my sports bra and cringed while I put it on. EWW. I know.)
Wednesday- Even though I have a bit of a cold and feel crummy and still can't walk or climb stairs, I head out for a light workout of cardio and weights focusing on my back.
Tomorrow: Kickboxing! Wahoo!

I went every day last week except for Tuesday. Oh, and the weekends. I'm trying. Really. I have been trying to watch what I eat and make better choices. I am being mindful of portion control. Now I just have to have patience I guess.

Wednesday Weigh In

I'm just happy it didn't go up this week because I ate HORRIBLY!

187 lbs.

Getting back on track...

uggggghhhhh....

This is the noise you'd hear if you were putting your ear on my oh-so-abundant tummy (can I call it a tummy when it's the size of 8 pillows?). This would be from the amount of CRAAAP I have consumed in the last 30 hours and the lack of exercise I have had in the last 30 years.

I'm not losing anything. I should quit so you guys can rocket to success. Dump the fat! That means me, y'know?

Discretionary Calories......music to my ears.

Okay, so I double posted (in my fat lard blog as well) but it was such a good read I wanted everyone to see it.

This is an exert from MyPyramid.gov on discretionary calories (I love that term......discretionary calories.....doesn't it sound nice?):

You need a certain number of calories to keep your body functioning and provide energy for physical activities. Think of the calories you need for energy like money you have to spend. Each person has a total calorie “budget.” This budget can be divided into “essentials” and “extras.”

With a financial budget, the essentials are items like rent and food. The extras are things like movies and vacations. In a calorie budget, the “essentials” are the minimum calories required to meet your nutrient needs. By selecting the lowest fat and no-sugar-added forms of foods in each food group you would make the best nutrient “buys.” Depending on the foods you choose, you may be able to spend more calories than the amount required to meet your nutrient needs. These calories are the “extras” that can be used on luxuries like solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol, or on more food from any food group. They are your “discretionary calories.”

Each person has an allowance for some discretionary calories. But, many people have used up this allowance before lunch-time! Most discretionary calorie allowances are very small, between 100 and 300 calories, especially for those who are not physically active. For many people, the discretionary calorie allowance is totally used by the foods they choose in each food group, such as higher fat meats, cheeses, whole milk, or sweetened bakery products.

You can use your discretionary calorie allowance to:

• Eat more foods from any food group than the food guide recommends.
• Eat higher calorie forms of foods—those that contain solid fats or added sugars. Examples are whole milk, cheese, sausage, biscuits, sweetened cereal, and sweetened yogurt.
• Add fats or sweeteners to foods. Examples are sauces, salad dressings, sugar, syrup, and butter.
• Eat or drink items that are mostly fats, caloric sweeteners, and/or alcohol, such as candy, soda, wine, and beer.

For example, assume your calorie budget is 2,000 calories per day. Of these calories, you need to spend at least 1,735 calories for essential nutrients, if you choose foods without added fat and sugar. Then you have 265 discretionary calories left. You may use these on “luxury” versions of the foods in each group, such as higher fat meat or sweetened cereal. Or, you can spend them on sweets, sauces, or beverages. Many people overspend their discretionary calorie allowance, choosing more added fats, sugars, and alcohol than their budget allows.

So....I guess I can justify my eating of loads of candy. As it said here, 100-300 calories for those who are not very physically active. I figure because I am very physically active I can at least consume 600-700 of these "discretionary calories." Don't you think?

Okay, so I am just kidding but it is nice to know that a bit of candy consumption is not going to kill me. Now I just have to taper it down my mega doses to "a bit" and I will be good to go.

This website mypyramid.gov is an excellent resource for anyone trying to loose weight or just stay fit and eat healthy.

Wednesday Weigh In

Argh!

Weighing in at 187.

That's a whopping 1 lb. weight loss in two weeks. Is it residual water retention from my period? I have longish periods. Or is it that I've hit a plateau? This is beginning to be frustrating because I haven't changed the amount I'm working out, if anything I'm doing more, but the numbers are not falling.

I want them to fall.

My new mantra is: Muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle weighs more than fat. I keep muttering this to myself as I slowly go insane.

Perhaps I've slacked off on the portion control end of things. Very possible. Also, on a totally gross level, I usually have a, um, constitutional before I weigh in and it's just not happening this morning. Think that'd make a 4-6 lb difference?

Yeah, I said it was gross.

What a jip!

I just opened a box of "DOTS" and there was only three in there.

What a jip.

Now that is what I call portion control.

Well, now I will just have to open another. That's right. Maybe even 2-3 more. Just for spite.

Hello....is this thing on? (tap, tap)

Am I the only one posting weigh-ins right now? No way.....isn't EVERYONE supposed to do it.

Yesterday I weighed in at 158....slowly climbing the ladder again.....and it sucks.

After today, I don't think I will want to weigh myself for a long time.

For some reason I feel like crap a(I think aunt flow is a comin' for a visit) and I have been medicating myself, with tasty food, all day.

So much for eating a homemade pizza yesterday with no meat or cheese........just sauce, vegetables and a nice tasty piece of chicken on the side (it was actually REALLY good).

Not Weight Related

Um, are any of you getting the comments emailed to you? If not, do you want to? Let me know...

Gym Shopping

I went gym shopping today. My walking buddy, Mindy has a membership at LA Fitness so we headed over there this morning. The kiddos played in the play center while I subjected myself to the embarassment of disclosing my weight and body fat to a trainer so they could tell me how much I NEEDED their gym. (Which, of course, is alot.) I have not determined if I will ever disclose to anyone ever! what percent of body fat I'm currently carrying.

Perks:

• The gym was nice. It is newer and everything was in good working order.
• It is a bright sunny place because of windows and skylights.
• Mindy works out there and it is almost like having a personal trainer. Only she laughed at me when I was sortof, kinda trying, but only a little bit succeeding at doing sit-ups on an exercise ball. At least I didn't fall off! But we're friends so its okay.

Downsides:

• completely adult gym. No kids allowed in the pool, ever. No kid classes, no family orientation at all.
• Not so helpful staff? After my workout, I was suppose to talk to someone about membership stuff. So I went over to the desks. The nice fella who had been helping me before wasn't there. In fact there was only one bored looking twenty-something girl. I asked her for help. She ripped a page out of her miniture notebook and wrote down some figures for me. Handed me the page. Good-bye. The End. So, do you want my membership or not?

We took a drive to another nearby gym. Lake Shore Athletic Club. (HAHA, when I first typed this I left the 'h' out of Shore)

Perks:

• A family club. Totally family friendly-- Indoor and outdoor pool that kids can use during open swim. Kid classes, bigger play area.
• Wwaaaaaaayyy more friendly people. I got an individual tourguide who answered all my questions and gave me handouts with class schedules, pool schedules, fee chart, the works.
• Outdoor tennis court.
• COUPON FOR 50% OFF INITIATON FEE.

Downside:

• NO MINDY. I would probably go by myself but a buddy helps so much. Plus I don't really know how to work the equipment so I would stand around and try to watch other people work-out. There are trainers in the equipment room but I know I wouldn't ask for help. Is that their job? Yes. Would they kick you in the shin for asking them? No. What's the problem? I'm a big weeeeeeenie!
• Not bright.
• Older equipment
• OLDER patrons. Not that I have a problem with old people. I don't. However, the patronage did seem to mostly fall in the 'Silver Sneaker' catagory. Disclaimer: It could have been the timing of when I was there. 11:30 is not a usual work out time for mommies.

So now I am needing to compare the prices/packages and make a determination. I would like to go to LA Fitness, mostly because that's where Mindy is. There is a place here called Kids Club where I could take the kiddos for swimming lessons, etc. But that's memberships to two different places. *sigh*

I think I am going to go ponder this myself so you don't have to read every thought I have. What do you all think?

Wednesdays are quickly my least favorite day

I don't want to stand on a scale. Who's idea was it that we weigh in on here so much?

Oh yeah, right.

So I will have to get to a scale but I have a question that seems to make the most sense on this blog vs the other blog.

I had to buy new (smaller) jeans over Labor Day weekend. I never used to dry my old jeans in the dryer because they shrink, right? So why are these new (smaller!) jeans going through the dryer and not getting too small? In fact, by the time I've worn them for an entire day they are a little baggy. Only in parts but still.

They are a regular cotton/spandex mix, I think. I am pretty sure I didn't lose more weight (I'll weigh in later!!) since I bought them and my tummy/boobs are not shrinking at all. So what gives? Besides the jeans, I mean.

I don't know

I tried to post on my own blog and now it's posting here and I must have pushed the wrong blog (duh!) and I don't know how to delete this one so I'm editing so it says this. Sorry you just wasted 10 seconds of your life.

I Swear, I'm Working Just as Hard if Not Harder

So, um, just how much would you say your period affects your weight?

On the up side, I got my period. It's only 4 weeks late. I wasn't worried. Oh, and I'm a liar.

On the down side, or rather the not-up-but-not-down-either side my weight is the same as last week - 188 lbs.

I'm hoping it's my periods' fault. Yeah, let's go with that.