Weight Loss Check-In 9/3/02

Cruncholi

Cruncholi

Cathlete
Hello to Everyone! Hope everyone had a fun and safe Labor Day.

I only have a .5 weight gain to report. Too much eating and drinking wine this weekend at a wedding! Hopefully that will come off this week.

I have started lifting upper body weights again after a 7-week rest due to elbow tendonitis. So, that is my exciting news for the week. I did that with BodyMax yesterday--the whole thing!

How did everyone else do?

Cruncholi
 
Hi,

Hey, it sounds like you at least had fun gaining that .5 lb :)

And that is so great you are lifting again. You must be so happy!!

I lost 1 lb this week. At first I was disspointed because I was losing 2-3 a week and could not figure out why I only lost 1 lb. Then I got my period back yesterday (the first one since my baby was born 9 weeks ago) so that solved the mystery of why the loss was only 1. I was happy to have lost anything now that I realize I was pre-menstral and did not even know it on Sunday.

So I am still heading in the right direction :)

How did everyone else do this weekend?

Donna, how are those ice-cream cravings going??

Marci
 
Hi all :)

This week was almost as bad as the previous (eating wise) week! I am really struggling with my eating all of a sudden. I'm still writing everything down (which is how I know how off balance I've been!), and I'm sure it's related somehow to emotional changes in my life and body right now!
I wont bore you guys with all the details, but just the highlights of my last 2 weeks: my dad is still recovering from his severe stroke 7 months ago (he just recently regained speech, although 70% is unrecognizable words/speech), my mom is about to undergo a hip replacement which will keep her in hospital and in a rehab for 3 weeks (which means we have to figure out how my dad will get along, they've never been separated in 49 years of marriage for more than overnight let alone 3 weeks!), my oldest daughter (21 y.o.) who has only been married for 1 year 10 months has decided, "she's too young to commit to marriage, she wants a divorce!" My son-in-law does not, he wants to work it out, my daughter does not and has given him until the 29th of Sept. to vacate their apartment! My youngest daughter (17) has decided she is not ready for collage and wants to "live" life and be a waitress in the pizza shop she's been working in for the past 2 years rather than begin classes as planned!
My life is spinning out of control! And......
I woke up yesterday morning to weigh in as usual and woke up to "TTOTM" so I just said "forget it!" So I skipped the weigh in yesterday and hopefully next Monday I'll have a loss to report.

As for the ice cream thing, It's better~not perfect, but better! :)

Cruncholi: You are my hero! :) I smiled when I saw your post about a .5 gain! It made me realize, "hey, it can come off just like it went on, it's not the end of the world!" :)

Marci: What happened to you sending those positive "losing vibes" my way? I don't think I've gotten them, but I'll let you know for sure next Monday! :) And congrats on your 1# loss last week! :)

For everyone else, I hope it was a great week for you, and a losing one too!

I'm back in here for another week with the same plan, so hopefully now that I've actually spilled my guts aloud about my family dysfunctions I can get a handle on my eating this week, and being on a S&H rotation DOES NOT help, because I'm always hungrier when I do S&H without the added emotional stress!

Send some positive vibes guys, I need at least 5 more pounds just to get into my new leather jeans I just bought! :) Not that I'm stopping at 5# more, that's just what I need to zip those bad boys! :)

Donna
 
Ya know, I was thinkin', "That's why they call it COMFORT FOOD." We need to come up with something to comfort you when your life is going to s--t.

I guess that's why we use eating to gain some sort of control in our lives...I went through the anorexia deal when I was 12 or 13, and I know it was a way to control the only part of my life that I could.

Is it time to go shopping? Buy something to go with those leather jeans. Boots, maybe?
 
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Sep-03-02 AT 03:39PM (Est)[/font][p]Linda: Congrats on the .5 pound. I'm glad you can start lifting again. I know it's frustrating when you are wanting to work out and can't do it because of whatever! You're doing great!

Marci: Congrats to you too. Keep up the good work!!

Donna: What can I say! I know when my life gets a little stressful food is the first thing I turn to. It's hard to understand but I am trying to be mindful of that and just not do it. Easier said than done, right?. I don't like to spend money so buying clothes instead is not really an option. I have tried to find a replacement but I haven't as of yet! I hope everything settles down for you.

Hey Honeybunch: I've been doing longer, easier workouts and only using a 4" step and only doing one step workout a week (pretty much). I LOVE step so it's hard to only do one. I am showing some progress.

I have lost a total of 4 to 5 pounds. Not quite a solid 5 but definitely 4 pounds. So that would be 2 to 2.5 pounds for this past week. I am happy with that. I feel so much better mentally and physically. Of course I always feel better when I eat like I should. Hopefully this trend will continue. I have done great with my eating except I splurged a tiny bit yesterday but not too bad. We even ate at Pizza Hut Sunday and I ate a salad, one piece of pizza and 1/2 of a breadstick. Considering I LOVE pizza so that is pretty good for me!!!!!



Kelly http://www.sgtfuzzbubble99.homestead.com/files/Smilies/De_Niro/eeyore.gif
 
Hi Donna,

Wow, you have a lot to deal with right now. I am so sorry to hear of all the frustrations you are going through right now. Believe me, I know about dysfunction. Unfortunately I can relate all to well, the word dysfuctional describes the family I came from all too well. But remember, turning to food will not solve any problems. You can do it this week. I am sending skinny vibes to you this week!! WE will both have a loss to report next week.

Better to come here and spill out your frustrations than turn to the fridge (or freezer :) )

Kelly, 2 lbs is great! And what an accomplishment- 1 piece of pizza! My DH keeps wanting to go out to pizza - I told him take the kids and have fun time with them. I am not quite ready to face a pizza restaurant right now. I'm sure in time I will!

Marci
 
Honeybunch....

We are SO on the same wave length! :)

But seriously, you are so right about food being a "control" thing. I know now that my original weight problem stemmed from the need to control "something" in my life. My parents (God love them), especially my dad ruled with rigid guidelines, no room for excuses or screw ups, "less ye be deemed unworthy to be HIS child!" And my mom was just so passive, allowing his way to rule the "kingdom" regardless of how or what she thought. So eating was my control, and it got out of control!
So knowing this, I am not just writing down what I eat each meal, but for the next few weeks while I'm regaining control, I'm recording how I'm feeling/why I'm eating, so maybe if I find myself eating and not because I'm hungry, I can consciously stop myself, or at least chose an apple rather than a bowl of ice cream! :)

Donna
 
Kelly....

Way to go! :) 2lbs is great, and I'm sure it's the start of the trend to follow. I guess we all hit plateaus (physical or emotional) at some point in our lives, and we just have to stay consistent until we "break through."

I've always wanted to be one of those women who "can't eat a thing" when they're depressed/stressed, etc. But wouldn't you know it I'd be one of the ones with a cast iron stomach that can eat when she's happy, sad, and hell, do you know I even ate during labor? TRUE STORY! My labor began at 12noon on a Tuesday, and knowing it was my last day, I literally ate from every single fast food restaurant between Silver Spring-Wheaton, MD before I delivered my daughter at 6:50am that Wednesday morning. So see, not even intense labor pain could make me put a cheeseburger down! :)

But I think just being mindful of what and why we're eating will help. Well, that and getting my kids exorcised, because they are truly possessed at the moment!
And I so admire your willpower! I haven't done Pizza Hut in more than a year. I'm not sure if I can take it? I LOVE Pizza, and breadsticks, and it will be a true test for me to actually go in and discipline myself to the extent that you did. (cyber-thumbs up!):)

Donna
 
RE: Honeybunch....

Hi Donna,

I am from Rockville, Md! In fact, I used to live about 2 miles from the silverspring/wheaton area. Do you know the grovernor apt. buildings on rockville pike (the old ones, white buildings with blue balconys?? That is where I lived when single. I grew up in Bethesda.

It is a nice area, I really miss it but ended up moving away when I got married for my DH to follow work.
 
So you think this geared down cardio is working for you? Great! It's a pleasure to work out and not feel half dead when you're done.
 
Hi ladies, I just wanted to do a quick check-in, even though it's a day late. I love holidays, but my schedule always gets a little messed up. I don't have anything exciting to report. Didn't gain or lose this week, just stayed the same. Still at 188. I know I'm going to see results this week though, my attitude is much better. I have my post-partum check on Thursday and I think that will really send a message to my brain to get myself serious about losing the weight. I really want to be out of the 180s and into the 170s by October. I know I can do it, if I can really focus on moderate food amounts :) I wish nursing didn't make me so hungry. Urgh! The workouts are getting better and better. I went to a kickboxing class last night at the gym. Though it was hard I made it through the whole thing! I'm not quite ready for Cathe's CardioKicks yet. This month I am doing MIS twice a week and PH once a week. Then trying to get two intense cardios in and a few easier cardios (walks). We'll see what happens...keep up the good work ladies! Heather
 
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