This is my "First of February Resolution" - keep a journal every day until I reach my target of 125 pounds.

So some people do "New Year's Resolutions" and start on the 1st of January. I'm a little slow to get-round-to-it!
:cool: <- close as I could get to a shrug!

And, since it took me 10 months to lose the first 100 pounds, this journal might be 300ish entries long!!

Whatever.

Now, you can get the story about the why's and wherefores of my journey here , I posted it under "About Me and this WOE."

But to start off this new month I'm going to post my stats first and then do it at the first of every month henceforth. ALL of my stats - just to help me keep focused.

Here's today's weight : 225
Here's my beginning weight : 325
Here's my start date: March 1, 2005

My age: 48 proud years!
My height: 5'4"

My measurements today are:
Neck - 16"
Bust - 49"
Waist - 40"
Hips - 48"

Left wrist - 7"
Right wrist - 7"
Left forearm - 11.5"
Right forearm - 11"
Left bicep - 14"
Right bicep - 14.5"

Left ankle - 9.5"
Right ankle - 9"
Left calf - 16.5"
Right calf - 16.25"
Left mid-thigh - 21.5"
Right mid-thigh - 21.5"
Left thigh (at fattest part) - 26"
Right thigh (at fattest part) - 26"

All that is now recorded so if I have a stall on the weight loss I have something to use as a baseline and check my inches! Also, I wrote down every part of me I could think of measuring because I want to be able to find good news when I need it!!

Now, the next thing is to record my exercise resolutions:

1. Every morning I'll get up at 5:30 a.m. and do my 30 minute Total Gym routine.
2. Then beginning on 2-4-2006, Saturday, morning (because I know it is going to make me sore) I will begin my 45 minute Callenetics routine. I love and hate these exercises. I love them because I know they are very effective. I hate them because they are hard work!!! They look easy - deceptive little buggers - but they make me sweat up a storm!
3. When my friend Linda recovers from pneumonia then we'll resume our treadmill workout - 30 minutes at 3.5 mph with a 6% incline

Food resolutions:

• Stick to my low-carb, high protein woe!
• THINK before I eat!
• Make wise CHOICES!
• Eat GOOD veggies!
• Drink at least 1.5 gallons of non-carbonated liquid every day!

Weight resolution:

10 pounds this month!

Okay, that's done. Now it's all down in black-and-white permanent "ink" so to speak.

This should serve to hold me accountable. Also, it gives me a "baseline" to look back upon. And, this gives me something to share because reading other people's journals has been the most inspiring thing I've done on this wol! Maybe I'll inspire someone else to change their life too.

~K

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

February 1, 2006

(This is the "official" one) Morning Weight: 225
Evening Weight:228


Well today was a good day exercise wise. I did get up and do the 30 minute Total Gym workout. I felt fantastic all day. This was a little amazing to me because I stayed up much to late last night reading and typing and only got about 5 hours sleep. Today was my most difficult and physically stressful workdays of the month. It was Month End Report day and also the day I send out the weekly packages to the salesman I support. I'm positive my good "healthy" feeling was a result of getting up and doing the exercise!

Food wise I did pretty good too.

Then I had 1/4 cup cottage cheese = 2g Carb, 7g Protein, 0g Fiber.

Breakfast Totals: 10g Carb, 35g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch wasn't bad either. I had my homemade chicken salad and my "weeds" (the field greens mixture I like - DH calls them "weeds" so I've adopted the phrase) with my Girard's Dressing.

Chicken Salad - 7g Carbs, 62g Protein, 0g Fiber
Weeds - dunno, got to get the package at work and edit this post later
Dressing - 0g Carbs, 0g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch Totals: 7g Carbs, 62g Protein, 0g Fiber

Dinner didn't have enough vegetables. If I hadn't had the salad I would have been in trouble tomorrow! It was chicken fajita mix without the tortilla. I got it at Vaharta Market and added green bell pepper because I had some in the fridge.

Chicken Fajita - 11.39g Carbs, 78.11 Protein, 3g Fiber
That's all I had for dinner. Pathetic! But I felt full afterward.

Dinner Totals: 11.39g Carbs, 78.11 Protein, 3g Fiber

Today's Totals: 28.39g Carbs, 175.11g Protein, 3g Fiber which works out to be 25.39 Effective Carb Count (ECC)

This looks worse than it is because I haven't added the figures for the "weeds." Still in all, I did better on the carbs than I thought I would. And, I've felt great all day!!

I met my liquid goal of 1.5 gallons today. I carry 1 gallon of tea with me to work every day so I drink at least that much during the 9 hours away from home.


Tomorrow I'm really excited because I'm going to wear something fabulous! I've already tried it on and it fits! Not only that, it looks soooo good! People are going to say "WHOA GIRL!" I'm going to walk around all day feeling GOOD!

It's my FIL's birthday and we are having dinner with MIL, FIL, BIL, and Niece at Lawry's The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills to celebrate. I already visited the website and decided what I'm having to eat:

Prime Rib (probably the Lawry Cut); some of the Spinning Bowl Salad; Fresh Asparagus with Bearnaise Sauce; and maybe Sizzling Skillet of Mushrooms. And, a nice glass of wine! Maybe two. I did have to check on the bearnaise sauce ingredients though! It's okay - egg yolks, butter, vinegar, dry white wine, onion, tarragon, water.

Mentally I'm having a little bit of a problem with my mind set. I posted about this "stinkin thinking" "stinkin thinkin" It's all about being half-way. I'll think about it some more and post tomorrow.

~K

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

K...welcome...love your journal! It's a real pleasure to meet another Stuart Smalley fan!!...stinkin' thinkin' can be quite contagious if you don't remember that: you're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it...we all LIKE you!!

It is common to have a bit of a freak out moment when you pop your head up from focusing so intensely on the process of weight loss...hey!!...who is that person in the mirror??!! I find that it takes a considerably longer period of time to change the self-image than it does to change the physical image. Remember...we will be here to remind you that you are an AMAZING person!!

February 2, 2006

The official morning weight: 225
The official evening weight: 228

Franny! Thanks for stopping by "my place."

Oh did I need that "you're good enough, you're smart enough, and doggone it...we all like you!!" THANKS!

You were the harbringer of a good day - actually a fantastic day!!

Today, in anticipation of my FIL's birthday celebration, I wore my scrumptious crepe de chine double-breasted navy jacket with the rose and cream colored rose design which has a plunging shawl coller, an ivory cotton chemise peeking out from underneath, slim-fitting navy trousers with my 2-1/2 heeled black half-boots. FABULOUS!!

~\o There she was just a walkin' down the street singing do-wah-diddy-diddy-dum-diddy-do. She looked good, she looked fine. Do-wah-diddy-diddy-dum-diddy-do o/~

And plenty of people at work said so!! I knew they would, or at least I hoped someone would notice. LOTS of people noticed. Several stopped to ask me, "exactly what type of diet is that you're doing?"

Then I went to dinner and my in-laws, DH's aunt and uncle, and brother were flabbergasted! My in-laws have seen me frequently, most recently last week, but the others haven't seen me for about six months! Flabbergasted!

You know, compliments make a woman just GLOW! It was wonderful!!

Exercise wise I did good today. I got up and did the 30 minute Total Gym workout.

Food wise was over but I knew it would be because of the dinner at Lawry's The Prime Rib. Not because of the food, I thought I'd do okay there but because of wine, etc. There just wasn't a way to avoid that, and to be honest, I didn't want to!! It was a celebration!!!

[My FIL is 79-years-old today, the longest living male in his family, survivor of 5 hip replacements, two knee replacements (same joint on both replacements), three by-pass heart surgeries, five angioplasties, and has a pacemaker so he and the family are truly celebrating his life and the fact he's still vibrant and with us.]

So food today:

For breakfast today I had 1 cup cottage cheese =8g Carbs, 28g Protein, 0g Fiber
and 1 Dannon Carb Control Blueberry yogart = 3g Carbs, 5g Protein, 0g Fiber.

Breakfast Totals = 11g Carbs, 33g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch wasn't bad. I had my homemade chicken salad and my "weeds" (the field greens mixture I like - DH calls them "weeds" so I've adopted the phrase) with my Girard's Dressing.

Chicken Salad - 7g Carbs, 62g Protein, 0g Fiber
Weeds - 9.8g Carbs, 4.2g Protein, 4.2g Fiber
Dressing - 0g Carbs, 0g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch Totals: 16.8g Carbs, 66.2g Protein, 4.2g Fiber

Then dinner - THE DINNER.

I'm going to be absolutely HONEST and list everything!!!!

Cosmopoliton before dinner - 0g Carbs, 0g Protein, 0g Fiber but 22.68g Alcohol
The Lawry's Cut prime rib (aproximately 12 oz. of meat) with creamy horseradish sauce (whipped cream) - 0g Carbs, 75.62g Protein, 0g Fiber.
10 spears of 1/2" base Asparagus - 6.35g Carbs, 3.88g Protein, 3.15g Fiber.
Bearnaise sauce for the asparagus - couldn't calculate but it contains egg yolk, butter, vinegar, dry white wine, minced onion, and minced tarragon. (I should calculate the carbs and post that recipe sometime - I'm pretty sure its low in carbs)
The "Spinning Bowl Salad" - I'll use my earlier salad figures - 9.8g Carbs, 4.2g Protein, 4.2g Fiber
Two (2) glasses of Cabernet Sauvignon - 1.95g Carbs, 0g Protein, 0g Fiber, but 11.33g Alcohol.
One (1) glass of after-dinner Port (estimated 2 oz. -they were tiny little port glasses) - 6.96g Carbs, .118g Protein (I wonder why?), 0g Fiber, but 9.03g Alcohol.

WHEW!!

Dinner Totals - 25.06g Carbs, 83.818g Protein, 4.35g Fiber and 43.04g Alcohol

Today's Totals -52.86g Carbs, 183.018g Protein, 8.55g Fiber and 43.04g Alcohol

Oops, I forgot the Hot Fudge Sundae!!

Nah, I didn't. I didn't eat it, I "shared" with DH. I just ate the whipped cream with a little drizzle of fudge on top. I had 3 tablespoons worth. And, the fudge was truly DRIZZLES, not much at all.

I have no way to calculate....hmmm......FitDay had chocolate fudge by the cubic inch.....hmmm....let's say 1/3 cubic inch (cause I really did just have drizzles).....that would be 5.77g Carb, less than 1g Protein and Fiber so I won't count those. Hmm...the Whipped Cream....FitDay has heavy cream, whipped at 10.14g Carbs, 2.29g Protein, 0g Fiber per CUP. www.convert-me.com shows that 1 cup has 48 tablespoons....3 tablespoons are aproximately 1/16 of a cup....that means 10.14g Carbs is .63375g for 3 tablespoons. Should I count it?

NAH!!!

Oh poop! Yes!!!!

Adjusted *Guesstimated* Totals for Today - 59.26375g Carbs, 183.018g Protein, 8.55g Fiber, and 43.04g Alcohol with and EEC of 50.71375g

Gads!! I'm relieved!!! I was afraid it would be MORE!!!

59.26375g Carbs is nothing to brag about but a baked potato with skin (like they serve in restaurants) is 51g Carbs, 5g Protein, 5g Fiber according to FitDay.

I liked my choices better than a POTATO!!!!!

AND, I had a BLAST!!!

Compliments galore, fabulous food, fine wine,wonderful company, plush surroundings in Beverly Hills (oo-la-la!!), what more could I have asked for!! 20g per day?? Uhh...nope. I'll live with it!!

After getting home at 11 p.m. I laid out my clothes for Friday, jumped on the scales - 228

Nah-nanna-boo-boo - I'll deal with you tomorrow!!!! <small kick of scales>

BED!!!! SLEEP!!! SNUGGLING AND CUDDLING!!!

Divine Evening of Dietary Sin!!!

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

Wow...glamour, good food, great wine, and GLOWING!! What more could a gurl ask for?? :great:

Hi K! I wanted to drop by and say hi, and thank you for stopping by my journal and for all the terrific things you said! I don't think you have ANYTHING to worry about - look at how far you've come thus far - a "splurge" of 59 carbs for all that you had is not bad at ALL, especially since you have such a great attitude about it, and you get right back up on the LC horse! You are doing SO well, keep it up! And stop by my journal anytime! I just hope to have as much success as you!

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President and Founder of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

February 3, 2004

The official morning weight: 227
The evening weight: 227

Okay, okay, I wasn't even disturbed by the morning weight. I was actually relieved! I knew after last night I wouldn't be back to my 225 weight (which I've held ALL week!!), but I was surprised to be down a pound from when I weighed last night after my extravaganza. Not too shabby!

And, I'm shocked that my evening weight is the same as my morning weight!!! First time all week I haven't weighed more at night than in the morning.

This morning I was late to work. 8:04 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. 4 minutes, it's not a problem except to me! It is personally UNACCEPTABLE to be late! <grumble><grumble> Let it go K, life is too short. No one else thinks its unacceptable. The payroll won't even reflect the four minutes you know it reads 8 until 6 minutes after....let it go!!

Of course the REASON I was late wasn't because I went back to sleep. Oh no, it was becuase I did my exercises!!! <snort>

That's not true.

I did my exercises because its something I MUST do - ironclad, no excuses!

I woke up at 4 something this am with a terrible charlie-horse in my right calf. AGONY. I'm rolling around on the floor, trying not to wake DH and rub the cramp out of my leg. DH of course woke up and asked if he could help. I literally didn't have the breath to say anything other than "leg-cramp, no!" Okay, he says and goes back to sleep!!! <LOL>

Anyway, I got it worked out enough to hobble to the bathroom, then I came back and said to myself - oh, you could sleep for another hour (5:30 a.m is alarm clock time) and dozed back off, right through the alarm clock (turned it off I guess). I woke up at 6:30 a.m. and shot out of bed going "oh ***** oh ****" then my mind is saying, "skip the exercise, just jump in the shower, today is jeans day and you're clothes are all laid out." I almost succumbed!!

But NO....if I don't do the exercise then I'll always find an excuse to NOT do them every morning. So I went into my room and did the darn things!! I was fast, but I did every one! Then jumped through the shower, dressed, grabbed my stuff for the day (gallon of iced tea with Splenda) and roared out the door! At 7:30 precisely.

If traffic is good then it does only take me 30 minutes to get to work. But I like to MAKE SURE I'm not late (a hang-up of mine) so I try to get there every day no later than 7:45. Usually I leave the house at 7 a.m. or 7:15 the absolute latest!! Grrr....grumble....grumble.

You know what? Friday was a beautiful day here in Southern California! The sun was shining, the temperature was in the 70s already, the sky was blue and glorious! One of those legendary days which are mostly fable because of the fog. My mood lifted, and I took a more tranquil approach to the fact I was going to be late. Well sorta, I called the receiptionst on my cell and told her I'd be a few minutes late, not much but a few. I didn't really relax until I hit the clock at 8:04!

Enough of that. I'm practicing forgiveness of myself!

Anyway, the day at work was okay, I didn't have too much to do, meaning no extra stuff, just the usual. I was tired, it had been a late night, and my right calf hurt all day even though I'd exercised and though maybe it would stretch out.

I didn't have my breakfast until 10:30, then I had lunch at 1 p.m., then I finally got to come home at 5. Had to go by the grocery and pick up rotisserie chicken (you now those already prepared ones?) for dinner per DH's request. Also got some broccoli and baby bok choy because the cupboard is a little bare. Must go shopping this weekend. Gotta plan my meals!!

I was still on an emotional high from Thursday. All those compliments! :great:

Anyway, I got more! It's like all at once people are NOTICING I've gotten a little slimmer. Today I wore black jeans and a robins egg blue silk short sleeved shirt - with buttons! And the shirt didn't gap in the front between the buttons!!! That is a HUGE deal!

Actually the shirt was a little big, or maybe it fits properly and I don't really know what "proper" is....hmm...I wonder if that is possible. Mostly my clothes have been either very snug, showing each little belly and back roll (know what I mean?) or saggy-baggy in hopes I'd hide how fat I was.

Anyway, lots more compliments at work. The best one was when some of the girls (younger than me) upstairs were asking how much weight I've lost and I said "since I"ve come to work here, or totally since I started?" Of course then they wanted to know the total and when I said 100 pounds - well, I thought I'd have to pick this one girl up off the floor! She couldn't imagine.

Then when I added that I had 100 pounds more to go, Marie started looking at me with a frown on her face. To stem the "oh, you don't want to go to far, you don't want to be sick" comments I could almost hear coming, I said, "but right now my goal is to be a Size 12 before May 1 when I go to the kids' college graduations." (two youngest)

THEN...hehe (this is so good!), Marie said "uh, what size are you know? I wouild have though you were about that!"

"No, not yet," I said. "These jeans are an 18 and they're loose everywhere except at the waist," as I plucked at the baggy sides. "I have a pair of 16 jeans at home which I can get on, but can't fasten around the waist. But I'm getting there."

Just the thought that she honestly thought I was close to a 12 was wonderful!! <GLOW>

Okay, the recounting, or accounting:

Exercise wise I did good today.

Food wise it was okay - not good, not bad.

Breakfast:
1.5 cups of cottage cheese - 12g Carbs, 42g Protein, 0g Fiber
1 Dannon Carb Control Stawberry yogart = 3g Carbs, 5g Protein, 0g Fiber.

Breakfast Totals: 15g Carbs, 47g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch was a bit of a problem. I didn't want my left over chicken salad AGAIN (gotta get over that!), so I ordered in from the BBQ place down the street.

1 Tri-Tip Salad from Red's - calculating is a problem, it has avacado, artichoke, a mixture of greens like I like, and pieces of tri-tip, Okay, I asked the restaurant when I ordered how much tri-tip was in the salad because I didn't know if I wanted to order additional (for $2) or not. 5 oz. they said. there I had a number.

Tri-Tip - 5 oz. - PLUS the left over Prime Rib from my MIL's "lady cut" (thin sliced) - about 3 oz. worth. So.......
8 oz. Beef, round, tip round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/2" fat, prime, cooked, roasted (from FitDay) is 0g Carbs, 58.84 Protein, 0g Fiber
1/2 raw California Avacado (black Haas) is 6.38g Carbs, 1.71g Protein, 4.32g Fiber
1/2 medium Artichoke is 6.73g Carbs, 2.08g Protein, 3.46g Fiber
8 oz. Spring Mix greens is 11.2g Carbs, 4.8g Protein, 4.8g Fiber
Creamy dressing, made with sour cream and/or buttermilk and oil - 4 tablespoons worth - is 3.08g Carbs, .021 Protein, .0214g Fiber

Lunch GUESSTIMATED totals = 27.39g Carbs, 62.651g Protein, 12.601g Fiber

Dinner:

Wasn't going to guess the nutritional count of the chicken so I tore the chart off the package and laid it over by my computer to enter it into FitDay under "customized foods" (Drives DH nuts when I have little pieces of food packages all over my desk!)

Rotissiere Chicken - 0g Carbs, 36g Protein, 0g Fiber
1 bunch Brocolli - 18.66g Carbs, 10.99 Protein, 10.69g Fiber
4 oz. "weeds" - 5.6g Carbs, 2.4g Protein, 2.4g Fiber

Dinner Totals = 24.26g Carbs, 49.39g Protein, 13.09g Fiber

Today's TOTALS = 66.65g Carbs, 159.041 Protein, 25.691 Fiber WHICH MAKES FOR 40.959g ECC (carbs minus fiber for Effective Carbohydrate Count)

Bad things for today - I forgot to take my vitamins all day long!!! I usually take two (2) doses of the ForwardPlus Daily Regimen from Dr. Julian Whitaker's Whitaker Wellness Center and a CoQ10 Forgot all about it until I was driving home!!

Do you think that on top of the wine, mixed drink and the port from last night would explain why I felt like my legs, toes and fingers were swollen all day? DUH!! But I did drink my 1 gallon of unsweetened tea!!

Anyway, when I got home, I took one dose of vitamins. As soon as I finished dinner I took the CoQ10 (hate that one! upsets my stomach, makes me queasy if I take it on an empty stomach). Then I took the 2nd dose of vitamins about 10 p.m. It wasn't a smart division of the vitamins but at least I got them into my system. I should feel better tomorrow!!

And, I drank more liquids! I think I actually got 1.75 gallons into my system today!!! Thank goodness. I should start peeing away the extra weight tomorrow. (I hope)

~K

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

You are doing so well! I love to read your posts here and elsewhere on the boards. It helps me to remember that I CAN do it

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Katie
275/238/150
Restarted 01/08/2007
37 pounds lost!
http://justanotherfatgirl.blogspot.com

February 4, 2006

Official Morning Weight - 228
Evening Weight -232

Exercise wise I did squat today. Nada. Nothing.

Today was a do-nothing day. All I did was sit around and vegetate. I read, watched movies, talked on the phone, nothing in other words. Strangely enough I was't hungry. So I didn't eat much. But I drank lots of fluid. I had a gallon by noon. That was good. I went to the bathroom constantly. That was a good thing - annoying but good.


Foodwise:

Breakfast/Brunch - 6 deviled eggs. This is soooo bizarre. I don't LIKE the taste of eggs but I had a terrible craving for deviled eggs. Weird, do you think this woe is changing my taste buds that much? To make EGGS taste good? Although I have to say, I didn't eat them all, only 4 of the 6 I fixed. And, I don't have a craving any more.

Anyway, 6 deviled eggs. I had to work it out on FitDay .
6 hard-boiled eggs - 2g Carbs, 28g Protein, 0g Fiber
1 tablespoon dijon mustard - 1.17g Carbs, .593g Protein, .48g Fiber
3 tablespoons mayonaise - 1.12g Carbs, .455g Protein, 0g Fiber
2 minced spring green onions - .734g Carbs, .183g Protein, .26g Fiber

Breakfast/Brunch Totals = 5.024g Carbs, 29.231g Protein, .74g Fiber

Late Lunch:
Weeds with leftover rotisserie chicken, about 1 oz.
Spring Mix, 5 oz. - 7g Carbs, 3g Protein, 3g Fiber
Rotisserie Chicken - 0g Carbs, 6g Protein, 0g Fiber

Lunch Totals = 7g Carbs, 9g Protein, 3g Fiber

Diiner - Japanese
Miso soup - 8.14 Carbs, 6.06g Protein, 1.95g Fiber
Tsukemono - 5.81g Carbs, Protein 1.82, 3.58g Fiber
Salad, 3 oz. - 4.2g Carbs, 1.8g Protein, 1.8g Fiber
Sesame Dressing, 1 tbl. - 1.26g Carbs, .0441 Protein, .103g Fiber
6 oz. Bonsai Beef - 0g Carbs, 39.41g Protein, 0g Fiber
6 oz. Spice Chicken - 0g Carbs, 24.42g Protein, 0g Fiber

Dinner Totals = 19.41g Carbs, 73.554 Protein, 7.433 Fiber

Actually, I'm pretty proud of myself at the Japanese restaurant. I didn't eat ANY tempura vegetables, nor have a mai-tai. After my Thursday, Friday I didn't think I should cheat at all!! So my totals for the day weren't too bad either.

Today's totals = 31.434g Carbs, 111.785g Protein, 11.173g Fiber for 20.261 ECC Carbs!

It's so weird. I drank almost 2 gallons of fluid today, had only water at the restaurant, but I can surely feel myself "blowing up" with fluid. I'm almost sure it is the spices from the Japanese food, but I certainly didn't expect to be 232 tonight!!! GRRRRR!!! Or, it might be that I just didn't exercise today, just sat on my butt.

Okay, okay, tomorrow is another day. I've done nothing REALLY bad. Overdid, but not really "cheats." And, there are still 23 days until the end of the month and the 10 pound loss I need. And, there are 10 to 12 days till TOM. I CAN do this!!! Yes, I can!! Keep writing it all down, and keep my head down and focused!!

GET Those EXERCISES done!!!

See, I know the solutions. I just have to DO.

~K

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

Well that February committment didn't last long did it? It's been five months (or is it six?) since I've been here!! Life sometimes gets in the way, yah know? During that five or six months since I was here last I've gained 10 pounds. Instead of being at 225, I'm 235. It's not too bad, but......

What's happened in that time to distract me from this woe:

March - Filled in for the other Executive Assistant in our company for 2.5 weeks while she got married and went on her honeymoon. Whew! Lots of overtime. I was insane during that period.

April - My father-in-law had health issues which meant we were spending more time with the in-laws - whom I adore but made my life much more stressed. He passed out and fell requiring a trip to the Emergency Room while visiting friends on the East Coast. Joined a writing group which meets once a month - every member brings SOMETHING they've written that month to review.

May - traveled 3,000 miles to attend youngest two kids college graduations. Went to Disney World. LOTS of food temptations everywhere. Still made it to the writing group.

June - More health challenges for my in-laws. More demands upon our time. Issues with my husband's business - increased travel for him, increased expenditures for us. Still made it to the writing group.

July - Travel requirements for my husband related to his business. My car died, got it fixed, bought a newer used car for me off of Ebay from 1200 miles away. Started an exercise program at work, after I clock out for the day. MORE health issues for my father-in-law, slow realization he is on the "downhill slide." Still made it to the writing group.

August - Continued with the exercise program at work. Filled in for the other Executive Assistant again for 1 week while she attended her son's wedding. Found out my father-in-law has had a series of mini-strokes and his balance and coordination have deteriorated. Found out his doctor told in-laws he probably won't be able to walk within a year. BUT, father-in-law won't stop driving because he says he's fine. Doctor has to report major stroke to DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) but not "mini-strokes" so FIL says he's fine to drive and MIL says she doesn't want to "immasculate" FIL by insisting she drive. Between rushing over there when he falls (split his lip requiring 20 something stiches and 2nd time split his eyebrow requiring 11 stiches), and arguing with them about the driving, this has been a very sad, frustrating and depressing time for DH. He goes to bed every night expecting to get a phone call in the middle of the night saying his father passed away. Lots of comfort food required, and I'm eating it right along with him!!!

I can't even face what I've had to eat this weekend. Needless to say I feel sluggish, depressed, bloated, etc. PLUS I pulled my back today and had muscle spasms all afternoon. I don't know what I did to cause it. One minute I was fine and the next I was in agony!

However, I"m determined to put myself back into the groove with this WOE. I *know* it will make me feel better all over and give me more energy. Plus, I hate being whiney like this post sounds so far. Holding the thought of returning to this WOEing, I've already got my breakfast and lunch ready for tomorrow. I've defrosted the meat for tomorrows dinner and have it in the marinade. Planning and discipline!! That's my plan.

~K
235 today

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

So glad to have you back!

Very sorry to hear about the health problems with FIL...you are right to insist that he stop driving, and I pray that he stops before hurting someone else.

M'Lady - Glad you;re getting back on track! My Dad's almost 86 and I can relate to what you're going through with FIL. My dads till drives and not too badly. though he has scared the H*** out of me on occasion.

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Franny - Thank you! It's actually good to be back. I've missed ya'll (if that isn't too strange to say while knowing I was avoiding being here and being accountable for being off the program ) Yes, the worry FIL will hurt someone else is uppermost in our minds.

Rob - about my FIL's driving. From what you said, you *do* know. Oh Vey! We're basket cases over this issue. We can't take the keys away physically, he's still a legal competent adult so we're stymied.

Today, August 20, 2006, was a good day. I wieghed in this morning at 236 lbs. but I can live with that considering the pasta, the potato salad, the margaritas, the rum and cokes, the peach cobbler, etc., etc., I had this weekend. I'm thrilled it was not more than one added pound!!

I stayed on the plan I'd made and I think things must be happening because all I did today was go to the bathroom!

Here's today's weight : 236
Here's my beginning weight : 325
Here's my lowest weight: 225
Here's my start date: March 1, 2005

My age: 48 proud years!
My height: 5'4"

My measurements today are:
Neck - 16"
Bust - 47.5" (loss of 1.5")
Waist - 39.5" (loss of .5")
Hips - 46.5" (loss of 1.5")

Left wrist - 7" (same)
Right wrist - 7" (same)
Left forearm - 11" (loss of .5")
Right forearm - 12" (gain of 1")
Left bicep - 14" (same)
Right bicep - 14.25" (loss of .25")

Left ankle - 9" (loss of .5")
Right ankle - 9"
Left calf - 15.5" (loss of 1")
Right calf - 16" (loss of .25")
Left mid-thigh - 21" (loss of .5")
Right mid-thigh - 21" (loss of .5")
Left thigh (at fattest part) - 25" (loss of 1")
Right thigh (at fattest part) - 25" (loss of 1")

Total inches lost - 8
Considering I've gained 11 pounds since my last measurements, I can live with this. I actually think it is because of my exercise program. I think I'll measure again in two weeks and see what other changes there are.

Today's Food:

Breakfast:
4 servings (1/2 package) Hillshire Farms Little Smokies Sausage
4 servings = 8g Carb, 28g Protein, 0g Fiber.

Breakfast Totals: 8g Carb, 28g Protein, 0g Fiber.

Lunch:
My homemade Chicken salad with onions, celery, walnuts and mayo
7.21g Carb, 61.67 g Protein, 1.69 g Fiber
Lettuce - 1.42g Carb, .972g Protein, 1.02g Fiber

Lunch Totals: 8.63g Carb, 62.642g Protein, 2.71g Fiber

Dinner:
12 oz. New York Strip grill on BBQ - 0g Carb, 94.56g Protein, 0g Fiber
1 cup Bok Choy with butter - 2g Carb, 1g Protein, 1g Fiber

Dinner Totals: 2g Carb, 95.56g Protein, 1g Fiber

Fluid totals: I drank 1.5 gallons or 192 ounces today. Whew!!

Today's Totals: 18.63g Carbs, 186.202g Protein, 3.71g Fiber which works out to be 14.92 Effective Carb Count (ECC)

ALRIGHT!! That's a doable!! Now all I have to do is get up and do it tomorrow. I've already decided that breakfast will be cottage cheese, lunch is more chicken salad and I think dinner will be some baked chicken, or grilled, and grilled zuchinni. Having the cottage cheese for breakfast means I'll have to be leaner and meaner with the carb count in my dinner, but it also means I can have breakfast without a lot of thought or effort. This is important tomorrow becuase DH is taking me to work and we'll be stumbling over each other in the morning since we normally aren't both getting ready at the same time. Also, since I don't have the car tomorrow, lunch is "left-overs" again a no-thought/no-effort choice. At least I thought about all of this before tomorrow!!!

I can't wait to get on the scales tomorrow! To be honest though, I'm sitting here fighting the urge (NOT craving thank goodness) to have a little-bitty square of 80% cocoa chocolate. Think of the scales in the morning Lady, you'll be sooooo happy you didn't have any!!!

~K

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Start Date: March 2005



Goal Date: June 25, 2006 EDIT: 2007

Keeping my eye focused on 10 pounds at a time!

My eyes are fogging over because I'm so tired. I wanted to read your jounral from the start but can't tongith. I did however get through the stinkin thinkin link you put up. I felt teh same way as you did when i hit 100 pounds lost and I wasn't even at half way, close but not quite. It was two pounds later that I fell off plan for five months straight and then on and off for another few months. You are so not alone. I'll read more tomorrow. Oh yeah I wasn't on very much when you were before because I was in one of those "not wanting to get on line at LCE much because I was screwing up so badly" modes. But it's nice to see that you are back even if I didn't know you before.

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Noël


Worry doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strengths.

Sounds like a good plan.

Got through your journal. I'll touch on the driving too. My older boss drives all over and scares me do death when I have ridden with him lately. He stops for green lights which is very frustrating while riding but also very dangerous when the person behind you sees green adn you are stopping for no reason. He didn't use to do this but his driving has gone down hill with his health. Thankfully he's not too dangerous otherwise that I've seen but it gets scary when you can't tell someone that no you can't drive. I know your situation is worse. I hope nothing happens to him or someone else as a result.

Glad you didn't have too much carb bloat. Mine always comes a couple days later but I've learned with just one bad day that if I keep my water level really high I can make it through with far less.

I wrote on another thread about weight shift. I had that happen where I went from more fat to more muscle one month and lost an inch off my waist with just a pound gone. Your exercise is surely beneficial and you've done well to get it started even before going back on lc.

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Noël


Worry doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strengths.