Very disappointing weight gain

Sunday, January 15, 2012

I gain 4 pounds. Yeah 4! I don't in any way feel like I have eaten that much but that's what the scale said. So, I am back to square one working on eating right. I did buy a few things to encourage me instead of the usual kicking myself when I am down sort of thing. I got 2 magazines and a calorie counter book that way when I am out (which I frequently am) I have something to fight back with. I am doing very well today at 150 calories below my mark. Not perfect yet but better. I had whole wheat spaghetti with eggplant and tofu with marinara for supper. For snack this afternoon I had a clementine, a pack of 100 calorie pack almonds, and a kashi go lean bar. Lunch was a can of chicken noodle soup, a salad with fake bacos, croutons, and hummus. Breakfast was raspberry yogurt and 2 eggs scrambled in 1 tsp olive oil wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla. I did about 10 minutes of exercise- took the stairs a couple of times at work and did a bunch of squats and stuff. Its a start and now I feel a little more motivated to press forward. My devotions today were in Matthew. G-d really spoke to me through them. I believe it was chapter 17 or 18 but Y-shua (Jesus) was talking about removing the Bread. He meant the sin of the Pharisees but his disciples were too busy worrying about the fact that their forgot their bread. Y-shua reminded them of the miracles he had just performed with the loaves and fishes. How often am I consumed by whats going on in my day to day life that I forget about Him. Its not that He doesn't want me to improve myself, because I know that He does- but this time around I want it to be more than just about the diet. This is why I am so happy that I was placed in the Blue Believers for the BLC # 13. I don't want this to be a separate part of my life. I want Him to encompass it all!

  

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STELLHORN05 1/16/2012 2:16PM

Thankfully we are blessed with a fresh beginning each day. You are going to rock it this week! Report Inappropriate Comment

MRS_BRENDA_P 1/15/2012 11:14PM

I love your attitude despite the gain. It's beautiful and it's what is going to help you in this journey. I wish you the very best! Report Inappropriate Comment

FITFORMYFAMILY 1/15/2012 9:52PM

It's SO good that you're not letting that gain get you down. I know how easy it would be to throw in the towel (been there, done that), but fighting back is perfect! Report Inappropriate Comment

My Struggles

Saturday, January 14, 2012

So I did the weekend bootcamp and actually did pretty good at it. I was very proud of myself. I will say that when it comes to my food choices, they were less than adequate. I guess I have done well in some ways and then with others not so good. I had planned on weighing in on Friday but I was NOT pleased with the results so my thinking was hey I will weigh in again on Sunday morning and that way it will give me a couple of days to get it all together. However, we are now at our friends house- which I love to do- but I am having a hard time at controlling myself. I am so afraid that the scale will show that I am the same or worse that I gained even more. To be honest on Friday, the scale said that I had gained a pound and a half. This seems totally crazy to me. I was watching my calories and yeah I went over but not 5,000 calories over- I don't think. I got my stuff back together for keeping track of my calories. Then I made out a plan. However, I only stuck to my plan for breakfast. Yesterday I drank 5 of the glasses of water that I was supposed to drink. Today I am hitting the mark a little bit better and have already gotten in my eight. So, all there is left to do is weigh in tomorrow and hope for the best. There is nothing that I can do about the past. I just have to move forward.

  

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MRS_BRENDA_P 1/15/2012 8:10PM

You have the right attitude. We can't change a thing about yesterday, we only have control of our choices today :) Also remember that the scale doesn't dictate your worth. I know how frustrating it can be to see a gain. Wednesday I had a 3 lb loss and then today I only had a 2.4 lb loss. The scale will always fluctuate. Take the number and move forward making the best choices for you possible :) Report Inappropriate Comment

LARSIL 1/15/2012 6:23PM

Don't get discouraged -- a pound and a half can simply be the temperature on the day, or if your body has retained a glass of water more than usual. Keep going! You're headed in the right direction, and there's lots of information on this website to help you along. And, you've got all of US here cheering you on from the sidelines! ---L. Report Inappropriate Comment

ORGANIC811LFRV 1/14/2012 9:05PM

Between the two important factors in weight management: exercise / food-real food that is I would concentrate on cleaning up the eating first and foremost. The worse you eat the faster it will effect you while exercising. Food - real food - is fuel, right? What do you think happens when you get your heart beat up? Everything starts coursing through. Garbage in, garbage goes through. No wonder you aren't feeling like sticking to your eating program. The magic formula for feeding the body: Green Smoothies! You CAN do both. I know it isn't weakness on your part, it's the weakness of the food you are feeding yourself hon. Report Inappropriate Comment

PAIN!!!!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

No pain no gain? Uh yeah it better be- well at least maybe a small loss. So, after all the working out I did yesterday, my hip is in pain. This has to be from the one mile or the 5 min on the stairs. Tomorrow I am going to weigh in and I really hope I did well. I know that I have not been doing the greatest on my calories-partly because I haven't been writing it down and partly because I am still craving things alot. I am working on the fiber thing today so hopefully that will help too. I plan on doing the boot camp tomorrow morning. Thats about it!

  

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HEALTHIHEATHER 1/12/2012 8:03PM

hope that hip feels better soon so you can get back to walking! :) good luck, girl! We're cheering for ya! Report Inappropriate Comment

MRLAPP01 1/12/2012 3:16PM

Hope it feels better soon and good luck tomorrow! Report Inappropriate Comment

VREELANDTHING 1/12/2012 1:09PM

I used to have lots of pain with exercising, even walking. Stretching to warm up before, and stretching to cool down after exercise really made a difference. Making sure I was adequately hydrated helped as well. Don't give up! Report Inappropriate Comment

MRS_BRENDA_P 1/12/2012 12:47PM

I hope the pain in your hip goes away. That's never good. I'm wishing you the best on your weigh in. I'm starting the weekend bootcamp workout today, hopefully I make it through the whole thing :) Have a blessed day! Report Inappropriate Comment

Daily Devotions/ Non scale starters

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

I just finished reading the Verse of the Day for the Biggest Loser Challenge. It was Psalm 32:8 which says "I will instruct you and teach you in this way that you are to go: I will give you counsel; my eyes will be watching you." Well it reminded me of the passage that stuck out to me in my morning devotions. Matthew 7:7-11 says "Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps asking recieves; he who keeps seeking finds; and to him who keeps knocking the door will be opened. Is there anyone here who, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake? So if you, even though you are bad, know how to give your children gifts that are good, ow much more will your Father in heaven keep giving good things to those who keep asking him?" So I am asking- and I am going to keep asking- for guidance on this weight loss path. After all, He created me- I know He wants me to have a fit body. That is a very good gift- the gift of health. It also reminds me of asking for a healing. I have experienced a few healings in my life. Sometimes its this instantaneous thing where G-d heals right then and there, other times its taken an hour, a day, a week, a month. So I am going to keep on asking and keep on working cuz what is faith without works?
Today I finished my non scale starters- well mostly. I still have to post my pic. I had my friend take some pictures of me but I am waiting on her to email them.
So here they are:

Pant size-18
Neck-14.5
Bust-49.5
Waist-38.75
Upper arm-15.25
Lower Arm-11
Hips- 50.75
Thigh-32
Calf-20.5
Total inches-232.25
Weight-244.5
Minutes per mile-21.5
Sit ups per minute-13
Push Ups per minute-30
BPM 1 minute after 3 minute step test- 99

Oh and my original 1 mile was a kabosh- I ended up doing 10 minutes before I had to stop due to screwing up how I was keeping track of the mile. Then I did 2 minutes of the step test and had to start all over because my husband called. So, for today I worked out for 38.5 minutes. Not bad!

One last thing- I went about 500 calories over yesterday BUT I will say that I had 17 1/2 servings of fruits and vegetables. At least they were healthy calories. (well except for the 240 calorie splurge on Baklava)

  

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MERESGED 1/15/2012 12:22AM

O I like the idea of adding pants size! I started at a 24 when I first started Spark'ing, so I wonder how well I can do during our challenge! Report Inappropriate Comment

CHRIAMARIA1983 1/12/2012 10:04AM

Thanks Guys! I guess I didn't know how strong I was....that makes me feel better about not completing the mile as fast as I wanted. When I did the push ups I just kept going- I refused to quit- slow down heck yeah but quit, no. Oh- and those were NOT the lady push ups! Oh and those were the real situps- not crunches! Comment edited on: 1/12/2012 10:05:55 AM Report Inappropriate Comment

MRS_BRENDA_P 1/11/2012 11:46PM

Thank you for sharing the Matthew 7:7-11 verse. It's reassuring :) And wow, I agree, 30 pushups per minute is awesome! Report Inappropriate Comment

FITFORMYFAMILY 1/11/2012 5:12PM

All of that, and all I can think is, WOW - 30 pushups per minute? That's already in my book! Report Inappropriate Comment

KEEP_GOING247 1/11/2012 3:50PM

I really like the verse of the day. Thanks for sharing. Report Inappropriate Comment

How G-d spoke to me today

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

well today is the day. The day that I start paying more attention to how I am eating, drinking, and moving. I had a little under 600 calories for breakfast and plan to have 600 for supper. For lunch I am joining in with my congregation as we are fasting for 21 days. For right now I am just doing a smoothie for lunch and will try to keep it around 400 tops. My caloric allowance is 1711.5 calories (my weight which is 244.5 x7) so that will leave me a little more than 100 calories if I want a treat. I am thinking of buying some of those jello temptations. I had the chocolate mousse last week- it was so good and at only 60 calories I did not feel guilty eating it.
I just wanted to share a few verses of the scriptures that I read today. This is from the Complete Jewish Bible. I am Messianic- meaning we worship Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) who was a Jew himself and accept Him as our substitute sacrifice because there is no more temple to sacrifice in. There is one word in these scriptures that I want to clarify- it is tsuris which essentially means trouble. It is a Yiddish word. Yiddish is the language that was commonly spoken by the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern European descent. It is a mixture of Hebrew and the European languages.
Matthew 6:31-34
"So don't be anxious, asking, 'What will we eat?,' 'What will we drink?' or 'How will we be clothes?' For it is the pagans who set their hearts on these things. Your heavenly Father knows you need them all. But seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Don't worry about tomorrow- tomorrow will worry about itself! Today has enough tsuris already!"
What I learned from that today was to put G-d first and take my eating plan one step at a time. I'm not sure exactly how everything will go today but I know that G-d is with me and will help me to make better decisions!

  

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LOSIN2GAINLIF3 1/12/2012 1:21AM

I love the jello temptations! Thanks for clearing that up for me. I have an older "brother" who is also Jewish but we are so far apart in age that he never really explains things to me when I would ask him. ( He is not practicing Jewish I guess?) I love learning new things about different ways to server the Lord. I have really felt called to challenge all that I have been told my entire life and discover things for myself. Report Inappropriate Comment

LARSIL 1/11/2012 2:16PM

And yes, we certainly have enough tsuris for today! (Maybe I should start calling my 7th graders "tsuris"!) Report Inappropriate Comment

MRS_BRENDA_P 1/11/2012 1:23AM

I love that scripture. It reminds me that none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow and only He knows what lies ahead for us. It may sound a little cryptic, but why worry about a tomorow that may not come? I'd rather live today to the fullest and worry about tomorrow when it's actually here. BTW I've never tired those Jello temptations but 60 calories sounds good enough to convince me to try them :) Report Inappropriate Comment

CHRIAMARIA1983 1/11/2012 12:06AM

To Losin2gainlif3: First, Where I got my calorie math from was my Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. If you follow the BL diet they will tell you that you should multiply your weight by 7 to get the total number of calories to lose weight. Their formula is formulated to help you lose a pound and a half per week. Then, they tell you if you work out enough to burn 250 calories a day 7 days a week that should be enough to lose that extra 1/2 pound to bring it up to a full 2 pounds per week. I don't know what formula that sparkpeople uses but the last time I checked it out it seemed way low. And as for the G-d thing its something that Jewish people do because His name is sooo Holy. In fact they leave all vowels out of any of his name. The dash represents the vowel. For the longest time I never did that, not feeling it was necessary, but then I started feeling convicted about it. If He's that important to me maybe I should think before I write His name so flippantly. You know the scribes actually would wash themselves before they would even write His name on the Torah scroll. Sometimes I forget and I don't think that G-d will punish me for not writing it but I strive to honor Him as He is worthy of that reverence. Plus, as a Jewish Believer how can I lead the non believing Jew to their Messiah if I am not even bothering to respect G-d in such a small matter. =) Report Inappropriate Comment

LOSIN2GAINLIF3 1/10/2012 10:31PM

I am so excited for you in this journey. Where did you find how to figure out your calories? I am always looking for the accurate way to judge my calories. Everything I try is different. Also this is just my curiosity but why don't you write out God? I am so glad to have you on the Blue Believers! Report Inappropriate Comment

LZY0108 1/10/2012 12:24PM

One of my favorites.. Report Inappropriate Comment