WUB BLC 18 #3

Saturday, May 04, 2013

This week kind of went haywire. The week started out great and I got a lot of exercise in but I have not been eating well. Fixing all of that today!

  

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FAVALL 5/4/2013 7:50PM

Prepare your meal plans in advance. Purchase the food items on the list. Prepare and measure out all of your snacks. Plan your fitness activities. YOU will succeed!! Report Inappropriate Comment

AHLERS5 5/4/2013 6:33PM

You're home now...you can get back on track! Report Inappropriate Comment

VALKYRIA- 5/4/2013 5:31PM

!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Hit a speed bump

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Even though I'm working hard to lose all this weight I go back to my old habits when I get stressed. It's so hard to fight the feeling of going to food for comfort. As soon as I do it I know it was a mistake but I wish I could tell myself that before the fact and not afterwards. Oh well, tomorrow is another (better) day!

  

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DOPAMINEJUNKIE 5/3/2013 11:48PM

It happens. Congrats on your weight loss so far!! Report Inappropriate Comment

AHLERS5 5/3/2013 9:12AM

Hang in there! It's diet time this weekend...no bad meals for either of us. See you tonight. You can use the new treadmill for your exercise this weekend. Report Inappropriate Comment

JUSTYNA7 5/2/2013 11:03PM

I recall being in your place. I was told a story once. A man is in a hold using a shovel to try and dig himself out. Eventually he realizes that the shovel doesn't work. It doesn't work. Someone offers him a hand and he gets out but shortly after he finds himself digging in the hole again. This time he looks up, calls out for help and when someone offers, he takes the hand. But shortly after he finds himself in the hole. He thinks about how he got there and decides that next time he gets out he will try and find a ladder to put in the hold so he can get himself out. Sure enough he finds himself back in the hole but he is able to use his ladder to get out. When he falls in, he gets out. But he wonders if maybe he should try and stay further away from the hold and when he walks down that street he tries hard to avoid the hole. It works many times, but one day he falls in again. He wonders if there is not a better solution. And one day, he decides not to walk down that street where the hole is. I think this is a process for many of us. -recognize the problem (in the hole) -recognize what is not working (the shovel) -realize we can't do it by ourselves (the hand to get out) -problem solve other ways of to solve the problem (the ladder) -try to avoid problem situations (walk around the hole) -do something totally different (take a different route) We are all creatures of habit and often we have no idea what choices we have. For me this ananolgy helped a lot. I wish I could have just jumped to the last step.... but I am still sometimes in that hole. Much less. I have changed the way I eat and exercise is pretty normal now.. so I suppose I am finally on a different street most of the time. I now know that eating my trigger foods doesn't help. I really KNOW it. For a while I just could not have it in the house but it still called me. Anyways... I think you get the idea. Report Inappropriate Comment

WUB BLC 18 #2

Sunday, April 28, 2013

This week was not a good week for me. I got incredibly sick (and still am) and didn't keep up on exercise or food this week. I did however go for a long walk, which was refreshing and a nice time to just get my thoughts out.

Next week I plan to do better and stick to what I've been doing. I know I can do it, I just need to push myself!

  

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VALKYRIA- 4/28/2013 11:00AM

Hope you feel better soon! Report Inappropriate Comment

WUB BLC 18

Saturday, April 20, 2013

This is my first weekly update blog. Over the past week I've lost a lot of weight (over 4 lbs!) and I'm really happy about that. I did mess up one day because I went to a buffet, which was a huge mistake. It set me back a little bit, I think, but I'm back on track now. It's really hard for me to fit in the 100 fitness minutes in a week when I am so tired when I get home from work, but that should stop soon since work is almost over (I'm a teacher). Overall I think I had a successful week :)

  

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KAHLADANIELLE 4/21/2013 9:58AM

That's my girl!!!! ;) Report Inappropriate Comment

SWIMLOVER 4/21/2013 3:14AM

on the 4 lb. weight loss! Report Inappropriate Comment

HALINHALF 4/21/2013 12:16AM

Great job on the 4 lbs! I feel ya about the work situation. If you count my traveling this week for an interview as work, retail, my freelance job and the 2 hour road trip equals to 50+ working hours this week. I can say that I've never regretted a workout though. Great progress and best of luck with week 2. :-) Report Inappropriate Comment

NORWOODGIRL 4/20/2013 2:11PM

4 pounds of weight loss sounds successful to me! Well done! Report Inappropriate Comment

Boredom Eating

Sunday, April 14, 2013

I hate when I get into the mindset that I have to eat something. 90% of the time it is bad for me. And I know it's bad but I do it anyway. I just glazed some pecans and ate them and that was probably one of the worst things I could have with the available foods in my house. I try to keep flour out and typically sugar but this sugar's been sitting here for a while. Then I ended up eating the mess, even though I knew how bad it is for me. Now I have a stomach ache and a ton of regret. I don't know how to stop myself when I get into those mindsets; it's so hard. I know I'm definitely going to be upset tomorrow when it shows on the scale (I know I'll be holding water because of the sugar, but it still upsets me to know there will be a gain). I hate feeling like a failure because I can't do what I am supposed to do.

  

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BIGTRAVELER 4/14/2013 9:28PM

I have been trying to have tea every time I think I want to eat something out of boredom. If you like hot tea or iced tea there are several good decaf varieties out there so that the tea will count towards your daily water intake. A friend of mine uses a rule - if you're not hungry enough to eat an apple then you are not really hungry. She then drinks a glass of water or chews some sugar free gum. Report Inappropriate Comment

RYNKWERL26 4/14/2013 9:23PM

Try not to beat yourself up about it too much. If you're like me, you may eat because you've made yourself feel bad about over eating, then it becomes a vicious cycle. I'm bad about boredom eating too. Try to find a hobby. Even something as simple as putting together a dollar store puzzle can keep your fingers busy and your mind off your pantry. Good luck! Report Inappropriate Comment

DISTINCT772 4/14/2013 9:05PM

Wait a couple days before you step on the scale, The great thing about this is you know what you did wrong, you can learn something from it. I am a boredom eater as well and it is amazing some of the stuff I have eaten just because. Report Inappropriate Comment