Long Days Ahead

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Had a person quit today.......so that's more OT for me. 1 hr. a day and 8 on Saturday. I must force myself to stay home on Sunday. Ate a hardy lunch to tide me over and a light dinner. I better get to bed early so I'm ready for the on-slaught tomorrow and the next day and the next......................................
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SAFEHAVEN 3/5/2008 9:27AM

hello Gina! WOW, i hope you do get the help you need soon. Hang in there - you can get through this and this too shall pass! Stopped by to say I appreciate you and the encouragement you give me! Many Blessings to you and your family! Report Inappropriate Comment

DRAGONFLY88 3/5/2008 12:08AM

That's a bummer! Make sure you set aside some relaxation time on Sunday--don't spend the day doing housework or something like that. Take care of yourself! Report Inappropriate Comment

CAP0824 3/4/2008 10:41PM

Gena, Sorry to hear about your bad news of another employee quitting making more overtime for you! I hope that you can find more help soon so you can get some rest soon! You are outdoing me this past month on the hours at work! Not something I want to compete in, though! Anyway hope you can find some time to take care of yourself! See you this weekend so we can walk! Hugs, Cathy Report Inappropriate Comment

Nutrition Tracker Mistake

Monday, March 03, 2008

I did have some fries today and haven't had any for about 3 months. Didn't eat them all and counted them as a large McDs. I messed up and put 10 servings. I looked down at my total for the day and saw 7,000+ and I almost had a heart attack. I said, WHAT, then realized what I did. I was over about 400 cals. today which is very rare, so back perfecto tomorrow. That sure was weird to see 7,000. Bet on a good (bad) day in the past before Spark I probably had many 7,000 cal. days. Wow.

  

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*CAPOPPY* 3/4/2008 1:14AM

Those moments are so funny! I did that once with walnuts, said I had 15 servings, when I meant 15 pieces. I'm sure you wont even notice the extra calories on the scale! Keep up the great work. Report Inappropriate Comment

Good Weekend

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Had a good weekend. Worked 4 hours, went to a Board meeting (and had a tostado), went mall walking with my friend and we went out to eat. I had a dinner salad because I was'nt really hungry. We also went to the store and I tried on some pants and I tried on size 12 and size 10. They both fit. Pretty nice to be getting down to smaller sizes. Size 10 I haven't seen for several years in a pants size, and when I get to size 9, well ---- I haven't been there in over 30 years!!!! Walked over 11,000 steps. Kept myself occupied. Today I need to go in to work for about 4 hours and then to the gym. I have a dinner meeting tomorrow night at one of our best restaurants - one that I haven't been to. So I need to make good choices on food and how much I eat. If I get too much food I will bring it home. Love those take home boxes and always good to get two meals for the price of one (even though I'm not paying -- so two free meals). Hope we all have great weeks.

  

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DRAGONFLY88 3/2/2008 10:23PM

Congrats on the smaller size and on the 11,000 steps. You've come a long way since your first few days with the pedometer! Hope you had a great weekend! Report Inappropriate Comment

56ROSE 3/2/2008 4:57PM

Doesn't it feel " oh so good " to fit into a smaller size? Sounds like you're making good food choices. My hubbie and I often share a meal to cut down on calories and expense when eating out. Hope you make it to the gym today. Rose Report Inappropriate Comment

Folks who Inspire you

Friday, February 29, 2008

I just read a friend's blog. She had increased her exercise from some to a major huge leap in time. She found something she loves and that makes her want to leap out of bed to exercise. Now I don't know of anything that would make me want to leap from bed to do, especially exercise, but she has totally inspired me. Now, this is hard, really hard, but since I'm inspired I'm going to challenge myself to do the following for the month of March:

1) sigh, ugh........... I will go to the gym 3 times a week (Tues., Thurs. and Sunday (starting this Sunday) and do 20 minutes or more on the treadmill and then walk upstairs and do my strength work - 5 machines, reps of 10, 3 sets (weight depends on machine -- I'm not getting that zeroed in).

2) I will walk each day and be sure that I use my pedometer and walk at least 10,000 steps. Right now I have 10,029 from today.

I have used every excuse known to mankind. It is time to kick this up a notch and re motivate on the exercise. Winter was way too cold, I was busy, etc. So now I've set this in "blog stone" and I will carry out this personal challenge for the month of March.

Thanks, Dragon!!!!!!!!!! I needed to read about your great success in the water. It will be "fun" to see if my weight loss increase during March when I'm kicking it up a whole lot for me.

  

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DRAGONFLY88 3/2/2008 10:22PM

Wow, I am flattered that you found my changes inspirational. I can't tell you how much better I feel getting so much more exercise. And I got a lot more exercise this weekend because it was sooooo beautiful outside here. I still have my windows open right now--even though it is already dark here. Unfortunately it is supposed to snow tomorrow. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Report Inappropriate Comment

56ROSE 3/2/2008 11:25AM

Today's THE DAY!! Good Luck with your new exercise plan! Rose Report Inappropriate Comment

CAP0824 3/1/2008 11:46AM

Hi Gena, I am in the same boat, so I know what you mean about hating exercise. I will try to take you up on your challenge and meet your exercise time goals, can't do the gym since I don't belong to one, but I will walk or bike ride instead! See you later today! Hugs, Cathy Report Inappropriate Comment

Weekend Survival

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

I just joined the Weekend Survival Team. I've seen so many blogs where people have troubles over the weekend, and I'm one of them. So far I haven't messed up on the weekend, it is just so much harder. I want it to feel the same (wishful thinking). Maybe I need to keep myself more occupied with doing things or exercise. I get so tired during the week that I just want to kick back, sleep in, rest, Spark -- and I don't really accomplish much. I think I'll mull over my weekends more in advance and plan for some activity, some exercise and some fun. I shall revisit this topic after I've had some time to mull..................

Went out of blog and did have a few thoughts. I do think that to some degree this all is depressing. I want to eat what I want to eat when I want to eat it. But I also want to lose weight and be healthy. Diametrically opposed...............

I think one of my great recreations on earth is eating out whether it be fast food, or great dinners out. I can still go out, but I can't have what I want. I need to study the menu before hand, eat smaller portions. I do/don't want to do that.

I want to be thin/healthy, but I don't want to exercise.........that doesn't seem to work either.

I think after months of this, I'm just in a totally negative mood, would love to go pig out (but won't). I need an attitude adjustment (not with junk food). So I best think some more about all of this.........and, no, I'm not going off the deep end into a binge. It just feels good to express how hard this can be at times. It is also hard, now that I'm thinking about this, that this isn't for a week, month, 6 months. It is forever. If I eat anything extra, and I mean anything, I will/do gain. Being very short, and having an older metabolism, my body doesn't allow me to goof around with calories at all -- not for a minute. I've got to be on constant guard and I think that's hard (I won't say unfair).

This is the end of my whining and I will think about some positive things and make some good weekend plans for the future.

  

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DRAGONFLY88 2/29/2008 6:20PM

I'm really glad you shared this. I think that this is what leads a lot of people to regain the weight that they succeed in losing. By exploring this issue now and working it through in your mind, I think you will have a much better chance of overcoming it. It's not fair. But, no one ever said that life would be fair so we just have to make the best of it. One suggestion: you may want to try to make a clean break with restaurants and fast food for a while--not permanently, just for 4-6 weeks. I think you may find that you lose your cravings for a lot of the foods you think you need. Let's recall what happened to me when I went to my mom's house and ate a SAD after all of these weeks of healthy eating. It wasn't pretty at all and I don't think I will ever be tempted that way again. Diet books/experts are always talking about moderation, but I think you have to completely break the habit before you can be successful with moderation (and by moderation I mean a few times a year). Just something to think about... Report Inappropriate Comment

YANKEEM0M 2/28/2008 8:46AM

Being in control of what I eat, how much I eat, when I eat, etc. was always a huge hurdle for me. I felt if I was eating healthily, then I wasn't doing what I wanted. Then I realized, by giving in to cravings for high fat, high calorie, high sugar, low nutrition foods...I wasn't doing what I wanted. If what I wanted was to lose weight then I DIDN'T want those foods anymore and I especially didn't want to give in to the power they had over me. I think whining every now & then can be cathartic...just don't stay in that mode. Whine, get it out, and do what you're doing. Lift yourself up and keep going :) You can do it! Report Inappropriate Comment