100+ DEGREES!!!!!

Monday, July 11, 2011

That means its too hot to do anything. thats a great way to start off my week of trying to get outa a plateau. my eating is still outa whack also. why can i eat my vegies like im supposed too? i ate too much cheese cake and i ate some chips and 2 burritos. i know i need to make it a life style change. i just need to cut out the snacks and sugar. but it seems like when i do i get the shakes. i want to start drinking smoothies maybe thatll help me (and throw in veggies where i cant taste them). how can i tell well berries are good. its like the berries i got looked good but were sour. im still not feeling all that great. it might be the heat. im not sure. i dont like bugging the dr. i need advice please . this Friday Les and i are are planning on going fishing and watching the last "Harry Potter" or "Harry Powter" as my 9 year old sister says lol. id like to go camping so we can have "alone time" but we might have to wait a bit more. my ear is still hurting just to update ya'll

  

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CARILOUIE 7/12/2011 8:43AM

I eat like crazy when it gets hot. Do you get your berries at a farmer's market? I just picked some up over the weekend and they were SO delicious and sweet. Much better than what I usually get at the grocery store... they aren't quite cheesecake, but they are still a good sweet. Report Inappropriate Comment

SUSANINITALY 7/12/2011 7:17AM

Sorry, forgot to add, check with your dr, sounds like you might need antibiotics at this point! An treated earache shouldn't last as long as yours has, probably the drops aren't enough. Get yourself to the Dr! I hope you are feeling better soon! Report Inappropriate Comment

SUSANINITALY 7/12/2011 7:13AM

Hey Tawny! It's hotter than Hades here too, the air is like dog-breath and it is giving me a headache! I don't know if you are following a low or no-carb diet, but can't you work a few crackers or something into your snacks just so you feel better and don't reach for the chips? I usually get those headaches too (and I turn into a real witch!) when I start off on a diet. Go for the whole grains, the white crap will just make you crave more, and maybe re-vamp your plan for a day or two. Also, can you go to a pool for some water gym or even have a sprinkler in your back yard that you can run through or have wash over you while you do some exercizes. In the shade and have LOTS of water on hand! I know it's crappy to feel like this and to be so hot, but you can do it! Goooooo Tawny! Report Inappropriate Comment

TAWNYBIRD 7/12/2011 12:09AM

the thing is grains are what gets me full. fruits and veggies dont. they make me fill like i ate air and the acid hurts my stomach Report Inappropriate Comment

IRMA46 7/11/2011 9:33PM

Tawny, Do you have any indoor walking tapes? Leslie Sansone is good and you can work out at your own pace indoors, no more heat. I bought mine from wal-mart under $10.00. I stopped buying sugar and bought Splenda to replace it, I also use sucrose. It will take a little getting used to, but you can do it. I haven't given up all carbs, but I do limit myself. Just take it one day at a time, you can do it. Report Inappropriate Comment

READYIN2011 7/11/2011 7:47PM

HANG IN THERE! Don't beat yourself up. Slow and steady wins the race. Make the changes that you need to. I think that munching on some nuts may help the blood sugar issue. Not my speciality but I think it may help. This is a hard journey ... we all get stuck.... use your spark friends to help you on the way! Report Inappropriate Comment

WEIMMOMFL 7/11/2011 7:28PM

Tawny, I had to get off the carbs and sweets too, I also would get the shakes. The irritability, headaches, shakes come from the swings in blood sugar. We eat something high in sugar or carbs and our bodies release more insulin, then we don't keep up the same amount but our body still has all this insulin causing a low blood sugar reaction. I knew I could not do a low carb forever but got serious and did a low carb diet for 2 weeks initially. I lost weight and decreased the cravings, then started eating healthy again. I do eat sugary/high carb snacks now but not as much and don't get the swings. I also took someone else's suggestion and freeze hershey's dark chocolate kisses and when I want a sweet fix I eat 2, they take longer to melt and satisfies the craving. Keep trying, you can do it! Report Inappropriate Comment

OH THE AGONY:(

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Les and I went to pick up my sister 2hours away. Half way there i started feeling horribly sick. i dont know if it was the energy drink i had or the heat or both mixed. i felt faint and nauseated, and i still feel like that. when i got to my sisters house i had to regain my strength, because i dont think i was going to make it. i broke into a cold sweat i thought i was going to blow chunks. i still have a horrible earache the drops havent healed it yet. iv been taking 3 pain relievers every 3-4 hours it feels like. thats how bad it hurts. it makes me seem like a pill popper but it really hurts. im a week and 4 days late for my period. it makes me wonder... am i pregnant or is my body starting to play tricks on me again. im not even having symptoms of my period coming yet. early today my mum, sister, grandma, and i went yard sale shopping. surprisingly i found size 24 pants $1 each. and guess what?... THEY ARE ALMOST TOO BIG ON ME its the first time in a long time that i found pants that i dont have to squish my stomach to zip them up. i feel accomplish now its time to make them hang around my ankles i havent worked out like i planned. i know its not an excuse really but my ear is bothering me so bad. i havent been eatting that good either. Les, Zoe, and I went to eat some chinese (all you can eat buffet). i tried to eat as much as i can so les didnt feel like hes paid so much for nothing bu i only ate 2 plates and of small portions. i couldnt eat that much like i used to. i think my stomach has shrunk. oh and i put salad on my first plate w/ other stuff. i notoce everytime we eat there it is mostly meat so i tried to switch it up. i know i know iv still got some improvements to make. im workin on it... well enought of my complaining im heading to bed im pooped

  

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THISYEARSMODEL 7/10/2011 12:46AM

Hope you feel better soon! I agree with Redshoes2011. Please see a doctor and take care of yourself. Report Inappropriate Comment

REDSHOES2011 7/10/2011 12:37AM

Perhaps a trip to the doctor is in order, make sure everything is as it should be.. Report Inappropriate Comment

AAAAAH IT HURTS!!!

Friday, July 08, 2011

iv got a horrible earache. i cant hear and its going into my jaw . iv got a drs app today. i didnt workout yesterday so iv gotta do it today. i had no excuse not to i was just being lazy. i might night lose a lb this week but im happy at 258 right now. theres always next week to try harder. i didnt eat so well this week either. i need to finish up my fruits and veggies before they rot. i found out some exciting news..... are you ready for it.... PATRICK STUMP IS GOING TO BE IN ST. LOUIS!!!! yes my crush/idol is going to be close and i have got to see him!!! and for a coinkidink Les and i were talking about him yesterday lol. he might call off work for it since its on a thursday and its our 6monthaversery:) u sure hope i can go.

  

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LMB100 7/8/2011 5:52PM

Hopefully the doc will prescribe Cipro drops for you. They work wonders. And you never use the whole bottle, so you can save it for next time. Report Inappropriate Comment

BARBIE176 7/8/2011 2:09PM

Ear pain is awful so I feel for you. Hope you get to see your crush/idol. That would be soooooooooo exciting! Report Inappropriate Comment

SWIMMERGIRL0222 7/8/2011 1:25PM

The same thing happened to me. I thought it was swimmer's ear, but it turned out I needed a root canal. One of my cavities had gotten into my nerves and that was where the pain was coming from. It started out as an ear ache and progressed to my jaw and then head. I could feel the nerves pulsating every time. Ugh. It sucked! Hopefully, you don't have that! Report Inappropriate Comment

YESSSS.... I Can Ride!!!

Wednesday, July 06, 2011

My mum called the horse back riding place today nad they said the weight limit is 285!!! I GET TO RIDE!!! So now Les and i can enjoy it together . At the moment im doing laundry. Later ill be doing my dvd. i dont know if im going to swim or walk today. im pretty sore from yesterday. But tomorrow ill do 2 things. My sister is hilarious when shes not on her medicine. she constantly sings random things and says random things. We were watching "Who Framed Rodger Rabbit" and Les said "this was out when i was little" Zoe: "did you have Hondas then?". we laughed hard. Then earlier in the pool she said "Tawny you look like a barbie" lol it was funny. i guess i can take that as a compliment. i love her to death. my other sister is still 2hrs away with my older sister. she doesnt want to come home lol.

the town i live in is filled with hypocrites. how can someone say they are a christian and go to church, then come home spoke pot then go to the bar and gossip? this is why i dont believe in "God" sorry to my sparkfriends that do believe. but most of the people that do put me down cuz i dont believe. it doesnt mean im a bad person. they even try to force it on me. i cant stand it.


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BECCAWV 7/7/2011 9:29AM

Congrats on being able to ride! I have always wanted to ride a horse, so I decided that once I hit my weight-loss goal, I will go riding, and possibly take lessons if I like it. Report Inappropriate Comment

JANDLP 7/6/2011 7:18PM

Congrats! Have fun riding! Report Inappropriate Comment

BADASSBLONDIE 7/6/2011 5:35PM

Congrats on being able to ride!!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

THISYEARSMODEL 7/6/2011 5:25PM

Congrats on the horseback riding! Truly one of my favorite things in life to do. Report Inappropriate Comment

NEWLYWED2011 7/6/2011 2:44PM

Religion can't be forced on anyone, it has to be something you find for yourself, if at all. And besides, what's the point of subscribing to a religion if it's only half-time, or when it's convenient like it sounds like you're referring to with the people in your town. Don't give up, and congrats on the horseback riding. SO COOL. Report Inappropriate Comment

LADYJAY25 7/6/2011 2:32PM

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO HOREBACK RIDING!!! CAN NOT WAIT TIL I CAN!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Disappointed...

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

One of my lil twin sisters are going to church camp for a week the 25th of this month. My Mum was planning on going horseback riding. I looked on the site for it... it says there is a 250lb weight limit . id really like to enjoy it with my family. my mum says that horses can hold alot more then that. What if they ask my weight? What if they weigh me? What should i do? i hate being the biggest person in my family. les is only 2lbs away from 250. so everyone else can ride but not me and he dont want to if i cant. id really like to go camping but we all told her she can go horse back riding. if only i can lose 10lbs by that time. that would mean constantly working out and no eating. well i swam for to hours today and i did biggest loser last chance workout. man i was sweating after that its been awhile since iv done that. i need to change the way i eat but fruits and veggies dont fill or satisfy me.

  

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BADASSBLONDIE 7/6/2011 12:52PM

How disappointing! I'm sorry! *hugs* Keep going slow and steady. Keep moving, make small changes that add up to bigger changes, and you'll see the results you want. I'm not sure if you'll see them by the 25th, but you can still have a great time camping. *hugs* Maybe you and Les can go horseback riding as a prize for once you hit 250? I like to put prizes at specific weights to help keep me motivated. In any case,try to keep your spirits up and woo hoo on rockin' that workout dvd! Report Inappropriate Comment

HEATHHILL 7/6/2011 8:00AM

It seems to me that if you track and exercise reasonably that you could lose 2 pounds by the 25th and be able to ride. Maybe I'm missing something in what you've written, so I'm sorry if my thoughts aren't on point. You've gotten this far. Slow and steady wins the race, you'll get there. Maybe try pairing fruit with yogurt or cheese, or veggies with low fat dips or hummus or something that will add to the experience and help you feel fuller and more satisfied. Just a thought. Adding small amounts of protein to fruits and veggies helps me feel fuller after having my snack or meal. Report Inappropriate Comment

READY4CHANGE43 7/5/2011 11:47PM

I understand the waiting on the sidelines while everyone else has the fun. Hang in there remember slow and steady wins the race. Just track, water and eat healthy, you might end up closer than you think. Report Inappropriate Comment

TAWNYBIRD 7/5/2011 10:55PM

i didnt say i was going to starve myself. we were planning it to be a family thing that we can all enjoy and my fiance has never been horseback riding so its disappointing Report Inappropriate Comment

LOONADELE 7/5/2011 9:30PM

Hi There - I just read your blog for the first time and--first of all--I want to tell you what an incredible difference there is in the way you look in your 298 picture compared to your 258 picture. You're amazing! Regarding the horseback riding...I'll just give you my opinion and you can take it or leave it. I don't think you should try to starve yourself to lose 10 pounds by the 25th. That doesn't usually work because your body freaks out and you get tired and depressed. Just keep on your steady path of exercise and weight loss. There will probably be a lot of nice things to do while you're camping like hiking or maybe swimming. Maybe you can make it a goal to go horseback riding NEXT summer, because by then you'll be WAY below the weight limit. Hang in there. You're doing great. Report Inappropriate Comment