MRSHONEYCOMB's SparkPeople Blog

Down again 4th day in a row!!!!

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:45 EST

Down another 1.4 pounds...that's a total of 3 pounds this week (181.8) 9

Down again 3rd day in a row!

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:04 EST

1.2 Pounds ...total for week so far 1.6 pounds 183.2 9

Distractions

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:18:13 EST

I hate shopping! However today I talked my husband into going to the store to find him clothes in order to keep me for eating!!!

Down .2 Second day in a row!

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:10 EST

184.4 9

Drivers License

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03:46 EST

Since this is my 3rd blog today ...I apparently am avoiding doing my 2 do list 39 which is not a good idea because for me procrastination causes me anxiety which leads to over eating. So this will be my last blog today! 43

My drivers License is expiring on my birthday this year....and so that I would not have to stand in long lines during the summer heat ...I went on line and made an appointment.

I only lied on 1 question so in order to make t...

Bra Shopping

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:48:25 EST

So for the last month or so my bra's have not been offering the support I need 334 Since I am in need a fresh white bra to go under the white shirt I will be wearing to the graduation in 12 days I decided to go down size from my 42 DD ...... TMI .... I bought myself 40 D's ... 224 and I feel so much better!!! I also stopped on my way home and made an appointment for a pedicure next Tuesday!

Down .4 over the last 3 weeks.......

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:10 EST

I'm down .2 this morning (184.6) ..... although I'm glad I'm maintaining I have a vacation coming up in 10 days that will last 10 days....and even though my intentions are good I know how mean scales can be when you get home from a vacation....so I would really like to see some movement on the scale over the next 10 days. Hopefully that motivation will keep me semi on track on my Vacation!

So watch for losses this week on Thursday and Friday and then hopefully on Tuesday, Thursda...

I finally got my Spring hair cut!

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:24:52 EST

Before

After

Eventful week

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:18:43 EST

Over the last 8 days ...I have had my usual Saturday night partying 18 a Mother's Day Pastrami burger...a 10 year Anniversary Dinner at McGrath's fish house ...several nights of drinks and snacking shockingly enough I managed to maintain 43 I am now going to spend the next 12 days on my best behavior...it's time to get out of the 180's!!! 381

I have no excuse to fail...........

Thu, 9 May 2013 15:02:57 EST

It's a good thing I am addicted to food and not Alcohol and Drugs because if I was I would be in a rehab center most of the time ... 234 I have a very loving supportive husband and a best friend that is also on Spark that I can contact anytime ....yet I still chose to binge eat a lot of the time. 234 it is so frustrating!!!

Down 25 Pounds This year and 75 pounds since joing Spark!

Thu, 2 May 2013 11:13:28 EST

I have 55.1 pounds left to go! My goal is December 6th that's 31 weeks ...I'm going to have to get my butt in gear!

381

Down 1.2

Thu, 2 May 2013 11:09:35 EST

185 9

Down 1 Pound

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:36:42 EST

186.2 9 ...6 more day and the month will be over...

Back to the basics take #2......

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:15:34 EST

I've done really well the last 5 days ......so I've decided to start my 7 days over today since there are 7 days left in the month so that hopefully I will finish my month off with good numbers.

Goal:

Log everything and stay below 10,850
Tuesday April 23rd -Monday April 29th.
Starting Weight
187.2

381

Down .4

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:29 EST

187.2 9 134 very slowly!

Down .2

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:13:48 EST

187.6 9

To all my Spark friends with Fitbit......

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:41:40 EST

Would you like to play a game.....I was thinking about creating a challenge .......taking 7 days (we can decide which 7 when we figure out who is playing) anyways....take 7 days and challenge ourselves to increase our steps by 10% over those 7 days ... and decrease our calorie intake 10% ....just for 7 days and see what the scale has to say in the end......Does anyone want to play! 334

example:

March 18th-24th

I took 97992 steps
and ate 13,...

Down .4

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:38:07 EST

187.8 9

Back to the basics....

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:52:21 EST

So today is my Day #2 ....a wise sparker suggested today that maybe I should tweak somethings.... so I decided that I just need to go back to the basics of tracking EVERYTHING I should be doing this anyways but, I have become a little relaxed on one bite here one bite there....one chip here on chip there....and it all adds up .... for 7 days I'm going to measure EVERYTHING...If I cant track I cant eat it...I'm also going to stay within my calorie ranges that Spark gives me ...Fitbit gives me ...

I need to start over.....

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:20:43 EST

I'm starting to get to relaxed ....I keep picking at this picking at that....and it all adds up! I know there is a fine line and I'm walking on the wrong side....my all or nothing mentality makes it so that either I'm on track or I'm not. I would like to enjoy myself once in a while but, it looks like until I get to my goal that may be imposable ....... So I'm starting over at Day #1!!!

Down .6

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:42:37 EST

That's a total of 1 Pound this week 188.2 386

Down .4

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:22:32 EST

188.8 9

Helpful Sodium article

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 20:19:39 EST

http://www.livestrong.com/article/408043-w
ill-too-much-sodium-make-you-gain-weight/

189.2 Photo's

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 18:06:03 EST

On Saturday I decided to see what size pants / shorts I am wearing...I haven't worn anything but, my work pants and my sweats since January.

Much to my surprise I was able to get into a 12 but, comfortably into a 14 so I bought the 14's.....Here is a before photo....when I get to 179.9 I will post and after photo.

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I reached the 180's and got a surprise!

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:54:49 EST

My Sparkfriend "Fruityful" sent me an 345 care package today for breaking into the 180's!

Serving size Dark Chocolates 4

An 345 water bottle that you can add Ice and Lemon to!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:12:46 EST

My Sister in law, my 13 year old daughter and my little brother.

This Year 2013

Last Year 2012

My cousin and her friend

It was snowing this morning so I almost ...

Down 1.4 this morning

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:05:32 EST

192.0 321

Down .6 Friday and .2 Sunday

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:22:42 EST

I was so crabby Friday I forgot to blog about my small loss! (193.4) I sure hope that saying slow and steady wins the race is correct. 134

is frusterated and sad......

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:35:17 EST

I dumped water on my computer yesterday 24 Now te backspace and two of te letters are no loner workrin ... Im sure you can fiure out wic two by readin tis...........

More water ... Less Sodium

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:30:40 EST

It's time to start tracking my water intake again....to make sure I am getting at least 14-8 ounce glasses of water a day....and it's time to start focusing on less sodium....I didn't see any movement on the scale this week and I'm hoping it's due to those two things....because I know I'm getting enough food and exercise!

Here's to next weeks weigh in 181

I need.....

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:28:56 EST

a personal trainer....I don't need help with my cardio or my nutrition...I need someone that can push me 2-3 days a week to do my Arm toning! 344

Vicious cycles ... I see a pattern

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:19:47 EST

So every year when spring hits (my favorite season) I always struggle with food ...I don't know why but, my appetite increases.....and all I want is BBQ crap!

I don't have time for this BS this year....I have to find a way to get past it and still get close to my 2 pound a week average....I have a graduation I'm going to soon and I want to feel good ..scratch that GREAT about myself.

So If I want to eat I need to get off my butt and get walking! I need to start hitting 1...

Food that have helped me so far this year

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:20:29 EST

If I am looking for a Low Calorie, Low Sodium, Low carb, High Fiber Item .....I turn to Raspberries or Apples.

If I'm looking for a Low Calorie, Low Carb, High Protein Item I turn to Eggs or Mozzarella Cheese.

If I'm looking for High Fiber, High Protein I turn to the Jolly time 100 Calorie Kettle Popcorn.

If I'm looking for Low Sodium, High Protein I turn to Greek Yogurt.

I also like to eat Frozen Waffles (just toasted nothing on them)
Taco Sou...

Down .6 That's a 1 Pound loss this week

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:11:54 EST

9 194.2 I am now half way to my goal!

I made my own Panda Express today

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:42:23 EST

I decided to see if I could find something a little healthier version of Panda express so I bought some Frozen Orange Chicken from the store and the Simply Asia noodles......It's close and here is the difference.

Panda
Serving Size 15 Ounces
910 Calories
43 Fat
1680 Sodium

Store
Serving Size 15 Ounces
1050 Sodium
66...

Off to a good start down .4

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 11:27:39 EST

Despite my high sodium eating the last 5 days I was down .4 this morning (194.8) that's a 1.8 pounds per week average since I started on January 1st!

Although I'm happy to be losing I would really like to figure out how to maintain a 2 pound per week average.....at a 1.8 pound average that puts me at my goal weight of 129.9 by November 12th which is honestly just fine with me ...I'm just worried that the more I lose the more my average will drop and I really want to be at my goal...

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Sun, 3 Mar 2013 09:02:50 EST

Is the number of steps I have to take on my rest day today! 311 Not sure exactly how I'm going to do this since it will be raining all day 257 Not warm rain! And my treadmill works for a total of 33 min before over heating 315 but, hey 381

*Updated*

This is me walking in the rain 27

My thoughts on Spark Teams

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 19:58:08 EST

In 2006 when I joined Spark People the first time...I joined a Team that was 345 not only was it 345 but it along with making friends with Fruityful (who is the one that lead me to the Team) was the key to my success! As a matter of fact Frutiyful is the reason I got to go to NYC for the photo shoot which lead to the trip to California to be on the "ellen" show. Years later that all feels like a dream...but, it was pretty 345 dream!

The reaso...

Long story short....

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:19:44 EST

I didn't get my shoes today but, I did get this head band 334

and then I walked to Panda Express and this was my fortune!

and that about sums up my day.....

My next reward

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:41:00 EST

I'm going to pick up my new shoes that I earned this month tomorrow....so I needed a new goal item...this time my goal is going to be a 2 week goal instead of a month....and my goal item will be these.

Down another .6 two days in a row!

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:38:28 EST

244 I'm trying to make myself excited but, I had a number in my head this week that I wanted to hit and unless I lose another 1.2 pounds tomorrow (and I don't see that happening) I wont make it....Ugh ...Don't tell me I should be happy with any loss because I know you all know exactly how I'm feeling right now....I'm going to 386 That's all I can do ...If I'm not pushing then I'm gaining.

381 (195.2)

Day #2 of my 35 day Triceps, Biceps Challenge

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:07:18 EST

I have decided to use the following 4 exercises for my challenge!

I have never been able to do pull ups or chin ups....I used to hate school gym class because of these....so this is my go...

16.125

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:50:43 EST

is the current size of my Arms 344 they don't have a "emoticon" of a flabby arm so this one will have to do 334

Anyways today will start my 5 week Biceps, Triceps Challenge Hopefully in 5 weeks I can make a difference!

Another .6 Woo Hoo!

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:26:30 EST

I'm down another .6 this week! This weeks total so far -1.2 pounds ....I'm hoping for another 1.8 over the next two days but, we shall see 43

MRSHONEYCOMB's SparkPeople Blog

Down again 4th day in a row!!!!

Down again 3rd day in a row!

Distractions

Down .2 Second day in a row!

Drivers License

Bra Shopping

Down .4 over the last 3 weeks.......

I finally got my Spring hair cut!

Eventful week

I have no excuse to fail...........

Down 25 Pounds This year and 75 pounds since joing Spark!

Down 1.2

Down 1 Pound

Back to the basics take #2......

Down .4

Down .2

To all my Spark friends with Fitbit......

Down .4

Back to the basics....

I need to start over.....

Down .6

Down .4

Helpful Sodium article

189.2 Photo's

I reached the 180's and got a surprise!

Down 1.4 this morning

Down .6 Friday and .2 Sunday

is frusterated and sad......

More water ... Less Sodium

I need.....

Vicious cycles ... I see a pattern

Food that have helped me so far this year

Down .6 That's a 1 Pound loss this week

I made my own Panda Express today

Off to a good start down .4

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My thoughts on Spark Teams

Long story short....

My next reward

Down another .6 two days in a row!

Day #2 of my 35 day Triceps, Biceps Challenge

16.125

Another .6 Woo Hoo!

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