ONLY1TAN's SparkPeople Blog

Short Lived Victory

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:09:58 EST

On Monday I decided NO MORE JUNK FOOOD. Well I can proudly say that I am 4 days junk food free! It feels great! I don't even want the stuff when I see it!

I have been killing it with my workouts lately and been eating in Spark calorie range (been tracking! yay!). Tomorrow I am hoping for a good weigh-in. I am not going to set a goal of what I hope to lose, I just want it to be a loss!

Yesterday for St. Patty's Day, people brought green goodies and put them in the te...

Let Me Know

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:27:11 EST

Hey all!

I just wanted everyone to know that I will be placing an order for Thirty-One products this weekend if anyone is interested in ordering a new purse or bag.

Right now the special is buy $31 you can get a purse half off.

Check out the catalog at www.mythirtyone.com/61335

As a reminder, the percentage I make will be donated to Relay For Life!

Some of our bags will make a great Easter Basket that can be used more th...

Healthy Cooking Challenge Week 1 Goals

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:54:40 EST

Goals:

1. Track, track, track
2. Figure out best times to eat
3. Replace junk eating with fruits and vegetables
4. Try a new recipe
5. Make it through my wedding shower without eating bad things
6. Drink more water!

Relay for Life

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 18:15:33 EST

Since joining spark I have become so much more active! Two weekends ago I went on two different hikes in one day, and the following day I walked around town - for a total of about 6 miles the whole weekend!

I have also signed up to go with a group of students on another hike in a few weeks. In addition to the hike, I signed up for Relay For Life. I have had a few people in my life effected by Cancer and this is my way to give back. I am planning to walk a mile for everyone it h...

Newness

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:38:46 EST

Hello everyone,

I just wanted everyone one to know that I am now a Thirty One Consultant. I thought that this would be a great way to bring in some extra cash. I will be leaving good ol VA for the cold tundra which is Milwaukee in a few months. I don't think that the Thirty-One craze has hit out there so I thought this would be a great thing to do. This will probably be thetime I blog about 31 from me because I know I am one not to be bugged about buying things. I am just put...

Rewards

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 23:55:19 EST

Okay so I have settled it. I need to have rewards!

Starting weight this year - 356.6

-10 pounds - 346.6 - 5 songs from iTunes

-20 pounds - 336.6 - 5 songs from iTunes

-30 pounds - 326.6 - New shirt

-40 pounds - 316.6 - New pants

-50 pounds - 306.6 - Hair-do

I don't know what the others could be but hey, this is a start and motivation!

Total Update

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 23:46:51 EST

Yes it has been a while since I wrote a blog about what has been going on with me. Here goes:

January and Beginning of February

1. Had a great week on (loss on the scale) , off week (gain on the scale), on week (loss), off week (gain), on week (loss on the scale). This was not a good habit! I almost continued the habit today but went to the gym to burn some of my off day badness!

2. Tried to "break-up" with my trainer - didn't hear from him until I told him...

1/29/11 - 2/4/11

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:01:37 EST

Okay so I need to make a mini goal or two to keep me focused this week.

1. Track 5 out of 7 days at least.
2. Workout 6 out of 7 days.
3. Bed before 9:30 3 out of 5 days.

Off to bed I go! Gym early in the morning!

2 Mini Goals

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:40:29 EST

Alright, I have somewhat gotten side tracked since Saturday. I need to get focused again and I am setting 2 mini goals for myself.

1/12/11 - 1/18/11

1. Stop mindless eating - if it goes in my mouth I have to either track it or write it down.

2. Don't slack off on the weekend. Be tougher! Workout longer!

Please check in to see how I am doing with my goals. I need others to help me stay accountable!

Week in review

Sun, 9 Jan 2011 00:01:35 EST

So my week had some ups and downs but such is life!

1/1/11 - 1/7/11

Weight - 356.8 to 352.8 - loss of 4 pounds

Calories Consumed - 12,663

Calories Burned per BodyBugg - 28324

Calorie Differential - 15661 - which divided by 3500 (a pound of fat) equals 4.47 pounds, so I am on track

220 cups of water - 1760 ounces of water - average of 31 per day

Steps - 76898 - average of 10985 per day

Day 8

Sat, 8 Jan 2011 23:43:51 EST

Day 8 - 1/8/11

Well today has been an "off" eating day. I should not allow myself an off day because I seem to get out of control. I need to plan and track, that is for sure!

Numbers:

Scale this morning - 352 (up again - high sodium again)

30 cups of water

Calories Consumed - since I didn't track, I would guess 2700 (might be high)

Calories Burned per BodyBugg - 3729

Calorie Differential - Burned 1029

Ac...

Day 7

Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:05:11 EST

Day 7 - 1/7/11

Oh Friday! How I love the! I didn't get to the gym this morning since Thursday night's I stay up a little later to watch Grey's! I was worried about my meeting, and guess what. It is next week! UGH! I get to wait and wonder what is going to be said for a whole week! What JOY!

I did fairly okay today. Not great though. I tracked most of what I ate but not all since I just snacked some.

I did get a workout in! I did some Zumba after scho...

Day 6

Fri, 7 Jan 2011 19:41:51 EST

Day 6 - 1/6/11

So today was tough. I have a meeting Friday (now today) that I am worried about! So today I somewhat messed up a bit. I got into the candy at school. Also I ate after dinner. Well, I didn't really have dinner per se, so that was a problem! I had therapy for my foot then I also met with my trainer!

Numbers:

Scale this morning - 348.2 (down)

24 cups of water

Calories Consumed - 2200 (high estimate) (higher sodium)
...

Day 5

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 12:18:14 EST

Day 5 - 1/5/11

Day 2 at work and at the gym early! I did well food wise. We didn't do dinner until late so that saved me from after dinner eating. My parents said something about going out to a buffet, I started to freak out. That is something I haven't done since starting this journey. Luckily we just went to my favorite Mexican place! YUMMY! I even did well with eating the chips!

I did Zumba after school and really overworked my foot. I was in so much pain!

Day 4

Wed, 5 Jan 2011 07:43:42 EST

Day 4 - 1/4/11

Well today was the first day back at work! What a busy day! I enjoy my daily routine. I was up at 4:30 ready to get to the gym and start my day with a sweat!

I did really well food wise because I was so busy. After work I had therapy for my foot and I thought about going to the gym afterwards but I was in pain so I didn't go. That's why I like working out in the morning, I don't have anything really stopping me (just me at times).

I fough...

Day 3 (edited)

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 20:52:53 EST

Day 3 - 1/3/11

Okay so I knew today would be a little tougher today due to the fact that I was going to a co-worker's house to work today. I say this because her house is filled with many many many goodies (she has a 4 year old) and I tend to get some of those goodies while I am there.

I did well until the end. She left to go get her son and I was getting ready to go, and I gave in. I had small amounts of a few things (3 Oreo's, M&M's, 2 pieces of homemade fudge, 2 sm...

Day 2

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 00:07:26 EST

Day 2 - 1/2/11

I had another good day I must say! I didn't have motivation for most of the morning due to the crappy weather here! Around 2:30 I finally got motivated enough to get my butt to the gym. I didn't think it would be busy, but wow was I wrong. All the machines were in use! I did the bike, elliptical, and the treadmill.

I again ate pretty well. The later it gets, the more I want to eat! Not a good thing at all. Thank goodness I will be back to my schedu...

Day 1

Sun, 2 Jan 2011 00:01:34 EST

Day 1 - 1/1/11

I would say today went okay.

Came to the realization that I have been gaining lately. I weighed in at 356.6. I was upset with myself about this!

I had to take Nick to the airport, but we will only have to do that 2 or 3 more times!

I drank 36 cups of water! 288 oz of water! How crazy! I had many potty trips today.

I tracked pretty much everything I ate. I ate pretty clean!

So to the numbers for the day:
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Review of a year

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:20:04 EST

Yes, in fact it has been a very long time since I blogged. I have no true reasons why I have been gone for so long, just excuses.

So the ups of the year (gotta do these first as a pick me up):

1. Reached 100 pounds lost
2. Got a new engagement ring
3. Got my first "big girl" job
4. Started to plan the wedding
5. Graduated with my masters
6. Made great friends
7. Bought my wedding dress
8. Bought my OWN car

On to the downs :(...

Cry for Help

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:33:50 EST

I am so frustrated and upset with myself. Wednesday mornings have become something that I dread.

Why?

Wednesday is the day I weigh-in. Lately, they have SUCKED. I have SUCKED.

I no longer feel like a motivator; I feel like a disappointment. I am back to the weight I was 9/15/10 - 350.

I will not make my goal of 300 by the end of the year. I am FAR from that.

Anytime I see food, if I am hungry or not, I have to eat. I have been eatin...

Doc Visit

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:03:55 EST

Yesterday my contacts started to bother me and I was in pain last night once I got them out. Well woke up this morning and I couldn't keep my eyes open. I had to have my mother take me to work because I couldn't drive.

She convinced me to go to the doc and so I did. I have a viral pink-eye. Its not that itchy crusty one. So I hope to have a less swollen eye tomorrow.

I was sitting in the room while I was waiting for my flu shot and I heard the doc talking into her r...

Quarter of a Century

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:52:58 EST

Yesterday I turned a quarter of a century. It was a major birthday. I am at a weight I was back in high school seven years ago. I am wearing jeans that I wore in high school even.

I have come a long way. I still have a long way to go. It will take me forever if I keep eating like I do! I need to get rejuvenated again. I don't really feel any true connection to the groups I am in right now. I need to get active again. I don't know what to do. I guess I just need to get my ...

Progress

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:28:00 EST

Hey friends! I know I haven't blogged in a while but finding the time can be a challenge! Like I can only take about 10 minutes to write this because I have bus duty this morning!

I am finally making some progress. Since I left Milwaukee in July, my weight has been between 350-357, until last week. That's a little over 2 months of somewhat "maintaining." I finally had enough! I was so over the process, about to leave the BLC14 but decided to get a trainer. $450 later, I have...

Tracey the Tank

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:14:41 EST

I am going to take a play from Thomas the Tank's playbook and say, "I think I can."

Let's be honest, I KNOW I can. I have done it already. I need to cut back on the time spent at work because well, I am not getting paid for being here before 8:30 and after 4:00. My main headache with work right now should be finished in a matter of 2 hours, if I am lucky!

I have to track again. Yesterday I tracked everything but the nibbles here and the after-workout snack. Those ca...

WTH?

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:59:01 EST

What in the hell am I doing? I know that I have gotten really busy with work but I have been making excuses for way too long now. This past week SUCKED but I cannot keep turning to the food.

I have tried to ask some for help, but I haven't gotten the response I was hoping for. This is all on me then. I have a bag packed of healthy food to take to work with me and it is up to me to eat it. I also have to get my water in better than what I had. The water should help me eat less...

What to do...

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:24:36 EST

School has taken over my life. Maybe once I get a true schedule down, I can have time to focus on me more.

Growing up...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:26:58 EST

Wow did the real world hit me in the face at the beginning of August! It is SO hard to imagine that I have been working for a whole month already. Where the heck did August go??

So this month:

~Started weighing less - broke the hold the scale had on me
~Started tracking less
~Started to workout at 5:30 in the morning (not everyday)
~Broke my streak
~Haven't really gained but I haven't lost really either
~Bought a car
~Spent many extra hour...

Effort

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:25:50 EST

Do you realize what you eat in the morning sets the tone for your day? I kinda knew this yesterday but I didn't put the effort into my breakfast. That set the tone of my day!

Yesterday for breakfast I had a cheese stick, banana, and chocolate milk. Not a balanced filling meal by any means! So I continued to eat throughout the day and didn't put the effort into stopping myself.

I had a bagel with cream cheese around 9:00, a sausage biscuit at about 11, had my lunch at...

Good - F'ing - Bye July

Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:41:56 EST

I am so glad I have the opportunity to begin fresh with a new month! Don't get me wrong because parts of July were AMAZING! I saw my lowest weight in a long time on the scale like 2 weeks ago. Well what the heck happened?

I think after I saw that number is when things went wacky. I was still at Nick's and his aunt past away and then we had to deal with flooding in the basement and I feed off of others emotions a lot. Both Nick and his mom were either upset or stressed or both ...

Community Market

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:22:41 EST

So in my area we have a Community Market which is like a farmer's market. I had not been in ages but had an itch to go this morning. I got up at about 6:00, had breakfast, and headed into town. I got a great parking space and decided to go to the part inside first.

Inside was kind of crazy with lots of people in there and oh so yummy smells. I am glad I went in there first. After making my way down a little, guess what I saw... There was a man selling BISON!!!!!!!!!!! YAYYYYY...

Homecoming

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:10:32 EST

I am back home. (Boo and Yay!) Yesterday was kind of crazy. I put it in my mind before I even got off the plane that I didn't want to wait 6 hours on the train to take me home. I decided to rent a car to drive home! MISTAKE! I spent almost $400 to get home! What was I thinking?? (Hindsight is always the best, isn't it?) Well I got home and even got to see my sister in law and niece and nephew.

I was hoping it would be calm here at home. Things were really crazy my last ...

Time to go...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:34:34 EST

My month in Milwaukee is up and now it is time to head back home. This is such a bittersweet time because I hate leaving Nick and this past month has been amazing but it is time for me to get home and start my "big girl" job.

So many things have taken place while I have been in Milwaukee. Nick and I sent out save the dates, we went registering at different stores, I feel in love with a gym and Zumba, I took a spin class and lived through it, I have managed to do well and still lo...

Better Late Than Never

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:08:43 EST

So July 4th was my 1 year anniversary with Spark! It has been an amazing year to say the least!

These are measurements when I started:
July 4th, 2009

Weight - 469
Waist - 66 inches
Hips - 73 inches
Right Thigh - 35 inches
Right Arm - 23 inches
BMI - 65.7

July 19th, 2010

Weight - 360.8
Waist – 54
Hips – 61
Right Arm – 18
Right Thigh – 30
BMI - 50.3

I have lost...

108....

Newness due to a Year on Spark

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:16 EST

Being a housewife isn't a horrible job but I don't stay busy enough!

Rearview Mirror

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 13:05:10 EST

A new month is upon us, so it is now time to see how June went and what is ahead for July.

June goals

1. Track everything! The good, bad, and ugly! - All but one day due to traveling

2. Keep doing ST and good workouts - Check

3. Keep limiting meat and eating fresh as much as possible! - Check for the most part since I need to get my protein up!

4. Blog once a week at least - Nope...sorry!

5. Motivate the new team - Trying to <...

Power

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:58:51 EST

What a strong word! It means many things to me right now.

1. The power food has over me. Even though I am less than 2 weeks from my year on Spark, food still has a huge hold on me. I talked about this before. I get really pissy about food. The other day it was over no Lobster. Lately I have been bitchy at home because I am tired of my grandmother being here. Why? Because she eats my food! How crazy! We were at the store today and mom told me we would probably get somethi...

Great News

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:07:31 EST

Chating about my week

Changes

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:10:09 EST

So lately I have been thinking about a lot of things. A common thread in my life right now is CHANGE! So many things are changing around me and even within me. Right now my grandmother is staying at my house. When she came to ask us if it was okay, she said it would only be a week! Well today is the end of the week, and do you think she is leaving...NOPE!!! I love my grandmother but I have had enough!!! I just hear all this and that, and I am getting really annoyed with her eating my f...

Wii-tastic!!

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:56:51 EST

Perfect workout after a long hard week of working out!

Chips.....

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 19:55:53 EST

Spy v Spy challenge! I will try Kale chips again!

First Interview

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:00:16 EST

Its done with and I think it went well!!

Reigniting My Spark

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:05:04 EST

151 day streak! I am going to keep going! Who wants to join me in reigniting the spark?

For Myself

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 19:51:12 EST

This is my Pyro oath to myself, no one else...

I, Tracey, promise myself that I will do the work I need to get where I want to be. I know you want to be half the person you were when you started Spark when you walk down the aisle. You have a lot of work to get done between now and then! It wont happen over night but you only have to lose 138 more pounds. Right now that seems like a lot but you have already lost 100 pounds in less than a year! So here are my promises to you:

Pushing ahead

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 19:37:34 EST

I wanted to check in with May's goals and set June's goals...

1. Track everything that I eat. Every nibble and such! This will keep me more accountable! = Did not happen but I did better!

2. Continue to workout everyday and really put forth the effort, no more half-ass workouts because I need to do it! - I have been doing this! Maybe only one or two days that they weren't the best!

3. Enjoy the out doors more. I want to go hiking and fishing some! - I h...

Why...

Wed, 26 May 2010 21:00:27 EST

Why is it that when I am doing so good I go and basically blow it?

I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself because I learned a lesson.

Let me rewind...

Today I had to sub at the school I did my student teaching! I LOVE this school, the teachers, and the students! I jump at the opportunity to be there and to get paid to do it! Well at lunch the school board bought pizza for the teachers. I saw it, and I assumed it didn't bother me. Well it was all I thoug...

Winning the War

Tue, 25 May 2010 10:57:34 EST

The scale and I have constant battles all the time. Sometimes I win and other times the scale wins. Today I came to a conclusion... I will win the WAR!! I am not going to let the scale have the power over me!

Decision Time

Thu, 20 May 2010 21:14:17 EST

So today I have been faced with two tough decisions today...

D1 - CUPCAKESSSSSSS - For the past two days there have been cupcakes all around at school and wow today I just had to have one! It is all I thought about for over an hour! I walked into the teachers lounge and saw my opportunity...2 yummy cupcakes up for the grab... What did I do? I walked right by them! I knew I had my chocolate milk to have before my workout! I was happy that I didn't eat the cupcake!

D2...

Something's Working

Wed, 19 May 2010 21:09:02 EST

So today was weigh-in for BLC13 and I had not weighed since Thursday so I didn't know what to expect!

371.8 - YAY!!! This means I have lost 99.2 pounds! I know almost a month ago I lost the 100 but it was not the right way!

I was taking Calorie Control pills...well this wasn't good! I think it was basically only allowing me to take in 1200-1400 calories everyday. As much as I workout and in general just need, I have to have more calories! I believe my body lost a l...

Showin Off!!

Tue, 18 May 2010 20:33:56 EST

Of course I had to show you my degree!!

Help Wanted!!

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:46:53 EST

I feel like I am only half a$$ing things right now!
Food - I track the things I should eat as a plan but as soon as something (cupcakes or anything else) is put in my view, I go off course. Today I chose to have a mini cupcake, but I tracked it! YAY! And hopefully with all of the water I am drinking today, I will be less tempted to eat anymore cupcakes!

Exercise - I workout everyday! My streak is still going and I don't want to break it! You would think I would be okay i...