What Have You Done Today to Make You Feel Proud? Me, Notso Much!

Well, I started the day out with good intentions, but you know what they say, the road to hell is PAVED with good intentions, and by lunch time, that's where my diet had gone...straight to hell!

My friend Dora and I went to Harrah's casino in New Orleans and I swear I had planned to eat spicy boiled crawfish, but on the way to our table we passed the crawfish ettoufe' and that's where I made my first wrong turn.     I won't bore you with my other traffic violations but let's just say I'm happy the Atkin's police weren't out in full force or I would be in serious trouble.  

So as we are leaving, a ton of people get out of the elevator to the parking garage and I said I'm glad all of those people didn't get into the elevator with us cuz it was little.  Dora asked what the weight capacity was and I read her 2,500 pounds, but I probably ate 500 pounds of food at lunch.  The Japanese man in the elevator with us bowed his head and giggled...how embarrassing is THAT???

Everybody check in and let us know how you are doing...it can't be any worse than ME!  

Mary

For me it was stepping on the scale this morning and realizing my weight stall had fianlly came to an end and the scales were down 1.8 pounds from my lowest last Sunday and 2.6 pounds from yesterday so it was a huge motiviation to keep up the good work I've been doing, and not get discouraged when I have a bad day with no loss.


Johnita

Johnita, if you don't mind me asking, how long have you been on your diet plan?  It's really really really great that you are losing so fast, but I just wanted to let you know ahead of time that it's normal for your body to take an adjustment period after weight loss and a stall is part of that adjustment.  So please don't let fluctuations on a piece of crap piece of metal get you discouraged if there is no movement.  It's a natural part of weight loss and we can't let a number on a scale dictate our moods and whether or not we will stick to a plan or not.  I was doing everything right with my plan and once had a stall of seven weeks!   After losing 129 pounds I can't lose a pound to save my life, so hang in there Sister, weight loss isn't a train ride...it's a roller coaster ride! 

Mary   

Even the etouffe is basically some white flour gravy, right? Okay a lot...but way to move on!

I am busting out large on the proud angle:  just got back from a 1.5 hour bike ride in big big hills!
I came back and had a cup of minestrone soup + 1/2 meatloaf sandwich w/mayo&lettuce. Feeling good.

Baby shower this afternoon; they are serving up a taco bar,  but I should be okay and not snap.

My diet pepsi plan has gone pretty well - had two this week rather than the 5+.  Food this week was very good - cals betwixt 1200-1600.

I am trying a new approach:  eating a small balanced meal 3x daily, nothing in between. Interstingly, i am not that hungry between meals. The one day I was I made myself wait - just powered thru it and the "hunger" went away long enough for me to get back to work.

My activity was dedicated and consistent!

Drank 2 beers last night.

Things to work on:  posting my food into fitday.  wa**** & miss on it, but did track my food in my head.

Well hello proud lady...way to be!

Hey Neecee, do you ever do any other formal workouts besides biking and some hiking?  The reason I ask is that even though you are doing some powerful riding, you are constantly moving the same muscles in the same forward direction and your body will become very efficient at those motions so it won't burn as many calories as it did in the beginning.  Just a thought.

How'd the baby shower go?  I adore taco bars! 

Mary   

Hmmmmmm what did I do .. hmmmmmmmmmmmm

nuttin'.. lol

didn't work out..  still sticking to plan.. but not losing anymore.

LORI!!!!! How you been girlee, we have missed you like crayzee around here!     This insane asylum hasn't been the same withoutcha! 

Hey, sticking to plan is a great big ol proud cuz it beats the hell out of the alternative!  I'm feeling better now that I've gotten alla that junk out of my system that I ate Friday.  Sure it tastes good, but eating crap after I've been eating healthy just makes me feel like I've got a hangover. 

Mary   

Yanno what, Mar.............  you went out.... you had a good time.. and yea.. you indulged a "minor" indiscretion but hey............................... you have the understanding now that you DIDN'T before.. so it won't get to be a habit!  You're right when you say food hangover.  Heck, and with low carb, it takes about as long to recover from the hangover as it does with tipping one too many. 

I know that if I'm going to do it.. it's not the end of the world.  In three days, I'll be kicking the ketones back into high gear.  Recovering from the guilt is another story since  I still have so much more to lose.. and ps.. I just got on the scale:  214.6.

Oh lawd.. where's kim and Denise and Janina..    Guess what?  Mr. "you're too big for me" is back.  (?)  I'm still too big for him but he missed me..hmm.. gee.. could I be worth MORE than my size???  The last conversation we had before he decided to come back went something like this.  I asked him how he would feel if he got ditched because he couldn't get an ERECTION.. something he would have no control over.  He said it would make him feel real bad.  Told him "well, take that feeling and multiply it by 1000...  THAT'S how low you made me feel cause you can't point to someone who works harder at losing weight than I do - yet I have absolutely NO control over it".   The situation is temporary at best.  He's pleasant enough to be around - but I know what he's thinking so it's hard to find a positive emotion with both hands and a flashlight.  The worst thing that came out of this situation is I locked myself back up in the house again for a couple of months.  Then said "screw this"... went out and got a mani and pedi, reupped my tanning sessions and started working hardcore on my butt... (squats, lunges) and lemme tell ya...  my azz is coming along nicely.

I think about all of you so much.......... but this darned computer gives me such a hard time trying to get here that I tend to lose my patience with it.  For now.. it's being kind.  I'll have to hook up another one.

Got an appt with orthopoedic surgeon today about this shoulder..  hope the dude can fix it!!

Ok.. so that's the poop droop!

See youz guyz lata...
Love on Ya
Lori

OMG, that erection comparison is hysterically funnee! It sounds like something I would say.  And damn good for you that you didn't let it keep you locked up inside...you're too much of a fun person not to share alla that with the world.  Especially that 'coming along nicely' AZZ.  I hope your shoulder is better.  Tell me again when it is that you go to the endocrinologist?

Mary

WAIT MAR.. lemme take that last post back for a minute.

I got on the scale and saw 215.4 this morning ....... first time in a long time.  I did have a doc visit last month.  I left SC on a saturday weighing 217.5.  On Monday at the doctor's appt, I weighed in at 228.  When I got home the next day (April 28), I was up to 233.

Doc ordered many more tests.  My cholesterol is down to 268.. naturally.  He says there is nothing wrong with my thyroid and my a1c is.. ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 5.8!!  So...  the a1c alone is proof I'm sticking to my plan.  My exercise was spot on.  I did take a break from weights for a couple of months and also for the last few weeks, I haven't worked my arms (shoulder injury).  He is FINALLY sending a referral to an endocrinologist here in town - I await a call giving me my appointment.  The diagnosis:  WEIGHT GAIN!  I went armed with Jon to my last appointment.  He described for the doctor how my weight can fluctuate by 20 lbs in 5 short days....    

Today is quite a relief.. seeing 215.  I was afraid the weight would keep climbing.

So.. I'm doing a happy dance for now!

Hope all is well with everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori