Well, I'm all moved in (for a couple months) here in New Mexico. It's great! I miss the Fuse, though. I've only got internet at the church, so I'm listening in the office right now. :-)
The other thing I don't have down here (besides the Fuse) is my scale. It was way too heavy to try to bring down in my suitcase! So I don't have an official weigh in for you, but I'll start taking measurements again and keep track of which direction I'm moving.
I'm eating a lot of fruit... I think my body might be craving it because it's got so much water in it. I'm not keeping junky food in the house, so when I want a snack it's an apricot or a banana. I need to get some protein in the fridge, though, too. Right now it's just eggs! I haven't cooked much yet. I ought to get back on sparkpeople.com and start tracking things again. It's easier to do when you don't have a million options and a bunch of bad stuff in the fridge!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Weight: 192
Total Lost: 17 lbs
It's been a while (again) since I posted, and I only have a really sorry excuse for it, too. I didn't lose much weight. I exercised, I ate reasonably (the same as I have been), and I didn't lose weight. Hello, Plateau.
The last couple weigh ins have been pretty disappointing. And I wasn't expecting today to be any better, but it was. A little. In 3 weeks I've lost 3 pounds. But hey, it's still moving in the right direction, and I've been exercising more. They say muscle weighs more than fat, right? So I must just be getting buff. ;-) (For real, though, I saw my biceps in the mirror the other day... haven't seen definition in my arms in like 5 years!)
<>< Eli
Total Lost: 17 lbs
It's been a while (again) since I posted, and I only have a really sorry excuse for it, too. I didn't lose much weight. I exercised, I ate reasonably (the same as I have been), and I didn't lose weight. Hello, Plateau.
The last couple weigh ins have been pretty disappointing. And I wasn't expecting today to be any better, but it was. A little. In 3 weeks I've lost 3 pounds. But hey, it's still moving in the right direction, and I've been exercising more. They say muscle weighs more than fat, right? So I must just be getting buff. ;-) (For real, though, I saw my biceps in the mirror the other day... haven't seen definition in my arms in like 5 years!)
<>< Eli
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
I would walk 500 miles...
217 lbs.
27 lbs. lost/73 lbs. left to go
$5/pound pledged/$135 raised
Ok, I didn't quite walk 500 miles. :)
But, on Friday and Saturday I did walk at Relay for Life. I wore my pedometer, and over the course of those 24 hours, I did log in 9 miles! My feet STILL hurt! But it was worth it. And not for the fitness aspect, but for the cause I was walking for.
I only lost 1 lb. this week. That may be because although I did a lot of walking at Relay, I did a lot of eating too.
This week is our church's VBS, so I'll be keeping busy in the mornings, and that will be helpful on the snacking front.
See you here again next week!
27 lbs. lost/73 lbs. left to go
$5/pound pledged/$135 raised
Ok, I didn't quite walk 500 miles. :)
But, on Friday and Saturday I did walk at Relay for Life. I wore my pedometer, and over the course of those 24 hours, I did log in 9 miles! My feet STILL hurt! But it was worth it. And not for the fitness aspect, but for the cause I was walking for.
I only lost 1 lb. this week. That may be because although I did a lot of walking at Relay, I did a lot of eating too.
This week is our church's VBS, so I'll be keeping busy in the mornings, and that will be helpful on the snacking front.
See you here again next week!
Friday, June 20, 2008
I'm a quitter and a loser.
218 lbs.
4 lbs. lost/26 lbs. lost total
$5/lb. pledged
$130 raised so far
I need to confess, I quit boot camp before it was over.
It was the food plan that did me in. It was so restrictive. Last weekend, I went on a huge eating binge. And I mean binge. I didn't STOP eating. :(
Emotional binge eating has been an issue for me for several years now. That's the main reason I'm overweight now. If I am feeling stressed or upset, I can, and have on several occasions, eaten an entire package of cookies at one sitting. Then I feel awful about it later. And because I'm feeling awful... I eat.
I hadn't binged since April, when I started Lose for the Fuse. Then boot camp, and last weekend, happened. I haven't felt the depression and self loathing that comes with the binging since April, and it scared me.
So... I quit.
Being constantly on edge about what I was eating, fearing writing it in my food journal, fearing having it read by the instructor and the rest of the class do sprints because I "cheated"... it so wasn't worth it.
I've been doing better, getting back on track, this week. I did binge on kettle corn yesterday though. One day at a time, I guess.
On a positive note, despite last weekends binge, when I weighed myself on Monday, I was down 4 pounds. I've officially met my 25 pounds down goal!! Woo hoo!!
I'm starting to get comments by people that they've noticed I'm losing weight. And it feels good. I'm starting to notice, too... I can tell I have a waist again! And my face isn't as puffy as it was. I'll always have chipmunk cheeks, but at least now they don't look quite so full of nuts. :)
Tonight and tomorrow, I'm walking in Relay for Life. That will be a lot of good exercise. Plus, it makes me feel good to know I'm doing it in memory of an in honor of several people who mean a lot to me.
4 lbs. lost/26 lbs. lost total
$5/lb. pledged
$130 raised so far
I need to confess, I quit boot camp before it was over.
It was the food plan that did me in. It was so restrictive. Last weekend, I went on a huge eating binge. And I mean binge. I didn't STOP eating. :(
Emotional binge eating has been an issue for me for several years now. That's the main reason I'm overweight now. If I am feeling stressed or upset, I can, and have on several occasions, eaten an entire package of cookies at one sitting. Then I feel awful about it later. And because I'm feeling awful... I eat.
I hadn't binged since April, when I started Lose for the Fuse. Then boot camp, and last weekend, happened. I haven't felt the depression and self loathing that comes with the binging since April, and it scared me.
So... I quit.
Being constantly on edge about what I was eating, fearing writing it in my food journal, fearing having it read by the instructor and the rest of the class do sprints because I "cheated"... it so wasn't worth it.
I've been doing better, getting back on track, this week. I did binge on kettle corn yesterday though. One day at a time, I guess.
On a positive note, despite last weekends binge, when I weighed myself on Monday, I was down 4 pounds. I've officially met my 25 pounds down goal!! Woo hoo!!
I'm starting to get comments by people that they've noticed I'm losing weight. And it feels good. I'm starting to notice, too... I can tell I have a waist again! And my face isn't as puffy as it was. I'll always have chipmunk cheeks, but at least now they don't look quite so full of nuts. :)
Tonight and tomorrow, I'm walking in Relay for Life. That will be a lot of good exercise. Plus, it makes me feel good to know I'm doing it in memory of an in honor of several people who mean a lot to me.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
I'm a slacker... sorry.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Last week was depressing--I was up 1 pound to 198. I'd been slacking and not exercising, and wasn't as careful with what I ate. Good lesson--hopefully one I won't have to learn again! So here are this week's stats:
Weight: 195!
Lost: 3 lbs
Total lost: 14 lbs.
I'm excited! 14 pounds is a lot. My goal on the Lose for the Fuse stuff is 40 pounds, but I'm really aiming for more like 50. (Because at my first weigh in I was heavier than I thought I was!) This is the skinniest I've been since my sister got married a year and a half ago. And then I was my skinniest after the wedding, because we'd been so busy I hadn't eaten a decent meal in days! It's good to know that I could pull that dress out of the closet and not pop the zipper! (I might do that, just for the encouragement...)
I have a new favorite piece of exercise equipment. It's called the "twister exerciser" and it's this really corny thing that my aunt bought in the '80s or something. It's a disc about a foot in diameter that... well, it's like a lazy susan that you stand on. It's not nearly as dangerous as I thought it would be--I haven't fallen off once, and I'm a klutz! I brought it to the station because I thought it was funny, but I've been reading a lot about the importance of core muscles (abs, sides, back), and Sara & I gave it a spin... literally. You stand on it and twist around, and it's a pretty good muscle strengthener. We keep it right in the studio, and when the mics aren't on, we twist around on it. It's actually kinda fun! (And this way, when I finally lose enough weight that I can see some muscle shapes around that area, there will be muscle there to see!)
<>< Eli
Weight: 195!
Lost: 3 lbs
Total lost: 14 lbs.
I'm excited! 14 pounds is a lot. My goal on the Lose for the Fuse stuff is 40 pounds, but I'm really aiming for more like 50. (Because at my first weigh in I was heavier than I thought I was!) This is the skinniest I've been since my sister got married a year and a half ago. And then I was my skinniest after the wedding, because we'd been so busy I hadn't eaten a decent meal in days! It's good to know that I could pull that dress out of the closet and not pop the zipper! (I might do that, just for the encouragement...)
I have a new favorite piece of exercise equipment. It's called the "twister exerciser" and it's this really corny thing that my aunt bought in the '80s or something. It's a disc about a foot in diameter that... well, it's like a lazy susan that you stand on. It's not nearly as dangerous as I thought it would be--I haven't fallen off once, and I'm a klutz! I brought it to the station because I thought it was funny, but I've been reading a lot about the importance of core muscles (abs, sides, back), and Sara & I gave it a spin... literally. You stand on it and twist around, and it's a pretty good muscle strengthener. We keep it right in the studio, and when the mics aren't on, we twist around on it. It's actually kinda fun! (And this way, when I finally lose enough weight that I can see some muscle shapes around that area, there will be muscle there to see!)
<>< Eli
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