Chipper15173's Blog

ok, for the last few days i have been struggling. i gain 2#s. today i ate chinese and allot of it. than i came home and had another spring roll and cheese roll. we had them for dinner. i worked out this morning. i have the feeling i am falling bad. i really need to catch myself now before it gets out of control. the thing is i know i can have these things but in moderatation. i didn't eat them when i was craving them, to prove to myself i can do without. light bulb moment. i need to eat them when i carave them or this will happen. tomorrow is a brand new day. i should be ok for dinner tonight. i didn't log my lunch because i ate so much i got sick just logging in what i did. i don't like seeing the negetive as total. i need to find something to do to make myself feel better. just don't know what.

well off to find something to do. maybe i will make myself some soap.

well today was a weigh in for me. i GAINED 1.2 pounds. i can't beleive i gained this week. i thought i managed my falls well. i guess i didn't.

so new week and recovering. i joined the gym and have been working out. feels so good to be back on the weight machines. i just love them. i ate 2 of those large pumpkin cookies steve made for halloween. when i get up from a nap i have the urge to just eat. not hungry or anything. so i need to wake up first i guess. i just grabed them, which i shouldn't have. now i am feeling real full. those things were 520 calories. i still have 145 left, but, not going to eat them.

i have also been cutting down on the soda intake. finding that makes a difference. i cut myself down to 2 a day. soon to be 1 hope by weeks end. drinking more tea and water.

i have had some stress in my life lately which isn't very good at all. i noticed that it increases my tummy. feeling sorta bloated right now. must have had too much salt.

sorry it has been so long since i have updated.

well, weigh in for me today was 212.8. i am only .4 away from my first goal. i lost 4.4 pounds this week.

this week i cut my soda down and i thing that is what has helped.

i had to buy a new coat today. i had gotten rid of my heavy winter coat when i outgrew it. this one cost me 15 bucks. i didn't want to spend too much, because i won't be wearing it long. i hope next year, no i know next year i will buy a final coat. i know i will need new winter clothes next year. i had gone through all my clothes and the only ones i have put away is for summer. i have no more smaller winter clothes. that is such a great feeling. i hope all the summer ones i put away won't fit next summer. i am so proud of myself. i have lost a total of 73 pounds. i can't beleive that. it's allot of weight. i still have allot to lose. i won't let that hinder me.

 kenny bought me the new jillian michaels game for the wii fit. the first one didn't work. so today he brought me a new one and that one works. so this weekend i will play around with it. it does so much. i think i will have great workouts with it.

i hope to be back and post soon.

so, sorry haven't posted in awhile....well this week i lost 2.2. i am thrilled about that. right now i feel very bloated. my life has been crazy these last few weeks.

i am in a sexty in six challenge to lose 15/20% of my remaining weight i want to lose (which is 74#s) so that is 1.8 to 2 pounds a week. it's a total of 10-12 pounds in the six weeks this started on the 13th.

these are my current goals will update and change as time gets closer.

1) to reach 212 again. this was the weight i was at when i quit smoking and haven't been there in many years.

2) to get below 200. again haven't been there in many years either.

3) to reach 190. this will be the lowest i have ever gotten since i got pregnant with my daughter 30 years ago. (weighed 196 than and when i got prego with son).

4) haven't decided yet.

good morning,

weighed in this morning and lost .2#s. not thrilled with that. i did some thinking (oh no) while exercising. just figured out my calories for last week and again i had 4 out of 7 days with over 600 left. i had 2 days with under 200 and one day in the hole 530. but still adveraged out to be over 300 left a day. not good. i really need to work on this. so, this week i am eating most everyday and see again what happens. if i lose big next week, than i know that is the whole problem of why i lose so slow.

this is the last week of the twenty something challenge. it was to lose 20#s in 13 weeks. the girl who started it isn't around anymore. some of us stayed the whole time and few dropped in later and stayed. i lost 17 of the 20. i'll take it. i hope to at least lose the last 3 this week so i could make it. i got close that is all i can ask for.

so, next week start a new challenge called "sexy in six" means six week challenge to the week of thanksgiving to be sexy for the holidays. goal to lose 15-20% of what you have left to lose in six weeks. for me that would be about 11-12 pounds. depends on what happens this week.

than we will start another new one to take us through the holidays on into the new year.

thanks for reading.......

cathy

what a month this has been in the weight loss trip. first i was losing and struggling to lose at least 2 pounds a week. i didn't always lose anything or gained a little. so i thought i would rework my goals and eat as close to my given calories. at least to 200 or below. (see chart). well, it worked i did it and i lost 4.2 pounds this week. now whether it was this or that i don't know. i know i lost it and i am thrilled to death. my DH is laughing at me, the way i came out of the bedroom this morning.

i am just 7 pounds now from my main biggest goal. i really wanted to get back to 212. i gained 26#s from quiting smoking. i weighed 212 when doctor told me to work on quiting. i am now today at 219.6. after i reach 212 again, my next goal will be to get under 200. from there i will see where i stand and what feels right for me. i have to work with my body and what it wants.

i am just so excited about this lose. i am so grateful for it. i can fit into my lower size jeans for the winter. i couldn't fit into them last winter and wore sweats and strechy pants. i am on cloud nine. my DH said the other day that he noticed i am wearing my cuter clothes again. he really likes buying, picking out my clothes for me. he makes me step out of my comfort zone. which is good.

i also lost 1 1/2 inches on my bust and waist. lost 2 inches on my hips.

my closing words......eat your calories.

thanks for reading.....

 starting this new week i am changes in how many calories i eat. i have always left many uneaten calories. i want to see what happens.

sept. 23, 2008    goal:  1850   ate:  1715    left: 135----1280 normal 570 exercise

sept. 24, 2008    goal:  1825  ate:   1643    left:  182----1280 normal 545 execise

sept. 25, 2008    goal:   2045  ate:  1791    left : 254----1280 normal 765 exercise

sept. 26, 2008    goal:   2135 ate:   2046    left:     89----1280 normal 855 exercise

sept. 27,2008     goal:   did not really count today i ate today

sept. 28, 2008    goal:   1985 ate:    1781    left:    20----1280 normal 705 exercise

sept. 29.2008     goal:    2377 ate:   1360    left:    1017----1280 normal 1095 exercise

i weight in tomorrow morning. i would really like to see what happens. i also do my measurements. i will post what my findings are.

well good morning all. i have done my weigh in and i must say :EAT YOUR CALORIES" i lost 4.2 pounds this week. this was a big test for me. i am so very pleased, and very excited. it worked.

today i have been thinking about my calorie intake and what i really need to be eating and what i need to be exercising at. i feel i need to up my intake and not leave so many at the end of the day. i also feel that i need to workout in my fat burn zone more than my arobic zone. i think that since this is the start of a new week i am going to change the calories and see what happens. if i am still seeing my problems that i will change my exercise next week and see what happens than.

i hate always having to figure this stuff out, but, thats the way it is. i will have to do some changes and do them one at a time to see what works.

i want to eat today. don't know why. i want to comfort food real bad. the day is almost over. i can make it through.

Today is weight in day.....I weighed in at 224.2. I am thrilled with that amount. I am losing about 2 pounds a week. Funny how when I smoked I was losing up to 5 pounds a week. I have to get use to this. At least at this slow rate I have a higher chance of keeping it off. The first of Oct will be measurements. I do that the first of every month.

I am getting some cravings. I want a big fat juicy cheeseburger. The last time I wanted one I made it at home and it was so good. This weekend I need to do it again. I am glad I haven't had tooo many of these cravings. I need to teach myself that when I want something to eat it in small portions. Other wise I could just throw this whole thing out the window. I am liking the losing part. I am feeling that if i faulter at all I am not going to reach my goal. This too is something else I need to work on.

Speaking of goals: I have a weight goal in mind. But, I would just like to be at least a size 10/12. I can't remember the last time I was that size. My wedding dress was a 16/18, I think. That was 30+ years ago. I wear a any where from a 22/24 to an 18 depends on the maker. I will adjust things when I get to 145.

Thanks for your interest in my journey.