(I couldn't think of a clever thread title like the rest of y'all!)

Over the last three months I have gained 20 lbs. Beer. Sweet beer...and all the food I ate when I was buzzed and laughing and not paying attention to (and not caring about) what I was eating. Hey, I was having fun! The way my pants would fit me the next day never crossed my mind. So, in three months I have managed to out-grow all of my clothes. Ugh. Lately, I look in the mirror and see a fat, disgusting person, and I feel like that's all I'll ever be. After THREE MONTHS!! I can't believe it took so short a time for me to write myself off! My avatar is me about 10 lbs into my weight gain. I'm waaaay too embarrassed to post any pics of me as I am now. Right now, all I want is to be back in my clothes. I can't believe I let this happen.

Well, this chick needs some accountability. It's easy enough to go day to day without anyone knowing I binged again because I was depressed about being overweight (because that makes all the sense in the world, right? :rolleyes:), but it's time that ends. So, now I'm going to write down everything that passes these lips if it kills me! I'll also write down what I do at the gym.

I feel so inept in this area, though. I am intimidated. I know where to start because of this forum, but I have so much to learn. Plus, I am embarrassed to go work out. I feel like I should lose the weight before I go to the gym because everyone there looks so fit. I feel like I stand out...the fat girl.

Well, not for long, baby!

Plus, I am embarrassed to go work out. I feel like I should lose the weight before I go to the gym because everyone there looks so fit. I feel like I stand out...the fat girl.
Everyone starts somewhere, I think that may be the point of this website after all (look at John). If he can go from where he was to where he is now, you can do the same.

You have another thing that most people at the gym don't know about, you have somewhere to go if you have questions. I hope it goes well for you, just make sure you stay committed. :gl:

[quote=LoneStarChick;634371
I feel so inept in this area, though. I am intimidated. I know where to start because of this forum, but I have so much to learn. Plus, I am embarrassed to go work out. I feel like I should lose the weight before I go to the gym because everyone there looks so fit. I feel like I stand out...the fat girl.

Well, not for long, baby![/quote]

I work at a gym and I hear a lot of people say this. Trust me, no one is watching each other work out, unless they are doing something goofy. :lol: Besides that, everyone goes to workout and then they go home. Don't worry about what everyone else is thinking. If anything, make them jealous of your commitment and intensity. Good luck!!!

You have another thing that most people at the gym don't know about, you have somewhere to go if you have questions. I hope it goes well for you, just make sure you stay committed. :gl:

Haha!! I love it. That's true. The members of this forum are so encouraging and helpful! It's an invaluable resource.

...everyone goes to workout and then they go home. Don't worry about what everyone else is thinking. If anything, make them jealous of your commitment and intensity.

Thank you! That is an awesome way to look at it. It's all in your perspective, isn't it? I just need to quit worrying about what other people think.


Well, Day One didn't go as planned. I had a planned meal for work, but I didn't eat it. Then I came home late, about 10:15 pm, and I was so hungry! My family had made teriyaki chicken, and I ate a whole bowl of it. Ugh. I had left my lighter meal at work. So, I ate very late, and it included a lot of rice, albeit brown rice. My calories were much higher than I wanted. ALL ON MY FIRST STINKIN' DAY!!

I have to say, though, that I realized just how much I have been eating. There were so many times throughout the day when I didn't eat something only because I didn't want to have to tell y'all about it. :o I can only imagine how many more calories it normally adds to my diet every day.

My biggest struggle is late at night. I usually get home from work after 11:00 pm, and this is the time I see my husband. He works days, and I work nights and weekends. So, he leaves before I am up for the day, and I see him when I get home after 11 pm. That is when we would stay up even later talking or watching movies and drinking beer and eating. We've been doing it for about three months, and I'm starting to realize that that's long enough to form some pretty serious habits! Before that, I wouldn't have thought of eating that late, let alone the kinds and amounts of foods I began consuming.

Anyway, here are my results for yesterday:

MEAL 1:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Peanut Butter and Chocolate

MEAL 2:
4 Large Egg Whites
1/3 c Shredded Cheese
2 oz Mushrooms
1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil

MEAL 3:
1 c Low-Fat Cottage Cheese

MEAL 4:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

MEAL 5:
Package Peanuts

MEAL 6:
1 C Brown Rice, cooked
Teriyaki Chicken & Veggies w/ Soy Sauce:
1/3 c Carrots, chopped
1/4 c Mushrooms, sliced
1/2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 oz Chicken Thigh
3 T Lawry's Teriyaki Sauce
2 T Soy Sauce

CALORIES: 1762
FATS: 68
SAT. FATS: 22
CARBS: 193
FIBER: 22
SUGARS: 94
PROTEIN: 103

EXERCISE: 25 mins Treadmill, 20 mins Elliptical, Fasted, AM

Good luck LoneStarChik! Go kick some....did you say beer?:drool: Oh, sorry I got a little distracted:drool:....butt in the gym you can do it!:D

....did you say beer?:drool: Oh, sorry I got a little distracted:drool:....

Ah...a man after my own heart. :lol: I have to say, I didn't have any alcohol yesterday!! Not that that is a big deal by itself, but my husband was drinking. AND I STILL DIDN'T!! (I was annoyed and irritable like hell, but I still didn't drink...one small victory!)

So, I just weighed in, and I lost a pound. How in the world???

Ah...a man after my own heart. :lol: I have to say, I didn't have any alcohol yesterday!! Not that that is a big deal by itself, but my husband was drinking. AND I STILL DIDN'T!! (I was annoyed and irritable like hell, but I still didn't drink...one small victory!)

So, I just weighed in, and I lost a pound. How in the world???

:claplow: That's a great victory! Keep it going!

:claplow: That's a great victory! Keep it going!

Why, thank you, thank you very much!!

Well, I just had another victory. I exercised this morning. I didn't want to SO BADLY that I was angry the whole time. I actually stopped the treadmill once, got off, and got right back on. Then ten minutes later I started lowering the incline so I could get off, and I raised it right back up and kept going. I WAS SO MAD, THOUGH!! :mad: I wanted off! I didn't want to be in the gym working out! I kept thinking, "This will be my day off this week. It's Sunday! Isn't this supposed to be a day of rest?!?" Plus, the treadmill is right in front of the pool, and there were people just lounging around sunbathing. AHHHH!!!! But I did it. 45 minutes at 3.5 mph w/ a 4 degree incline. Ugh. I'm just glad it's over. I don't even really feel a sense of accomplishment. I'm sure I will at some point, but for now I'm on to my next struggle: going to work and watching everyone eat fast food while I eat veggies, cottage cheese, etc. I know this will get easier, but for now I'm just moody.

Gosh, I just griped and complained, didn't I? Yeesh. Sorry.:o

Why, thank you, thank you very much!!

Well, I just had another victory. I exercised this morning. I didn't want to SO BADLY that I was angry the whole time. I actually stopped the treadmill once, got off, and got right back on. Then ten minutes later I started lowering the incline so I could get off, and I raised it right back up and kept going. I WAS SO MAD, THOUGH!! :mad: I wanted off! I didn't want to be in the gym working out! I kept thinking, "This will be my day off this week. It's Sunday! Isn't this supposed to be a day of rest?!?" Plus, the treadmill is right in front of the pool, and there were people just lounging around sunbathing. AHHHH!!!! But I did it. 45 minutes at 3.5 mph w/ a 4 degree incline. Ugh. I'm just glad it's over. I don't even really feel a sense of accomplishment. I'm sure I will at some point, but for now I'm on to my next struggle: going to work and watching everyone eat fast food while I eat veggies, cottage cheese, etc. I know this will get easier, but for now I'm just moody.

Gosh, I just griped and complained, didn't I? Yeesh. Sorry.:o

Hang in there! It will get easier! So far....you're doing great!!!:tucool:

Why, thank you, thank you very much!!

Well, I just had another victory. I exercised this morning. I didn't want to SO BADLY that I was angry the whole time. I actually stopped the treadmill once, got off, and got right back on. Then ten minutes later I started lowering the incline so I could get off, and I raised it right back up and kept going. I WAS SO MAD, THOUGH!! :mad: I wanted off! I didn't want to be in the gym working out! I kept thinking, "This will be my day off this week. It's Sunday! Isn't this supposed to be a day of rest?!?" Plus, the treadmill is right in front of the pool, and there were people just lounging around sunbathing. AHHHH!!!! But I did it. 45 minutes at 3.5 mph w/ a 4 degree incline. Ugh. I'm just glad it's over. I don't even really feel a sense of accomplishment. I'm sure I will at some point, but for now I'm on to my next struggle: going to work and watching everyone eat fast food while I eat veggies, cottage cheese, etc. I know this will get easier, but for now I'm just moody.

Gosh, I just griped and complained, didn't I? Yeesh. Sorry.:o

:lol: Not laughing at you...just laughing because I've had those days and in fact yesterday I was in a similar mood. Keep working hard and it will pay off for you. You're right...it will get better.:D

I couldn't think of a clever thread title like the rest of y'all!)

I love the name of your thread. That is what made me want to read it.

I feel so inept in this area, though. I am intimidated. I know where to start because of this forum, but I have so much to learn. Plus, I am embarrassed to go work out. I feel like I should lose the weight before I go to the gym because everyone there looks so fit. I feel like I stand out...the fat girl.

I made that mistake also. I worked out at a gym, but I only did cardio, I was intimidated by weights. I didn't really understand the process of gaining muscle. I thought once I lose weight, then I will start lifting. Had I started lifting instead of waiting, I could have made progress alot sooner.

Good luck, just keep at it.

:lol: Not laughing at you...just laughing because I've had those days and in fact yesterday I was in a similar mood. Keep working hard and it will pay off for you. You're right...it will get better.:D

Thanks. Nice to know I'm not the only one out there! :lol:

Had I started lifting instead of waiting, I could have made progress alot sooner.

Thanks for the words, Shamie. I hope to start lifting soon. I had been lifting for a couple of weeks when I hurt my back. It still hurts but not nearly as badly. I'm going to give it until Aug 1. Then I'm going back to lifting even if it's still sore. I'll just have to start out more slowly this time. By the way, AWESOME pictures!! :tucool: You made quite the transformation, man!



Well, I only posted calories for the first day. So, here is the second day:

MEAL 1:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Chocolate Almond Toffee

MEAL 2:
5 Large Egg Whites
1 Turkey Frank, Jennie-O
28 g Shredded Cheese
4 T Pace Salsa

MEAL 3:
1/2 c Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
6 oz Carrots, raw

MEAL 4:
Michelina's Lean Gourmet Chicken Alfredo Florentine
Can French Style Green Beans

MEAL 5:
2.5 oz Peanuts

CALORIES: 1510
FATS: 65
SAT. FATS: 21
CARBS: 123
FIBER: 24.8
SUGARS: 61.7
PROTEIN: 91.6

EXERCISE: 45 mins Treadmill, AM, Fasated

Okay, so now for yesterday, the day I did my cardio even though I ABSOLUTELY DIDN'T WANT TO AT ALL!!! You'd think that would have made my day, and I wouldn't want to mess it up after working so hard and winning that little battle. But, right at the end of my shift at work, I had two jalapeno poppers with ranch. And a donut. Then I ate 2 oz more peanuts than I was scheduled to eat. Then we had beer and pizza for dinner. Here's the kicker: I actually ate much less than I normally would. MUCH less. I only had 2 1/2 pizza slices and 2 1/2 beers. That's right. I cut myself off midway through a beer. (Somber moment of silence, please.) But then I topped the night off with some of my kids' Jelly Bellies. So, I ate like a complete pig. And it was still much better than it would have been two weeks ago! It really makes me realize just how much I used to eat! No wonder I gained almost 2 lbs a week!! Well, I said I would be honest about what I eat, so here goes nuthin'!

MEAL 1:
1/2 oz Peanuts

MEAL 2:
Michelina's Lean Gourmet Five Cheese Lasagna
Peas

MEAL 3:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Peanut Butter and Chocolate
1 c Low Fat Cottage Cheese

MEAL 4:
3 oz Peanuts
2 Jalapeno Poppers from Jack in the Box w/ Ranch
Jelly-Filled Donut

MEAL 5:
2 1/2 Slices Ham Pizza from Papa John's
Side of Cheese Dip from Papa John's
1/2 Side of Garlic Butter from Papa John's
2 1/2 Bud Selects
Jelly Bellies (lots)

CALORIES: 3885
FATS: 135
SAT. FATS: 37
CARBS: 491
FIBER: 43
SUGARS: 218
PROTEIN: 145.4

EXERCISE: 45 mins Treadmill, AM, Fasated

Whew! I'm so ashamed. :o I'm not even weighing in today. Don't think I could take it. :cry:

Tomorrow is a new day to get back on track and get the healthy ball rolling. All you gotta do is keep that ball rolling in the right direction...

LoneStarChick, nice going on making a commitment to get healthier. Have you read the stickies?. They're full of valuable information.

Just to second what others have said, do yourself a favor and start lifting and don't put a second's worth of thought into what anyone else is thinking or doing at the gym. Most likely they're not watching or thinking about you, but even if someone is that shouldn't be a deterrent for you. As someone else previously wrote, impress them with your effort. You're at the gym for a reason and you shouldn't let some stranger keep you from what you're trying to achieve.

And yes, this whole thing does become easier. As for yesterday, that was yesterday. Put it behind you and endeavor to make good decisions today.

Lastly, please tell me that you didn't pour out the second half of that beer. You did find someone (hubby?) to do the right thing and drink it, right? :)

Good luck.

Lastly, please tell me that you didn't pour out the second half of that beer. You did find someone (hubby?) to do the right thing and drink it, right? :)
Good luck.

:lol:

:lol:

Jason, I can get around the jalapeno poppers, pizza, and jelly beans, but to waste a perfectly good half a beer is a different story. :)

Jason, I can get around the jalapeno poppers, pizza, and jelly beans, but to waste a perfectly good half a beer is a different story. :)

I agree except, however, the pizza does go well with the beer!:lol:

Tomorrow is a new day to get back on track and get the healthy ball rolling. All you gotta do is keep that ball rolling in the right direction...

Thank you, Rise. BTW, you're looking great in your pics! Maybe I'll post some when I start to look better. Keep up the good work!

Have you read the stickies?. They're full of valuable information.

Yes, I have. They are an AMAZING resource! I've read a couple of them two and three times. I have been cutting calories and exercising for a couple of weeks, but I haven't been eating clean. Tonight I am going to the grocery store to shop for the good stuff. I can't wait! I've been making a grocery list based on what I've read here.

...please tell me that you didn't pour out the second half of that beer. You did find someone (hubby?) to do the right thing and drink it, right? :)

Please. Don't insult me. :lol: I don't think I would poor beer out for ANYTHING, even to put out a grass fire. Plus, my husband would have...well...:spank:. Oh, no, I donated it to a good cause: my husband! :lol:

And, yes, pizza goes GREAT with beer!! One of my faves. But here is what happened last time I drank the beer I should have donated to somebody else:

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(don't ask...but it was FUUUN!!!:nod:)

Good LORD, that picture's big!!

But here is what happened last time I drank the beer I should have donated to somebody else:


(don't ask...but it was FUUUN!!!:nod:)

HOT!!! :lol:

gotta love those nights!

Thank you, Rise. BTW, you're looking great in your pics! Maybe I'll post some when I start to look better. Keep up the good work!



Yes, I have. They are an AMAZING resource! I've read a couple of them two and three times. I have been cutting calories and exercising for a couple of weeks, but I haven't been eating clean. Tonight I am going to the grocery store to shop for the good stuff. I can't wait! I've been making a grocery list based on what I've read here.



Please. Don't insult me. :lol: I don't think I would poor beer out for ANYTHING, even to put out a grass fire. Plus, my husband would have...well...:spank:. Oh, no, I donated it to a good cause: my husband! :lol:

And, yes, pizza goes GREAT with beer!! One of my faves. But here is what happened last time I drank the beer I should have donated to somebody else:

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(don't ask...but it was FUUUN!!!:nod:)

:lol: I've had a few nights like that...wait no no not...nevermind!:o

:lol: I've had a few nights like that...wait no no not...nevermind!:o

:lol: So, you've had a drunk girlfriend put make-up all over your face, too??? Ah, good times...god, you should see the rest of the pictures. Insane. :nod:

:lol: So, you've had a drunk girlfriend put make-up all over your face, too??? Ah, good times...god, you should see the rest of the pictures. Insane. :nod:

:o

hi there,

good work with starting your health anew.

i noticed one thing though:

For breakfast you eat this:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Chocolate Almond Toffee

That is like this:
Nutrition Facts:
Calories 290
Total Fat 6g
Total Carbohydrate 45g
Fiber 6g
Sugars 31g
Protein 13g


Now that to me, is quite alot to eat for breakfast... you are starting your day out with 31g of sugars, and 290 calories. While that isnt a BAD thing, i would suggest you go with kashi weight control oatmeal... I eat this and a banana in the morning, and that turns out looking like this:

Nutrition Facts:
Calories 243 (150 oatmeal and 93 banana)
Total Fat 2g (2g oatmeal and 0g banana)
Total Carbohydrate 49g (25 oatmeal of which 7g fiber and 6g sugar, rest banana mainly fructose)
Fiber 9g (7g oatmeal 2g banana)
Sugars 28g (6g oatmeal and 22g banana)
Protein 10g

The point here is that you are eating less SUGAR with this meal.
Another thing you need to think about is that when eating something in bar form you arent really getting the illusion of eating real food. The kashi oatmeal is EASY to make, just add boiling water. I disregard the instructions and just add as much boiling water as i find i want it thick, and then go ahead and cut up the banana and put it in the oatmeal. that tastes good too...

someone here once told me:

bars are just bars. glorified candy bars, whether or not they are organic or full of protein.

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as for the rest of the foods... i see some green beans. those are a little starchy if memory recalls. I would likely replace that with brocolli... which is low carb and very filling.
Carrots are also very carb filled. maybe you want to avoid those later on in the day? I personally stay away from simple starches after 4pm until bed, and that has worked for me but i am a newbie in terms of how this all works.

also, olive oil is good, but 60 calories if you use it. you can always just use a 0 calorie alternative spray that tastes the same as olive oil does. if you use a non stick pan that also cuts down on the oil you need.

1/3 cup cheese contains between 90-110 calories depending on what type you are using. i use low fat pizza cheese blend and it has 90 calories per 1/3 cup.

anyhow, just suggestions. good work so far. you are on the way to a great place.

Hey, LSC, glad to see you started a journal. I can only echo what others have said with regard to weight lifting. It's an essential part of a physical transformation. :nod:

Now that to me, is quite alot to eat for breakfast... you are starting your day out with 31g of sugars, and 290 calories.

A big breakfast is a good thing. Your body has been fasting all night and needs the nutrients. But I agree that having so much sugar is not ideal. Regular plain old rolled oats are always a good breakfast option (you can spice it up with fruit, calorie-free sweetener, cinnamon...). Add some scrambled eggs or egg whites and you're good to go.

as for the rest of the foods... i see some green beans. those are a little starchy if memory recalls. I would likely replace that with brocolli... which is low carb and very filling.

Green beans are perfectly fine. Broccoli is good too. So are carrots. They do contain sugar but nobody ever got fat eating a carrot :rolleyes:. Seriously, veggies are not the problem.

When it comes to diet, a good rule of thumb is to stick with foods that have not been overly processed. That means lots of lean meat and sea food, eggs, nuts, fibrous veggies (I always stick with what's in season), healthy oils and fats, and complex carbs like plain oats (no instant oatmeal), potatoes (sweet or white), brown rice, quinoa etc. Make sure you get enough healthy fats. That's really essential for successful fat loss.

Keep it up! :tu:

someone here once told me:

bars are just bars. glorified candy bars, whether or not they are organic or full of protein.



I don't know if I agree with this statement...not all the bars are good I agree with that but there are a few that are decent fast easy meals when you don't have the time to cook....

and I don't think the Kashi bar is a big deal especially since its the first meal but you are right there are better options.

30 to 40 minutes after your fasted cardio eat a Protein+fat meal (2 whole eggs, 3 egg whites, 4oz chicken breast) about 2 hours later eat your Carb+fat meal (Oatmeal with some natty PB as an example) I've also used the Clif Bars for this meal which is an all organic bar. Another example would be 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 2 tbsp natty pb, with sliced banana. Water, don't forget to hydrate....beer doesn't count!:D

For breakfast you eat this:
Kashi Go Lean Bar: Chewy; Chocolate Almond Toffee... you are starting your day out with 31g of sugars

Yeah, I actually mentioned the sugar in those bars to my husband a few days ago. I initially bought the bars because I could take them to work for a quick meal, and they were cheaper than others ($1/bar). I was not trying to eat "clean" or the healthiest I could. I was just trying to eat better than I had been. Now that I will be eating clean, I'm going to have to finish a few things off in the house. That's why I was eating them in the morning. Better than having it later in the day or at night. Thank you for the tips! I'm learning more every day!

I can only echo what others have said with regard to weight lifting. It's an essential part of a physical transformation. :nod:

Hi, J_W. Thanks for the input! I am going to start lifting weights again on August 1st. I began a program a couple of weeks ago, but I hurt my back. I'm giving myself until the 1st, then I'll be back at it. My back is only a little sore now, and I have no idea how long to give it. So, I just decided on the 1st.



When it comes to diet, a good rule of thumb is to stick with foods that have not been overly processed...Make sure you get enough healthy fats. That's really essential for successful fat loss.

I'm actually nervous about trying to eat clean for every meal but one per week (my cheat meal). I've never done it. The cost is my biggest fear. I know people say, "Oats and egg whites are cheap, so that's no excuse." In reality, though, fruits, veggies, and meats are not cheap for me. My husband keeps telling me that we'll just have to eat as clean as we can on our budget. It frustrates me because I want to do it all the way! I don't know. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow to buy "clean" foods for the first time in years (we ate clean for a couple of years a long time ago). So, I'll just try to shop smart and see what the tab is! :D (Even though I'm nervous, I'm still very excited about it!)

30 to 40 minutes after your fasted cardio eat a Protein+fat meal (2 whole eggs, 3 egg whites, 4oz chicken breast) about 2 hours later eat your Carb+fat meal (Oatmeal with some natty PB as an example) I've also used the Clif Bars for this meal which is an all organic bar. Another example would be 2 slices of whole wheat toast, 2 tbsp natty pb, with sliced banana. Water, don't forget to hydrate....beer doesn't count!:D

Wow. Thank you for the examples! I'm a visual learner, so sometimes I need a picture shoved in front of my face before my dumb stare :eek: turns into the same dumb stare with a light bulb starting to flicker over my head. Protein + Fat, huh? I've got the healthy fats covered. I LOVE nuts, oils, avocados, etc. And the protein I love, too. It's the stinkin' vegetables that make me want to jump out of a window. Ugh. Why do they have to be such an important part of all of this?? And what the...beer doesn't count??? God, I should have read the small print before I jumped into this. :lol:

I would agree it is not cheap to "eat clean". However, if you stick to say 10 "clean foods", then you don't have to worry about buying (and wasting money) all these misc "bad" foods. IF you spend all your grocery money on clean food instead of food/snacks you know you shouldn't have, then the total bill may be the same.

By the way, it is always good to shop around, use coupons and look at ads. Sometimes, you will find a good sale at another grocery store on chicken and you may be able to stock up on them and not have to buy them for a couple of weeks.

I think a lot of people are feeling the effects of the economy these days. These are some things that my wife and I do for meals that are still healthy:

-Don't eat fast food ever. It almost never costs more to cook for 2 people from the store than it does to eat fast food, unless you are buying some expensive ingredients.
-You can make a juicy steak dinner for 2 w/ red potatoes & broccoli for less than the cost of a meal at McDonalds (~$8-$9.00/ea) if you buy the steak when its on sale.
-Couscous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous) is super healthy and pretty cheap to make for the amount of servings you get from 1 container. Bonus: if you make it with chicken broth it actually tastes good.
-Alcohol is expensive.
-Water is damn near free and the best liquid you can ingest if you are trying to watch your calories.
-Chicken is cheap when you don't buy the thin-sliced version and slice them yourselves. You can get a lot of cutlets for very little money and you can freeze what you don't use.
-Making your own food for lunch - sandwiches, leftovers, etc. is probably the most cost effective lunch possible.
-Like you said - Oats and eggs are pretty cheap for breakfast (I wish I made enough time to make that stuff myself in the morning).
-Whole wheat pasta & 1lb. lean beef & sauce = great/healthly dinner that always leaves leftovers that actually taste good.
-Milk is always cheapest at the gas station for some reason.

Like BigMex said, buying stuff on sale & shopping around makes a difference too.

IF you spend all your grocery money on clean food instead of food/snacks you know you shouldn't have, then the total bill may be the same.

Thanks for the reply, BigMex! I hope it's not too much of a difference on our budget, but I don't feel like it will be too bad. My daughter is so excited to get back to healthy food. When she was younger we ate clean without really thinking about it. When we had a financial set-back, we joined a co-op type thing, and we didn't get to choose what foods we received for the month. We were only able to add a few things in here and there on our own. It ROCKED financially! But you should have seen me trying to get that girl to eat Chef Boyardee and instant white rice! :nope: That girl didn't even know what McDonald's was for years and years. So we're all pumped about this!

-Don't eat fast food ever. It almost never costs more to cook for 2 people from the store than it does to eat fast food, unless you are buying some expensive ingredients.
-You can make a juicy steak dinner for 2 w/ red potatoes & broccoli for less than the cost of a meal at McDonalds (~$8-$9.00/ea) if you buy the steak when its on sale.
-Couscous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous) is super healthy and pretty cheap to make for the amount of servings you get from 1 container. Bonus: if you make it with chicken broth it actually tastes good.
-Alcohol is expensive.
-Water is damn near free and the best liquid you can ingest if you are trying to watch your calories.
-Chicken is cheap when you don't buy the thin-sliced version and slice them yourselves. You can get a lot of cutlets for very little money and you can freeze what you don't use.
-Making your own food for lunch - sandwiches, leftovers, etc. is probably the most cost effective lunch possible.
-Like you said - Oats and eggs are pretty cheap for breakfast (I wish I made enough time to make that stuff myself in the morning).
-Whole wheat pasta & 1lb. lean beef & sauce = great/healthly dinner that always leaves leftovers that actually taste good.
-Milk is always cheapest at the gas station for some reason.


Wow! Awesome post! Everything you mentioned is so true. I'm just going to dive in. I'll only buy clean foods at the store, and I don't think it will be hard at all. I'll need to make more time to cook real food now, that's for sure. That steak dinner you mentioned really got my mouth watering! And I've never tried couscous before. I might have to buy some today. Thanks for the help! I'm browsing ads and coupons right now.

Oh, and, yes, alcohol is expensive, but so is gasoline. There are just some things we can't afford not to buy...you know, to get our motors running. :lol: Kidding. On that note, I joined the 100 Challenge for August, and one of my "rules" is that I may only consume alcohol with dinner on Mondays. That one's gonna be hard for me. :(

-Milk is always cheapest at the gas station for some reason.


really??? i had no idea. this blows my mind.



Oh, and, yes, alcohol is expensive, but so is gasoline. There are just some things we can't afford not to buy...you know, to get our motors running. :lol: Kidding. On that note, I joined the 100 Challenge for August, and one of my "rules" is that I may only consume alcohol with dinner on Mondays. That one's gonna be hard for me. :(

i LOOOOVE me some beer and totally feel ya on this. when i started my journal i cut out alcohol for awhile (at least cut back :lol:) .... and i think it was good for a couple reasons:
- everytime you don't have a beer in a situation you normally would you get a huge sense of accomplishment/success
- it will help with fat loss
- it is much more enjoyable when you do have it
- saves cash
I def. think beer can be a part of a fit lifestyle. I try to "earn" mine with heavy workouts. It'll do you good to cut back for awhile though.... that change alone can spark some fat loss.

eating clean and occasionally drinking beer is always going to be better than eating crap and occasionally drinking beer. good luck getting the clean eating down.... thats really the key.... to ingrain that lifestyle. :tu:

btw how old are your kids??

I def. think beer can be a part of a fit lifestyle. I try to "earn" mine with heavy workouts. It'll do you good to cut back for awhile though.... that change alone can spark some fat loss.

btw how old are your kids??

Thanks, girl! Oh, I don't plan on cutting it all the way out, but I know that's where my weight gain came from. I know that I would drop at least 10 of the 20 lbs I gained if I would just stop drinking beer. It just needs to become a treat, or something I earn, like you mentioned. That's a great way to look at it, by the way. I like that. God knows I don't want to get up in the mornings and exercise, but if I know I'm earning something for it, it won't be nearly as hard. I think in the beginning, though, I'll live for my cheat meal! :lol: Monday nights. And today begins my clean eating. I had only been finishing up what we had in the house and trying to eat it in moderation until today. But I'm about to go to the grocery store, and then I'll have no excuses! :tu:

Oh, and them kids-o-mine are 11 and 5. Here they are in all their glory:
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The boy looks like a dork without his mohawk spiked. The finger in the nose is fine, but his hair?? He'll be embarrassed of that picture one day...because of his hair. :lol:

they're beautiful!!

his hair is sweet... i just saw the one with it spiked in jason's journal.... i love it!

You gotten a lot of great advice on how to stretch a food dollar and I want to amplify one of the points that Rise mentioned about buying the steak on sale.

Expand that beyone just steaks. Be it beef, chicken, pork, etc. each week something is on sale, so move into a pantry mentality when purchasing. Chicken breast are on sale this week? Fine, buy two packages and freeze one. Within a few weeks you'll have all sorts of frozen meat and chicken that you've purchased on sale and only have to defrost.

Oftentimes there is a discount for purchasing larger quantities than I can use for one meal. Again using CB's as an example I'm not going to use 3 1/2 pounds of it for a meal, more like half of that, so I take half the package, tag it and freeze it. It just takes a few minutes and I get the benefit of the reduced price.

Just make sure that you write a description of the contents as well as the weight and the date it was purchased on the freezer bag so that you don't have some science experiment because the frozen item got lost in the freezer for nine months.

Chicken breast are on sale this week? Fine, buy two packages and freeze one. Within a few weeks you'll have all sorts of frozen meat and chicken that you've purchased on sale and only have to defrost.

Excellent idea! We even have an extra freezer I could use to put things in when I buy in bulk. That would be awesome to have a bunch of meat on hand and only need to defrost it! Thanks!

Great journal so far! Sounds like you will be able to reach your goal in no time if you stick to and continue to build on the efforts you are already making!

Beer is great. I just went back to limiting myself to beer only on the weekends from here on out. Usually that is not a problem, but in the hot summer months having a beer in the evening with a buddy or my wife is more common than it would be otherwise.

Great journal so far! Sounds like you will be able to reach your goal in no time if you stick to and continue to build on the efforts you are already making!

Thank you, Ryanator! I'm a-gonna rock this joint!! :flex:

Haha...actually, I just want to lose this dadgum fat and get healthy. Maybe I'll get into lifting weights more later, but for now I just want to retain any (small) amount of muscle I have clingin' to these here bones. And, yes. Beer is good. It's proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Well, I went grocery shopping! Man, everything looked so stinkin' good! I was just fantasizing about all the recipes I've seen on this forum and others I used to cook. I saw one for a pizza on the recipe forum, and man, did it look GOOD! I came home and made a Mexican one. Lean ground beef, fat free cheese, tomato, avocado. :drool: If I don't be careful, I'll make it all the time and end up getting sick of it! I kinda have a tendency to over-do things. :o

Thanks for all the tips y'all threw my way! They really helped me at the store!! So, now the frige and pantry are stocked. And here she goes...

Great lookin' kids they really are beautiful.:nod:

Well, I forgot to put what I ate one day! And I erased it from my computer already. Oh, well. It wasn't bad at all. I had eaten around 1400 cals. I bought a food scale at Wal-Mart with a tare button. So, I can put a plate on it and add an ingredient, tare it, add another ingdredient, and so on. That is why most of my food is in terms of grams or ounces. It's kind of nice. I also ABUSE CalorieKing.com! :) Good thing it's free! Here is yesterday's info:

MEAL 1:
10 g Honey
16 g Natural PB
28 g Pretzels
110 g Cottage Cheese

MEAL 2:
*Mexican Pizza*
Whole Wheat Tortilla
60 g Old el Paso Refried Beans
2 oz Extra Lean Hamburger Meat (raw weight)
40 g Fat Free Shredded Cheddar
52 g Tomato
23 g Avocado
17 g Pace Picante Sauce

MEAL 3:
Banana
Light String Cheese

MEAL 4:
11.5 oz Can V8
Can Tuna

MEAL 5:
Light String Cheese
170 g Strawberries

1205 Calories
28 g Fat (21%)
9 g Sat. Fat
128 g Carbs (44%)
19 g Fiber
57 g Sugar
105 g Protein (35%)

No Exercise (for the second day in a row) :o

Well, I forgot to put what I ate one day! And I erased it from my computer already. Oh, well.
No Exercise (for the second day in a row) :o

See...this is what too much beer can do!:lol:

I'm on day 3 without workouts but heading to the gym this afternoon! Go workout!:D

I'm on day 3 without workouts but heading to the gym this afternoon! Go workout!:D

OMG!!! The clouds parted, and a beam of light shone down on me when I saw this!!! I went to the work-out room to go at it, and I came right back home. Then I put in a step workout (I LOVE step) and took it right back out. Then the kids asked me why I wasn't working out but I'm dressed to. Stinkin' guilt trips. Ugh! So, I put in ANOTHER video, did about 3 minutes, and turned it off. And then got on the computer and saw your words.

Ok, I'm gone. Back to the *damn* workout room. I'll do the treadmill, but one day, when it doesn't suspect it, I'm coming after that thing with a sledgehammer!!!

And thank you. I'll have y'all to thank when I win Miss America (rather, Mrs. Housewife;)).

OMG!!! The clouds parted, and a beam of light shone down on me when I saw this!!! I went to the work-out room to go at it, and I came right back home. Then I put in a step workout (I LOVE step) and took it right back out. Then the kids asked me why I wasn't working out but I'm dressed to. Stinkin' guilt trips. Ugh! So, I put in ANOTHER video, did about 3 minutes, and turned it off. And then got on the computer and saw your words.

Ok, I'm gone. Back to the *damn* workout room. I'll do the treadmill, but one day, when it doesn't suspect it, I'm coming after that thing with a sledgehammer!!!

And thank you. I'll have y'all to thank when I win Miss America (rather, Mrs. Housewife;)).

:lol: You'll be glad you did! I guess I need to now practice what I preach!:cool:

:lol: You'll be glad you did! I guess I need to now practice what I preach!:cool:

Yay!! I did it! And, you're right. I'm glad i did. 45 minutes at 3.5 mph on a 4 degree incline. I had been jogging and lifting weights until I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to start jogging and lifting again on August 1st. I like jogging because it feels so much more physical and athletic compared to walking. Plus, I cover ground faster and can therefore have shorter workouts (because, when all is said and done, this babe is LA-ZY!). So, I can't wait for the first of the month! I just hope my back is up to it because I'm not waiting around any longer.

Yay!! I did it! And, you're right. I'm glad i did. 45 minutes at 3.5 mph on a 4 degree incline. I had been jogging and lifting weights until I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to start jogging and lifting again on August 1st. I like jogging because it feels so much more physical and athletic compared to walking. Plus, I cover ground faster and can therefore have shorter workouts (because, when all is said and done, this babe is LA-ZY!). So, I can't wait for the first of the month! I just hope my back is up to it because I'm not waiting around any longer.

:claplow::claplow::bow::claplow:

Aight, here goes August!!

I joined the 100 challenge on the Challenges Forum. My diet goals are 5 meals per day with one cheat meal per week. I get that on Mondays, and that is the only day per week that I may consume alcohol. Only four times may I drink alcohol in the next 31! :cry: But I know I'll be better off for it. My exercise goals are by day of the week and include 4 cardio sessions and 3 weight training sessions. They are as follows:

Monday: Weight Training
Tuesday: 2 miles on the Treamill, Fasted
Wednesday: Weight Training and 2 miles on Treadmill, Fasted
Thursday: 2 miles on the Treadmill, Fasted
Friday: Weight Training
Saturday: 2 miles on the Treadmill, Fasted
Sunday: Rest

I want to get back in to running, so this month I'm just going for 2 miles per session. It'll start out with me jogging/shuffling/crawling/pulling myself along with one hand while panting and clutching my chest with the other hand, but I know by the end of the month I'll be able to go the distance. I'm going to do all treadmill running on a 2 degree incline since treadmills make running so much easier than running outside. That's what I've always done before. So, I'll be recording my time for the 2 miles. That's what I want to get looking good...well, that and my ass! :lol:

Aight, here goes August!!

I joined the 100 challenge on the Challenges Forum. My diet goals are 5 meals per day with one cheat meal per week. I get that on Mondays, and that is the only day per week that I may consume alcohol. Only four times may I drink alcohol in the next 31! :cry: But I know I'll be better off for it. My exercise goals are by day of the week and include 4 cardio sessions and 3 weight training sessions. They are as follows:

Monday: Weight Training
Tuesday: 2 miles on the Treamill, Fasted
Wednesday: Weight Training and 2 miles on Treadmill, Fasted
Thursday: 2 miles on the Treadmill, Fasted
Friday: Weight Training
Saturday: 2 miles on the Treadmill, Fasted
Sunday: Rest

I want to get back in to running, so this month I'm just going for 2 miles per session. It'll start out with me jogging/shuffling/crawling/pulling myself along with one hand while panting and clutching my chest with the other hand, but I know by the end of the month I'll be able to go the distance. I'm going to do all treadmill running on a 2 degree incline since treadmills make running so much easier than running outside. That's what I've always done before. So, I'll be recording my time for the 2 miles. That's what I want to get looking good...well, that and my ass! :lol: :gl:

You guys have been talking about beer so much in your diary, I am dying for one now. :drool: I might have to stop reading your diary.

:gl:

You guys have been talking about beer so much in your diary, I am dying for one now. :drool: I might have to stop reading your diary.

Thanks for the luck!! God knows I could use it! And I'll probably quit talking about beer so much now that I can't drink it often...unless it's an ode to the cool, crisp, deliciousness that I miss like an old friend...:lol:

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Sorry I had to! :drool: Oh man this may have back fired on me!:drool:

LSC, good luck with your goals for August. I know you and Jason have some type of challenge going on; he's a formidable opponent. When that Chatelau Express gets rolling...look out!

All this talk of beer, as well as the picture, is verging on evilness. :evil: But hey, I'm stating vacation so those calories, etc. don't count, right? Do I have to wait until 5 to officially start vacation (it's 4:50) or can I close my office early?

Seriously, LSC, keep at it and you'll be surprised how much progress you'll be able to make in a short amount of time.

LSC, good luck with your goals for August. I know you and Jason have some type of challenge going on; he's a formidable opponent. When that Chatelau Express gets rolling...look out!


I swear I didn't pay him to write that!:nope:

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Sorry I had to! :drool: Oh man this may have back fired on me!:drool:

That was a low blow. You, sir, disgust me.:lol:

LSC, good luck with your goals for August. I know you and Jason have some type of challenge going on; he's a formidable opponent. When that Chatelau Express gets rolling...look out!

All this talk of beer, as well as the picture, is verging on evilness. :evil: But hey, I'm stating vacation so those calories, etc. don't count, right? Do I have to wait until 5 to officially start vacation (it's 4:50) or can I close my office early?

Seriously, LSC, keep at it and you'll be surprised how much progress you'll be able to make in a short amount of time.

Thank you for the encouragement, Seltzer. And, yes, Jason may very well be a formidable opponent, but he ain't met the likes o' this Texan! (instert hillbilly smilie throwing cowboy hat in the air) After a day like mine, I'm still gonna workout even though it'll be at 11:00 tonight. Ugh. I dread it. I'm going to be beat. But I'm game!

And, don't ever forget: it's 5:00 somewhere! Cheers, and have an excellent vacation! Drink one (or three) for me!!

That was a low blow. You, sir, disgust me.:lol:

:lol: :neener:

Thank you for the encouragement, Seltzer. And, yes, Jason may very well be a formidable opponent, but he ain't met the likes o' this Texan! (instert hillbilly smilie throwing cowboy hat in the air) After a day like mine, I'm still gonna workout even though it'll be at 11:00 tonight. Ugh. I dread it. I'm going to be beat. But I'm game!

And, don't ever forget: it's 5:00 somewhere! Cheers, and have an excellent vacation! Drink one (or three) for me!!

:lol: Go get it girl! Don't let that ice cold frothy glass of golden goodness slow you down. Maybe you should have 7 or 8 before you workout!:evil::moon::lol:;)

I've never understood the appeal of beer :lol:. And I live in Austria where beer is considered sacred.

Looks like you're doing great, LSC, and you really seem very motivated. Like Paul said, it's amazing what you can do in a short period of time when you stick with it. Just make sure to take pictures along the way because you won't notice the changes so much just by looking in the mirror. :)

I've never understood the appeal of beer :lol:. And I live in Austria where beer is considered sacred.

Looks like you're doing great, LSC, and you really seem very motivated. Like Paul said, it's amazing what you can do in a short period of time when you stick with it. Just make sure to take pictures along the way because you won't notice the changes so much just by looking in the mirror. :)

Hey, J_W! Thanks for the encouragement! I did take pics, and I was totally disgusted. It was very hard to look at. I guess I end up fooling myself about how bad things have gotten because I choose to wear things that hide my body well. But when it's just my undies and the camera...whew!!!:o Not a pretty picture. But soon enough.

Oh, and I come from Texas, where beer and BBQ are KING, baby! Nothin' like a Texas night grilling with friends!

Yesterday was a crazy day for me. I feel great that I still ate well and exercised.

Something happened in the morning that I'd rather not go in to. Because of this, I was very uneasy going to our apartment complex's workout room, and my husband asked me to to go yesterday. I struggled with it all morning, but I decided that I wouldn't change my habits or plans regardless. So, about noon I got ready to go work out.

As I was walking toward the door, I saw my son and daughter looking rather guilty and rubbing a towel on the carpet. Ink. A bottle of ink spilled all over the new carpet in our new apartment. Black. Rubbed in and smeared around by little fingers. I worked on the stain for 2 hours, but it was too late. :doh:

I was running out of time. I had to go to work and wouldn't be home until around 11:00 pm. Then my daughter makes this crazy girlie noise like she found a bug crawling on her leg. Weird noise to make when one steps on a sharp piece of wood that goes all the way through the foot! An old broken toothpick was going in the bottom of her foot and poking out the top. It was in the ball of her foot where it's nice and meaty. It hadn't popped the skin on the top of her foot, but we could see the wood poking up just about to pop through. It had pushed the skin up about 1/4 of an inch, and the smallest layer of skin was still covering like a little tent. I'll bet if we rubbed the skin to feel it, it would have punctured. I have never seen anything like that. She had wood trying to poke out the top of her foot and splintered wood sticking out of the bottom. I didn't want to pull it out with pliers because I didn't want it to splinter inside. I called an urgent care clinic close-by and they said they were unsure if they could take care of it on sight. If not, they would just send her to the emergency room. So we skipped them and went straight for the big guns. In my work-out clothes. I still ended up at work, but I was late. Got home at 11:20. Then I worked out. I was out of the house from 2:00 pm until 11:20 pm with no clean food to eat, but I managed. It feels good to say that I still accomplished my goals!

mercy! what a day!! ur a trooper woman that's for sure. so can your daughter walk now?? i can't believe she made a "girlie noise" for that!! wow!

mercy! what a day!! ur a trooper woman that's for sure. so can your daughter walk now?? i can't believe she made a "girlie noise" for that!! wow!

No, she can't walk on it yet. Before she realized what had happened she was reacting to it like she would a stubbed toe, but when she saw the end poking up almost through her skin I could see the horror sinking into her eyes. It's like a kid who's fine until they see the blood, you know? So I grabbed her face and told her that although the pain was real, but the panic was in her head, and she could control it. Then I took a flat foam heart that was laying on the floor beside her and put in between two of the toes on her other foot and told her concentrate on holding it there and not letting it fall. She was looking at me like I was CRAZY, but it completely stopped that panic dead. I just covered it with a sheet and told her not to look at it. After that she was fine. Like it never happened! She even told them not to give her pain killer to pull it out. They did afterward, though, and that seemed to hurt more than anything else. She's a tough kid, though. Always has been. :tu:

August 1

It was my first day back after two weeks off. Before that, I had lifted weights all of 5 times, maybe. So, I'm a total beginner. I'm so weak. It's so discouraging. It doesn't make me want to stop or anything. It just makes me embarrassed to post my numbers and stats. Oh, well. Any sort of lifting is healthier than nothing, I guess.

Diet

94 g Banana
52 g Kashi Go Lean Cereal
1/2 Cup Skim Milk

Frigo Light String Cheese

Mexican Pizza
Whole Wheat Tortilla
60 g Old el Paso Refried Beans
2 oz Extra Lean Hamburger Meat (raw weight)
40 g Fat Free Shredded Cheddar
80 g Tomato
38 g Avocado
56 g Pace Picante Sauce
8 g Chives
13 g Jalapenos

150 g Strawberries
Frigo Light String Cheese

2 oz Teriyaki Beef Jerky

220 g Low-Fat Cottage Cheese

Calories: 1202
Fat: 25 g (21%)
Carbs: 130 g (44%)
Prot: 121 g (35%)

Exercise

Leg Press: Sets 1 & 2 - 10 reps @ 80 lbs
Set 3 - 10 reps @ 90 lbs
Set 4 - 10 reps @ 100 lbs

Leg Extensions: Set 1 - 10 @ 50 lbs
Set 2 - 10 @ 60 lbs
Set 3 - 7 @ 60 lbs

Stiff Leg Deadlifts: Set 1 - 10 w/ 30 lb dumbbell
Set 2 - 10 w/ 35 lb dumbbell
Set 3 - 10 w/ 45 lb dumbbell

Calf Raises: Set 1 - 15 w/ 35 lb dumbbell
Set 2 - 15 w/ 40 lb dumbbell
Set 3 - 15 w/ 45 lb dumbbell

Hanging Knee Raise: 3 Sets of 10

WOW....you are one tough texan chick!:nod: With all of that and still on plan....:bow::claplow::claplow: Nice going and I hope your daughter is doing better.

WOW....you are one tough texan chick!:nod: With all of that and still on plan....:bow::claplow::claplow: Nice going and I hope your daughter is doing better.

Why, thank you, my good man!:)

Why, thank you, my good man!:)

Your very welcome. Now I know I have to be on my game!:D

Got home at 11:20. Then I worked out.

that's just good 'ol commitment right there. good job LoneStarChick. also, very descriptive account of the toothpick incident :lol:

Now I know I have to be on my game!:D

Damn straight! :cool:

...very descriptive account of the toothpick incident :lol:

Sorry. :o I do tend to babble on and on. But, I'm allowed, right? 'Cause I'm a girl! It's to be expected! :lol:

August 2

Today was good for me. I did my fasted cardio then cooked my meals for the day. Everything went according to plan. I need to eat more veggies, though.

Diet

10 g Honey
16 g Natty PB
28 g Pretzels
Light String Cheese

110 g Low-Fat Cottage Cheese
69 g Broccoli


150 g Chicken Breast, raw weight
Bell Pepper
Onion
3 T Lemon Juice
2 Whole Wheat Tortillas
57 g Fat-Free Shredded Cheddar
110 g Low-Fat Cottage Cheese

Can Tuna w/ Mustard
69 g Carrot

Calories: 1312
Fat: 30 g (20%)
Carbs: 106 g (32%)
Prot: 146 g (44%)

Exercise

Fasted Cardio: It took me 26:47 mins to go 2 miles on the treadmill on a 2 degree incline.:(

That's 13min miles not bad..you will see your pace quicken as you move along...and remember SPEED is not important!:) Recording your times is important to see how you progress though.

August 3

Today was an unbelievably hard day at work. It had nothing to do with my diet or exercise, just work crap. The thing is, I didn't eat as a result of it. You know, emotional eating. It was hard as hell, and it actually made me mad not to be able to just relax after a long day at work. I know I'll be proud later. Just not right now. I'm still frustrated and wanting to eat (or DRUNK...I mean drink). :(

Diet

1/2 Cup Skim Milk
Kashi Go Lean, 1 c
146 g Banana

1 oz Peanuts
110 g Cottage Cheese
Frigo Light String Cheese

140 g Tilapia
100 g Frozen Broccoli, frozen weight
Mushrooms
3 oz Red Cooking Wine

Frigo Light String Cheese
56 g Fresh Broccoli

110 g Cottage Cheese
108 g Fresh Carrots

6 oz Light Yogurt
246 g Sugar-Free Applesauce
17 g Peanuts

Calories: 1409
Fat: 37 g (23%)
Carbs: 150 g (43%)
Prot: 114 g (33%)

Exercise

Rest (but I felt really lazy and non-productive)

Congrats on resisting the temptation to stress-eat! That's a big hurdle to overcome, I know. :claphigh:

August 3

Today was an unbelievably hard day at work. It had nothing to do with my diet or exercise, just work crap. The thing is, I didn't eat as a result of it. You know, emotional eating. It was hard as hell, and it actually made me mad not to be able to just relax after a long day at work. I know I'll be proud later. Just not right now. I'm still frustrated and wanting to eat (or DRUNK...I mean drink). :(

Diet

1/2 Cup Skim Milk
Kashi Go Lean, 1 c
146 g Banana

1 oz Peanuts
110 g Cottage Cheese
Frigo Light String Cheese

140 g Tilapia
100 g Frozen Broccoli, frozen weight
Mushrooms
3 oz Red Cooking Wine

Frigo Light String Cheese
56 g Fresh Broccoli

110 g Cottage Cheese
108 g Fresh Carrots

6 oz Light Yogurt
246 g Sugar-Free Applesauce
17 g Peanuts

Calories: 1409
Fat: 37 g (23%)
Carbs: 150 g (43%)
Prot: 114 g (33%)

Exercise

Rest (but I felt really lazy and non-productive)

Congrats on not emotionally eating! You're dialed in! Keep it up!

Good work! You have resisted giving in despite a challenging past couple of days!

I was cringing the whole time I read the account of the toothpick...I hope you daughter is feeling better today. :gl:

Thanks, y'all!!! Dang, I've never had as much support as I do around here. To be honest, that's all that has kept me going the past few days. So, I owe it all to y'all! :nod: Thank you, thank you!

My daughter was able to walk on her foot without any problems yesterday. She's one tough babe, so I wasn't worried.

Thanks, y'all!!! Dang, I've never had as much support as I do around here. To be honest, that's all that has kept me going the past few days. So, I owe it all to y'all! :nod: Thank you, thank you!

My daughter was able to walk on her foot without any problems yesterday. She's one tough babe, so I wasn't worried.

Glad to read your daughter is doing well. So, you're running 2 miles today right!:) I'm feeling a little thirsty...:drool:

Glad to read your daughter is doing well. So, you're running 2 miles today right!:) I'm feeling a little thirsty...:drool:

Nah, I decided to scrap the running idea. I'm just kicked back with a six-pack. Nothing like a good morning buzz!!;)

Yeah, right. I'm going to do my 2 miles right now, then weights later in the day. I'm glad you told me only to stretch warm muscles. I wouldn't have know that otherwise. But thanks for the subliminal message, Jason. TODAY IS MY CHEAT MEAL DAY!!!!:drool:

Nah, I decided to scrap the running idea. I'm just kicked back with a six-pack. Nothing like a good morning buzz!!;)


:spank::spank::lol:


Yeah, right. I'm going to do my 2 miles right now, then weights later in the day. I'm glad you told me only to stretch warm muscles. I wouldn't have know that otherwise. But thanks for the subliminal message, Jason. TODAY IS MY CHEAT MEAL DAY!!!!:drool:


Cheat Meal:drool:....what ya gonna have? Great job with the running! Your cheat meal is a 12 pack isn't it?:lol::neener:

:spank::spank::lol:



Cheat Meal:drool:....what ya gonna have? Great job with the running! Your cheat meal is a 12 pack isn't it?:lol::neener:

:lol: I'm actually going to have wine instead of beer. I think that will ensure that I don't over-do it. It's only my first week, and I don't want to wreck all I've worked so hard to accomplish. My thing is that when I drink one, I drink 10. Then I wake up feeling like a failure and just keep going. I don't want that! So, I'm actually tracking calories and everything even though it's a cheat meal. Maybe when I gain more control over my habits I'll drink some beer...who am I kidding?? I'll have a sixer next Monday!!:nod: (when I feel like I've earned it!)

:lol: I'm actually going to have wine instead of beer. I think that will ensure that I don't over-do it. It's only my first week, and I don't want to wreck all I've worked so hard to accomplish. My thing is that when I drink one, I drink 10. Then I wake up feeling like a failure and just keep going. I don't want that! So, I'm actually tracking calories and everything even though it's a cheat meal. Maybe when I gain more control over my habits I'll drink some beer...who am I kidding?? I'll have a sixer next Monday!!:nod: (when I feel like I've earned it!)

There ya go!

August 4

Cheat meal day!!! I didn't have a run scheduled, but as it was my cheat meal day (and I planned to make the most of it!), I went ahead and did a 2 mile fasted run/walk. I'm horribly embarrassed to say that after lifting such small amounts (see below), my upper body was as limp as a wet noodle. My son and I did puppets afterward, and mine kept having to lay down for "naps". :lol:

Diet

10 g Honey
16 g Natty PB
28 g Pretzels

1/4 Serving Chips from On the Border
1/2 Big Borderito (Chicken) from On the Border
1 1/2 c Salsa from On the Border
2 1/2 c Riunite Lambrusco

4 Large Egg Whites

Frigo Light String Cheese

1/2 Kashi Bar (Chocolate Almond Toffee)

Ghirardelli Peanut Butter Square, small

Calories: 1968
Fat: 75 g (34%)
Carbs: 171 g (35%)
Prot: 58 g (12%)

Exercise

Fasted Cardio: 2 miles. I ran the first one straight through!!! :claphigh: During the second one I had a guy keep starting conversations with me, so I had to walk when I answered him. So, my total time was 26:05 for 2 miles (on a 2 degree incline on the treadmill). Then I went back a few hours later for weights:

Bench Press: 4 sets of 10 w/ 40 lbs

Incline Dumbbell Press: 3 sets of 10 w/ 15 lbs each hand

Military Press: 3 sets of 10 w/ 15 lbs each hand

Lateral Raise: 3 Sets of 10 w/ 10 lbs each hand

Close-Grip Bench Press: Set 1 - 10 reps; 40 lbs
Sets 2 & 3 - 10 reps; 30 lbs

Rope Pressdown: Set 1 - 12 reps; 40 lbs
Set 2 - 12 reps; 50 lbs

August 4

Cheat meal day!!! I didn't have a run scheduled, but as it was my cheat meal day (and I planned to make the most of it!), I went ahead and did a 2 mile fasted run/walk. I'm horribly embarrassed to say that after lifting such small amounts (see below), my upper body was as limp as a wet noodle. My son and I did puppets afterward, and mine kept having to lay down for "naps". :lol:

Diet

10 g Honey
16 g Natty PB
28 g Pretzels

1/4 Serving Chips from On the Border
1/2 Big Borderito (Chicken) from On the Border
1 1/2 c Salsa from On the Border
2 1/2 c Riunite Lambrusco

4 Large Egg Whites

Frigo Light String Cheese

1/2 Kashi Bar (Chocolate Almond Toffee)

Ghirardelli Peanut Butter Square, small

Calories: 1968
Fat: 75 g (34%)
Carbs: 171 g (35%)
Prot: 58 g (12%)

Exercise

Fasted Cardio: 2 miles. I ran the first one straight through!!! :claphigh: During the second one I had a guy keep starting conversations with me, so I had to walk when I answered him. So, my total time was 26:05 for 2 miles (on a 2 degree incline on the treadmill). Then I went back a few hours later for weights:

Bench Press: 4 sets of 10 w/ 40 lbs

Incline Dumbbell Press: 3 sets of 10 w/ 15 lbs each hand

Military Press: 3 sets of 10 w/ 15 lbs each hand

Lateral Raise: 3 Sets of 10 w/ 10 lbs each hand

Close-Grip Bench Press: Set 1 - 10 reps; 40 lbs
Sets 2 & 3 - 10 reps; 30 lbs

Rope Pressdown: Set 1 - 12 reps; 40 lbs
Set 2 - 12 reps; 50 lbs

Awesome job today LSC!:claplow: Keep up the solid work girl!:nod:

Thank you, Jason!!

God, I'm so full. :rolleyes:

God, I'm so full. :rolleyes:

I don't blame you! On The Border is one of my favorite restaurants, and those chips they give you before a meal are totally addictive. :drool:

Um...add four beers and three oreos to the cheat meal...:o

Um...add four beers and three oreos to the cheat meal...:o

Should I say good cheat!:nod::D Did you dip the oreos in the beer!:lol:

Um...add four beers and three oreos to the cheat meal...:o

:lol: that's more like it. i was somewhat dissapointed if your cheat was under 2000 cals and the only dirty thing was some mexican food.

did you make the puppets?? if so how??

I don't blame you! On The Border is one of my favorite restaurants, and those chips they give you before a meal are totally addictive. :drool:

Lord, tell me about it!! I'm usually not even hungry by the time the food gets to the table (but I manage to eat it anyway). :lol:

Should I say good cheat!:nod::D Did you dip the oreos in the beer!:lol:

And if I did? :whistle:

:lol: that's more like it. i was somewhat dissapointed if your cheat was under 2000 cals and the only dirty thing was some mexican food.

did you make the puppets?? if so how??

Haha! That's what I needed to hear. I was feeling pretty rotten about eating so much. But this morning I don't look bloated! Yay!

No, we didn't make the puppets, but we have made some in the past with socks and buttons and such. Did you have fun with your nephews?

August 5

I was pretty sore from my upper-body workout yesterday, so I walked instead of ran. I don't feel like I'm eating enough, but I haven't been feeling very hungry. That's not normal for me, though, so I'm sure it will pass. I'm just listening to my body and eating when I'm hungry, but calories sure are low when I add them up at the end of the day! Oh, well.

But on a good note, I think, I think I can see that the "spare tire" is getting smaller! :claphigh:

Diet

Kashi Bar (Chocolate Almond Toffee)

Light String Cheese
Banana

Pizza:
50 g Ragu Pizza Sauce
Whole Wheat Tortilla
2 oz Extra Lean Hamburger Meat (raw weight)
20 g Mushrooms
17 g Bell Pepper
7 g Onion
60 g Fat-Free Mozzerella Cheese

Light String Cheese
300 g Grapes

77 g Banana
300 g Strawberries

Exercise

Walked on the treadmill (fasted in the morning) for 2 miles.

August 5

I was pretty sore from my upper-body workout yesterday, so I walked instead of ran. I don't feel like I'm eating enough, but I haven't been feeling very hungry. That's not normal for me, though, so I'm sure it will pass. I'm just listening to my body and eating when I'm hungry, but calories sure are low when I add them up at the end of the day! Oh, well.

But on a good note, I think, I think I can see that the "spare tire" is getting smaller! :claphigh:

Diet

Kashi Bar (Chocolate Almond Toffee)

Light String Cheese
Banana

Pizza:
50 g Ragu Pizza Sauce
Whole Wheat Tortilla
2 oz Extra Lean Hamburger Meat (raw weight)
20 g Mushrooms
17 g Bell Pepper
7 g Onion
60 g Fat-Free Mozzerella Cheese

Light String Cheese
300 g Grapes

77 g Banana
300 g Strawberries

Exercise

Walked on the treadmill (fasted in the morning) for 2 miles.

Keep it up you're doing great.:D

Kashi Bar (Chocolate Almond Toffee)

That one is my favorite!! :drool: I freeze them and eat them from time to time as a "healthy" dessert.

Looks like you are doing great with everything, keep it up!
:tucool:

But on a good note, I think, I think I can see that the "spare tire" is getting smaller! :claphigh:
:tucool:

seeing progress is one of the coolest parts of living the healthy lifestyle. so now that you know it works, if you keep up the good work & stay committed, that spare tire will be gone in no time :bb:

Thanks, guys!!! I really don't think I could do it without running back to these forums all the time!!

Well, I'm too embarrassed to show "before" pics where I'm only in undies or something similar, so I took these at the gym today. They aren't good quality. I had to use my phone. Well, at least I'll have something to compare my progress pics with. Obviously I don't know how to pose or anything, and I have so much fat covering my muscle that it probably wouldn't matter if I did! :lol: The last one is very humbling. There it is. My spare tire and flabby ass. :cry: Well, here are my starting pics:

you look nice and fit to me. keep up the good work.

You look great LSC! Nice biceps...your going to rip up very nice! There's alot of muscle there.;)

dude your hella fit looking. sucks how beer goes straight to the middle huh?? anyways ya look great. keep working hard and u'll be posting undies pics like mad. :lol:

Thanks for the encouragement, guys!!! I took my body fat, and it says that I'm over 30%. :o:o:o

And, I think I have a disfunctional relationship with beer. I love it so much, but it doesn't love me back. :( Yes, Deja, it all ends up right in the middle!! In all the wrong places.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a367/ErKaThEGrEaT/beer.jpg

haha that's a great cartoon. we have so many great microbrews up here in the northwest. i bet you don't get to enjoy beers like Pike's IPA or Stone IPA down there in texas :p. i've cut down on total consumption, but i still kick back a few beers on the weekends. still gotta remember how to have fun once in a while.

Looking good chica!

Keep up the good work....:)

Looking good! Keep up the good work :bb:

haha that's a great cartoon. we have so many great microbrews up here in the northwest. i bet you don't get to enjoy beers like Pike's IPA or Stone IPA down there in texas :p. i've cut down on total consumption, but i still kick back a few beers on the weekends. still gotta remember how to have fun once in a while.

Never heard of Pike's or Stone IPA, but we've got some goodies of our own! :D And you're right...still gotta have some fun!! :nod:

Looking good chica!

Keep up the good work....:)

Looking good! Keep up the good work :bb:

Thank y'all so much!! Can't wait to see what I look like in a few months! :D (hopefully much less body fat!)

You're going to do great, keep working hard and don't ever give up!:D

we've got some goodies of our own! :D


:nod: ShinerBock :drool:

You ARE from Texas right?

Keep that diet clean! ;)

You are looking great and stay at it as if there is no other choice. :tu:

:nod: ShinerBock :drool:

You ARE from Texas right?

OMG!! You know Shiner? :drool: Oh, yeah, I'm from Texas, baby!:cool:

Keep that diet clean! ;)

You are looking great and stay at it as if there is no other choice. :tu:

Thank you, CA$ON!! You are very kind. I like your advise. I was just looking at your progress photos earlier today, and you're not doing to shabby yourself! Looking good. Keep it up, man! :tucool:

Thank you, CA$ON!! You are very kind. I like your advise. I was just looking at your progress photos earlier today, and you're not doing to shabby yourself! Looking good. Keep it up, man! :tucool:
Checking me out eh??? :lol: (Joking)

Thanks and I will be watching your thread to see your progress. You should post up before pictures to show us how far you have come.:tu:

Checking me out eh??? :lol: (Joking)

Thanks and I will be watching your thread to see your progress. You should post up before pictures to show us how far you have come.:tu:

I just posted some before pics yesterday. :o I almost didn't, but I figured it might help with the whole accountability thing. Hopefully my "after" pics will show as much of a transformation as yours have!!

I just posted some before pics yesterday. :o I almost didn't, but I figured it might help with the whole accountability thing. Hopefully my "after" pics will show as much of a transformation as yours have!!
It would help if I would read everything. I thought those were your "now" pictures....WOW do you have any updated pictures?

Also on that book when I get it I can go through it and tell you how it is.

OMG!! You know Shiner? :drool: Oh, yeah, I'm from Texas, baby!:cool:

I LOVE Shiner...they have it on tap at a restaurant down the road from here. I have a hard time finding it on tap or for sale anywhere else though!

It would help if I would read everything. I thought those were your "now" pictures....WOW do you have any updated pictures?

I think those ARE her Before/now pictures. Not a bad place to start huh! I think she'll be ripped up in no time at the rate she is going. :tu:

I LOVE Shiner...they have it on tap at a restaurant down the road from here. I have a hard time finding it on tap or for sale anywhere else though!



I think those ARE her Before/now pictures. Not a bad place to start huh! I think she'll be ripped up in no time at the rate she is going. :tu:
I agree....:tu: :bb:

Thanks, guys. :o I seem to take decent pics somehow, but I don't see that in the mirror when I look. I have a "before" pic from last year when I was going to start a healthy lifestyle and it never happened. I was about 8 lbs lighter than I am now. No weights or cardio at the time. Here it is (kinda blurry):


I look at those pictures and think, "I want arms like that!!" Actually this one looks almost manish. How in the world did I take those? I don't see it at all when I'm staring in the mirror. Maybe I'll notice it more as I lose the fat.

Thanks for all the encouragement, y'all!!

Oh, and I got under 30% on my body fat this last week! I'm now at 29.45%. Yeesh. That's awful. I'd love to be at 18%. :doh:

keep working hard sista!:)

dang ur arm looks ripped in that shot!! great cuts!

dang ur arm looks ripped in that shot!! great cuts!
She is holding back and doesn't want to embarrass us too much. :tucool:

You'll be ripped up before you know it!;)

LoneStarChick,
Great photo's. You don't look 29.45% body fat. I don't think those body fat scales are that accurate, they are only good for seeing trends. I like to bicep shot, you put me to shame.

How those workouts coming along?;) How's the nutrition coming!;)

:whistle:

it's been said numerous times but you look to have quite a substantial amount of muscle on you. you will start to look really cut if you keep it up... good luck!

Thank you, everyone. I will keep it up!!! No stoppin' me now!

I kind of fell down on the job as far as recording my diet and exercise. So much for accountability, right? Thanks for calling me on it, Chantelau! :) I have to say, I was embarrassed of the amount of weight I'm lifting. Oh, well. Guess that'll grow in time.

Here is a quick run-down:

August 6

Diet:

Calories: 1270
Fat: 59 g (42%)
Carbs: 102 g (32%)
Prot: 85 g (27%)

Exercise:

Fasted Cardio: Treadmill for 2 miles on a 2 degree incline

Lat Pulldown: 10x70 lbs; 10x70; 8x70
Row: 10x40 lbs; 10 x 40; 10 x 50
Barbell Curl: 10x50 lbs; 10x50; 10x50
Concentration Curl: 10x10 lbs; 10x10
Dumbbell Shrug: 25x10 lbs ea hand; 25x10; 25x10


August 7

Diet:

Calories: 1921
Fat: 92 g (43%)
Carbs: 171 g (46%)
Prot: 113 g (24%)

Exercise:

Rest Day

August 8

Diet:

Calories: 1474
Fat: 46 g (28%)
Carbs: 201 g (55%)
Prot: 84 g (23%)

Exercise:

Fasted Cardio on Treadmill; 3.1 m; 1 deg incline; 37:00 min

August 9

Diet:

Calories: 1366
Fat: 28 g (18%)
Carbs: 213 g (62%)
Prot: 85 g (25 %)

I kind of fell down on the job as far as recording my diet and exercise. So much for accountability, right? Thanks for calling me on it, Chantelau! :) I have to say, I was embarrassed of the amount of weight I'm lifting. Oh, well. Guess that'll grow in time.

hey chica! don't stress on how much ur lifting. nothing to be embarrased about. the fact that u ARE lifting puts u ahead of most females on this planet!! :flex:

Thank you, everyone. I will keep it up!!! No stoppin' me now!

I kind of fell down on the job as far as recording my diet and exercise. So much for accountability, right? Thanks for calling me on it, Chantelau! :) I have to say, I was embarrassed of the amount of weight I'm lifting. Oh, well. Guess that'll grow in time.

Here is a quick run-down:

August 6

Diet:

Calories: 1270
Fat: 59 g (42%)
Carbs: 102 g (32%)
Prot: 85 g (27%)

Exercise:

Fasted Cardio: Treadmill for 2 miles on a 2 degree incline

Lat Pulldown: 10x70 lbs; 10x70; 8x70
Row: 10x40 lbs; 10 x 40; 10 x 50
Barbell Curl: 10x50 lbs; 10x50; 10x50
Concentration Curl: 10x10 lbs; 10x10
Dumbbell Shrug: 25x10 lbs ea hand; 25x10; 25x10


August 7

Diet:

Calories: 1921
Fat: 92 g (43%)
Carbs: 171 g (46%)
Prot: 113 g (24%)

Exercise:

Rest Day

August 8

Diet:

Calories: 1474
Fat: 46 g (28%)
Carbs: 201 g (55%)
Prot: 84 g (23%)

Exercise:

Fasted Cardio on Treadmill; 3.1 m; 1 deg incline; 37:00 min

August 9

Diet:

Calories: 1366
Fat: 28 g (18%)
Carbs: 213 g (62%)
Prot: 85 g (25 %)

Keep up the good work girl!:bb: Don't worry about the weight just keep moving it!:flex:

I have to say, I was embarrassed of the amount of weight I'm lifting. Oh, well. Guess that'll grow in time.

The weights you've posted are nothing to be embarassed about! I find myself getting caught up in what I "should" be able to lift and what I can actually lift, and that kind of thinking does no good.

Keep up the good work!! :tucool:

On your diet why do you eat more carbs than protein>? Just curious if I am missing something.

Also I will take less weight on the bar ANY DAY if it is going to jeopardize my form.


Your doing good. :tucool:

On your diet why do you eat more carbs than protein>? Just curious if I am missing something.

Also I will take less weight on the bar ANY DAY if it is going to jeopardize my form.


Your doing good. :tucool:

To be honest, I've just been eating what I want as long as it's clean. Then I add everything up at the end of the day. Horrible way to accomplish any goals, I know. I need to start really concentrating on my diet.

:lol::lol:I was online looking at some healthy recipes on another website. My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...

:lol::lol:I was online looking at some healthy recipes on another website. My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...
:lol: lol

Have you tried www.fitday.com (http://www.fitday.com) to count your food for the day>?

I think diet has helped me the most. Still tweaking it. :read:

My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...

dude that's epic!! :lol: my gf gives me shit for going to a site with the word testosterone in it..... but asian teens is way worse! i'll have to use that next time.

i don't think ur macro breakdown is too bad. just try to get a little more protein in if you can. i think u should probably aiming for 120 grams at least.

:lol::lol:I was online looking at some healthy recipes on another website. My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...

:lol::lol::lol: Tell the truth.....:lol:;)

Loving the new avatar. That hat is awesome.

:lol::lol:I was online looking at some healthy recipes on another website. My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...

Hey, we all have our secret fetishes. :whistle:

Like the avatar;)....love the hat!:nod:

:lol::lol:I was online looking at some healthy recipes on another website. My husband just walked by and wanted to know what looked so good. He asked me what I was looking at. I said, "T-Nation.com". He stopped and said, "Teen Asian.com???":lol: Awful...


Maybe he was worried he hadn't cleared his cache from the last time he was online! :whistle:

Maybe he was worried he hadn't cleared his cache from the last time he was online! :whistle:

:lol: :lol:

How was your workout today??:D;)

How was your workout today??:D;)

Alright, Chantelau! You got me. I haven't checked in for a couple of days, I think.

A couple of days ago was my cheat meal. I was going to run just so that I didn't feel totally lousy. But, I had a beer. Then I had three. I never exercised. And I totally blew it. Cheat "meal" turned into cheat day. The next morning (yesterday) I woke up feeling like CRAP. I was so depressed that I just laid around and did absolutely nothing. Nothing. No exercise, no eating. Stupid, huh? I finally had a sandwich at about 7 pm. So, yesterday I had a total of 600 calories. Today I got on the scale, and I shouldn't have. It almost ruined my whole day. I gained two pounds. But, I have a good friend who told me not to let the numbers get to me. So I got on the treadmill and ran 2 miles fasted. Did it in 22 mins.

On a good note, I overcame a few challenges last week. We had a catered brunch that was AMAZING!! I had some fruit only. The next day, we had an Ice Cream Social...the works. Good Lord! But I didn't have even one taste. Then my husband had a 24-pack of beer in the frige this last week, and I didn't have ANY for days (until my cheat day). And tonight, my husband and kids sit and eat ice cream and candy and drinking beer AND OFFERING IT TO ME OVER AND OVER!! Good god, don't they see what I'm trying to do??? But I haven't had anything.

Today:
Calories: 1587
Fat: 49 g (28%)
Carbs: 138 g (35 %)
Prot: 142 g (36 %)

:lol: lol

dude that's epic!! :lol: my gf gives me shit for going to a site with the word testosterone in it..... but asian teens is way worse! i'll have to use that next time.

:lol::lol::lol: Tell the truth.....:lol:;)

Hey, we all have our secret fetishes. :whistle:

Maybe he was worried he hadn't cleared his cache from the last time he was online! :whistle:

:lol::lol::lol: Y'all are insane! Yeah, that was pretty funny. I never thought about uncleared caches though...hmmm...:confused:

Loving the new avatar. That hat is awesome.

Like the avatar;)....love the hat!:nod:

Thanks, guys! (insert hillbilly smilie tipping hat politely) :p

well, you obviously have the will power to be successful with the change in your lifestyle if you can resist all that sh!t when it's right in front of you. Keep it up! :tu:

you should go for 3 miles... that's the first magic running number to hit (5k race). :gl:

A couple of days ago was my cheat meal. I was going to run just so that I didn't feel totally lousy. But, I had a beer. Then I had three. I never exercised. And I totally blew it. Cheat "meal" turned into cheat day. The next morning (yesterday) I woke up feeling like CRAP. I was so depressed that I just laid around and did absolutely nothing. Nothing. No exercise, no eating. Stupid, huh? I finally had a sandwich at about 7 pm. So, yesterday I had a total of 600 calories. Today I got on the scale, and I shouldn't have. It almost ruined my whole day. I gained two pounds. But, I have a good friend who told me not to let the numbers get to me. So I got on the treadmill and ran 2 miles fasted. Did it in 22 mins.



Yay, treadmill! Yeah, the worst thing you can do when you've indulged is decide that that's it and you're going to skip a workout or just eat whatever the hell you want the next day because you "blew it." Day to day, or even hour to hour, you can make a choice to either worry about what you did in the past or just look forward.

I used to beat myself up for giving in or being "bad" with diet, but as I get further and further into the lifestyle of eating well and exercising all the time, I've begun to realize that one day, one meal, one missed workout isn't the end of my healthy habits, it's just another blip on the graph, and I do much more good by just continuing as if I hadn't done something counterintuitive, and it all evens out pretty quickly.

Damn, I'm wordy this morning. You have more willpower than me when it comes to the ice cream social. :drool:

A couple of days ago was my cheat meal. I was going to run just so that I didn't feel totally lousy. But, I had a beer. Then I had three. I never exercised. And I totally blew it. Cheat "meal" turned into cheat day. The next morning (yesterday) I woke up feeling like CRAP. I was so depressed that I just laid around and did absolutely nothing. Nothing. No exercise, no eating. Stupid, huh? I finally had a sandwich at about 7 pm. So, yesterday I had a total of 600 calories. Today I got on the scale, and I shouldn't have. It almost ruined my whole day. I gained two pounds. But, I have a good friend who told me not to let the numbers get to me. So I got on the treadmill and ran 2 miles fasted. Did it in 22 mins.

LoneStarChick,
I've done that many times, except the part about not eating the next day. But atleast you did eventually get on the treadmill. Don't worry about the scale. If you gain muscle, the scale goes up, but that is a good thing. If you gain muscle, and lose fat, so they even each other out, so you see no change on the scale, that is a good thing, but the scale doesn't budge. Don't be a slave to the scale. I weigh myself only once a week, and that probably is too much.

So I got on the treadmill and ran 2 miles fasted. Did it in 22 mins.

Wow!!! Great progress from where you were just a couple of weeks ago! :tu: I went overboard last night snacking while watching the Olympics (go figure). But this morning I worked my back and biceps like there's no tomorrow. So long as there's at least one step forward for any step backward, we're heading in the right direction. :)

:Cough, Cough: Update? We are watching you. ;):nope:

well, you obviously have the will power to be successful with the change in your lifestyle if you can resist all that sh!t when it's right in front of you. Keep it up! :tu:

you should go for 3 miles... that's the first magic running number to hit (5k race). :gl:

Thanks, man! I went 3.1 once. I jogged the first two miles straight through, so that made me happy. But I killed my over-all time by pulling myself along with my arms on my belly for the last mile. :lol:

I've begun to realize that one day, one meal, one missed workout isn't the end of my healthy habits, it's just another blip on the graph, and I do much more good by just continuing as if I hadn't done something counterintuitive, and it all evens out pretty quickly.

I love it. Words of wisdom, to be sure. :nod:

Don't be a slave to the scale. I weigh myself only once a week, and that probably is too much.

I know, I know...I've been shackled to the scale all my life. I used to weigh in about 10 times a day! Crazy, I know. I'm down to weighing in once per week (except for this last weigh-in :o). It's hard to break away from that number.

Wow!!! Great progress from where you were just a couple of weeks ago! :tu: I went overboard last night snacking while watching the Olympics (go figure). But this morning I worked my back and biceps like there's no tomorrow. So long as there's at least one step forward for any step backward, we're heading in the right direction. :)

Thanks, modmaven! You're always so logical. I get all wrapped up in the emotion of it...mess up once and cry over it for days (and continue the eating that started the whole dadgum thing to begin with), but you're right. Just make sure that over-all, I'm going in the right direction! :tu:

:Cough, Cough: Update? We are watching you. ;):nope:

:lol: Alright, alright...here goes!

Yesterday:

Fasted Cardio: 45 mins Elliptical; Level 5; kept it at 4.5-5.0 mph

Bench Press: 10x40; 10x50; 10x 50; 8x50

Incline DB Press: 10x20; 10x20; 10x20

Military Press: 12x15; 10x15; 10x15

Lateral Raise: 12x10; 10x10; 10x10

Close-Grip Bench Press: 12x15; 10x20; 10x20

Tricep Push-Down: 12x50; 6x60; 10x50

Calories: 1180
Fat: 49 g (37 %)
Carbs: 101 g (34%)
Prot: 105 g (36 %)

Today is the second week since I took starting measurements. I've lost exactly 5 lbs in those two weeks. According to the body fat measurements I've taken, I have kept my lean body mass the same but lost fat. And my body fat is down from 31% to 28%. That just doesn't sound right, though. It seems like a pretty fast loss, but what do I know? After all, I did start out pretty high on that body fat, so maybe the first part will drop off quickly.

My son just came in and told me he wants me to go to the doctor so he can put a baby in my belly. He wants a boy to play with. And, of course, he ended up wanting to know exactly how babies are made and how they get in a momma's belly. Oh, for the love of god. My daughter made a swift exit. She ended up coming back and dropping her anatomy book in my lap and saying, "Here. You can use this." Then she ran again. :lol:

August 15

Exercise:

20 mins Elliptical
15 mins Bike

Diet:

Calories: 1201
Fat: 32 g (24%)
Carbs: 130 g (43%)
Prot: 99 g (33%)

August 15

Exercise:

20 mins Elliptical
15 mins Bike

Diet:

Calories: 1201
Fat: 32 g (24%)
Carbs: 130 g (43%)
Prot: 99 g (33%)
Keep it going.... :tucool: Have you ever thought about tweaking your diet? (I know I have no room to talk lol)

I try to keep mine 40 protien, 40 Carbs, 20 fat (good fats). Thanks for the update.

Keep it going.... :tucool: Have you ever thought about tweaking your diet? (I know I have no room to talk lol)

I try to keep mine 40 protien, 40 Carbs, 20 fat (good fats). Thanks for the update.

I haven't been doing too well with my diet, but I'll be working on that. I calculated my BMR and factored in the level of exercise that I'm doing along with my goal to lose two pounds per week. Looks like my calorie intake should be at around 1275/day. Since I want to run a marathon in a few months and will be running a lot, I'm going to try to keep my macros at 50% carb, 30% prot, 20% fat. That's something I'll be concentrating on this week. I have not been consistent on my diet at all.

Just got home from my run. 3 miles in 33 minutes. It was my first run outside, and I thought I was going to DIE!!! :rolleyes: I'm such a weenie. I had to walk the whole last mile. I thought I was going to throw up. Yeesh. Anyway, I realize that I need to get off that treadmill. If I want to run a marathon, I need to get out of the house and prepare for it!

WOOHOO!!!!:jumping::claphigh: Great job on the three miles girl...you are doing great!:nod:

Thank you, Jason!!

August 16

Diet

Calories: 1226
Fat: 37 g (27%)
Carbs: 146 g (48%)
Prot: 84 g (27%)

Congrats on the 3 miles! The dying feeling doesn't last as you get used to the distances, and running outside is always much more fun than the treadmill. :tucool:

Since I have started working out serious this year I have always wanted to do a 5K. You are doing good chica! I bet you would smoke me in a 5K lol. Today I will run 1/2 mile to see how fast I can go and keep moving up until I reach 3 miles in the months to come.


Keep it up! Eat clean, Stay motivated, Work out until you are dying. Do you have a picture of what you want to look like? Curious to see what females think is ideal. :tucool:



Oh and I am watching you.....:neener:

My son just came in and told me he wants me to go to the doctor so he can put a baby in my belly. He wants a boy to play with. And, of course, he ended up wanting to know exactly how babies are made and how they get in a momma's belly. Oh, for the love of god. My daughter made a swift exit. She ended up coming back and dropping her anatomy book in my lap and saying, "Here. You can use this." Then she ran again. :lol:

Wow. That's the first time I laughed so hard, I almost made cottage cheese shoot out my nose! That's HYSTERICAL!!!

He better be careful what he wishes for! My oldest was a little more than 6 when he REALLY wanted a little brother. Well he got one. Now they fight like cats and dogs, constantly!

My youngest wants us to have another baby so he can have a big sister. Still having some trouble explaining that the logistics on that don't work out too well!

BTW: I have family in Austin and Corpus. Where 'bout in Texas do you live?

I hope your night is going well! Keep working hard!

:sleepy::moon:

Nice going on hitting the 3 mile mark. Slow and steady progress is the key to getting to the higher mileage runs with minimal chances of injury.

If you don't think you're making any progress, go back in your journal and read some of your earlier posts about your runs. You're doing fine.

Anyway, I realize that I need to get off that treadmill. If I want to run a marathon, I need to get out of the house and prepare for it!

LoneStarChick,
That is not really true. I do most of my marathon training on the "dreadmill" (as some people call it). The weekly long run is the only running I basically do outside. On a treadmill, you can set the incline, which is good if you live in a flat area. You can set the speed, so it forces you to run at a certain speed.

Today is the second week since I took starting measurements. I've lost exactly 5 lbs in those two weeks. According to the body fat measurements I've taken, I have kept my lean body mass the same but lost fat. And my body fat is down from 31% to 28%. That just doesn't sound right, though. It seems like a pretty fast loss, but what do I know? After all, I did start out pretty high on that body fat, so maybe the first part will drop off quickly.
You will typically start to lose BF pretty quickly, and then it will get harder as you get leaner. Enjoy the quick losses at the beginning, although with marathon training, I think you will get lean pretty quick.

My son just came in and told me he wants me to go to the doctor so he can put a baby in my belly. He wants a boy to play with. And, of course, he ended up wanting to know exactly how babies are made and how they get in a momma's belly. Oh, for the love of god. My daughter made a swift exit. She ended up coming back and dropping her anatomy book in my lap and saying, "Here. You can use this." Then she ran again. :lol:
:lol::lol::lol::lol:Out of the mouths of babes. How old are your children?

Just got home from my run. 3 miles in 33 minutes. It was my first run outside, and I thought I was going to DIE!!! :rolleyes: I'm such a weenie. I had to walk the whole last mile. I thought I was going to throw up. Yeesh. Anyway, I realize that I need to get off that treadmill. If I want to run a marathon, I need to get out of the house and prepare for it!
One of the things that helped me get past that three mile mark is to run 3/4 miles at a normal running pace, followed by a 1/4 mile fast walk. I found that if I broke it up that way, my times were actually faster than if I tried to run 3 miles and wound up walking the last mile. As you get used to this, decrease your walking distance from 1/4 mile, and before you know it you will be at 3 miles non-stop, and you won't feel like you need to barf up a lung. :nod:

Congrats on the 3 miles! The dying feeling doesn't last as you get used to the distances, and running outside is always much more fun than the treadmill. :tucool:

Thanks, X! I did 2 miles yesterday, and I didn't stop the whole time! I was so proud of myself...until I saw how long it took me. But you're right: running outside is much more fun. It's nice to have a little change of scenery.

Today I will run 1/2 mile to see how fast I can go and keep moving up until I reach 3 miles in the months to come...Do you have a picture of what you want to look like? Curious to see what females think is ideal.

Sounds like a good goal, CA$ON. How did the run go? And I don't really have anyone in mind as far as who I want to look like. I don't feel like I could ever look as good as the women I see in pictures or on TV, so I'll just have to settle for a better-looking and healthier me.

Wow. That's the first time I laughed so hard, I almost made cottage cheese shoot out my nose! That's HYSTERICAL!!!

He better be careful what he wishes for! My oldest was a little more than 6 when he REALLY wanted a little brother. Well he got one. Now they fight like cats and dogs, constantly!

My youngest wants us to have another baby so he can have a big sister. Still having some trouble explaining that the logistics on that don't work out too well!

BTW: I have family in Austin and Corpus. Where 'bout in Texas do you live?

:lol: You made me laugh out loud!! My daughter used to BEG for me to get pregnant so she could play with a sister. It's as if she thought the kid would come out and be seven or something! :lol: It was so funny, though, because he wanted me to go ask the doctor how babies are made. :rolleyes:

I grew up in Lubbock and lived in Denton for a year. We moved from Texas recently, but I WANT TO GO HOME!!! There's just no place like the mother land. My husband dragged me away, but I'll go back, baby! He may have taken the girl out of Texas, but he can't take Texas out of the girl! :cool:


I hope your night is going well! Keep working hard!

You know it!

Nice going on hitting the 3 mile mark. Slow and steady progress is the key to getting to the higher mileage runs with minimal chances of injury.

If you don't think you're making any progress, go back in your journal and read some of your earlier posts about your runs. You're doing fine.

Thanks, Seltzer. You're right. When I first started running, I used to look at a track and think, "I could NEVER run a quarter of a lap!" GOOD LORD!! A quarter of a lap??? That's what intimidated me! :lol: So, you're right. I guess I have come a long way.

LoneStarChick,
That is not really true. I do most of my marathon training on the "dreadmill" (as some people call it). The weekly long run is the only running I basically do outside. On a treadmill, you can set the incline, which is good if you live in a flat area. You can set the speed, so it forces you to run at a certain speed.

Really? You run on the treadmill that often? Well, that's good to know. I started to think I had set myself back. I was putting the treadmill on a 2 degree incline when I ran. Once I put in on a 1 degree incline because I was being a sissy, but otherwise it's always on 2.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:Out of the mouths of babes. How old are your children?

One of the things that helped me get past that three mile mark is to run 3/4 miles at a normal running pace, followed by a 1/4 mile fast walk. I found that if I broke it up that way, my times were actually faster than if I tried to run 3 miles and wound up walking the last mile. As you get used to this, decrease your walking distance from 1/4 mile, and before you know it you will be at 3 miles non-stop, and you won't feel like you need to barf up a lung. :nod:

I have a daughter, 11, and a son, 5. They keep me on my toes! :nod:

That is a really good idea about walking 1/4 miles. I was just trying to run straight through, and I was getting disappointed in myself when I couldn't. I'll try that next time. ("Barf up a lung...:lol::lol: That's exactly what it felt like!!)

My left knee is swollen. It hurt after yesterday's run, and it's been swollen ever since. I iced it down, but it didn't seem to help.

My left knee is swollen. It hurt after yesterday's run, and it's been swollen ever since. I iced it down, but it didn't seem to help.

What a drag! Now the hard part is taking care of the knee but not letting this setback derail your fabulous progress. Maybe some other kind of cardio until your knee is well? Biking?

sucks about the knee. hope it heals quickly!

LoneStarChick,
That is not really true. I do most of my marathon training on the "dreadmill" (as some people call it). The weekly long run is the only running I basically do outside. On a treadmill, you can set the incline, which is good if you live in a flat area. You can set the speed, so it forces you to run at a certain speed.

LSC....Don't listen to Shamie...he's a running freak of nature!:lol: Just kidding Shamie!:lol: hmm..dreadmill wonder who says that!:D

OK.....somebody fill me in. When did the conversation go from fitness and beer to fitness and marathons?! There has to be a happy medium somewhere in between with fitness, beer, and marathons all discussed equally!!

LSC- Do you have a marathon in mind or do is it just a goal for sometime in the future? My ears perk up whenever I read about someone training for one. My own running the last 3-4 months has really tanked. Knee issue for me also. Hope yours is doing better.

3 miles was that magical distance for me. My first 5k nearly killed me, but once I did it I was able to add the miles to that.

And if your not going to listen to Shamie, you can add xingcat, jason, and Paul to that list of running freaks of nature. :lol:(Don't let Jason fool you - he's put the miles in.)

You're right, BMac. I have not given equal time to the beer discussion. :spank: I'll dial in my topic discussions starting now. I've been getting too relaxed about that. :lol:

Yes, I do have a marathon in mind. It's a half mary in January. There's a 5k I found in October, so I want to do that, too. Just to get some experience.

And all freaks of nature are welcome here...I might just count myself one of them in some ways! :lol:

Sounds like a good goal, CA$ON. How did the run go? And I don't really have anyone in mind as far as who I want to look like. I don't feel like I could ever look as good as the women I see in pictures or on TV, so I'll just have to settle for a better-looking and healthier me.

I only went .5 miles due to my workout was going to get heavy. I ran at 9mph for about 2 minutes and the rest at around 3.5-4 mph. I did not notice time, I just wanted my heart rate up.

You don't think you could look as good as them>???? Have you looked at your pictures? :eek:

I only went .5 miles due to my workout was going to get heavy. I ran at 9mph for about 2 minutes and the rest at around 3.5-4 mph. I did not notice time, I just wanted my heart rate up.

Nice! I have such a hard time forgetting about time. I know I should just do what I can and the time will come, but, dang! It's hard.

You don't think you could look as good as them>???? Have you looked at your pictures? :eek:

:lol: Yes, I have looked. And that's how I know.

Alright, I have not been on track. After I hurt my knee, it took 2 days for the swelling to go down. It still hurts though. So I had a beer. Beer is always the answer, just in case some of you were unaware of that. Sometimes it takes more than just one, but it all just depends. I know this might confuse some of you, but trust me. Just one of those things, you know? ;)

Well, that was yesterday. Beer. Today I'm back, baby! So, I've missed two days of working out. I'm too late in the day for fasted cardio, but I'll jump on the elliptical. Since my knee still hurts pretty badly, I might not run until Monday. I'll just do the elliptical until then. I don't want to go to a doctor if it's no big deal, but I don't want to injure myself either. So, I'll just lay off of it for a couple days. But I will do my weight training. I'm so weak that I can't imagine stopping that. If I do, I might not be able to open the peanut butter jar soon!

Tomorrow I weigh in, and I'm not looking forward to that, but I guess that's what I get, isn't it?:rolleyes:

Well, that was yesterday. Beer. Today I'm back, baby! So, I've missed two days of working out. I'm too late in the day for fasted cardio, but I'll jump on the elliptical. Since my knee still hurts pretty badly, I might not run until Monday. I'll just do the elliptical until then. I don't want to go to a doctor if it's no big deal, but I don't want to injure myself either. So, I'll just lay off of it for a couple days. But I will do my weight training. I'm so weak that I can't imagine stopping that. If I do, I might not be able to open the peanut butter jar soon!

Tomorrow I weigh in, and I'm not looking forward to that, but I guess that's what I get, isn't it?:rolleyes:


Beer isn't always the answer!!! :spank:

Take care of that knee. It's probably something that will heal up on its own, but don't jump right back into running until you're sure you're 100%. It's better to take some extra time doing other types of cardio than risk re-injuring yourself.

Beer isn't always the answer!!! :spank:

I concur. Thinking beer is the answer can lead you into some pretty bad habits. That's why I've learned to find healthier ways to deal with stress. Vodka, run, gin, and red wine can also be the answer, and they are lower in calories. :D

I concur. Thinking beer is the answer can lead you into some pretty bad habits. That's why I've learned to find healthier ways to deal with stress. Vodka, run, gin, and red wine can also be the answer, and they are lower in calories. :D

:lol: Love it. Although, I'm hoping when you said run, you meant rum... :drool:

:lol: Love it. Although, I'm hoping when you said run, you meant rum... :drool:
Running and drinking a lot of rum have the same effect on me these days. Cuz the body's ooooooold. :cry:

Watch that knee!

Rest it and try not to walk much. Running outside can really damage knees and that is one reason why I have stopped running in my workout.

I did that .5 and I don't think I will be going back to the type of cardio soon. My treadmill has a good absorbency factor when I run or jog.

A beer girl? I need to find me one of these.:confused:

How the workouts? You ready for the running to start on Monday?;)

I grew up in Lubbock and lived in Denton for a year.

GO DENTON! :tucool:

Denton's a fairly big city with two colleges and yet I don't run into too many people who have even HEARD of Denton. Nice to meet a fellow (or former) Dentonite!

Congrats on all your progress so far LSC!

Running and drinking a lot of rum have the same effect on me these days. Cuz the body's ooooooold. :cry:

45 old??? Boy, you're just reaching your prime. :nod:

Watch that knee!

Rest it and try not to walk much. Running outside can really damage knees and that is one reason why I have stopped running in my workout.

Yeah, my knee is really hurting. The swelling has gone down, but the pain is sharp. You know, I don't have a problem with pain. I can deal with it if I know I'm not going to really injure myself. I just don't know how long to give it. So, I bought a knee brace, and I'm going running with a guy from work tonight. We'll see how it goes. If it still hurts, I'll just go to the doctor. Heck, we pay out the nose for health insurance and never seem to use it. I may as well just get an answer from a doctor.

How the workouts? You ready for the running to start on Monday?;)

Bring it, big man. :moon:

GO DENTON! :tucool:

Denton's a fairly big city with two colleges and yet I don't run into too many people who have even HEARD of Denton. Nice to meet a fellow (or former) Dentonite!

Congrats on all your progress so far LSC!

DENTON RULES!!! OMG, I only lived there for a year, but it was the best year of my life. If I could move anywhere, I would go back to Denton. Are you just going to school there or is that home for you?

And is that stinkin' construction on Loop 288 finally finished? I heard they're still working on it. Yeesh! :rolleyes:

I hope its ok...I would hate for you to injure yourself and be out for months. If it was my knee I would rest it for atleast 2-3 weeks. But heck what do I know? :p

LSC, take care of that knee. The last thing you want to do is be sidelined due to an injury. Sometimes less is more. Honestly, this is advice that I have trouble following, but experience has taught me that it is the way to go sometimes.

Taking on the Running Man, are you? He'll be a formidable challenger. Good luck to both of you.

Take it easy on your run tonight but because of the mileage you are going to need to get you to your goal I would see the doc just to be safe. Handling the pain is one thing but you don't want to be dealing with an even worse injury that will prevent you from running at all ever down the road.

Good luck to you and Jason on your running challenge! But do be really careful of that knee. Sharp pain is usually something to watch out for.

Once you're sure your knee is okay, go kick Jason's ass! :D

Good luck to you and Jason on your running challenge! But do be really careful of that knee. Sharp pain is usually something to watch out for.

Once you're sure your knee is okay, go kick Jason's ass! :D

:lol: :neener::moon:

UPDATE??? Hope that knee is doing better today. Just checkin' in with ya!:)

so.. how's the knee? I hope your run last night was incident free ;)

:moon:I hope everything went ok.....

Once you're sure your knee is okay, go kick Jason's ass! :D

Oh, I will, no doubt!! It's in the bag. :cool:

I didn't end up running with my friend. He never called me back, and I didn't want to run by myself that late at night. We'll try again another day. He's got a physical for the police academy in a few weeks, and he's getting ready for it. I don't know if running with him will help him or just slow him down, though! :lol:

I was going to make a doctor's appointment to get cleared for training for the marathon, but I forgot. :o I'll call tomorrow. I want him to look at my knee. In the meantime, I will keep going as if in perfect health. I ran 2 miles in 23:00 minutes today. I have yet to do my weight training (upper body), but I will do that later.

I'm eatin' clean, baby! Doing great today.

DENTON RULES!!! OMG, I only lived there for a year, but it was the best year of my life. If I could move anywhere, I would go back to Denton. Are you just going to school there or is that home for you?

And is that stinkin' construction on Loop 288 finally finished? I heard they're still working on it. Yeesh! :rolleyes:


I went to school here and then just decided to stay. The construction is still ongoing... I really don't think it'll never end! My family has called that area "The Narrows" since they started and luckily I know several ways to get back there without going on 288.

Oh, I will, no doubt!! It's in the bag. :cool:



OH ITS IN THE BAG HUH??? I see how you role!:lol: Game on sista! Tomorrow is 3.1 miles! Actually it makes perfect sense since you use a MAC and like the Dallas Cowgirls!:lol:

OH ITS IN THE BAG HUH??? I see how you role!:lol: Game on sista! Tomorrow is 3.1 miles! Actually it makes perfect sense since you use a MAC and like the Dallas Cowgirls!:lol:


Watch out, Jason might start rumors by passing notes in gym class about how you like that yucky nerd in study hall. :lol:

I went to school here and then just decided to stay. The construction is still ongoing... I really don't think it'll never end! My family has called that area "The Narrows" since they started and luckily I know several ways to get back there without going on 288.

OMG!! I can't believe how long that is taking!!! Ridiculous. No, it probably won't ever end. "The Narrows" :lol: Love it.

OH ITS IN THE BAG HUH??? I see how you role!:lol: Game on sista! Tomorrow is 3.1 miles! Actually it makes perfect sense since you use a MAC and like the Dallas Cowgirls!:lol:

Do I detect a hint of...jealousy??? It's okay, Jason...not everyone can be perfect. After all, some of us are Eagles fans. :D

Watch out, Jason might start rumors by passing notes in gym class about how you like that yucky nerd in study hall. :lol:

:lol::lol:

Wow. I've been awful at updating my journal with details about my workouts and macros. :o

I started really working hard on my diet and exercise on August 1st. Since then, I have lost 8 lbs and 3.81% body fat. According to a spreadsheet I downloaded from this forum, all 8 lbs was fat...:confused:. I have no idea how accurate that is, but it sure is encouraging! :D So, starting September 1st, I will keep better track of everything.

Yeah, that's right, September 1st. I'm giving myself until then to get really serious again. My husband is gone for the weekend, and I'm spending this weekend with my mistress (mexican food and beer). :drool:

Oh, and I went running with the guy from work...I totally held him back. He was kind and stayed with me. Poor guy. But it was the most AWESOME run. 1.8 miles. 75 degrees. Midnight. God, it was the best weather. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WINTER!!! I didn't stop to walk once.

My husband is gone for the weekend, and I'm spending this weekend with my mistress (mexican food and beer). :drool:

Mexican food and Dos XX sounds REAL good to me right now...:nod:

Oh, and I went running with the guy from work...I totally held him back. He was kind and stayed with me. Poor guy. But it was the most AWESOME run. 1.8 miles. 75 degrees. Midnight. God, it was the best weather. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WINTER!!! I didn't stop to walk once.

Great job! You're making me want to start keeping track of my diet and exercise plan. Good luck in September! :tu:

Nice going on the run LSC.

Enjoy your weekend and I'm looking forward to you kicking butt come September.

My husband is gone for the weekend, and I'm spending this weekend with my mistress (mexican food and beer). :drool:

i've spent my share of nights with HER. she's dreamy.

congrats on the 8 lbs. that's really something. progress pics?? :whistle:

Great job! You're making me want to start keeping track of my diet and exercise plan. Good luck in September! :tu:

Do it!! It's nice to be able to look back at. I was keeping track very well on my own, I was just having a problem updating my journal every day...or at all. :lol:

Nice going on the run LSC.

Enjoy your weekend and I'm looking forward to you kicking butt come September.

Thanks, Seltzer!! I will be kicking butt this month. It'll be a challenge, though. We have family coming into town in a few days, and that's always hard; on the other hand, this month is my birthday. I want to be another 8 lbs down my then. It's at the end of the month. Maybe by that weight, I'll be back into some of my old clothes!

i've spent my share of nights with HER. she's dreamy.

congrats on the 8 lbs. that's really something. progress pics?? :whistle:

She is dreamy, don't I know it...but she can also be a bitch!! :lol: She's fun in the heat of the moment, but makes me feel like crap the next morning.

And progress pics?? :lol: I don't imagine I'll ever be comfortable enough for those.

Thanks, Seltzer!! I will be kicking butt this month. It'll be a challenge, though. We have family coming into town in a few days, and that's always hard; on the other hand, this month is my birthday. I want to be another 8 lbs down my then. It's at the end of the month. Maybe by that weight, I'll be back into some of my old clothes!

Go for it girl!

It's going to be a rare month that there isn't something going on that can potentially be a problem. Plan for it, enjoy it, and then get back to the program if you stray. Personally, b'days are a day to throw the "JSF way" of eating out the window. I don't mean that I'm going to intentionally eat unheatlhy food, just that I'm not going to be as mindful as most other day.

Thanks, Seltzer. I wasn't expecting a real challenge until family comes, but it turns out it was today. Dang! The first day of the month! My husband came home from his weekend with the boys, and he got pizza and beer on the way home. Sheesh. :rolleyes: I was totally planning on just starting tomorrow, but dang!! Am I training to run a marathon or am I not?? So, I grabbed a diet coke so that I could feel like I was having a treat, and I watched the family eat. I wasn't even hungry, actually. So, it wasn't very hard. I thought about something that I read recently:

Motivation is great, but sometimes just doing it works even without it.

So, I didn't eat the pizza or have a sip of the beer. Instead, I had some cottage cheese, and I actually wasn't even hungry. I guess after the weekend I had, I was just still full. Anyway, here are the numbers for today:

No Exercise (this'll just have to be my rest day for the week)

Calories: 796
Fat: 20.5 g (21%)
Carbs: 85.8 g (39%)
Prot: 84.6 g (39%)

So, I didn't eat the pizza or have a sip of the beer. Instead, I had some cottage cheese, and I actually wasn't even hungry. I guess after the weekend I had, I was just still full. Anyway, here are the numbers for today:

No Exercise (this'll just have to be my rest day for the week)

Calories: 796
Fat: 20.5 g (21%)
Carbs: 85.8 g (39%)
Prot: 84.6 g (39%)

Bravo on going for the cottage cheese instead of the beer and pizza!

But I hope you are eating more than 796 calories most days, right? You are a tall girl and need more energy.

I don't know if I would have had the willpower to make the choices you did. Nice going.

796 calories is waaay too low!

Bravo on going for the cottage cheese instead of the beer and pizza!

But I hope you are eating more than 796 calories most days, right? You are a tall girl and need more energy.

I don't know if I would have had the willpower to make the choices you did. Nice going.

796 calories is waaay too low!

Thanks, y'all! Yeah, I know I was really low on calories, but I just felt full all day. I didn't even want to eat the cottage cheese at the end of the night. But I did think about posting the low calories on here. It's funny how much accountability this journal gives me. I knew y'all would tell me it was too low. That's what I love about this place, though. And, to be honest, that's the main reason I didn't go for the pizza and beer...I'd have to tell y'all about it!! :lol:

3.1 miles, 32:00 mins, ran on the treadmill

3.1 miles, 32:00 mins, ran on the treadmill

Oh I see someone has stepped up their game!!!!:Lol: Ok, I see how it is and I will let you know how my 3.1 goes tonight!:)

Great job LSC....DANG nice time!:nod:

Thanks, Jason!! I kept double-checking the time on the treadmill, but it kept blinking 32:00! Woohoo!!! :claphigh:

Thanks, Jason!! I kept double-checking the time on the treadmill, but it kept blinking 32:00! Woohoo!!! :claphigh:

Are you trying to whoop Jason's butt or what??????:lol::D

3.1 miles, 32:00 mins, ran on the treadmill

That's about 6 mph! Darn good pace to hold for a half hour, way to go!

Nice journal, BTW, so much progress already! Keep it up!

Thanks, y'all! Yeah, I know I was really low on calories, but I just felt full all day. I didn't even want to eat the cottage cheese at the end of the night. But I did think about posting the low calories on here. It's funny how much accountability this journal gives me. I knew y'all would tell me it was too low. That's what I love about this place, though. And, to be honest, that's the main reason I didn't go for the pizza and beer...I'd have to tell y'all about it!! :lol:

In me experience, when I eat so few calories (not that it happens very often) my hunger signal tends to shut down for whatever reason. So I don't feel hungry even though I haven't eaten enough. That doesn't happen with higher calories.

Are you trying to whoop Jason's butt or what??????:lol::D
:lol: I have no idea how that happened yesterday. God only knows he's gonna get back in to the swing of things and leave me in the dust.


That's about 6 mph! Darn good pace to hold for a half hour, way to go!

Nice journal, BTW, so much progress already! Keep it up!

Thanks! I ran over 6 mph for most of it with three small walking breaks in there.

In me experience, when I eat so few calories (not that it happens very often) my hunger signal tends to shut down for whatever reason. So I don't feel hungry even though I haven't eaten enough. That doesn't happen with higher calories.

Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. I tried to eat more yesterday, but the same thing happened. It seems that when I eat clean, I eat so much less!

Yesterday's Diet:

Calories: 1074
Fat: 43.8 g (37%)
Carbs: 55.5 g (21%)
Prot: 109 g (41%)

Dang! Those macros are TOTALLY off. :doh: I need to start pre-planning my meals.

Alright, so here is a progress pic...still bloated like crazy from the Mexican food and beer this weekend. I seriously cannot tell a bit of difference between day one and this picture. Still, the spare tire remains and mocks me. :cry:

Looking good, my eyes don't see a spare tire. We usually are our worst critics. If you can, I would suggest you try to take photo's in the same pose, same location, same distance, so a comparison is easier to make.

Looking good, my eyes don't see a spare tire. We usually are our worst critics. If you can, I would suggest you try to take photo's in the same pose, same location, same distance, so a comparison is easier to make.

Agreed on all points. :nod:

Alright, so here is a progress pic...still bloated like crazy from the Mexican food and beer this weekend. I seriously cannot tell a bit of difference between day one and this picture. Still, the spare tire remains and mocks me. :cry:



LSC - You look amazing!:tucool:

If that's a spare tire - then I look like the Michelin Man!:lol:

Thanks, guys. I see way too much around the middle, though. I took this pic on Aug 1st. I just don't see any difference. :( I guess maybe I should take different pics. Maybe a different angle or something? Oh, well.

GUESS WHAT, Y'ALL!! I just ran 3.0 miles in 29:09 min!!!

Oh, Iroc, if you're the Michelin Man, then I'm Gigantor!

Thanks, guys. I see way too much around the middle, though. I took this pic on Aug 1st. I just don't see any difference. :( I guess maybe I should take different pics. Maybe a different angle or something? Oh, well.

GUESS WHAT, Y'ALL!! I just ran 3.0 miles in 29:09 min!!!

:tu: :claphigh:

Thank you, Seltzer! :D

Well, I just registered for my first race! It's a 5k in about five weeks. I'm so nervous that I feel nauseous. I can only imagine I'll be throwing up on the actual day! :lol:

You'll rock. No worries! My first 5K was for a corporate olympics type thing. I was working at a bank and they pulled me into the 5K because we had to have 1 more male on the team. Only rule was you had to finish in under 45 minutes.

I was 21 years old, and it took me 43 minutes to finish! Is that ridiculous or what? I was walking in the back with all the fat people, and that was at 21.

So don't stress yourself out. You signed up, and you'll compete and successfully run 5K. That puts you ahead of about 99% of the population.

You'll rock. No worries! My first 5K was for a corporate olympics type thing. I was working at a bank and they pulled me into the 5K because we had to have 1 more male on the team. Only rule was you had to finish in under 45 minutes.

I was 21 years old, and it took me 43 minutes to finish! Is that ridiculous or what? I was walking in the back with all the fat people, and that was at 21.

So don't stress yourself out. You signed up, and you'll compete and successfully run 5K. That puts you ahead of about 99% of the population.

Croz is right - No worries LSC your gonna be passing people based off your times I'm seeing.

So don't stress yourself out. You signed up, and you'll compete and successfully run 5K. That puts you ahead of about 99% of the population.

Thanks, Croz. I hope I don't embarrass myself. :)

Croz is right - No worries LSC your gonna be passing people based off your times I'm seeing.

Thank you, Jason. I feel like the race is looming so close now, and I've wasted so much time! Crazy. I know it's only a 5k, and nobody I know will even be there to witness it...well, except maybe my husband. But I'm nervous nonetheless. Thanks for your support, guys!!

Well, it's 10:20 here, and the family has eaten horribly. I watched them put away some of the most delicious, fried, fattening foods, covered in butter...I could go on and on. Then, they topped it off with ice cream. But I didn't have a bite of anything. :nope: I'm so hungry. I mean, I ate my dinner which was totally unexciting compared to their feast, but I think I'm hungry just from watching what they were eating. Well, I'm fixing some chicken breast with mushrooms. Maybe that will satisfy me. God, I hope so. We have family coming into town tomorrow, so there will no doubt be beer and snack foods galore around here. How is it that anything out-of-the-ordinary requires feasting on unhealthy foods as if it's an excuse to eat horribly? I don't know, maybe it's just our family, but dadgum!! Someone's graduating...let's all eat!!! :lol: The next 6 days will be very, very hard. I think I'll be on JSF often to escape it and keep my sanity...or at the very least, admit what I've let myself eat.

Today:

Calories: 1513
Fat: 34 g (20%)
Carbs: 189 g (50%)
Prot: 122.5 g (32%)

(isn't that over 100%?? :lol: Other than the extra 2% on protein, that's dead on my macros target.)

How is it that anything out-of-the-ordinary requires feasting on unhealthy foods as if it's an excuse to eat horribly? I don't know, maybe it's just our family.

:nope: It's not a birthday without pizza for my family and its not anything without cheesy potatoes with my wife's family.

You'll do great with your 5k. Just run your race and don't get caught up in the first mile sprint with everyone else.:tu:

:nope: It's not a birthday without pizza for my family and its not anything without cheesy potatoes with my wife's family.

You'll do great with your 5k. Just run your race and don't get caught up in the first mile sprint with everyone else.:tu:

Oh, good...we're not the only ones. :D And I will try to pace myself during the run. I have no idea how to do that, or how to keep track of that as I'm running, though. :confused:

I got up at 5am for fasted cardio. I wanted to get it in before we went to pick up family at the airport. I planned on 60 mins on the elliptical, but I made it 33:00 and 2.8 miles. My legs were wobbly. I was going to finish up on the bike, but my legs almost gave out walking over to it. :o Good lord. Can we say, "out of shape"?? Geeze.

Oh, good...we're not the only ones. :D And I will try to pace myself during the run. I have no idea how to do that, or how to keep track of that as I'm running, though. :confused:



I was actually training for a half mary in November and I would keep track of my pace by listening to the same songs when I went out for my evening jogs. I knew about how long the songs were and where my mile markers were so then I could do some math in my head (which also helped pass the time) and come up with my pace. After a while I learned how to keep the same pace so then I could just go off of my songs to calculate how far I had run when I went on new routes.

Great job on signing up for that 5k! That's awesome!

I used to run track & cross country in high school. I paced myself by my breathing pattern... for me it was like 3 steps breath in, 2 steps breath out was my ideal pace. So when I ran there was a beat to run to that sounded like "he-he-he, hooooo." This worked especially well when there were no distance markers. I bet I would be great in Lamaze class. :nod:

Alright, so here is a progress pic...still bloated like crazy from the Mexican food and beer this weekend. I seriously cannot tell a bit of difference between day one and this picture. Still, the spare tire remains and mocks me. :cry:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w147/catalepticmama/IMG00390.jpg


You are being wayyy too hard on yourself. People tell me the same thing, though, so if you aren't happy, then rock on and :gl:

I think you mentioned that you did 3 miles in 29 minutes recently?? :confused:

If that is the case then you have NOTHING to worry about with the 5k. :nope: In fact my practice pace when I started doing 5k's was 32-34 minutes (SLOOOOWWW), but my actual race time was 26-27 minutes. Remember that your race time is usually faster than your practice times. Pace yourself and you will do great. I have always heard that you should run the first mile of 5K SLOWER than you feel you should, the second mile at the pace you feel comfortable with and the third mile should be a steady push above your comfort zone.

You'll do great, way to go committing to the goal of running the 5k!

I was actually training for a half mary in November and I would keep track of my pace by listening to the same songs when I went out for my evening jogs.

Good idea, Denton! I usually listen to the same songs anyway, so that should work.

I used to run track & cross country in high school. I paced myself by my breathing pattern...
:lol: Lamaze...that's hilarious. Yeah, I blast the iPod loud so that I don't have to listen to my own breathing...it's too discouraging to hear myself gasping for air. But I usually end up doing one breath (in or out) for every two paces.


You are being wayyy too hard on yourself. People tell me the same thing, though, so if you aren't happy, then rock on and :gl:

Thanks, man. I will rock on. :D

I think you mentioned that you did 3 miles in 29 minutes recently?? :confused:

If that is the case then you have NOTHING to worry about with the 5k. :nope:

Thanks, Ryan! I'm nervous and excited all at the same time! :claphigh:

I'm so hungry. It's only day one of the in-laws, and it's already been hard. I haven't touched the ice cream. Or the beer. Or even a french fry from McDonald's when we went this afternoon. Or the pizza that was delivered tonight...my favorite pizza. I'm sure I'm just hungry because I want those things and I'm watching others eat them, not because my body needs food. So, I'm going to bed. I should be going to do my weight training, but I'm beat from work. Plus, if I stay up any later, I just know I'll cave. So, goodnight, all.

I'm so hungry. It's only day one of the in-laws, and it's already been hard. I haven't touched the ice cream. Or the beer. Or even a french fry from McDonald's when we went this afternoon. Or the pizza that was delivered tonight...my favorite pizza. I'm sure I'm just hungry because I want those things and I'm watching others eat them, not because my body needs food. So, I'm going to bed. I should be going to do my weight training, but I'm beat from work. Plus, if I stay up any later, I just know I'll cave. So, goodnight, all.

LoneStarChick,
Great discipline. Stay strong. :tu:

So, I'm going to bed. I should be going to do my weight training, but I'm beat from work. Plus, if I stay up any later, I just know I'll cave. So, goodnight, all.

I always feel proud of myself when I don't give in. Every Friday (today) my work orders donuts and pigs-in-a-blanket and every Friday I stick to my diet. It's gotten to the point where my coworkers don't even try to tempt me anymore. We did have an ice-cream day on Wednesday and... well, I'm not going there. :doh: Good job on just calling it quits for the day!

Thanks, guys. Denton, that's some dedication to a healthy lifestyle, man! Way to go! I don't think I could do it every week. :tucool:

Yesterday:

Calories: 1313
Fat: 42 g (27%)
Carb: 152 g (44%)
Prot: 101 g (29%)

WILL POWER FTW! :tu:

Thanks, girl! I didn't feel good about it last night. I was in the midst of a pitty-party because EVERYONE else gets to eat ANYTHING they want, but I can't. Boohoo. Good lord. What a baby. :lol: I feel good now, though. I won the battle. And, AND, I got up and watched them eat pizza for breakfast and go out to eat for lunch, and I passed. Kept it all clean, baby!!! :claphigh:

Well, I got on the treadmill feeling like a complete fraud. I feel like Bill Murray in "What About Bob" when he's screaming, "I'm sailing! I'm a sailor!!" Remember that? He's giddy and yelling that just because he's strapped to the mast of a sailboat. :lol: I feel like that. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!" Meanwhile, I'm just pounding away, jiggling like crazy on the treadmill, breathing like a cow. :rolleyes: So, soon after I got on the treadmill, I got off feeling like a fat-ass fraud. I went home and watched everyone eat left-over pizza and offer it to me asking, "Why not? You can't even eat one piece?? Well, then where do you want to go eat for lunch? What sounds good?" Going back and forth about all kinds of food...:doh:. Finally I told them I was training for a marathon. Yeah, right. As I lay on the ground, face on the floor listening to them talk about food. I'm training. What a loser. So, I picked my sorry butt up off the floor, blasted my iPod so loud I'm sure I'm going to be deaf soon, and ran 4.0 miles in 41:33 min. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!!" :D

Finally I told them I was training for a marathon. Yeah, right. As I lay on the ground, face on the floor listening to them talk about food. I'm training. What a loser.
I've said that to myself too many times to count in the past. I've passed over thousands of treats in the office breakroom, many a pancake breakfast, I've passed over lunches out, countless beers with friends after work, who knows how many pizzas, burgers, hot dogs, and what-not... all because I was "training". And I used to feel like a total fraud because no matter how hard I tried, it barely looked like I was doing anything resembling "training".

But when the results show up in the mirror - and believe me, they will - all of a sudden one day... everything you've ever sacrificed is paid back to you... and then some. It's just a matter of perseverance until that day arrives.

So, I picked my sorry butt up off the floor, blasted my iPod so loud I'm sure I'm going to be deaf soon, and ran 4.0 miles in 41:33 min. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!!" :D
Say it to yourself enough... apply enough discipline to pay your own personal dues, and you will come not only to believe it, but you'll make it happen.

-R

Well, I got on the treadmill feeling like a complete fraud. I feel like Bill Murray in "What About Bob" when he's screaming, "I'm sailing! I'm a sailor!!" Remember that? He's giddy and yelling that just because he's strapped to the mast of a sailboat. :lol: I feel like that. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!" Meanwhile, I'm just pounding away, jiggling like crazy on the treadmill, breathing like a cow. :rolleyes: So, soon after I got on the treadmill, I got off feeling like a fat-ass fraud. I went home and watched everyone eat left-over pizza and offer it to me asking, "Why not? You can't even eat one piece?? Well, then where do you want to go eat for lunch? What sounds good?" Going back and forth about all kinds of food...:doh:. Finally I told them I was training for a marathon. Yeah, right. As I lay on the ground, face on the floor listening to them talk about food. I'm training. What a loser. So, I picked my sorry butt up off the floor, blasted my iPod so loud I'm sure I'm going to be deaf soon, and ran 4.0 miles in 41:33 min. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!!" :D

You are a runner because you run. Seems pretty simple to me and I don't see why you feel like a fraud. You know you're running and we know you're running and you ran 4 miles today. That's great! You certainly couldn't have done that two weeks ago, right? You're consistently training and making good choices and that's why you're making progress as a runner.

LoneStarChick, you're training for a marathon. People who aren't runners don't think like that. It's just too bad about your lack of support because what you're training for is hard enough with it.


Good luck!

:whistle:Lone Star we are waiting for update pictures.....


I am curious have your goals changed at all from starting this journal?

Well, I got on the treadmill feeling like a complete fraud. I feel like Bill Murray in "What About Bob" when he's screaming, "I'm sailing! I'm a sailor!!" Remember that? He's giddy and yelling that just because he's strapped to the mast of a sailboat. :lol: I feel like that. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!" Meanwhile, I'm just pounding away, jiggling like crazy on the treadmill, breathing like a cow. :rolleyes: So, soon after I got on the treadmill, I got off feeling like a fat-ass fraud. I went home and watched everyone eat left-over pizza and offer it to me asking, "Why not? You can't even eat one piece?? Well, then where do you want to go eat for lunch? What sounds good?" Going back and forth about all kinds of food...:doh:. Finally I told them I was training for a marathon. Yeah, right. As I lay on the ground, face on the floor listening to them talk about food. I'm training. What a loser. So, I picked my sorry butt up off the floor, blasted my iPod so loud I'm sure I'm going to be deaf soon, and ran 4.0 miles in 41:33 min. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!!" :D

You run, you're a runner! Tell someone you went out and ran 4 miles today and then say, "But I'm not a runner!" Someone who's not a runner can only run 4 miles if they're being chased by a lion.

I've said that to myself too many times to count in the past. I've passed over thousands of treats in the office breakroom, many a pancake breakfast, I've passed over lunches out, countless beers with friends after work, who knows how many pizzas, burgers, hot dogs, and what-not... all because I was "training". And I used to feel like a total fraud because no matter how hard I tried, it barely looked like I was doing anything resembling "training".
-R

The office down the hall has been doing some training classes this week and they've been bringing in food and having it cooked on site. This week, I've been offered all sorts of terrific smelling and terrific tasting (according to my co-workers) food. Sucks, but I got where I am now by eating that stuff when offered. It's not going to get me where I want to go.

Stay strong, runner!

Mind over body, baby!!

Everytime someone offers me some delicious food, I like to think that it's the universe's way of testing me as to how bad I want to be fit and look good. I walk by a Mickey D's every time I go to the gym. In the beginning, I would die to go inside and order a large fries. Then I would see some overweight person through the window sitting there scarfing his/her Big Mac down. Very appropriate place for this person to be sitting in. Now I don't even bother to look inside.

Keep fighting. It'll be SO worth it!

Face it - you're a runner. Doesn't matter what the distance is. Anyone that goes out and pushes themselves past their comfort level is a runner. And you've gone past that 5k distance. That makes you a long distance runner!!

Keep it up. You're doing a great job!!:tu:

LSC!!!!!:claphigh: Fantastic job on the 4 miles and wow you have come such a long way in such a short period of time. You are a runner a pretty darn good one at that!:nod:

Well, I got on the treadmill feeling like a complete fraud. I feel like Bill Murray in "What About Bob" when he's screaming, "I'm sailing! I'm a sailor!!" Remember that? He's giddy and yelling that just because he's strapped to the mast of a sailboat. :lol: I feel like that. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!" Meanwhile, I'm just pounding away, jiggling like crazy on the treadmill, breathing like a cow. :rolleyes: So, soon after I got on the treadmill, I got off feeling like a fat-ass fraud. I went home and watched everyone eat left-over pizza and offer it to me asking, "Why not? You can't even eat one piece?? Well, then where do you want to go eat for lunch? What sounds good?" Going back and forth about all kinds of food...:doh:. Finally I told them I was training for a marathon. Yeah, right. As I lay on the ground, face on the floor listening to them talk about food. I'm training. What a loser. So, I picked my sorry butt up off the floor, blasted my iPod so loud I'm sure I'm going to be deaf soon, and ran 4.0 miles in 41:33 min. "I'M RUNNING! I'M A RUNNER!!" :D

You ARE a runner, LSC! A motivated one, at that! Congratulations on mind over matter!! Doesn't it feel great?

Whenever you think you can't make your next goal, remember that you just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other in order to get where you want to go. When you're finishing your first marathon, you're going to look back on this and think, "Why did I ever doubt I could do this?" :tu: :tucool:

:bow: Awesome willpower! Way to go! It takes a lot of dedication to do that much cardio, but if you can push yourself for that, the food part should be a breeze :)

:claphigh::claphigh: Thank y'all!!!! OMG, y'all have no idea how much all the support means to me. I seriously tell myself some of the things that y'all say in my journal while I'm running, just to get myself through. Y'all have no idea how much it helps me!! Croz, I laughed out loud at the lion comment. :lol:

Tonight was a long night, and it ended at the Macaroni Grill. I did so well. I have had such a good day, y'all. I have done things today I never thought I could do. I feel so good right now. I mean, I want a beer, but I feel soooo good about today. But OMG...6 hrs in 4 1/2 inch stilettos. My feet...:cry:

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w147/catalepticmama/IMG_3051.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w147/catalepticmama/IMG_3048.jpg

But OMG...6 hrs in 4 1/2 inch stilettos. My feet...

LSC,
Great photo's. You daughter looks just like you. Cool haircut on your son. It is funny that most men would like to be taller, but woman get to wear the shoes with heels. :lol: Of course, woman don't wear heels to be taller, but to make the legs look better. We have those Macaroni Grills in NJ too, small world.

Nice pics LSC. I got a chuckle while looking at the first one when I noticed that your daughter still had her cellphone up to her ear.

LSC,
Great photo's. You daughter looks just like you. Cool haircut on your son. It is funny that most men would like to be taller, but woman get to wear the shoes with heels. :lol: Of course, woman don't wear heels to be taller, but to make the legs look better. We have those Macaroni Grills in NJ too, small world.
:lol:I never thought about how they might make my legs look, but I'll take anything that'll make my legs look better! :nod:


Nice pics LSC. I got a chuckle while looking at the first one when I noticed that your daughter still had her cellphone up to her ear.

Yeah, she was talking to her BFF while we were waiting for the ceremony to start. She sure is a girl...could talk all day long. :lol:

Awww you and your kids are soooo purdy.

Keep up the good work. You control everything remember that.:tu:

Awww you and your kids are soooo purdy.

Damn. You saw those? I thought I deleted them in time. :lol: I got a little embarrassed that I posted pics of myself...:o

OMG! Ron White...George Lopez...Bud...mmmmm...:)

Damn. You saw those? I thought I deleted them in time. :lol: I got a little embarrassed that I posted pics of myself...:o
:lol:


You have nothing to be embarrassed about. :moon:

:lol:


You have nothing to be embarrassed about. :moon:

Agreed!

Damn. You saw those? I thought I deleted them in time. :lol: I got a little embarrassed that I posted pics of myself...:o

We did....:) You have a beautiful family! Love the mohawk!:nod:

We did....:) You have a beautiful family! Love the mohawk!:nod:

D'oh!! :doh: Well, thank you...I don't care if y'all see the kids. Nobody is mean about kids. "Oh, your kids are cute..." :lol: I just decided I'm unsure about anyone seeing me. :o

D'oh!! :doh: Well, thank you...I don't care if y'all see the kids. Nobody is mean about kids. "Oh, your kids are cute..." :lol: I just decided I'm unsure about anyone seeing me. :o
:spank: Oh hush! lol You are doing good... (sleep mode:sleepy:)