9/5/07

339.2

Not as hideous as I expected. And I've made pretty good food choices for most of the day. Perhaps not the most nutritious, but portion-wise, pretty good.

9/4/07

Last night I read a scripture that rocked my world.

8-10 "'But they rebelled against me, wouldn't listen to a word I said. None got rid of the vile things they were addicted to. They held on to the no-gods of Egypt as if for dear life. I seriously considered inflicting my anger on them in force right there in Egypt. Then I thought better of it. I acted out of who I was, not by how I felt. And I acted in a way that would evoke honor, not blasphemy, from the nations around them, nations who had seen me reveal myself by promising to lead my people out of Egypt. And then I did it: I led them out of Egypt into the desert.

Ezekiel 20:8-10, The Message

I acted out of who I was, not by how I felt. WOW! If I can get a handle on that verse, and actually live it out, it is going to make a difference not only in my eating, but my entire life. I'm a little hesitant to post this on here, because I try so many things and fail. But at least I'm trying. I haven't given up. And by posting here I can have some accountability.

I want to do some further study inspired by this verse. I'm going to research who I am in Christ; list some scriptures to remind myself of who I am and to whom I belong. And I do want to act in a way that brings honor to the God I claim to serve.

So, all that being said, I paid more attention to my eating today, and did will most of the day, except for a too large afternoon snack. But progress, not perfection. I certainly did better that yesterday. I will weigh in tomorrow, and I expect to be horrified by the results. But I'll post them anyhow.

8/24/07

I've realized that I'm in an "I don't care" mode right now, and that's just going to have to be okay. I'm hovering around the same weight, eating too much and not exercising. When I start eating right again and exercising, the weight will come off again. But for right now, this is where I am.

8/20/07

338.5 on 8/16.

I was right about the bump being from eating so late.

8/15/07

342

Okay, I said I was going to be honest even if I didn't like what I saw. I and DEFINITELY didn't like what I saw this morning. Or how I felt. And I wasn't going to post. But, here I am.

I ate supper early last night, so I was hungry again late, and I ate again. Which probably (hopefully) explains the big jump. I am going to weigh again tomorrow. I ate better portions today. I really need to work some exercise in. I did weed-eating yesterday, and planned to mow my half of the yard, but the mower broke. We just borrowed my friend's boy and mower tonight, as it was much hotter and very humid.

8/11/07

338.9

Down 1.7 since Wed. So much for trying not to weigh every day! And I find it kinda funny that when I am up 1 lb, I can discount it, but when I lose 1 or 2, it's a triumph!

Had planned over-eating last night. I was called to be a sub at Bunco (woo-hoo!), and if you've never played, it's all about the food and fellowship. You kinda have to pick up some food each time you go by the food table. I at reasonably all day, and didn't eat supper, so it would help off set the bunco abundance. And this morning, started back in on reasonable portions and eating only when hungry. I'm going to a cook out tomorrow afternoon, and the plan is to eat a little of each thing that I'd like, but not a ton of anything.

8/8/07

340.6

About what I expected. I think it is mostly due to the salt last night. I am going to try very hard not to weigh until next Wednesday. I don't need to obsess with the scale. My eating has been good today. Appropriate portions. Only when hungry. I'm having a salad from TGI Friday's for lunch, the Asian Glazed Chicken on Field Greens.

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The salad was quite yummy. The cilantro lime dressing was spicy. I also had some tortilla chips and spinach dip. Reasonable portion. Didn't feel stuffed, just full.

For dinner, I did eat too much. Well, dessert, actually. I ate quite a big portion of key lime pie. But, it wasn't the whole day, just one meal. And, I wanted to get seconds on the chips and dip at lunch, but consciously chose not too. Progress, not perfection.

8/7/07

I kinda accidentally did well today at lunch, then went a little past pleasantly full. I ordered lunch from a pizza joint with the Pulmo drug rep, but had to go to lunch early and didn't know when my order would get here, so I ate from the other drug rep lunch. And I had a reasonable amount, and was satisfied. Then, my other order didn't come in. Which was just as well. But then I ate a little more at the end of my lunch hour. Just because it was there, free, and tasted good. I gotta stop doing that. I'm past full, but not stuffed and uncomfortable. At least, not physically. Mentally, yes. But still, I'm doing better than last week.

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The over eating continued in the evening. Had a snack at work I didn't really need. So I didn't snack when I got home from work. But then by the time I made supper, I was too hungry, and ate too much. Plus had quite a bit of salt, which doesn't bode well for my weigh in.

8/6/07

I did pretty well with my portions today. I thought about what I was eating, and how much. I feel pretty good about it. I didn't feel overly full after any occasion of eating, and with one exception, I only ate when hungry. The one exception was 1 piece of chocolate, a coconut creme. I stopped at one piece, and was satisfied.

I weighed, and am about the same as the last time I recorded my weight. Which makes me think that I had bumped up before I got sick. I'm going to resume my regular Wednesday weigh-ins, and start reporting faithfully again, good or bad.

8/3/07

Stayed home sick from work today with some stomach thing. Vomiting and diarrhea. Fun.

I've been eating WAY too much lately, and I'm going to try to use this as a new starting point. When I can eat again, I'm going to focus on eating when I'm hungry and stopping when I'm full again. Might as well make something good out of this!

7/25/07

Got all my water in. Mowed the front yard (hubby always does the back). Ate too much, but especially for my snack after work, was very mindful of and attentive to what I was eating. Really paid attention to and enjoyed the texture of the flat bread wraps I had w/some veggie dip.

Got weighed in and measured body fat for the weight loss study today. I'm going to wait for tomorrow to post weight, but my body fat percentage is 56.3%, and my BMI is 53.1. UGH!!! Nowhere to go but down from there!

7/24/07

Well, I got in my water. We put off yard work until tomorrow. And I ate way too much.

Tomorrow, I will get in my water, focus on eating mindfully and in reasonable amounts, and if we don't mow the yard, I'll do some weights & abs.

7/23--part 2

So far so good today. And since I'm getting ready to go to bed soon, I should be fine. Met my eating goals, need a little more water, and didn't exercise, as expected. Tomorrow, we are planning yard work.

We are having a snack-y carry-in at work tomorrow for one of the nurses last day. I'm making hummus, which will be pretty good for me. I am going to have small portions of the things I like. I am not going to eat food just because it is free and it is there. I have a choice.

7/23/07

I had good intentions last week, but didn't follow through. I did manage to do DDR once, and found out that I am NOT ready for the workout mode. I just kept my feet moving, and did work up a really good sweat. I got all my water in on about half the days. And I did get a fruit or veggie in on most days. But I still ate WAY too much. I continue to blame stress (work) here, but I do have a choice. So today, I start out again. I'm having a smoothie for breakfast, with fat-free yogurt, skim milk, strawberries, a banana and some oj concentrate. I will drink at least 64 oz water. Exercise is iffy today; I have rehearsal tonight, so if I do anything it will have to be at lunch.

I did weigh last week, but didn't like what I saw, so I decided not to post it.

7/16/07

Did better on my eating today. Ate a little too much at both lunch and dinner, but not as much as I have been eating. I think it was just out of habit; I need to pay attention to what I am eating.

I did get all my water in, and I had a veggie (salad) and some fruit (watermelon).

7/15/07

I finally got a work-out in. I requested, and received, a DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) mat for my b-day. (DH takes hints very well!) I had found a PS2 disc for it at a yard sale for $1 (!) that I gave to my friend Kelly, and I borrowed it back from her today. I did 6 songs, and worked up a good little sweat. It has a work-out mode, and I'll work up to that.

Now that all the b-day festivities are out of the way, I am going to start setting some goals again. I want to work out at least 3 times this week, with 1 of those time being weights. I am going to drink at least 64 oz of water a day. And I'm going to try very hard to eat at least 1 fruit or veggie (that isn't a potato) each day. I know, I need much more that that, but for me, that is a good start. I bought some baby carrots to munch on today, and some fat free vanilla yogurt and frozen strawberries to make smoothies with. Sean got me a blender at a yard sale this week-end for 50 cents. I think I may have a smoothie for breakfast tomorrow.

Here are some pics from various b-day celebrations. The first one is me and Sean at Olive Garden celebrating his 39th b-day.

This is (l to r) MaryAnn, me and Kim. We went out for brunch at Bob Evans, then shopping at Hobby Lobby.

This is how the girls at work decorated my desk on Friday.

7/11/07

338.9

Down .6 since last week. And, I did my 3 month blood work today, and my cholesterol is down to 195. WooHoo!

7/7/07

For some reason, I can't enter anything into the title line.

I did something good today. Something I haven't done in a while. I made some mini-corndogs for the guys playing poker in my basement before I left for my Community Band concert. I love mini-corndogs. Somehow, miniature versions of food seem to taste better than the regular sized versions. Except for mini-corn, which is gross. But anyhow, I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat any! Been awhile since I've done that! By the time I left the concert, I was getting hungry, so I came home and ate. I am full, not stuffed. Good for me!

7/6/07

339.5.

I'm giving myself 1 more week of indulgence, and then I will buckle down again.

7/4/07

Happy Independence Day!

I hope you all get to enjoy some fireworks, and tear up a little when you hear the National Anthem and Stars and Stripes Forever. We have much to be grateful for.

Eating has not been too bad the last couple of day. Not necessarily the best nutritional choices, but quantities have been better. Did mow yard Monday, so that made for some exercise.

We played a good concert with the Terre Haute Community Band last night, right before the fireworks. (Ours are on the 3rd, for some reason. Which works out great for me, since I have to go back to work tomorrow.) I love fireworks, and they were pretty good this year.

Couldn't find a link to my new fave treat. Minutemaid soft frozen lemonade. SO GOOD! And only 70 calories and no fat. So refreshing!