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This is going to be a ramble, so if you're not interested, scroll on by.
The weight drop is beginning to show. I can see it mostly in my upper body and face. Other people are noticing a difference too, but not what you'd expect. I had several people last week tell me how good my new hairstyle looks..only it's the same style I've worn for over a year! There's just less face and fewer chins under it! HAHAHA!
I'm feeling the loss most in my legs. Thighs are definitely shrinking, and I noticed walking today, the rubbing together is much less frictional. Need to work on toning them up now!
Oddly, the people who *are* noticing the drop in my weight are telling me they can see it mostly in my back. I never paid much attention to it, except in a bathing suit which made the 'back boobs' bulge. I still have a little it of a roll on each side, but they are fading, too.
I've always been pretty straight up and down. Even when I was slim, there was less than an inch difference between waist and hip measurements. I still have plenty of belly to burn, and it's hard to get an accurate read on the hip measurement because the "apron" hangs down into the hip measuring area. But, I know it's shrinking..2.5 inches off my waist is a win!
One of the girls at work had a birthday today, and the sweet owner of the nail salon next door bought a huge box of Jersey Mike's subs for us to celebrate. I LOVE Jersey Mike's bread!!!
It didn't take any willpower at all for me to open the sandwich up, slather it in mayo and vinegar/oil, roll up the veggies in the meat and cheese, and enjoy every bite. And then throw the bread in the trash. It felt good to know that poison would not be entering my body. (In case you didn't know, wheat products give me heart palpitations BAD)
On another note, I don't know if the Taco Bell incident is to blame, or the fact that I might have overdone the salt yesterday, but my weight was up 1.5 lbs this morning. Probably water, but still not the right direction.
Since I'm still doing the Beast Challenge, and I had the Jersey Mike's for lunch, I'm saving the snow crab and artichoke I bought for tomorrow. How can anyone feel deprived when you can dip those luscious lovelies in gobs of drawn garlic butter??? Happy weekend, all.
~kes
Diet Calendar Entries for 24 June 2016:
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1157 kcal
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Fat: 97.07g | Prot: 45.35g | Carb: 28.75g.
Breakfast: Half and Half Cream, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Pyure Stevia Sweetener. Lunch: Great Value Green Olives with Pimento, Wendy's Tomato (1 Slice), Lettuce, Kroger Fully Cooked Bacon, Kroger Deli Thin Sliced Provolone Cheese, Deli Sliced Ham, Kraft Mayo Real Mayonnaise. Snacks/Other: Pistachio Nuts. more...
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3025 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Studying - 1 hour, Cleaning - 25 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Washing Dishes - 30 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 5 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 5 hours and 5 minutes, Standing - 3 hours. more...
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oh, yea... amongst other things. It's all good! What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right! ;)
24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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That's funny in an ironic way, I got called fat back when I was a kid, too. I see the guy that called me that from time to time, of course that's when we were like twelve. He's not done much with his life, in and out of prison a few times, no big surprise there.
24 Jun 16 by member: 1point21gigawatts
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Yeah, it does, but it still hurts. Well, you don't have those back boobs anymore.
24 Jun 16 by member: Engeland
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Thanks, Rains! @Engeland, I kindasorta knew that wheat was a problem because I was SO frikkin' addicted to it! The palpitations started a couple of years ago, but it wasn't until this year that I nailed down *when* they happened. 10 minutes after a wheat heavy meal, the racing started. When they got worse and scarier is when I decided to just stop.
24 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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Well, karma exists. I DO believe.
24 Jun 16 by member: Engeland
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Yep, they scared me too. My ignorant physician told me that I probably always had the palpitations and just didn't notice. Then she told me not to worry. Right. Who isn't going to notice heart palpitations? Seriously? I did my own investigation and trace it to the darn wheat.
24 Jun 16 by member: Engeland
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@phil... ironic to say the least, huh?? Yea it does, Engeland! The group of boys that started that name for me (one of I had a crush on before) were about 16, and I was around 12. Wonderful way to gently stroke puberty hormones...lol. Right now; one is dead from living "the fabulous life", one has been in prison forever, and one is strung out on drugs.
24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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Thanks C2B. I was a swimmer in my high school and college days...competitive. And continued with the Masters program afterwards. I have a swimmer's back....very wide lats, heavy traps and prominent delts. Since I don't have access to a pool these days, I swim very little, and all those muscles have gone the way of Arnie's. :/ I've been a little gun shy of going in the ocean since I got stung by a man-o-war 2 years ago.
I was always "the fat kid" growing up, so I got nicknames like "Poppin' Dough", "Michelin Man" and a teacher even nicknamed me "Bubbles", because she said I looked like a pile of soap bubbles stacked up. When I told my parents, she denied it and said it was because of my "bubbly personality". Bullies are bullies, and I'm the person I am today because of them. I'm secure in who I am, and don't really care what anyone thinks of me.
24 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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@Mskestrela.......oh my. That's awful. You know I didn't really have a REAL weight issue until I was in my 40's, but I DO remember how brutal children can be. Now I just get fat shamed as an adult by adults. Sad people have to put you down to pick themselves up. @C2B........Told you; Karma is REAL.
24 Jun 16 by member: Engeland
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My nickname was Butterball :( I was the fat kid too, with glasses, braces AND zits, and I liked to read. I stayed hidden behind my greasy mouse brown hair and a library book :) Hot damn....look at me now! LMAO!
24 Jun 16 by member: debrafrederick
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I think one of the reasons I'm so committed to this change is that I have *finally* gotten to the point where it IS for me. I don't give a flip about whether or not I'm aesthetically pleasing to people who don't care about my existence. I don't have anything to prove to anyone, any more. What I DO care about is how I feel, and living the best life I can for the rest of it. I LOVE the way I'm feeling. I LOVE the way I'm able to move. I LOVE that I'm no longer a slave to my stomach/tastebuds/cravings. I LOVE that I have control over what nourishes my mind, my body, and my soul. And I LOVE that I have found so many others who have found, or are in the process of finding, those same things in themselves.
24 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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It's awesome that you were a competitor swimmer! I was never competitive (other than with my dad...lol), but I've always loved to swim! I wonder if that's where I get my predominant upper body from too...hmmmm. I don't swim much anymore either. I'm VERY afraid of Jaws...lol. I swam in the local rivers growing up, as most everyone in the area did. I still love the pools though! Kids are bad enough, but ain't that some shit for a teacher to say!?!?!? I love your attitude about the whole situation, buddy! I feel ya!
24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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I'm gonna be like Majohn now....where's the like button....we need a like button! Anyway Mskestrela YES!!!! Love it love it love it it's the feeling GOOD! :)
24 Jun 16 by member: debrafrederick
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@Engeland... Agreed! Sad & miserable ppl know no other way to feel better about themselves than to try to put others below them. @Debra... you go, girl! You're definitely rockin' it! @msk...and I LOVE your attitude! I know exactly what you mean!
24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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C2B and Debra, YES!!! I was an Olympic qualified athlete (equestrian) when I was 14. That blood still runs in me. I want my last years to be as good as my first. For the first time in, oh.....30 years? I feel it's time! LET'S DO THIS!
24 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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Yes, I'm with ya! Hey, speaking of equestrian, I am planning on getting back in the saddle this weekend, got the ole grey mares feet trimmed up and I'm gonna slap a saddle on her back for the first time in almost 7 years...this ought to be fun! It will be just a getting to know you again ride....if I manage to stay on her :> Wish me luck!
24 Jun 16 by member: debrafrederick
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Awwww.... good luck, Debra! It's exciting to be able to do things that one hasn't been able to do in years! I'm excited FOR you! I rode my first horse when in Mexico last year. I had my little nephew holding the sterns walking him while I was on his back (I don't know if you'd call that riding or not...lol). My knee baby was screaming, "Yaaa... yaaa!!!" I was scared to death! lol
24 Jun 16 by member: Caterpillar2Butterfly
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Deb, just trust yourself and that ole gray mare. Muscle memory is a real thing, and the generous spirits of our beasts are even more real. Do what you love, and love what you do. Have a great ride!
24 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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I didn't get to ride today Mskestrela, it was too freakin hot, it's after 11 and it's still almost 90 degrees, me and Rosie both would have gone into meltdown if we had saddled up. Hopefully the morning will be better!
25 Jun 16 by member: debrafrederick
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