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It has been a tough few days. Trying to cram 5 days of work into 3 days is very hard to do. I am barely able to do anything but work.
I have tried to keep up with a challenge to record my food, eat healthy, and get in some daily exercise, but I have absolutely failed in the "drink water" department. I could probably do it if I weighed less, but 100 oz. of water is just too much! I have never peed more in my life! I already get plenty of coffee and allow myself a diet soda every day - to put an extra 100 oz. of water has sent me nearly over the edge! No excuses, just failure. I can't do it.
Positive note. OK. Maybe not. I am starting to hate resolutions. A lot of people I work with say, "I bet I know what your resolution is!" wink, wink.... And another thing, I am struggling with the "I am going to lose weight for the New Year, too! You make it look so easy. What diet are you on?" If they only knew. I am not on a diet. A diet indicates a start and an end (i.e. when you reach your goal weight).
I am changing my life. While it is nice to have people notice that I have lost weight, it does not change that I will be eating more vegetables than they can possibly imagine. That I haven't gotten "bored" with my daily salad. One man told me I was starving myself because I only meat a couple of times a week.
While I am sure that all these folks have the best of intentions, I am not their answer. Everyone needs different things. Weight loss is different for everyone, there is no one way that everyone loses weight. If there was, I would patent it and be on easy street the rest of my life!
So, here is to you FS members! We are all doing things differently; but at least we are doing something. Speaking of which - I had better get on that exercise bike!
Diet Calendar Entries for 03 January 2013:
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1443 kcal
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Fat: 38.15g | Prot: 57.71g | Carb: 239.49g.
Breakfast: Flavors French Vanilla Ground Coffee, stevia, Milk (Nonfat), Instant Oatmeal - Apples & Cinnamon. Lunch: carrots, Sweet Red Peppers, roma tomato, romaine lettuce, Pocket Thins, Kroger pizza sauce, mushrooms, black olives, mozzarella cheese. Dinner: crispy crown potatoes, American cheese, HEINZ KETCHUP, KROGER HAMBURER BUN, VLASSIC OVALS, MORNING STAR FARMS GRILLER. Snacks/Other: strawberries. more...
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3273 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Bicycling (fast) - 15/mph - 25 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Desk Work - 10 hours and 45 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Resting - 2 hours and 50 minutes, Housework - 1 hour. more...
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Paula I absolutely loved this journal. I agree - trying to get that water in is a challenge; sometimes I'll be in the store with a customer wanting to 'kill time' or 'hmmmm' and I'll be thinking 'buddy, make a decision quick or grab the mop!' I can also, ever so much, appreciate your reaction to these folks. Been there, done that. They want you to give them a magic bullet, the secret word, etc., without having to do the work. Even MH's nurse, who with her medical science nursing background should know FAR more about this than me, will ask 'what's your secret?' When I answer 'eating healthy and trying to be more active and water water water ' she looks at me like I'm lying. What gets reallllly frustrating is when they know the NUMBER so this time I'm refusing to tell ANYONE the number ((except my Grandsons know when I lose 100lbs we're going go-karting)) because it becomes very aggravating with people asking 'so how much have you lost now?' and these are people who would see me at work 5 days a week. If I couldn't give them a new number they'd give me this sad pathetic look 'ohhh.. well... don't you give up now....' because I couldn't report a new number since YESTERDAY. What's really funny is I've never plateau'd like I have this time but that's likely because in the past I was literally starving, taking pills (phen) and for everything in between binge/purge so my body was going so crazy I'd just lose lose lose... I think the longest I went without a loss was probably 72 hours. If I had to see those same folks now I'm sure I'd be quite the witch to their hangdog pity looks. Anyway - i just wanted to let you know I read this and completely identify with your reaction. For me, when people ask me 'how much have you lost' I say 'not nearly as much as I gained...' and let it go at that. When they ask 'how much more do you plan to lose' I answer 'I haven't really thought about that yet...' and that MAY be why it seems it CANT be just from healthy eating alone. As for that response, I'll quote something I read from a buddy's signature this morning ... 'the people who matter won't mind and the people who mind, don't matter' or something like that. Take care my good friend and enjoy those veggies!
04 Jan 13 by member: FullaBella
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