Originally Posted By csgoofygirl Happy Monday! Sundays are the hardest for me. I cooked a big family dinner last night. I'm not going to beat myself up over it. The good news is I got my stitches out this morning from my foot surgery. Back in shoes, clunky ones, but better than the boot I was wearing. So now I can slowly begin to build up my walking and I plan to get on the Wii Fit for a few minutes tonight. Dinner tonight: Tilapia, Brown Rice, Broccoli, and Salad. I'm working on the water right now. Jan
Originally Posted By mater4 RMM lol! I too used my treadmill as a clothes hanger. Much to DH's dissapointment since he paid $$$ for a clothes hanger. Need to walk on it today.
Originally Posted By mele I spent the weekend praying over and over again about an answer to the job situation and praying for inspiration to take better care of myself. Today, my boss said that she wants me to work less hours to the tune of about $5,000 a year. I'm so torn now. I'm happy to be here less but am not happy about having less money, especially when I was going to be buying a lot healthier food ingredients and thinking about joining a gym. So, I can't tell exactly what this answer to my prayers was...a sign that it's time to move on or just that it's less stress because it's less hours. But, the question remains, will my boss expect me to do the same amount of work in 5 hours less time. If that's the case, then I know it will be time to move on. I'll probably end up working more hours for less money in an office but at least I'd get more benefits and have co-workers, etc. And I won't even go into the stuff with my son. He turned 17 on Saturday and it looks like he's determined to make his last year in our home as horrible as possible. 2009 is going to be an interesting year and so far, I'm struggling to see the good parts!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Mele - you know you can email me - I will listen (not that others won't) but you know I am on the other side now of one of those kids... I am starting slow. Today will be the first day - and I will start with drinking a glass of water on the hour - I know water is important and I need to get off the soda train and back on the water wagon. I figure for me one change at a time...
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>>And I won't even go into the stuff with my son<<<< Been there; as you well know. Ours is still putting a strain on my emotions but at least we are no longer legally responsible. But thinking keeps me awake at night, then I am grumpy, stressed and depressed from lack of sleep and that all = compusive eating. Working on living in the day and having faith that things will turn out and my being fat will NOT help anybody. Today is good food-wise. Don't know yet if we will Wii or gym or both. Rod being laid off is tough on the budget but it's nice to have him as a workout buddy.
Originally Posted By mele Last year I read a couple of Eckhart Tolle books and his main thing is living in the moment, being present in the Now. I am really, truly needing to focus on this. If I don't, I start worrying and stressing out. I bought a book by Wayne Dyer and have one from last year that I'd like to read but I might re-read Tolle's books instead. "One day at a time" is such a cliche but there are days when it's my mantra. Somehow I'm going to have to pull out massive strength to get things accomplished this year and I'm not sure how to do it. Going to be a lot more prayers than chocolate this year, I fear. ;-)
Originally Posted By mele I missed that Rod was laid off, sally. I'm so sorry. :-( Praying these financial changes are the best thing for us in the long run!
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Hello all! Had a good lunch from Subway..6" turkey on whole wheat with lettuce, olives and no cheese. Paired it with a package of apples..and coke zero. Not bad for my first full WW day, right?
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie Well, I had a very bad start today. Very very stressfull day and I went on an emotional binge. I have had my bottle of water with me all day and have had only water and no soda. Baby steps...
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I'm pretty happy, I accomplished my goal of begining 2009 at 208 lbs which is where I was last year on New Years Day. On the down side... all this working out has caused me to increase my chest size.... so now some of my jackets don't fit anymore. I figure I'm going to give some of them to my nephews. I have decided I want to be back down to 200 lbs. So thats the goal.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD I had planned to start today, but alas a girl I work with brought brownies and I ended up having a couple. Y'all are inspiring me though and tomorrow is another day! I too get inspiration from the Biggest Loser. I have one of their workout dvds and it is really good. I got a new one for Christmas, but haven't tried it yet. The one I have done is the Cardio workout.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Well, after a CRAZY morning with flight delays, then cancellation, than a delayed ride home on BART I've had nothing to eat all day. So I just warmed up a bowl of minestrone soup worth 200 calories. Tonight we are having an excellent WW recipe for sage cranberry pork loin that is only 4 points. So not the day I planned but I certainly am well under my per day calorie plan. ;> Hang in there Mele. 2009 has got to be better, in fact, I demand that it be better <giving 2009 the eyebrow>. See 2009 is now afraid of us. We are in control! ;>
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>I missed that Rod was laid off, sally. I'm so sorry. :-(<<< Thank you mele but no worries yet. Construction is like that and we plan for it. In fact, it is always slow at Christmastime but this is the first time it has been bad enough for him to get unemployment. The worry is that this crazy economy has me wondering how long it will last. In the mean time it is giving us the chance to eat well and get to the gym together. We may even be able to fit in a Washington trip.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I had a good day today, so far. I woke up at 4:45 and was in the gym before 5:00 am. I walked for 30 minutes and did 30 minutes of weightlifting. I substituted fruit for my 100 calorie packs and started substituting water for SOME of my Coke Zeros. I ate healthy all day long and now I'm going to treat myself to a snack size Kit Kit and Twix. BTW, I found some great recipes on CookingLight.com. The chicken tamale casserole and the sirloin stir fry are really good, and a decent sized portion will only run you about 350 calories.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Now if we could only get Lisa to use the eyebrow on all our extra pounds, we could wrap this thread up right now. ;-) I am now on my sixth day of the new healthier living routine. I walked an hour today, and I've been religiously writing down every morsel of food I eat each day. Man, I cannot say enough good things about the power of writing down everything you eat! As always, that is drastically decreasing what I eat without my really having to exercise much will power at all. I'm sore from both walking and lifting weights, but it's a good, mild sore. Best of all, I'm feeling very enthused about the whole process, which is always the biggest hurdle for me. Once I get off to a good start, I'm generally successful in sticking with it. So far, so good!
Originally Posted By iamsally Sounds great Pixie. I was a little sore last week but seem to have worked it all out. I did quite a bit last night and was not sore at all today. Isn't the high we get from good living a blast?!? Makes me wonder why I sometimes let it slip away?
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter Yes! I feel so much better just a few minutes into every exercise session. . . not sure why it's so dang hard to get started sometimes.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Less than stellar day, but not too bad. Everything was fine until I had a meeting that lasted too long and didn't get home 'til after 6:00. By that time I was having an insulin reaction, and instead of just stopping at juice, I inhaled a bowl of cereal w/ sugar (ack). I have to work on just taking it slow with the food when my sugar is low. Of course, lack of food to the brain makes all rational thinking go down the toilet, lol. I must remember to be more insistent on no meetings infringing on meals. *sigh* Tomorrow evening my son and I have promised to go to the gym. Yea!
