TWENTY POUNDS

TWENTY FLIPPING POUNDS in August!

holy shit! i need to do in September what i did in August and i may make my 150 lb goal!! holy shit!

you bet your ass i worked out today. only did 8.61 miles, but 3.25 were on the elliptical. LOVED it. i am feeling somewhat better, went back to the doctor and she gave me a steroid shot and apparently that really boosted my energy!! ; )

i have a training appointment tomorrow at 9, this is so very cool!! My September goal will be 240 miles of bike / elliptical.

29August work out - yup i worked out

ok, so i made my challenge. i've biked or ellipticalled ; ) 220+ miles in August. if i wasnt sick i would probably be about 235ish... i think that's what i am going to make as my goal for September.

i did gain a tad yesterday because of all the carbs, but it was less than 1/2 a pound so i am OK with that. getting back on the ball today. i cannot wait for my shake to chill though ... i am so hungry / thirsty ...

i still am not feeling 100% and cancelled my appt with Steph tomorrow. but i did schedule one for Saturday morning (ugh! 8am!!)
definitely not the fastest mile i have done...

i need a kick

yup ... carbs again today. what is the deal?

lunch - chicken w/ szechuan (sp??) sauce, pineapples, orange sauce, white rice ... (it was a mongolian grill)

peanut butter / chocolate fiddle faddle type food (poppy cock??)

grrrr ... i need to stop.

i need to stop

i NEED to stop

i know this.

I NEED TO STOP.

tomorrow, new leaf - again. i think i am well enough to go work out tomorrow. my left ear is still somewhat blocked but this cycle of bad behavior will not let me lose another 22.3 pounds in just over a month.

I NEED TO START - eating non-carby ... i can do this. i will do this.

nothing lost - nothing gained..

i did have carbs yesterday. i am really not feeling well and wanted wonton soup and something spicy.

we went to a Chinese buffet .. i did not do horrible at all.

i had my wonton soup and 3 pieces of general tso chicken with a 1/2 scoop fried rice.

i did also have 1 almond cookie (small) and 2 choc chip cookies. so i am very happy i didnt gain.

i did not work out this morning because i literally cannot breathe... **sigh** i just want to feel better, is that too much to ask??

7.45 pounds gone last week

wooooo freaking hooooooo...

i am so flipping excited, i just cant believe it. 22.3 pounds to go to 150 **gone for good** this goal is starting to look like i may possibly achieve it! 22.3 pounds in 6 weeks ... that's an average of 3.75 lbs a week. i need to be strict and just DO IT!!! **where is that Nike shirt when i need one??**

yay bronchitis

i feel like i am under water. i STILL cant hear worth anything.

you know i feel like crap when i go to CareNow. it is a walk in type clinic. one good thing - they have web check in so i didnt have to wait 3 hours in their waiting room. yup - 3 hours!!!

i called Steph and canceled tomorrow. i just dont have the energy to even think about working out. i am actually going to bed very soon.

i'm reading Jillian Michaels' (of Biggest Loser fame) book Winning By Losing. it's not bad.

back to low carbbing it tomorrow - menu is already planned. looks like i will be cooking quite a bit tomorrow. (Spicy Chicken for Wednesday - it tastes better when it sits a couple of days - and Sausage Quiche for tomorrow)

im sick ... yay . not.

i guess i have a sinus infection. not fun to have a sinus infection when you are on a plane. i thought my head was going to explode.

i did work out yesterday at a crappy 24 hour fitness ... they didnt even offer towels... well you could BUY one. i think not!

i am so close to my 220 miles for August goal ... only 11.6 miles to go. lets hope i can feel better to go work out. i do have an appointment with steph tomorrow. not sure how that is going to go. :(

i need to get back on the low carbbing. being out of town it is so difficult. we had to stay out shopping yesterday so we could pick up family pictures and DD was very hungry. so we went to Maggiano's - Italian. so i carbed it up there. this morning i started out with a Muscle Milk shake and it was awful (i guess not cold enough) so i went on to starbucks frapp. i had about 1/2 of it and just couldnt finish it.

sooooo ... back to low carbbing it tomorrow.

NO extension needed

O M G!!!!

barely, but it fit!!

23August work out

great work out this morning. i really didnt feel like biking so i hopped on the ellipitcal for a ride! i think i'm getting sick. my throat is really sore.

on a good note, weight is down again ... 278.5 - lowest i've been. hopefully it will keep going D o w n ...

i will be having my "frappucino" (Atkins Caramel Latte shake) for breakfast.

i've really been slacking in the posting of food, but i am keeping track of it. i've just been so tired lately that i go to sleep soon after DD does.

22August work out

fastest elliptical mile .. had a great afternoon workout. i need to do this more often! :)

21Aug PM workout

it was a very stressful day at work, so i went to go work out again in the early evening. didnt go very fast but i upped my resistance to 5-6 on the elliptical and as high as 8 on the bike. LOVE IT!!!

i am going out of town for the weekend, so i really need to kick it in gear if i want to make my challenge goal of 220 miles in August. i am up to 178.9 so far, but i need to keep going!!

21Aug AM workout

burned major calories yesterday morning! averaged about 8.5 a minute ... it was a nice quick little work out.

worst PB ever... kind of graphic

damn . NO warning what so ever. I was DONE with dinner (1/4 piece of salmon) the pain was unbearable. it was the first time I actually *slimed*... and I didnt really PB, I threw up.. gut wrentching throwing up. I just hope I didnt slip my band.

will have more about my work outs later.

took a few days off

ate carbs, etc ...

will start back tomorrow.

no exercising either. gee - wonder which way the scale is going to go tomorrow??

O...M...G....!!

look wot I got!!

my last fill

well it seems that my last fill has really worked...

my first day of 'normal' meals and we went for b-fast. about 1/3 of a
mini-denver omelet, 2 bites of a potato chunk, 1/4 piece of toast and
if I have one more bite I am going to explode (or PB really badly).

yay.. good restriction ... psychologically though, not so good. I
WANTED to eat more... I really need to work on that...

9 more pounds

& I won't even QUALIFY for lap band surgery (well for my insurance to
cover it)

mini vacation

will post food when i get back.

so far this fill is very good. quick look at food:
b atkins shake
s1 atkins shake
l 1/3 - 1/2 scoop of tuna (about 2 oz) mixed w/ mayo, not much though - it was kind of dry (from cafe at work)
d 4.5 oz crab meat w/ melted butter ... mmmmm

i am so very excited that i am in the 270s! yes, i know it is 279, but hey, i'm getting there!!!!!

elliptical :)

holy merde!!!

279 1/4!!!

9:48 mile on the elliptical...

great day so far

yup, i've got ads ...

i dont think they are too distracting. just want to see what happens ...

OMG ... leg muscles!

no wonder my thighs have been killing me ... my muscles are starting to define more... i know i have a long (L O N G) way to go, but if you look towards the left, you can see the muscle definition... yay me ...

16aug food

had my fill today ... had liquids only but not the best choices ... will try to do better tomorrow

16 Aug work out

had a very good workout with Steph today. we did an interval 4 times, worked bike, shoulders, hamstrings, more shoulders/arms, obliques - thats all i can remember.

she knows just how hard to push me which i really like. what i love is that she gives me a great variety!

i am so excited. i am really bloated (feel F A T) today... and 2 women at the gym (never chatted with them before) told me how proud they were of me and am looking good.

i SO needed that today! :)

the good news is - - da da duhhhh... - even with a visit from TOM and eating the SF candy last night, down 5/8 of a pound.... sooooooooo close to 279. i even tried to push it to 279 7/8 and the scale just would not let me... oh well. now i have something to look forward to tomorrow!

15 aug food

well it started off good but PMS kicked in ... i did have 'chocolate' - at least it was the sugar free stuff ... and of course it just slid thru the band ...

i am really disappointed in myself. having DH get rid of the remaining chocolate in the house. i dont really even care what he does with it.

fill is tomorrow ...

15 August work out (lack of) and stuff

i did not go this morning. my clothes are in my gym bag in the car in case i get a wild hair and go after work.

i'm having thigh issues. they are sore. really sore and i dont want to over exhert them.

since i didnt go work out today, i couldnt get on their scale, but i did get on mine and it said 278.6 ... i am not going to log it as my official wt until i see it on the scale at 24 hour fitness.

i go in for a fill tomorrow. my restriction is pretty much gone, i am just hoping that nothing has slipped or anything ... that would be a very bad thing! i just hope they can fill me properly. i am tighter in the mornings but they didnt have any afternoons available for a couple of weeks. you'd think since the demand was so high, they would hire someone / do something to accommodate more people! oh well..

i think TOM is coming ... yay

14 August food

ummmm, yeah.

didnt log

in a nutshell -
b - low carb cheesecake cupcakes
atkins shake

l - spicy chicken

s - 3 smokies
2 cheesecake cupcakes

d - 2 crab stuffed mushrooms - yummy
1/2 chicken breast w/ cheese, ham and mushrooms

s - 1.5 servings cheesecake

14 August work out

not a bad work out, but not great either. scale was up 1/2 a pound this morning. trying to act like i dont care. is it working??
elliptical 10:35 minute mile....
bike

13 August food

not bad...

13 August work out

I worked out with Steph today. she really is great! i really like the variety she gives me, although it does almost kill me.

we worked arms, shoulders and legs today. of course balance was part of the arm work out. not a pretty sight!!

i am down another 2-ish pounds today and that brings me to 122.2 gone. i am in the double digits "to go". of course, it is 99.8 to go, but hey, gotta start somewhere!!

i upped the intensity / resistance on the bike today. my average is usually 2-4 resistance. today i was a minimum of 5 and went up to 7. i still did 7.75 miles in a little over 21 minutes. not too shabby. of course my legs were burning!

12 August food

still debating on whether i want the cheese cake or not. i included it just in case... i did not work out today. should have - didnt really have anything better to do. i did have a nasty knot in my back this morning ... it's so much fun getting old.

11 August food

it was a good day...

had a great dinner. sausage quiche. i will post the recipe on my website soon. i also made cheesecake which i have in my food "budget" but have not eaten yet... it is SOOOO easy and sooooooo good (and low carb friendly!!!)

i am tweaking my website right now - www.losing-jusme.com i hope to have some progress on it soon.

so this whole "free day" issue ...

well, it worked for me. in a very nice way.

i am now almost 120 pounds down! gack!! 30 more to go til my next mini goal of 150 gone. i hope to be able to do it by October 8 - my 'bandiversary'

i did come up with some guidelines for my free days... i think i will limit them to twice a month.

"Free Day" guidelines

Day Before
- work out
- cals below 1200
- carbs below 10
- HYDRATE

Day Of
- work out
- HYDRATE

Day After
- work out
- cals below 1200
- carbs below 10
- HYDRATE!!!!!!!!

2 Days After
- work out

by hydrate i mean 100 or more ounces of liquid a day

11Aug work out

ok, so i wasnt going to go today but i just wanted to .. imagine that!! it was a great work out!

under 11 minute mile on the elliptical!!!

bike

10 aug food

not bad - kept it very low carb.

i am not planning to work out tomorrow, not sure about Sunday yet. i am anxious to see what the scale will read Monday morning.

you can see my 12 week challenge data here - it includes miles, cals, carbs, time working on bike/elliptical....

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10 aug work out

((tmi warning))) well, weight was up a bit this morning, but ummm, i think it was food still in my body that needed to be eliminated...

so i am only up a little bit - about 1 5/8. not bad considering my food fest yesterday. when i do this again, i am going to try and not make it like yesterday. that was not the best idea...

good news - i am back on track today!!

elliptical

bike

09 Aug food

yikes ...

well i can see now how i got to 402 lbs ... my 'free' day was almost 3500 cals ... but i got the stuff i've been really wanting out of my system ... and yup, i am logging everything. oh boy.

free day part 2

ok, so next free day will not be so free....

09 August work out

only did about 7 minutes on the bike today, but i had a 55 minute session w/ Steph this morning. oh boy, i am so tired!! she really knows how to push me and takes me farther than where Keri took me so tahts a good thing.

another good thing - down almost 2 pounds so i must be doing something right... : )

no pics to show of the work out....

08 August food

not bad today ... i did have the dip but i made some "cheese crisps" instead of crackers ... that kept the carb count low ...
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08Aug work out

only did about 30 mins of cardio, but i also did ab work so it was a nice work out. i have a training session with Steph tomorrow and i have to go in on Friday to see what my "free day" did to me weight wise. i will be at the gym for 9 straight days ... i think i will take Saturday off!!
elliptical - 11min 10sec mile! wooo hoo!!
bike

10 month pictures

i always get so emotional on picture night. i cannot believe how far i have come. yes, i still have quite a ways to go, but i will get there. seeing these renews my determination.

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9 months vs 10 months

comparing last month to this month. some places i look smaller, some not ...

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