Well I wouldn't say I have totally fallen off but I have fell victim to putting everything in my life before my health again. BAD MOVE. I need to be less lazy and get up an hour earlier and exercise. My kids are so busy the afternoon hussle and bussle has left me little time to do what I need to do for myself. I have to dig my heals in and get back to the essentials. Anybody have the 5 day pouch plan. I need it. I have to regain control. Stressed and hitting the carbs definately more than I should. No one is getting this glass slipper I have worked to dang hard. Alright let's get those rally rags slinging. I need some motivation!

Small moment of YAYness this past week though. I had to go to a funeral in the small community that I grew up in. I got the most compliments. I told my husband I got more "You are so beautifuls in one day than he has given me in the whole last year" Guess  I need to use this as my fuel to stay on track.

I am going to tell my assistant at school to put those dang candy pumpkins under lock and key! When I am stressed I will grab one in a heartbeat. NOT GOOD FOR MY WELLNESS PLAN!

I am going to dig my heals in and try hard this week. Keep me in your prayers!

I find myself doing the same thing.  Work has gotten very stressful and busy, and I'm having a hard time eating what I should and hard to find time to exercise.  Thanks for the wake-up call.

 

Today must be the day. I've vowed to knuckle down too.  My eating habits aren't real bad, but my workout routine has really gone by the wayside.

This afternoon I went to the gym and did a total workout.  I'll be feeling it totally tomorrow, but I had truly forgotten how good it feels to workout.  My goal is to exercise a minimum of 3 times, and I hope to get in 4 this week.

I've been gone more than I have been home this month and that means eating weird and different.  I have a good full 2 weeks before I am away again (hurray) and plan on getting back on track.  We can all do it together and I am starting with my decaf protein coffee here at the computer.  Will be posting to Miles and Menus again starting today.    Here we go.  Hang on.
                                                                                

Lordy, it is hard to stay on track, isn't it?!?!?

I have learned that for me exercise is my first priority and everything else is a distant second, simply because if I get my exercise in, everything else follows. The days I don't exercise are the days the bad habits creep or stomp in.

One blessed day at a time.

Good luck.  I really find that posting on Roz's Menus and Miles helps me tremendously to be accountable for everything that I put in my mouth(bad and good)!!

I can't imagine how hard this would be with kids to carry places.  Mine are grown so I can concentrate more on just "ME"..

We used to do an exercise post each day on here - do you think that would help?

Keep in touch with us.

Linda

As I mentioned previously when I got laid off, I was worried about how it would impact my eating. As I feared, it's become very haphazard. I am definitely up in weight and it's not all muscle. Now some of it is just that it's that time of  year. And some is muscle. But I feel somewhat out of control.

So I am going to start counting protein grams and I am making some rules for myself. No more than X of certain foods I can't control a day, mostly. Also, I'm trying to go for "protein first" more than I had been.

I started this a few days ago when my scale showed 129!!!

So far, it's going okay. I have had a protein shake with 54 g of protein most days just like I was when I was working. I made sure to buy a lot of individual servings of cottage cheese and yogurt enough though I feel so lazy doing that. I know I will eat them vs. dishing out cottage cheese from the big bucket. I also bought a lot of nuts because it's better to snack on them than to snack on Erin Baker Breakfast Cookies and other carby snacks.

We'll see how it goes.

Hi Marie, Your post scares me, but I believe that you will get back on track. Are you exercising more or did you decrease it? I hate that out of control feeling. Are you back to completely logging your food?

Watch the nuts. They can be addictive in their own right.

gail

I'm not sure why this would scare you. Life happens to people. I know plenty of thin people who have periods when their weight is up a little. Maybe their mom died or they changed jobs or are on a medication that makes them hungrier than usual. But then they settle into a new routine and the weight falls off.

I think this is our new normal. We aren't always going to be at our lowest (and most of us probably shouldn't be) and sometimes we aren't going to eat as well as other times. Our weight is going to fluctuate. Also, we may put on a few pounds over time as we get older just like people who have never had a weight problem do.

What is different for me is that my VSG:

-limits the damage I can do to myself

-makes it easier to get back in control when life happens

Right now I am exactly two months out from IM Canada. I spent September kind of lounging around doing hardly any workouts (by my standards) and a lot of Oct. doing the same. But the Goofy Challenge is coming up and I've already done two Half Marathons and I've got a marathon on my calendar for early Dec. So I need to kick it into gear. I am up to 3.5 hours a week running and I'm trying to get up to 6 hours a week of running. I've also signed up for a 200km brevet (bike event) next week and am thinking about doing a Double Century in March.

I suspect that I will be lean and trim in just two months' time. It would be better if I had a job but I am definitely done lounging around due to recovering from my IM and ready to get going on the next big thing.

I don't think I will be logging my food again any time soon. I just got really tired of doing it. I did it for three years!! I have been thinking about putting my BodyMedia FIT back on to see how the running works for my calorie burn and, if I do that, I will have to at least nominally keep track of my food or I won't get as much ot if it. I also think I need to track my protein intake even if I don't track anything else.

You're right-life happens. You are further out than I am, and you have confidence in your ability to rebound from the minor weight gain. I don't have that much confidence-yet. I am trying to do the right things, but some days or weeks are definitely better than others.

I admire your athletic ability and participation in Triathalons and Half Marathons. It is very inspiring to hear about your athletic endeavors. I have no doubt that you will indeed be very trim and lean in a couple of months. Maybe, someday, I'll sign up for a bicycle ride or other activity. You have definitely inspired me.


Gail