Showing posts with label Summer Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Challenge. Show all posts

Friday, August 27, 2010

Oopsie! Almost Forgot!


It is time for my Summer Challenge Weigh in post. 


335.2 pounds. Down 3.6 pounds.

Is anyone else still doing this challenge or has it morphed into my personal challenge? lol 

Either way is fine. I have decided to just keep on keeping on with it until the first day of Fall.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In



Down 3.6. Extremely acceptable result. :D

I think that this Summer Challenge has become a personal challenge. lolol I am going to carry on with it until Autumn. I am in the groove.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Just In Case



Down .6

Better than a gain, I suppose.

Feet cropped out because I forgot my footie socks and no one needs to see my big, fat, ugly, unpedicured paws.

May I please go back to bed, now?


Friday, August 6, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


I swear... If my head wasn't attached I would walk off and leave it somewhere. lol

Here is my official Summer Challenge post and scale pic.


Down 6.4 pounds.

I know... Some of that is puffy bloaty fluid loss but some of it is also fat and since it shouldn't have really been there, in the first place I am still taking credit for the big drop. lol I just hope this doesn't wreck me, next week...

Anyhoozle, there it is.

Oh, have you entered my giveaway, yet? It is in the post, below if you are interested. :D

Friday, July 30, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


As I revealed yesterday, I weighed and it isn't pretty. Up .2 pound. I am firmly in the grips of The Puff Monster. Bleargh! I am so puffy, I didn't even bother to try a follow up, this morning. I am letting yesterday's number stand.

Not upset. (Not much, anyway...;)) I take a modicum of comfort from knowing that this is just fluid. Not fat. I know that the puff will recede and I will be on to smaller and better things. I guess I am going to have to accept a good weigh in or two, then get hit by this nonsense, then a good one or two, again.

Whatever.

As long as my overall numbers trend down, that is what I am working for.

Obligatory scale pic: *gag*



I am dragging serious ass, this morning. I don't know what the hell I did to offend my gallbladder last night, but offended it was. And let me know it. I had dinner a bit late, since we had to hit the trail, then run to the grocery store afterward. By the time we got home, put everything away and I took my shower, it was after eight. I tossed a Healthy Choice lemon pepper fish dinner in the microwave and steamed up the last of my broccoli (shit!!! I forgot to buy veggies... *sigh!* I'll have Husband grab some for me, later) and had that for dinner. I ate, shared my fish with Marley. A little while later Bam!

Pain in my right side. Then it spread across my abdomen just below my diaphragm and just lay there, like a huge rock almost all night long. I was miserable. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't get comfortable, no matter what. Only sitting, scrunched over gave me any relief of that awful discomfort. I felt that if I could just relieve the pressure, I would be okay. It finally eased up a bit around four, this morning and I fell into an exhausted sleep and was up by seven.

Thank God for coffee.

I am okay, this morning. A little residual discomfort but much better. I just need to limp this damned thing along a little longer, until I get some more weight off, then it can let it rip, I'll stagger into the ER and let them yank the miserable thing out.

We saw a little baby rattlesnake on the trail, last night. It was tiny! But definitely a rattlesnake. The colouring, markings and head shape were right. It also had that unmistakable rattlesnake 'tude. It was doubled back and coiled on it's self in perfect strike posture. It was near the end of the trail so we just turned around and left it in peace.

While we were in the store last night, I was reaching for 1% milk (with the exception of fat free half and half, I think that fat free dairy is nasty and I don't bother with the stuff) when my little eye spied Almond Breeze almond milk. I have considered buying it, before but was put off by not knowing if I would like it, as well as the price. The stuff is a tad spendy. But it was on sale and my curiosity got the better of me and I skipped the 1% and went for the almond milk. A cup is 90 calories. It does have some sugar, but since sugar in moderate amounts isn't really a problem for me, I don't mind that. I brought it home and poured a little in a glass to taste and, yum. Mama like. I am really going to enjoy it on my cereal. I tried it in my coffee, this morning but... No. It doesn't lighten and cream my coffee as I like it. I like my coffee very light and creamy, so I will stick to fat free 1/2 and 1/2 for that.

I was cruising for Greek yoghurt in the store and they had Chobani on sale, but of course, the only flavour I really like was all gone. So, I grabbed a couple of cartons of Fage. This brand is new to my area. It was also on sale and I thought it was worth giving it a try, since I have read such good thing about it on the blogs. It has two compartments, one with yoghurt and one with fruit to add. I appreciate the concept. I hope that I like it.

Okay, I think I have bored on long enough and I am wanting another cup of coffee. No... Strike that. I need another cup of coffee. lol

Later, lovely ones.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


Hello! *looks around, dusts away cobwebs and hears echoes* Is anyone still doing this challenge? Or am I an idiot swimming out here on my own? lol

Well, just in case, here is my scale shot for this week.


Down another 3 pounds. And below the big 350. That is a big bite out of my overall needed to be lost. And a big confidence booster. If I can get fifty off, I can get the next fifty off. I just have to keep it all in perspective, stay on track and not allow myself to get overwhelmed.

Don't sweat the petty stuff.

And don't pet the sweaty stuff. ;)

If this challenge has gone by the wayside, I can live with that. But I would like to know, so that I don't continue being an idiot, posting challenge updates that are no longer necessary. lol

One good thing has come from this challenge, whether it lives or not... I am no longer afraid to get on my scale each week. That was a big hurdle for me to get over. It was my six foot triple oxer. And I have cleared it handily. :D

I have also overcome my fear of non meat burgers. Boca burgers are tasty. I grilled one on my Foreman grill for dinner, last night. Had it on a thin bagel with some light mayo, a little mustard, lettuce, tomato and onion. I also had a little 2% cheddar cheese. I have come to the conclusion that fat free cheese is nasty and I don't like it. Like mayo or sour cream or cream cheese, if I am going to eat these things, I am going to enjoy them, not choke them down. Which means that I choose the light, rather than the fat free versions. I just have to carefully watch my portions and accept the slightly higher calories that go with them. Something I am perfectly willing to do, for the yumminess.

My veggie burger last night was a direct response to an insane craving for a cheeseburger. After our walk, yesterday I had the biggest, craziest craving for a big, juicy, greasy, hot, glorious cheeseburger. I could see it, smell it, taste it in my brain. And I wanted it. I didn't want 800 to 1200 calories, tho. My veggie cheeseburger was tasty and all for only 365 calories. And it really calmed that wild want swirling within.

It is cool, cloudy, rainy and humid as hell, this morning. Yesterday we drove around for almost an hour waiting for the lightening to stop hitting and the downpour to lighten up so that we could walk. I don't mind rain, but lightening? No thank you. That shit can do some serious damage to your bod. I do not want to get struck.

Okay, so I am nattering.


Friday, July 16, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


Weigh in time!

And the verdict is...



Down another 2.2 pounds.




Friday, July 9, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


Well, it is that time, again.

Yes, indeedy.

Time for my weekly challenge weigh in.

And the result is:


2.6 pounds. While it isn't a dramatic number, it is perfectly respectable. I'll take it. :D

You might note the date stamp on the photo... I was having a less puffy day, yesterday morning so I weighed then. I am going to be happy when this puffy stuff becomes a thing of my past. It is my great hope that when I reach a normal weight, I won't have to deal with this, any more.

Okay, so there you have it.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In


Okay, time to jump on the scale. Again.


Seriously?

Seriously???????

1.4 pound.

In 2 weeks?!?!?!?!

*sigh*

Dude, I think I am being punked by my scale.

That is the only explanation I can give for the lousy, pitiful weigh ins I am recording these past few weeks. After all, I am on track with eats and exercise and I am getting plenty of fluids. Apparently I am retaining plenty of them too, with this Summer humidity bloaty thing I have going on. *rolling my eyes*

Whatever.

At least I didn't gain, this week. That will undoubtedly be my treat for next week. *rolling my eyes again like a snotty, exasperated teenager and huffing*


Geeze, Erika. Cranky much? lol


Friday, June 25, 2010

Okay. Now I'm Pissed!





What. The. FUCK???

Please, God. Tell me this is fluid retention.

Because I don't understand how I can gain .2 pound in a week while staying perfectly within my calorie range, staying hydrated and exercising.

This has to be fluid retention. There is no other explanation.

Arrrrrgh! Why does my scale play this crazy game with me? A great weigh in one week, absolute devastation, the next. It is enough to make me want to throw the damned thing against a wall.

I am not going to let this get me down. I know that it is fluid retention and that I am doing all the right things. ***Except maybe eating a bit too much salt? *** That is probably what it is. I had a handful of pistachios in the shells yesterday and I used a good bit of salt at dinner... Me and my salt thing. Time to dial it back, methinks. 

Okay, Erika. Shake it off. Move on. This isn't the end of the world. Next Friday, the number should plunge.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In



Good morning, chickens. :D

It is weigh in day, once again. I am happy to report a four pound fat loss. Whew! As you will see by the date stamp on my scale photo, I weighed and took the photograph of my scale, yesterday. I have decided that since my higher calorie day of the week is on Thursday, weighing in on Friday is a sucker proposition. One day isn't going to make much difference, fat loss wise to me but weighing in the day after my higher cal day of the week could make a big difference, fluid retention weight wise, since I tend to swell up like a poisoned dog. (Golly, isn't that a lovely visual?)

And I was right. When I jumped on my scale this morning just to see how much fluid I have retained, it was three pounds. Urgh! I think I need a new Thursday plan. lolol

Here is my scale pic:



I am out of the 360's. :D

Progress is being made and I am pleased as punch.


So, challengers, don't forget to weigh in and post!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In Day



And...

No change. No fucking change!


I suck.

That will teach me to eat salty stuff the day before a weigh in, I guess.

I just suck.

I am so angry at myself and I want to cry. And binge. And scream. And throw my scale against a wall.

I probably won't do any of those things, tho.

Rather than moping and pouting and feeling sorry for myself, I need to get my fat ass out and walk. This evening after the sun sets, a nice walk would relieve the crap I am feeling and maybe get this bod to doing what it is supposed to be doing.

Perhaps cutting back on the salt wouldn't hurt, either?

I still suck.


Friday, June 4, 2010

Summer Challenge Weigh In



Good morning, everyone. Hey, fellow Summer Challenge participants, don't forget that today is weigh in day! :F

I had a good week, methinks. I jumped on my scale this morning and had happy news.



362.2 pounds. Down 3.8 pounds for the week. I'll take it. :D

Yes, I am a bit puffed, this morning. I knew I would be... It is weigh in day, after all. lol Whatever. The scale is just a tool. Not my be all and end all.


It is a lovely day. It is warming up but not hot, yet. I am sitting here in my lightweight cotton knit tank night shirt drinking coffee and enjoying the soft breeze from my ceiling fan. I have some stuff to get done but honestly, I am in the mood to be lazy, today. I'll get to it. I might just take my time.



Friday, May 28, 2010

Summer Challenge



Good morning, everyone. I hope that this day finds you well, happy and for those of you fighting the good fight, on track. :D

Today is weigh in day for the Summer Challenge. Sadly I have to report no change on my scale. I am not surprised. I am puffed up like a poisoned dog, as you can see by my feet and ankles. (I am so. Fucking. Sick! of the swelling. It has plagued me for years and I am over it. Hopefully losing this weight will help that.) But I didn't gain, either. So, it isn't all bad.

I am not upset or discouraged by the number. Scales only show what the body as a whole weighs, at that moment. Not what is truly going on with fat loss and fluid retention and so forth. I expect that I will see a nice little drop, next Friday. :D

Oh, here is the scale picture.



Even tho my scale number didn't change, I am on track and doing well with my calories, hydration and so forth. Exercise... Not so much.

 I know. I know.



Monday, May 24, 2010

Let the Games Begin!



Today begins the Summer Challenge 2010.

Let's take care of a little business. :D

As I said in an earlier post, my goals for this challenge are simple. To stay on track, keep my calories under 1800 a day, to exercise more, stay hydrated and to get over my silly scale block. I think that this challenge will be good for me and assist me in reaching all of these goals.

Okay, now to the meat of the matter. The weigh in. I weighed in this morning, first thing. Of course, I would be puffy, this morning. lol Isn't that always the way. None the less, I get on me scale and took the required picture of The Number. :D



I weighed exactly one month ago and am down another 9.8 pounds, overall. :D

Start weight for this challenge: 366.0 pounds.

Okay, can I just gripe for one teeny second? My scale is a pretty good one. Accurate, doesn't complain when I step on it. (At least not so I can hear... ;)) But damn! It sure doesn't hold the weight number on the screen long. As soon as it flashes to show it has reached The Number, I have mere seconds, and not many, at that in which to snap that pic. Otherwise, I have no complaints about this scale. If anyone is curious about it, it is a Taylor brand digital scale. It will measure weight, body fat, muscle and water percentages and all that good gobbldy-gook. I just use the weight feature. I bought it at Drugstore.com. It was on sale and with shipping less then fourty bucks. So, if you need a good scale, I can heartily recommend this one. :D

All righty, then. Summer Challenge: On!

:D