Seeking Fellow Sloths PART 2 - Page 3

southie · 06-17-2008, 07:13 AM

Yay Turtle

Small achievements are good, so anything you can do now that you couldn't a month ago is great.
Here the weather has been miserable for the last couple of weeks. We also had a long weekend so I am exhausted from keeping 2 little boys entertained inside for 3 days. They have so much energy that it is hard to keep up.
I had one cheat over the weekend - desert at my parent's house.
I'll weigh tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

TurtleLove · 06-18-2008, 12:06 PM

ugh trapped in the house how miserable!! Do you find that chasing them equals a lot of exercise though? When I chase Corbin around it wears me out so I figure it must be burning some calories!!

so I mail ordered a suit for my work training as we have to dress business professional and when I ordered it I was wearing a 30/32. So I ordered a 30 based on measurements. I am fitting back into some of my stuff that is 28 so it seemed like a good idea to get the suit tried on in case anything needed tailored. yeah some of the pieces are too small

I don't know if I can work off enough to make it work or if I will have to get something else so frustrating, I took the time to measure even so I am wondering if it supposed to be form fitting? that looks terrible when you sit down even if you can get away with it standing up. I hate being fat

Linda I hope the dessert was delicious! I bet you chased the boys enough to burn it off!

Shari how's it goin?

hope you guys are having a great week!!

southie · 06-19-2008, 06:14 AM

I am sure that chasing the boys is burning calories - I lost the 2 lbs this week. So now for the other three before next Sunday (29th).
Holly, how small are the pieces? At the rate you are going, you could well loose enough. How long do you have? I hate shopping for clothes. I have an odd figure so things tend to fit in one place and not another. Also styles designed for skinny people, scaled up just don't work. There is one really good shop near where I stay, who specifically designs for generously proportioned people, but they are so expensive that if I buy all my clothes there DH will shoot me.

Shari, how are you?

TurtleLove · 06-19-2008, 08:57 AM

Linda WOOHOO

way to go on that 2lbs I knew you could do it!! drink your water like mad and keep things up this week and I bet you can easily ditch that last 3!!!

I have exactly a month from yesterday to fit into it. They are like really fitted when I have them on standing but when I sit it looks and feels terrible. I may give it two weeks and try it on again in hopes that the walking will start taking down the belly. I usually shop Catherines but I ordered the suit from Lane Bryant.

So I got up this morning at 5am with dh so I could go for a walk while kids are asleep. Fixed his lunch sent him off and headed out. OMG I am in so much pain!!! I went just over half a mile down one incline then up then back. If I had not been afraid of a car coming I might have crawled the last bit up the incline! Good thing a car didn't come I might have asked to be carried home lol

My back was killing me before I left then I added calves of fire to the mix, they are still throbbing now half an hour later. Why does being fat have to be so miserable and getting rid of it be so hard? The scary part is last time I swore I would never regain that weight and now that I did it makes it really hard motivating myself knowing it takes so much less time to gain it all back than to take it off

Pretty sure I could not be doing it now without coming here

hope you guys have a great thursday!!!

TurtleLove · 06-20-2008, 12:05 PM

ugh went in to get bloodwork done to test for diabetes and they couldn't catch a vein

(my veins are deep AND they roll) My arms and hands are sore and bruised. Have to try again another day. Lost 2 more lbs which is good and BP is much more normal. Struggling a bit this morning SUPER hungry and have eaten my portion of food already. thought I would pop in here instead of prowling the kitchen

Hope you guys have a FABULOUS weekend!!!

TurtleLove · 06-21-2008, 10:06 AM

bought myself a grocery store bouquet to celebrate 20lbs yesterday feels a little silly but I needed something as a reward besides food lol. Normally I would reward myself with a day of junk food but I am struggling too much mentally right now to do the junk food thing, food prob was not the best choice as a reward for weight loss anyway

In my brain I know 20 is so great but in my mirror 20 does not show, I remember this being a struggle last time too. I think it was around 50 that the loss became noticable which is a bit daunting and discouraging I am ready to see changes now!!! I did buy some chocolatey delight special K so I get to feel like I am being bad and having chocolate! Hopefully that will help. I picked up my muscle relaxer prescription yesterday as my back has really been killing me. She said they will slow down my metabolism and make losing weight more difficult, SUPER, because it was so easy to begin with right? so now I get to choose not being in so much pain or losing weight in a more timely manner. This week I am going to try them at night so I can sleep, suffer during the day and see how much it effects my weight loss. This means I have to be really good all week to be able to judge the meds.

There are two times I am planning for, my cousin is getting married today and I am going to have a piece of cake, only one. Then monday I am going to be at a chick-fil-a for work and that is my all time FAVORITE so I am going to have only a sandwich and one small Dr Pepper with no refils. Hopefully planning for the hard stuff will get me through!

Hope you guys have an amazing weekend!!!

TurtleLove · 06-22-2008, 01:00 PM

well I did only have one piece of cake....butttttt...they had this really cool candy bar/buffet area where you took a bag and filled it with a selection of candy, I had good intentions and filled it for my dh who stayed home with our sick ds but on the way home I was hungry and got into it, I ate 5 M&M's, 2 gummy worms, 1 now and later, and a rock/crystal sugar sucker!! I am considering forgoing the chick-fil-a to make up for it, we will see how strong my willpower feels tomorrow lol.

Hope you gys are having a better time of it this weekend!!!

TurtleLove · 06-23-2008, 08:21 AM

really paid for that candy yesterday between guilt and extreme sugar cravings

Think I am going to go ahead with the chick-fil-a, ate breakfast accordingly and will do extra exercise to make up for it. Been looking forward to it for too long to skip it without being very bitter lol. Looking forward to the next weigh in need to get past this 20lb mark as it is really messing with my head, mainly all in my head....so fat a 50lb person would have to drop off me before it is noticable etc...not sure why I am having such a hard time shaking it off and moving on but there it is, figure only you guys could even begin to get it ya know? (even tho u r not as big as me

you get the mentality) weigh in and check bp friday as am leaving in minutes and not back home till thurs night.

happy monday girlies!!

southie · 06-23-2008, 09:38 AM

Hi,
Just checking in quickly.
Holly, yay on the 2 lbs. Buying yourself flowers sounds like a good idea. It is very difficult to see change yourself in the mirror because your memory plays tricks, that's why photos are better.
How is your DS doing? Hope it isn't anything serious.
I think I have discovered something for me. I must not have the "just one treat." A small suggary treat at lunch time means that I am craving sugar big time in the evening. If other people are going to be offended that I don't have anything, then that is just too bad.
Work is going to be more busy when I get back from holiday. They have asked me to go back onto full time. I have been on 3/4 time sinceit just got too much with two toddlers, when they were really little and major work load, etc.
Have a great day
Linda

SABTeacher · 06-23-2008, 11:04 PM

hey ladies,

I'm still here. Haven't posted at all since I'm still in a rut and I don't feel like I can add much. I am afraid to de-motivate you two. LOL.

Holly--You're doing awesome on the weight loss thing. I'm a huge chick-fil-a fanatic, so I know I need my fix every now and then. I could think of worse things to eat. I know the big weight loss can seem so overwhelming and I think it is what gets me stuck from moving. I guess the key for both of us is to focus on the small goals. You are right to focus on 20 lbs. For me, I just need to focus on really small goals like eating decently for one day.

Linda--You must be getting excited about the upcoming trip. Should be a pretty long flight, huh? I was happy to see about your 2 lb loss. Good for you! Are you OK with going back to full-time? Seems to me that it wouldn't be a huge jump from 3/4 time, but I'm sure it is when you're actually doing it and trying to manage two boys.

OK, I'll post on my progress or lack thereof later in the week.

Shari

TurtleLove · 06-25-2008, 11:08 PM

Shari your quote in your sig has me totally cracking up!!! You will not demotivate us we can only do that to ourselves

come and and whine about the unfairness of life in general whatever you need!! Yes set a goal for a day make it not about weight even. Try eating the correct portion of 5 things you eat that day and at least 30 oz of water. when you are good with that increase your goal for the day!!

Linda how exciting and terrifying to have the option to go full time! what are you thinking feels right for you? I know exactly what you mean about the one sweet thing it seems to just become an obsession! I have been able to do ok with a small sucker to make me feel bad and good lol.

I had the chick-fil-a and it was wonderful!! I have been having a great food week since as having it made me feel free so I am not bitter about making good choices. I worked out this morning and tonight as I will not be able to in the morning so hopefully that makes up for it! I love the options hotel fitness centers allow and even better they are usually empty! When I do run into someone I am feeling much better now about feeling I have as much a right to be there as they do and who cares what they think of my short workout, at least I am trying. I can go 10 minutes now working out on something tonight I did 7 on the treadmill and 3 on the bike.

have a great thursday, planning to do BP and weight friday as it is the only day I have home this week so hoping i worked that chick-fil-a back off!!!

TurtleLove · 06-27-2008, 01:50 PM

thankfully got that splurge worked off, down 4 more pounds. They were able to catch a vein this time so now will be waiting to hear if she thinks I am developing diabetes. Need to get the kids ready and out the door for haircuts, ds has hand, foot, and mouth disease so poor thig is miserable apparently it is normal for toddlers. hope you guys have a great weekend!!!

southie · 06-28-2008, 03:37 PM

Hello girls,
Shari, you are always welcome and we are more than happy if you are just popping in for a pitty party - I'll join you! As Holly says, start with small goals that are right for you.
Holly - your poor baby, hope he gets better soon. Another 4lbs - amazing, you are doing so well.
My week started off really well and then I was suddenly in meetings most of the week, with dinners in the evening - oh well, I made mostly good choices, but some not so great.
I am feeling both nervous and excited about going back to work full time. The main reason they want me to go back is that there is some management stuff they need me to take over and the only way I can is to increase the hours as there is nothing I can drop of what I am doing now. There is no one available in our department who can lecture my big course next semester, but I wouldn't want to give it up anyway.
Well my bags are paked and in 10 hours I fly to Germany. I'll check in when I can.
See you soon
Linda

TurtleLove · 06-30-2008, 12:31 PM

a little humor for us to get us through this week:

A woman goes to the doctor for her yearly physical.
The nurse starts with certain basic items.
'How much do you weigh?' she asks.
'115,' she says.
The nurse puts her on the scale.
It turns out her weight is 140.

The nurse asks, 'Your height?'
'5 foot 8,' she says.
The nurse checks and sees that she only measures 5' 5'.

She then takes her blood pressure
And tells the woman it is very high.
'Of course it's high!' she screams,
'When I came in here, I was tall and slender! Now, I'm short and fat!'

How come when you mix water and flour together you get glue?

and then you add eggs
and sugar... and you get cake?

Where did the glue go?

NEED AN ANSWER?

You know darned well where it went!

That's what makes the cake stick to your BUTT!!

TurtleLove · 06-30-2008, 01:00 PM

Linda, enjoy Germany! I hope the work transition goes smoothly for you and wish you every success!!!
congrats on making the effort to make some good choices in spite of your meetings, that is a hard time to do so and every good choice is better than none

I am tempted to be obsessive and weigh in today as I had a bad day saturday, the cookies are always on display at my MIL's and I broke down and had a few. I worked furiously to get them back off but who knows. Trying to talk myself into waiting until thursday I'll let ya know how that goes lol. Dr called me personally this morning to break the news I now have the official label of diabetic. I am already on metformin anyway for the PCOS so we just have to continue that and she said that we will go by diet controlled for as long as I keep it up. This means if I screw up now I have more at risk than what size I wear. even knowing that I just want to eat my way out of a vat of junk food I am so bummed. I know it is normal and I knew it was coming someday since I have PCOS but I was really hoping to never get it. I already have a label I do not need another one. I am seriously debating not telling anyone but you guys. As long as I am controling it why would anyone need to know? UGH. I can't help but wonder if I had not gained back the weight would this be happening I should have stayed on track.

shoulda

woulda

coulda

blah, blah, blah

wahhhhh. hope your monday is better than mine. I feel like a loser and it isn't even noon yet. I will not pity eat today dangit I will NOT!!