Boot Camp (Let's make this a thread on accountability)
OK, I am going to measure and weigh myself on Saturday. For those of you that said some of your summer goals were to lose weight and get fit....hope you will join this thread.
Not that I am going to post my weight and measurements but maybe I need to be accountable.
Sooooooo... I will make a comment on Saturday. Then every Saturday, I am going to say weight lost and inches lost. (remember that if you gain muscle the scale will not move or go up. Use a tape measure)
I truly am going to put myself through boot camp. The program I have been watching on TV has shown that in 6 weeks with real effort, one can make a huge difference.
As well, I am going to comment each Saturday on how am reaching the goals I stated for the summer.
We all stated goals for the summer. Let us all be accountable. Some we will attain, some we may fall short on but lets all support each other.
When the fall officially starts (when the h*ll is that?), we can state what we actually achieved.
Sometimes our cyber friends are our best friends. We are non judgemental and hugely supportive.
I know for me, the hugest thing is quitting smoking.
Next, getting fit and healthy. One of my goals is to walk and hike with Cali more. That will fall in to the get fit and healthy boot camp thing.
One was to spend more time with Biko. I clip his wings in the summer, he prefers to walk anyway. I will start taking him to the park on my walks with Cali. That way he can feel he is a part of my life.
Spending more time with my BF. He is hugely busy, I am hugely busy. This is going to be a tough one.
De-cluttering....I am ready. I want it done and I want it done now. I am finally so sick of the mess that I want to do it, Get it done!
So guys, lets have a huge reach your summer goals support group. No better place than this board.
Veg on...
Di
RE: periods and weight gain: Conventional wisdumb says you gain before your period because your body retains water etc. In my case, however, I always lose bigtime right before (and I always know when is "right before" because I spend 24 hrs peeing every 20 minutes.) Then I retain and gain, AFTER.
Go figure. My pharmacist says I have the metabolism of a cat. Backwards to most other creatures.
Works for me--I love cats. :)>>>
So I went to the gym yesterday and weighed in for the first time in about a week or so--I was at a different gym so instead of being able to use the digital scale I used the old fashioned doctor scale like this one:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/jessejames750/thWeight-Photo.jpg
I don't know if these are supposed to be more accurate or not...well anyways, on this scale I weighed in just under 110 lbs...which would mean that I have officially lost 100lbs! I am both really happy and a little anxious over this. Right now is not a good time for me to be losing more weight..I have lost a lot this summer in such a short time--I've gone from a size 8 in April to a size 2 in August. And everyone here knows I've been struggling bad with an ED. It's so confusing--I want to be happy, but I feel like since all of the weight I have lost this year has been in connection with an ED that I'm not allowed to be feel good about it.
I'm also really, really terrified of gaining any weight back--this is the biggest thing keeping me from recovering in any significant way and although some days are good days and I feel comfortable taking in more calories, inevatably I end up restricting more severly if I have more than a day or two of "normal" eating.*blerg* I guess to bottom line it for you--I feel like I'm standing on the tip of a blade, either way I fall I'll hurt myself--from my perspective there is no winning solution and I can only mitigate my damages.
Well--anyways, I know some have mentioned that I shouldn't be contributing on this thread--and I've limited myself to only cheering for others for a looooong time now--but I just really felt like getting that off my chest and this seemed an apropriate thread for it.
I always know when is "right before" because I spend 24 hrs peeing every 20 minutes.
I do this, too! What is the metabolism of a cat??
Yes, balance scales are usually more accurate than digital or bathroom scales. They're more solid, and not as sensitive to damp, temperature change etc. And they are usually seldom moved, which always upsets the mechanism of a scale.
Nothing like having the batteries of your digital scale wear out and go crazy on you and make you think you gained 10 lbs in about 5 minutes!
I always know when is "right before" because I spend 24 hrs peeing every 20 minutes.
I do this, too! What is the metabolism of a cat??
They react completely different to meds than most animals. Like if you give them Valium they will eat everything in sight.
Valium makes me more wired, not more calm. If I have caffiene after about 10 AM I will still be wide awake at 3 AM. Green tea, everyone else's diuretic, makes me retain water like mad. Like that.
Meow. :cat:
((((((((capture)))))))
losing 100 lbs is a HUGE feat. i think that fact is something to be proud of... but your ED is not, unfortunately. and you know that, and it sucks that i said it, maybe. but i've been there. i still deal with it from time to time, and i understand being irrationally proud of weightloss that isn't necessarily healthy. if i'm right, your BMI is still in a normal range for your height/weight, isn't it? so theoretically, you're still at a healthy (if low) weight. please don't get too carried away. you really can die from an ED. my heart will never be the same because of mine, and neither will my peace of mind. so just be careful and try to maintain for awhile before you make any decisions about where to go from here.
((((((((capture)))))))
losing 100 lbs is a HUGE feat. i think that fact is something to be proud of... but your ED is not, unfortunately. and you know that, and it sucks that i said it, maybe. but i've been there. i still deal with it from time to time, and i understand being irrationally proud of weightloss that isn't necessarily healthy. if i'm right, your BMI is still in a normal range for your height/weight, isn't it? so theoretically, you're still at a healthy (if low) weight. please don't get too carried away. you really can die from an ED. my heart will never be the same because of mine, and neither will my peace of mind. so just be careful and try to maintain for awhile before you make any decisions about where to go from here.
Hey Ap--thanks, yeah I'm trying to just maintain right now, but the raw detox I've been on has led to a bit more loss. I am still at a "healthy BMI" and weight--5'2, 110 and BMI of 20.1 so my numbers are still very much in the "OK" realm. I'm going to go to the nutritionist early in septmeber to get my fat levels checked--I had 25% body fat at the start of April which depending on your sourse is in general a healthy % for women. As long as I haven't dipped below 12% I should be ok there as well--but I can't imagine being that low! I'll keep ya'll updated :)
ps-unrelated question....what is with all the cartoon character avatars? they seem to be like 'the new thing'. just curious....
I was wondering the same thing. I think we might have missed something in the chit chat thread over the weekend.
I looked a few pages back and found nothing.... I must be lame. Storm- did you find anything about the cartoon pics?
ps-unrelated question....what is with all the cartoon character avatars? they seem to be like 'the new thing'. just curious....
I was wondering the same thing. I think we might have missed something in the chit chat thread over the weekend.
I looked a few pages back and found nothing.... I must be lame. Storm- did you find anything about the cartoon pics?
It's also under the So Cute! Thread--there is a link floatingaround to a website thatwill animate you--I thin the 3 of us are the only ones left with out them :( I feel a little left out...but I don't want to download the program to do it either...oh well!
ps-unrelated question....what is with all the cartoon character avatars? they seem to be like 'the new thing'. just curious....
I was wondering the same thing. I think we might have missed something in the chit chat thread over the weekend.
I looked a few pages back and found nothing.... I must be lame. Storm- did you find anything about the cartoon pics?
It's also under the So Cute! Thread--there is a link floatingaround to a website thatwill animate you--I thin the 3 of us are the only ones left with out them :( I feel a little left out...but I don't want to download the program to do it either...oh well!
Oh, I'll have to go back and look at it.
ps- congrats on your 100 lbs weight loss. That is truely amazing! You could one of those people on the cover of 'People' magazine... the '1/2 there siz' issue!
ps-unrelated question....what is with all the cartoon character avatars? they seem to be like 'the new thing'. just curious....
I was wondering the same thing. I think we might have missed something in the chit chat thread over the weekend.
I looked a few pages back and found nothing.... I must be lame. Storm- did you find anything about the cartoon pics?
It's also under the So Cute! Thread--there is a link floatingaround to a website thatwill animate you--I thin the 3 of us are the only ones left with out them :( I feel a little left out...but I don't want to download the program to do it either...oh well!
Oh, I'll have to go back and look at it.
ps- congrats on your 100 lbs weight loss. That is truely amazing! You could one of those people on the cover of 'People' magazine... the '1/2 there siz' issue!
i was actually considering submitting a thing for the joy fitness club...but seems like most of those people lose the weight a lot faster (took me almost 6 years!) but maybe I will :)
The cartoon avatar site is faceyourmanga.com. You don't have to download anything/pay/etc. It will just be sent to your email.
So I went to the gym yesterday and weighed in for the first time in about a week or so--I was at a different gym so instead of being able to use the digital scale I used the old fashioned doctor scale like this one:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/jessejames750/thWeight-Photo.jpg
I don't know if these are supposed to be more accurate or not...well anyways, on this scale I weighed in just under 110 lbs...which would mean that I have officially lost 100lbs! I am both really happy and a little anxious over this. Right now is not a good time for me to be losing more weight..I have lost a lot this summer in such a short time--I've gone from a size 8 in April to a size 2 in August. And everyone here knows I've been struggling bad with an ED. It's so confusing--I want to be happy, but I feel like since all of the weight I have lost this year has been in connection with an ED that I'm not allowed to be feel good about it.
I'm also really, really terrified of gaining any weight back--this is the biggest thing keeping me from recovering in any significant way and although some days are good days and I feel comfortable taking in more calories, inevatably I end up restricting more severly if I have more than a day or two of "normal" eating.*blerg* I guess to bottom line it for you--I feel like I'm standing on the tip of a blade, either way I fall I'll hurt myself--from my perspective there is no winning solution and I can only mitigate my damages.
Well--anyways, I know some have mentioned that I shouldn't be contributing on this thread--and I've limited myself to only cheering for others for a looooong time now--but I just really felt like getting that off my chest and this seemed an apropriate thread for it.
Capture--I know that you also blog (which I always read even if I don't always comment :)), and that's a great forum too. But, I want to point out that this thread is not about weight loss per se (though that's the goal for some of us), it's about ACCOUNTABILITY. If you look around there are people trying to gain weight, trying to limit processed foods/refined sugars, and just in general trying to establish a healthier relationship with food. And we're all here to cheer, regardless of what the goal is. We all appreciate your being here to cheer, but definitely use this as a forum to gain control over your relationship with food. I hope that you'll use us as a group to be accountable to, if you feel comfortable sharing your process with us!
The cartoon avatar site is faceyourmanga.com. You don't have to download anything/pay/etc. It will just be sent to your email.
When I went to it I got all this crap that I had to download stuff to play! WTF!???!!?? Oh well..I stand by that I'm not cool enough for them anyways.
So I went to the gym yesterday and weighed in for the first time in about a week or so--I was at a different gym so instead of being able to use the digital scale I used the old fashioned doctor scale like this one:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee189/jessejames750/thWeight-Photo.jpg
I don't know if these are supposed to be more accurate or not...well anyways, on this scale I weighed in just under 110 lbs...which would mean that I have officially lost 100lbs! I am both really happy and a little anxious over this. Right now is not a good time for me to be losing more weight..I have lost a lot this summer in such a short time--I've gone from a size 8 in April to a size 2 in August. And everyone here knows I've been struggling bad with an ED. It's so confusing--I want to be happy, but I feel like since all of the weight I have lost this year has been in connection with an ED that I'm not allowed to be feel good about it.
I'm also really, really terrified of gaining any weight back--this is the biggest thing keeping me from recovering in any significant way and although some days are good days and I feel comfortable taking in more calories, inevatably I end up restricting more severly if I have more than a day or two of "normal" eating.*blerg* I guess to bottom line it for you--I feel like I'm standing on the tip of a blade, either way I fall I'll hurt myself--from my perspective there is no winning solution and I can only mitigate my damages.
Well--anyways, I know some have mentioned that I shouldn't be contributing on this thread--and I've limited myself to only cheering for others for a looooong time now--but I just really felt like getting that off my chest and this seemed an apropriate thread for it.
Capture--I know that you also blog (which I always read even if I don't always comment :)), and that's a great forum too. But, I want to point out that this thread is not about weight loss per se (though that's the goal for some of us), it's about ACCOUNTABILITY. If you look around there are people trying to gain weight, trying to limit processed foods/refined sugars, and just in general trying to establish a healthier relationship with food. And we're all here to cheer, regardless of what the goal is. We all appreciate your being here to cheer, but definitely use this as a forum to gain control over your relationship with food. I hope that you'll use us as a group to be accountable to, if you feel comfortable sharing your process with us!
Thanks Caroleena :) I'm glad I can be included too--it really sucks to feel unincluded!
i couldn't walk yesterday because of stupid rain. and it's stupid raining today too.
i'm bummed.
WOO HOO!!!! I went back to see the orthopedic surgeon today to follow up after the steroid injection in my spine and he does not think I will require surgery now!!!! He thinks that the inflammation in my spine was pushing the disc fragments against the nerve bundle which caused the pain. The steroid injection reduced the inflammation and therefore the pressure of the fragments on the nerve bundle. While the fragments are still there and are still irritating the nerves some, it's not significant enough to cut me open to remove them. I had an 80% improvement in pain and function. Now my body has time to absorb them and repair itself naturally!!! I'm so freakin' happy I can't wipe the smile off my face! He also gave me the go ahead to start exercising again (at a moderate level). I've got about 5 weeks before my birthday and my goal was to get to 150 lbs. by then. While I don't think I'll make it, I will at least be able to make significant progress toward that goal which I haven't been able to do for weeks.
WOO HOO!!!! I went back to see the orthopedic surgeon today to follow up after the steroid injection in my spine and he does not think I will require surgery now!!!! He thinks that the inflammation in my spine was pushing the disc fragments against the nerve bundle which caused the pain. The steroid injection reduced the inflammation and therefore the pressure of the fragments on the nerve bundle. While the fragments are still there and are still irritating the nerves some, it's not significant enough to cut me open to remove them. I had an 80% improvement in pain and function. Now my body has time to absorb them and repair itself naturally!!! I'm so freakin' happy I can't wipe the smile off my face! He also gave me the go ahead to start exercising again (at a moderate level). I've got about 5 weeks before my birthday and my goal was to get to 150 lbs. by then. While I don't think I'll make it, I will at least be able to make significant progress toward that goal which I haven't been able to do for weeks.
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
;)b :)>>>
Excellent, Storm!!
I am taking advantage of the return of the heat (we had a few cooler days in there) to eat lots of lovely raw veggies and fruit. I didn't get out for walks today, but I am basically just living till Saturday anyway. That's when my intensive classes are done. 2 hrs every day, 5 days a week is tiring to prep for. Today for lunch I just plain wasn't hungry--a victory in itself as I am usually a psychological eater--it's mealtime so you eat.
So, I did two miles at the park yesterday and ate pretty much nothing but fruit and salad all day. I'm not weighing in again until my period actually happens. It's a few days late, but what can you do? Pre-menopause messes everything up. Unfortunately, the extra water weight hit me at the regularly scheduled time and is just "hanging on". Sometimes it sucks to be a woman.
Pages