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
BUT---and this is a big BUT--it did NOT set in motion a chain reaction of reaching for the pills!
Yay Yabbit!! ;)b
I went to physical therapy this morning and got my back stretched out again. It feels so good when they do that, but when the machine starts to release me I always get a jolt of pain that goes all the way down to my knee.....sucks!!
I'm still weighing in at 172, and if I'm up to it I'll head back to the park again.
I was bad last night....I ate ramen.
:-[
i screwed up last night :-\
didn't do my excercises. also, we went to the only health food store in town which we never get to go to (it's about a 20 minute drive, and it's kind of expensive) and went nuts and had a smorgasbord of treats for dinner, including the tofutti pizza (amazing, btw), buffalo 'wings' (sooo good), and i made the spinach artichoke dip from here (eh... good after awhile, but it took some getting used to). bf made a dessert which was kinda gross, but i ate it anyway (vegan cherry jello blended with vanilla tofutti ice cream and the soy whipped topping), and THEN i ate 5 squares of dark chocolate mint (the endangered species brand). then i fell directly asleep. WHAT! it's like when i start, i become unstoppable... i'm mucho disappointed in myself, especially since i somehow gained 2.5 pounds since yesterday. stupid delicious food.
tonight i will do my excercises and i will control my portions at dinner. i broke every single one of my goals last night. setbacks....meh.
Baby steps, allularpunk. We all have to start where we are.
I left work early due to lack of work and boredom and went straight to the park. I ape-walked 2 miles again and just enjoyed being outside. I sat for a while and watched a bazillion dragonflies and saw three brown bunnies and a big-ass gopher tortoise. I had forgotten just how revitalizing it is to be at the park. I came home and eyeballed a package of ramen, but made this sandwich instead.
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=17788.0
I probably should have made something with more veggies and less cheese (vegan), but it was soooo good.
big-ass gopher tortoise
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better last night. did my exercises anyway. bf left early to go home (he was supposed to leave today, but his ride came last night instead) so i got sad and ate a second portion of dinner at like 1am and went straight to sleep. but it was just couscous w/veggies & marinated tofu.
i ate breakfast this morning! a whole grapefruit!
I ran my second race on the Fourth of July! It went really well (there is a full public blog (on vegweb) that covers the whole thing). My official time was 25:30 and I paed at 8:13min/mile! So--I'm still pretty slow, but I mproved my time by 1:39min/mile over my last race so that is a dramatic improvement--I also came in 15th our of 56 in my field so I'm feeling pretty darn good about that!
I ran my second race on the Fourth of July! It went really well (there is a full public blog (on vegweb) that covers the whole thing). My official time was 25:30 and I paed at 8:13min/mile! So--I'm still pretty slow, but I mproved my time by 1:39min/mile over my last race so that is a dramatic improvement--I also came in 15th our of 56 in my field so I'm feeling pretty darn good about that!
Congratulations!!!!!
Update!
Stress: Absolutely through the roof. DH moved out here with me this week, which was SO exciting but so stressful. Stressful enough to throw off my cycle--and I PRIDE myself on being like clockwork. After BIL (who helped DH move) left on Thursday I slept 11 hours that night and felt much better. Tonight I slept 8 and I feel great.
Food: still way too much dairy this week. Monday I was stressed and all I wanted was eggplant parmesean that I didn't have to make on my own (Thankfully it was Cedarlane, so it was relatively healthy--compared to the super-greasy restaurant kinds.) Tuesday and Friday I had cheese on sandwiches (one piece at a time, but still.) Wednesday I took BIL out to dinner at a restaurant I knew he'd love, but there were no vegan options and the only veg option was manicotti. Thursday I had the leftovers from that.
Even despite this I find I'm self-regulating better, especially if I eat the heavy stuff earlier in the day. If I splurge earlier I can adjust later. (In short, those of you who in another thread mentioned having vegan cupcakes for breakfast might be onto something!
Good food news: I'm back on the breakfast smoothies--yum! I also ate a ton of fruit (mainly berries), and I discovered golden beets! On Tuesday instead of the normal moving-dinner of takeout I made the guys roasted beets, corn on the cob, and French Potato salad (on this website). Doesn't sound like much but I was proud of it.
Drinking: HAH! BIL and I are both beer fans, so we went out drinking the two nights he was here (approx 4 drinks/night, mostly beer). DH and I split a whole bottle of wine last night.
Exercising: could be better. I worked out 4 days this week, with one of the non-workout days spent lugging boxes all around. Best news: I re-discovered Pilates this week!
Which is why I was SO surprised when...
Weight check in: June 21 I was 144.8, no notable change last week, July 4 I am 143!!! Boo-yah!
Plus my clothes fit differently. My jeans that sometimes are a wee bit small can come off without unbuttoning them. I might need new clothes soon. Yesterday I wore an outfit to work out that is usually too small for me.
Micro-goal: break 140 by the time I go to Vegas for my five-year wedding anniversary (in early August!) Totally realistic :)
Alright everyone, this is where I"ll need the support. 143 is my sticking point. Since I"ve been married, 143 is my lowest point--I've hit it at least 3 other times, but then I always yo-yo up. This is the test--can I break through this plateau??
big-ass gopher tortoise
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http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj216/Cyperaceae/Tortoise/Gophertortoise.jpg
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn59/aybstr1/GopherTortoiseCrossing.jpg
Wow!
We are totally behind you Caroleena! That's awesome your jeans a getting a little big--that's the best feeling ever when you realize your smaller than your cloths!!! When do you go to Vegas?
I have two goals for this summer. 1) get back into shape. The past month has been really busy/stressful with finishing school, moving into my new apartment and starting at a new job. I have really been slacking with the physical exercise and I feel disgusting. 2) learn to follow a budget. In the two weeks I've been working and in the "real world" my spending habits need to change (way too much money has been spent at the bars). Tomorrow I'm sitting down and creating a weekly budget that I am going to force myself to follow. Hopefully the Tour de France will inspire me to get back to daily exercise, but there just never seems to be enough time in the day.
Anyways, good luck to everyone else on achieving their goals!
Good to "see" you, foof!
AHHH!!! The budget!!! Yes, I'm right there with you foofie!!! Playing around with things, I've been able to lower my planned spending from $1580/mo down to $1125 or so.... not ideal, but realistic and doable for me. If you need help, I can share w/ yeah some of the tricks I've found helpful!!
Other "good" news: I'm up to 111lbs!!! YAY!!! I'm hoping it's not ALL period weight....(seeing as I've been PMSing for the past 2 weeks, who knows?) And I'm filling clothes out better, my breasts have returned, but the butt has yet to!!
On the other end, I've been battling my annual summer battle with my knees, they want to go out, I don't.... BUT the acupuncture seems to be accomplishing what two surgeries never did!! So, for the first time in nearly 15 years, I'm actually kind of looking forward to being able to go on summer hikes w/o having to bring 10 instant ice packs!!! WOOT!!!!
Capture, the fact you cut over a minute off your time is AMAZING!!! You should really be proud of that!!
Okay, I feel I've decompressed enough to go to bed....(This round of PMS has been especially difficult for me emotionally...)
Well, I am going to get on the scale in the morning. This has been a trying week so I didn't exercise or quit smoking. I didn't reach my sleep more goals either as I was up and awake with Harold. I think I have only had about 15 hours sleep this week. I am making my quit day Sunday. Or actually before I go to bed tomorrow night. I am highly stressed right now but five weeks tomorrow (Sunday) I will be diving in the Bahamas. I need five weeks being smoke free to help get my lungs in shape. If this is the only goal I achieve, I will be thankful. It is my most pressing and important goal. Fourteen years smoke free and then 1 1/2 years of smoking again. It is foul and disgusting! It makes me sick, literally. I am coughing, coughing up crap and feeling down right lethargic. I know I have to quit, I want to quit and I am sick of hiding that I smoke and more so that I smoke.
This thread is all about accountability. I want each and every one of you to be on my case starting Sunday about smoking. Send me disgusting pictures, stats, anything and everything. I don't want to smoke anymore. I didn't plan my last smoke tonight so know I will smoke tomorrow. I truly believe one has to plan and enjoy their last smoke.
For all of you exercising, eating better and working on their goals...WOO HOO! I am so proud of all of you.
I hope in the fall, we can all report some serious successes.
As for my clutter, I just got the best news ever. A friend I have never met but email and have talked to is coming to visit for a weekend in September. She lives in Colorado and is going to a conference in Montreal. She is going to fly to Toronto on the Friday night and fly home to Colorado from Toronto on the Sunday night. The kick in the ass I needed. Of course I will give her my bedroom as it is finished and really nice. I will sleep in the guest room whether it is finished or not.
OK guys, report in.
Hugs and Veg On!
Di
It's Sunday, Di--YOU CAN DO IT! Think of how much fun you're going to have diving for hours with clear lungs!
I used to work at a cancer center Di. 50% of smokers will die due to smoking related issues. One out of two. Are you willing to take that chance? And let me tell you, lung cancer, not a cancer that you fight and win. Don't know the exact numbers, but after you get diagnosed, you're basically looking at 12-18 months. and then you die. A horrible, painful, disgusting death. There are a couple of lung cancers that you can get a lobe of your lung removed, and then your chances are higher, but then you're missing a part of your lung. No diving w/out all lobes!! And with a lobectomy, you're talking chest tubes. Hands down, one of the most painful things in the medical field. I can talk about emphysema if you'd like...
I don't know how much cancer sticks cost up there in Canadia, but down here, they're almost $5.00/pack. So, that's a gallon of gas for us. More money to pay off bills, vegan treat fund, rainy-day fund, ladies day out fund... lots of options for all the money you'll save.
Di, now I know what you go thru trying to quit smoking...the only vice I've never had...suddenly today I want my pills! Don't need, just want. I can't concentrate, if there were room I'd be prowlng the apartment, my head aches and I'm bitchy. Can't read, can't watch a film, can't enjoy anything.
I want that stupid, muzzy, half-gone feeling.
But I ain't gonna give in to it. If you treat the symptom, the disease will go merrily on.
Di, now I know what you go thru trying to quit smoking...the only vice I've never had...suddenly today I want my pills! Don't need, just want. I can't concentrate, if there were room I'd be prowlng the apartment, my head aches and I'm bitchy. Can't read, can't watch a film, can't enjoy anything.
I want that stupid, muzzy, half-gone feeling.
But I ain't gonna give in to it. If you treat the symptom, the disease will go merrily on.
Ya, that's the same experience I have with my glass-o-wine a night before bed..... I've cut down to 2 glasses of wine a night and that is it...which is good because it use to be 3-4 plus a shot or two (in all honesty). I find I can not get below the two a night though. I tried only have half a glass a wine the other night. Initially I went to sleep but I woke back up around midnight and just laid there mind racing, until like 1 am... Finally I got up and had two more glasses of wine and I was fine and went to sleep. I also find that I'm nervous and fidgetty until I have a glass of wine in the evening and then I'm fine. Vices suck.
Hey everyone! It's great to see so many people working hard on their goals and everyone being so supportive! I'm sending out hugs, kisses, extra karma, love, strength and everything else I have in me to all you vegwebbers living the dream and working hard!!!
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg165/Wildtime001/achievement.jpg
*just for laughs* ;D
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