Fluff's not-so-fluffy diary

Hey, Fluff..
I'm sitting here with such a big smile on my face because, I know exactly how you feel and what your going through. It just always seems like expenses come up when you least expect it.:eek: It just gets so frustrating some times. And when we have such busy lives, Fastfood is ALWAYS there. Ya know?!? I think thats why I had actually put on so many pounds these past years.----You go from work, to practice, to shopping and then to the fastest place you can find to eat.....or one of those buffett places where it's fast, and you always eat 10 times more than you need to.

Dont sweat the burger. I'm sure it wont do much harm. And holding off on the fries was a good choice.

Dont you just hate it when you are in a bad mood and you just cant seem to get into exercising? I think that was my problem last week. Give yourself some time to cool down. Things will shape up.

P.S. I live in a rural area--and my tires always give me heck:) I've become an expert "tire changer." I always have to buy tires. Thank goodness I can put them on a credit card, otherwise I'd be SOL........Have A Great Weekend! Stay strong......Cabana:p
 
Thanks Cabana....its really nice to know there are other people who understand! Makes me feel less crazy. lol. :)

I know about the whole fast food thing. When you're busy it is so quick and easy. And buffets always seemed so reasonable....lots of food , little money. It is really hard to change that way of thinking.

The expense thing has been driving me crazy recently. If another thing around here breaks, I am going to scream!! lol. Its just been one thing after another. Funny how that happens. At this rate....soon...everything we own will be fixed...so we should be good for a while.....poorer...but good. lol.

Thanks for checking in on me! :)
 
Hi Fluff :D just poppin' in to check on ya ;) Hope all is goin' well in your area of the world. have a great weekend and keep up the good work.
 
Thanks for checking in on me Bize! :)

I have survived yet another weekend (well, almost - still have dinner to go). Weekends are still really difficult for me, but I did well this weekend. Last night I took my daughters to the mall and we stopped at the food court for dinner. I bought them something to eat, but I just ordered a diet soda and waited until I got home to eat. That was a pretty big thing for me. It was very tempting to eat out, but I really didn't want to mess up all the good days I had already put in to this week. I felt very good about it.

I got my walking in yesterday. I still have another time to get on the treadmill today. My water intake hasn't been as great this weekend. I have my routine on the weekdays, and I am finally drinking enough water. But I can't seem to stick to that routine on the weekends, and drinking water falls by the way side. So far today all I have had is two bottles of water. There is still time though to get another two bottles in.

There are some temptations creeping up on me in the next two weeks to come. Next Saturday we are supposed to be taking my daughter to her favorite restraunt to celebrate her birthday, which happens to be a Chinese Buffet. I am a bit nervous about it. Not sure yet how I am going to handle it. Then the following week will be her actual birthday - which means cake in the house. Tempting. Tempting.

Not to mention Valentines day this week. I have already told my family I do not want candy of any kind, but I know the kids will be bringing home sweet treats from school parties.

I really need to stay focused and committed. I just hope I can do it.
 
WOW! Great work Fluff! :D Ordering a diet soda and eating when you got home was a great idea and a wonderful show of willpower! Keep workin' on getting your water in on weekends and, eventually, you wil get there :) oooh! I love chinese food!!! A major weakness for me, but I keep reminding my self " springroll NOT eggroll!" hehehehe Also, if you stick with UNBATTERED or unbreaded meats in sauce with veggies (like beef and veggies or kung pao chicken) it is better for you than (my ultimate fave :( ) General Tao's chicken or sweet and sour chicken. Hot and sour soup is great for you (if you keep your water intake up for the day due to sodium in the soup) and fills ya up :) Hopefully that helps :) Cake.... mmmmmm. yup. Sweets time is comin up BUT I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! A little won't hurt, of course. No sense in COMPLETE elimination of it, but not a little every 10 minutes :p :D hehehehe

Keep up the great work Fluff. I KNOW you can get by temptation alley! :D
 
Nice job just ordering a soda and waiting until you got home to eat, that's a better choice and then when you do eat you are so proud of yourself! nice job and good choice!!! Just remember when you do go with your daughter out to eat, just think how much you eat compaired to what you eat, It's good to splurge now and then, it just makes you that more proud of yourself for what you have already done! GOOD LUCK!!!
 
Thanks Bize and Courtney! It was tough passing up a chance to eat out, but I felt great when I got home. :)

I love Chinese food too! I also like the battered stuff...so that meal will be a big challenge for me. I will do like you said Bize, and stay clear of the fried and battered food. I will stick to beef and broccili or something like that. I know the sodium in that dinner will be killer no matter what I pick though. I will probably retain water for a month! lol.

I will have some cake I am sure. I promised myself I wouldnt get so obsessed with this attempt at losing weight that I would let it interfere with family things. So, one piece is a given. Its keeping myself from having more that will be the real test for me!

Thanks for checking in on me. I am gearing myself up tonight to have a great week. Think positive...think positive...think positive. :)
 
good mornin' Fluff :D Counter that sodium by suckin' in the ol water. That ALWAYS sound weird to me - you know, fight water retention by DRINKING water... It's weird but seems to work so mine is not to question why :p :D

Keep up the great work and have a wonderful day! I'll pop in on ya later :)
 
Hi, you are doing so great. that was huge just ording a soda and waiting to go home and eat. its moments like that makes you feel realy proud. Good luck with your up comming temptations. A suggestion for you is. Ring the restaraunt you are going to for your daughters birthday, and ask for a menu to be sent to you before hand. They dont mind doing it, and it gives you a chance to go over the menue before hand and work out what the best chocies are, that way when you get there there you arent thrown for a loop and order what ever as you already have a plan. Also you know how many caleries you will need and can make up for them in other parts of the day. As for the cake, theres nothing wrong with have a peice, just make sure the others eat it all up for you so theres not to much left overs. Good luck, your doing great.
 
Hey Fluff! Good luck with the Chinese food. That's a real temptation for me. My husband doesn't like it, so we rarely eat it.

Keep up the good work!
 
Thanks everyone! Happy Valentines Day! I have already had a few chocolates (hangs head in shame), but no more for the rest of the day. It's just so hard to eat none when I am making little goodie bags for the kids when they get home from school. But they are made, and put away, so I have no more temptations staring me in the face as of now.

I did ok yesterday with eating. I stayed in my calorie range, but I had a bagel for lunch, which probably wasn't a very good choice. I walked like crazy yesterday though, and set a new record on my pedometer - 21,000 steps. But even after all that, I was up a pound on the scale this morning. That was pretty depressing! I didn't eat anything salty yesterday, so I don't think it was water weight. Maybe it was the bagel? I don't know. Tomorrow is my official weigh in day, and I was really hoping to be down another two pounds. Now I am not so sure. Grrrr...it is just so frustrating!

I am taking today as my day off from exercising for the week. I am just so tired, I am having a hard time motivating myself. Plus the stresses at home with my husbands job situation is really hanging heavy on me today. Some days I feel ok, and positive. And other days, I just want to everything to be resolved so things can go back to normal. I don't like not knowing what is going to happen -- and I am not a big fan of change -- so this is really starting to get to me. I know staying positive is the best way to handle it, but sometimes that easier said than done.

So, my goals for the day are just to eat well, take a break from exercising, drink water and hope for the best tomorrow on the scale. Oh, and stay away from all chocolates!!

I will be back later to update how the day is going. Breakfast was 200 calories. Had a rice cake for a snack for another 60 calories. Next is lunch. Haven't decided exactly what I am having yet. Oh, and probably a good 80 calories for those two Hershey kisses I ate. Darn chocolate.
 
Good morning Fluff! Don't sweat the chocolates, just suck down your water and DON'T eat anymore! ;) :D LOL I am having the same problem here with the chocolate, but I had hubby put it where I can't reach it w/o help so I just get to hear it scream, not taste it :rolleyes: Sometimes being short is a good thing! LOL

I hope your stress level goes down and you get your motivation back up :( I hear you on not being a fan of change - I am the same way. You would be surprised at how little it takes to throw me off and TOTALLY wreck my day :rolleyes:

Hopefully your day goes good and you keep on track... Enjoy v-day with hubby and threaten your scale :D (well, it works SOMETIMES ;) )
 
Morning Fluff,
Last night we were doing homework with my 9yr old. He was asking his dad questions about his life. Like where were you born. How many siblings etc...and then when my son asked, "What do you like?" My husband looked puzzeled. My 9yr old rung in with, "You like eating chineese food!" lol:D

So, chineese food is real close to our hearts. We used to eat out chineese buffet at least once or more a week. Talk about fattening! At one point I asked what food was made without sugar (because sodium is the obvious) and they told me that all the food was cooked with sugar in it. Even those little pan fried shrimp that look healthy for you. And I just cant get myself to ask for them to "steam" or "hold the oil" or "hold the sugar" for me. So I try to avoid it as much as possible. But remember, theres nothing wrong with rewarding yourself--so eating chineese food in smaller portions may be the way to go! Be stong! I know U can:p

MMMMM chocolate. OOPS, I mean---DARN CHOCOLATE. Now that you've had your taste--No more for the day! :) Be strong!

I hope that good things await you with your husbands job and all. I hate stress and I can only imagine what your feeling about now. Keep the faith.

Have a Happy Valentines Day! ...........Cabana:)
 
Hello Fluff! Just wanting to say thanks for stopping by my journal today! You're the best. I hear you about trying to stay motivated. It is really hard. I wish they sold that stuff by the can. haha

Good job losing 12lbs so far. Way to go!!
 
Thanks Cabana, Bize and MissJelly for checking in on me! :)

I almost didn't post today because I was frustrated this morning with my weekly weigh in. Yesterday when I stepped on the scale I read a pound higher, and then again today I weighed yet another pound higher! So instead of being at 174 (which I was three days ago) I am at 176 - so no loss this week at all!

I couldn't believe it. I had been really good this past week with eating, water and exercise - I have no idea why my weight is fluctuating so much. But, this morning I was ready to throw in the towel (which is stupid I know). But you know what? That is exactly how most of my previous diets have failed. I love the immediate results I get, and then when things slow down, I get impatient, and frustrated, and ready to quit.

But no this time! A week ago I was thrilled to be at 176 ....so I am still at 176 a week later ....no big deal. My body is reacting for whatever reason, but I now see that I can't quit so easily. If I stick with this and keep doing what I am doing I am sure I will see the scale go down again. I just have to keep reminding myself that I am in this for the long run!!

Anyway, I thought I would share that. I feel kinda dumb that I let myself get so discouraged over a pound here or there. I am so glad I have a place like this where I can come to, because it is reading all the posts and everyone's diaries in here that keep me motivated and determined to keep going!

Hopefully next Wednesday I will be moving that ticker again!! :)
 
Fluff, you are right to NOT give up!!! All of us get really discouraged about how things go AT LEAST once (yours truly much more than that). Mix up your workout, drink more water, readjust your calories for a time, post every hour on the hour, BUT DON'T TOSS EVERYTHING AWAY THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR! You've done really good and you yourself have acknowledged it, too. Keep up the good work and all the good results will follow! I will be back to check on you in the mornin' so don't bale out ;) :D
 
if you are do9ing all things right, then dont sweat this! its most likely water weight or something. it has happened to all of us! Like for me, i KNEW i did well all last week, but friday's weigh in was a one pound loss...then just for fun i checked again on mon, and had lost three more! still the chances of my losing that much AGAIN are not so great. I still count it as two pounds for each week..thus a grand total of four! TOM and salt the night before and all kinds of stuff will gitcha!
 
I don't blame you for feeling frustrated, I would feel that way too! I say it's just water. Keep at it and I'm sure you will drop those 2lbs and then some quick. I lost 4lbs of water yesterday, so you never know what the body is doing. Good job getting into the 170's. Go girl! Keep going, Dont stop!!
 
Hey there Fluff!
What ever you do, dont give up! Just keep remembering that this is more of a life style change, not a "Diet"
:) ---Ah Ah Ah "Nobody says the "D" word...:)
Even if we give ourselves cheat days, or rewards, we have to understand that we may gain a pound or two, but then its back to work. We usually repent with lots of exercise, but thats OK-It usually works. And you probably wont see those few pounds disappear right away, but they'll leave eventually. And some times, its that time of the month AND EVERYTHING feels YUCKY. (Dont you just hate that:p )

What would I do? I would probably cut some calories somewhere. Cut out snacks for a day or Eat nothing but veggies and fruits that will fill you up and keep you satisfied (Those usually have lowest calories) @ least for 1 day......And then I would pray like the dickens. he he he:D And as always, pick up the exercise a little.

Im glad you didnt self destruct! You've come to far to turn back! Your going to be at your goal before you know it! Stay strong and keep posting! We need your encouragement too!.......................Cabana:p
 
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