Fluff's not-so-fluffy diary

Fluff, where are you today? I hope you are still hanging in there with us. Hope today went well for you and you kept up all your good work. Will check in with you tomorrow morning. :)
 
Hey you know you have done great so far and your dealing with so much, but you have still kept going you have a lot to be proud of. It may be that you have hit a plateuo (cant spell sorry) which happens in every diet. Usaly when your eating the same kind of things or the same exercises. I would change the exercise routine around, and your menu around a bit a see if it helps. I know the scales will soon reflect all your hard work. So hang it there.
 
Thanks everyone for your words of encouragement. They keep me going!! I did what you guys suggested. I mixed up my calorie intake a bit, and my exercising as well. I am hoping this will jumpstart me off in the right direction again.

It is so hard for me to be patient sometimes! That is just something I have to learn I suppose. lol. But there is no way I am giving up on this diet now. Plateau or no plateau, I am doing this for the long run. It is just frustrating at times, but I know eventually things will get back on course.

I decided I am not getting back on the scale again until my weigh in day. I have cut my calories some. I took a couple days off from exercising (which is ok, cause I wasnt feeling so well, and I had a sick child at home too). But yesterday I got back on my exercise routine, so I feel good about that.

Today will be tricky, because I am eating out for lunch. We are having lunch at a Chinese food restraunt (which I love!!! ) so I know the sodium intake will be enough to have me retaining water for a month! lol. But it is to celebrate my daughter's birthday (her choice of restraunt) so I don't want to be a big baby and over worry about it. I just want it to be a special day for her. :)

Cold wet rainy day for us here in Texas. My poor azaelas that bloomed two months early will be very unhappy. Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.....a big big big Thanks to all of you who checked in on me, and gave me such wonderful suggestions and encouragement!!! :) :)
 
Fluff!! How do we make this horrible weather go away?!! I hate it! It'd be alright if we got us some snow...I miss it. But they are saying perhaps a lil ice, but nothing is more miserable than this...this MESS! Cold enough to be uncomfortable but not cold enough for the white stuff. My least favorite weather.

And dont feel so bad about the weight just kinda sittin there. Mine seems to be sittin there too. The main thing is to enjoy your special day today, and get back to the hard work ahead when it's done. I was kinda bummed when Friday I was at same weight. But hey, Im just going to keep checking it every few days until I see progress, and will for sure record it in the ol ticker. I swear, sometimes I think the WEATHER makes the scale wishy washy!!LOL
 
Fluff!!!! So glad to see you're here again! Missed Ya! Glad you aren't takin' the easy way out and quiting :D Enjoy daughters b-day and suck down water to counter act that sodium ;) hang in there and keep up all the great work. You WILL move that scale again! :D
 
Oh....I really enjoyed my lunch today. I had plans to be good, and order something reasonable....but I didn't. I ordered the Lo Mein. It was delicious! I don't even want to know how many calories I consumed, or how much sodium was in that (I am drinking water like crazy Bize, tho might never be enough. lol.), but it sure was a yummy lunch!

OK, so back to being good now. Luckily I am still very full from lunch, that dinner doesnt even sound that good to me. May just have a light snack later. Got some steps in today, after I followed my daughter through the mall for several hours. Good greif, the child has the shopping gene.

Kate - Where did this cold weather come from?? It was 85 degrees Thursday!! No ice for us, just cold wet miserable weather. I know I am a big baby. I don't think I could survive living up north. I really dont! lol.

Tomorrow I am back to being good. Going to get on that treadmill, and walk walk walk. I hope the scale moves this week, but if it doesn't I will keep at it. Plateaus (if that is what this is) stink! Thanks for keeping me motivated guys!!!! Couldn't stick with this without your support! :)
 
I could never be good in a Chinese restaurant! Nope. lol Sounds like you walked it off at the mall with your daughter. How cute. Way to get some steps in.
 
You know what, I think thats the way to do it. If your going to break your diet every now and again (and theres nothing wrong with it on special occasions like birthdays) to walk away and say hey you know what I really enjoyed that, then move on and return to your diet. Thats great, no point in feeling guilty, you deserve a treat every now again. And it sounds like you have worked it off with all that walking around the mall haha. Good luck for the rest of the week. Hope your plauteu goes away.
 
Ok...I am back on the bandwagon today. Still thinking fondly of yesterdays lunch (yummmm), but ready to get back to the diet routine. Been good with my calories today, starting on my water, and just finished a 40 minute walk on my treadmill.

Birthday's are tricky. There will be cake in the house this week (well, a cookie cake since none of my kids like regular cake - weird, huh) which will be tempting for sure. I am resolved though. One piece of cake, then I will be done.

I sooo hope I break through this plateau this week. I really need to see that scale move. Just a bit will do. I just need that affirmation that something is working. lol.

Hubby is going on a job interview Monday. Yeah! Please send good thoughts this way. I am sooo ready for this job situation to be resolved. Its hard not to get my hopes up. Really hoping something will work out soon.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Cold, wet and cold here. Looking forward to curling up on the couch tonight and watching something good on tv. :)
 
Hey there! Just dropping in to check on you. I completely sympathize with you on having a hard time staying motivated when it feels like you aren't losing anything. When I first joined this forum, it seemed to be taking forever for me to lose any weight while it seemed like everyone else was dropping 2, 3 or 5 pounds a week! But you have done a great job on the weight loss so far. Stick with it and you will break through that plateau soon! :)

Just noticed you posted while I was typing. :) I hope your hubby gets the job. (Sending good thoughts your way.)
 
Hi Fluff!

I'm sending good thoughts for your hubby today to get the job! Also, just wanted to say stay strong with the cake around! I'm glad I get to see what it is like for people with families. Cakes in the house isn't something I thought about. Oh boy! lol I'll have to buy those small cakes if I should ever have kids, otherwise I'm in trouble for sure! I love cake.

What is a cookie cake anyway? Never heard of it. I'm sure it is nice and tastey!

I hope you break through your plateau too! I'm rooting for you! You can do it girl! Don't give up.
 
Hi Fluff! :D jeeze it feels like forever since I've "stopped in" ! Hope hubby gets the job! You'll be fine with all that cake around. You have us watchin (if you see a fly on the wall, don't worry its us :p :D). hehehehe Keep up the great work. You'll be breakin' the weightloss barrier in no time! :D
 
Hey Bize and MissJelly...thanks for checking in on me! Well, I finally lost a pound, after two weeks of being stuck at the same weight. Does that mean I have broken my plateau? I don't know. Guess I will find out next week, if I lose any more weight.

Being stuck was very frustrating. I know its part of dieting, and I know its temporary, but I still found it difficult to deal with. You suddenly lose your reward for being good, and when that happens I find it much harder to stay being good. I mean, why eat salad when I could have cookies and end up weighing the same. I know that isnt really true, but that is how it feels when I am stuck at a weight like that.

Hopefully, this one pound loss will become two, which will become three and so on. Summer is coming (or at least it is according to all the silly stores I am shopping at that are quickly putting out all their bathing suits and barbecue grills for sale) and I sure would like to lose another ten pounds before it gets here.

But now that I feel that maybe (hopefully) I am back on the move again with losing weight, I feel a new sense of motivation. I am encouraged to keep eating well and keep up the exercising. I really could use a couple weeks of sucess now to make me feel like this is all worth it. :)
 
But now that I feel that maybe (hopefully) I am back on the move again with losing weight, I feel a new sense of motivation. I am encouraged to keep eating well and keep up the exercising. I really could use a couple weeks of sucess now to make me feel like this is all worth it.
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I know that frustrating plateau feeling. I think it is a way of telling us that our body is readjusting and to the successes you've had (THIRTEEN POUNDS!!) and it needs to figure out what is going on. i actually also think (b/c i have hit SO MANY plateaus) that it is a test of endurance/persistence/determination b/c you are right, you eat all the right things and those questions come up, well, if i ate a cookie, i'd be the same weight anyways...that is just a downward slope. Keep truckin' on your eating pattern and exercise regimen and you WILL see that scale move. It's bound to happen.
 
Hey Fluff,
I am so psyched to hear that your hubby got a job interview. Have you all heard anything? I am keeping you in my thoughts and hoping for the best.

Hurray for the 1lb loss! And breaking your plateau! Hopfully the scale will continue to move down for you now:)

Your right! Summer is close and it would be so great to be comfortable this summer (Although I dont think Ill ever be comfortable)--Not to be worried about the rolls or flabb (wouldnt that be nice.) I boycotted shorts for the past three years because I could not stand the size of my legs & thighs. My ultimate goal would be to be able to wear a two piece bathing suit, (u know the shorts type & tankini) and be confident.:eek:

You are doing so well. Just keep in mind, IT IS ALL WORTH IT-never doubt that!
Hope the weather warms up for you down there, I know when its cold and gloomy, I get seasonal depression. I just love the sun:p

Keep up the exercise! I'll check in later...................Cabana:p
 
Hiya fluff! Hooray for losing one! Now blow that my way! Hey, I have the same mental processes you do when it comes to losing the scale reward. Even tho doc feels its regaining the initial water weight, I DONT CARE! WAH! I wanna see low NUMBERS!! WAH again! And its hardest of all to keep going strong, eating right and exercising when it wont cooperate. I keep hoping every morning that TODAYS the DAY! But it just isnt there yet. I am secretly hoping for another big loss soon, to make up for all my hard hard work!

I know we will look back on all of our plateaus as character builders and laugh about it when we reach our perspective goals.:p
 
Hey ya Fluff :D Congrats on the pound ( I second Kate - blow that my way :D ). The plateau thing sucks royally, I agree, but you are on your way down again! "D Keep up the great work and Happy Friday a day early :) BTW heard anything about hubbys interview???
 
Hey Fluff! I'm glad the scale budged for you! Whoo hoo! I hear you about feeling frustrated when you don't see the rewards you deserve. You know those pounds will ad up. Keep going! You're doing amazing. Summer is coming too quick! Let's get crackin! haha

P.s. I love your avatar. It reminds me of those easter candies I used to eat, made out of marshmellows. Everytime I see your avatar, I think of candy. lol
 
Hey well done on breaking through your plateau, that must of felt good. I'm sure it will keep going down for you your on your way now. Hope your hubby had a good interview. Have a great week.
 
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