140/130 club

Anyone in this grouping looking to drop from 140 to 130's.  We can all use support.  Today I am focusing on all the food groups.  Exercise would be good, but I won't be able to since I am working from 9 to 10:30.  A Super long day.  I hope I can stay focused, when I pass the fast food chaines on my travels today.

unicat- I'm doing ok so far! hangin in there! didn't weigh in today even though I was feeling pretty good! I just want to slow down a little on the scale thing... it's making me crazy!!! lol

mmmm.... wings!!! I haven't had those in a while! yum! I love wings too!

oh, I avoided the 7 layer chocolate cake! yay me! there is still some in the conference room but I don't really want it! well, I do, but I know I shouldn't! ;)

tomorrow my dad is bringing lunch... I'm going to have soup or chili... yum!

Morning all! Your picks are so much fun to look through!  Lookin' good!

Not a lot of time this a.m but wanted to say hi.. kinda down today because of something my girlfriend said to me last night.. she looked over at me and said that I looked anorexic and pale/sick.. I may have been pale because I hadnt been feeling well yesterday (stomach issues big time lol.. and not in the company of my own home haha) but I was really bothered that she said that.. (Im 5'7, 140.5.. goal weight is 135.. that's fine right?)  I eat all the time.. some days going over my limit.. she seems to think I don't eat enough.  At first, it almost through me for a loop..I began re-analysing in my head if I was healthy if I really wanted to lose weight or if I looked bad.. I was then thinking of whether or not my cals/protein/etc were in check, and came so close to just eating extra dinner just in case.  I didn't though, thank heavens..I know it shouldnt bother me, but just the fact that I started re-analyzing everything made my head hurt and began to confuse me lol..

I'm at the same spot... 140, 5'7" and trying to get to 135. I have a medium frame. I think it depends on how you feel. And obviously you aren't obsessing completely over what you eat and you are still eating. Maybe she isn't used to seeing a lighter you? I'm not really sure.... Also, as long as you are eating healthy... that's key too. That's my thoughts, but I'm no pro :) good luck girl!

I'm out for the day! Check out my journal if you feel so inclined! :)

talk to you all tomorrow!

lily 135 is still a healthy bmi..  that would put you at like 21 for bmi i think.. and 18.5 - 24.9 is healthy for your height ... i think thats what i saw lol...  dont feel bad about your friend saying that.. i dont feel i am too thin, and i have friends worried about me too.. they are just worried i will not stop losing.. i am carefully watching my bmi just to be sure..  and with building muscle along with losing i think i am doing fine.. we will see in may when i go in for my annual checkup.. lol

stacey  good job :)

okay really off to exercise now :)

pretty cool!  my hubby came up to me last night and grabbed me by the arm ... then was like, wow, your arm is getting so much smaller!  Whoo!

lily--i think a lot of people run into problems like that with partners/spouses/signficant others, whatever.  a lot of the time people seem to have difficulty getting used to the person looking different--and that just might be what your g/f is going through.  has it been an on-going issue? does it merit a serious discussion? try not to let it get you down--it just might take a while for her to get used to it.  if you're feeling better--that's what is really important.

brigitte--go do your workout! no more chatting! :)

stacey--way to avoid that cake! woohoo! i love chili--my mom's is the best. spicy food is supposed to raise your metabolism too :)

i'm sippin' a cup of tea and it is delicious.  yummy tea. now i just need a nap :) i'm excited cuz i taped the season finale of top design last night. i can't believe carisa made it to the finals instead of andrea.  so lame. oh well. project runway is one of my favorite all-time shows and i like a lot of the spin offs :) haha

that's so cute wolfie!

You wouldn't believe this woman, she is only like 4' 10' and 105 lbs - but man can she motivate.  She does it in a good way though.

sucks to be cold at work, we have control of our heating system so not too bad in here.  usually fighting with the guys because they like it cold and I like to be able to at least feel my fingers.

teen - hubby's are great especially the supportive ones that we both seem to have!!! makes it work it

Thanx for such fast responses/encouragement everyone..Srd-I feel healthy for the most part, and strength train etc too..so you could be right about her just not being used to it.

kiigan-it started as just playing around.. but last night it wasnt playing around anymore..When we first met, I was 135 but steadily gained through the relationship (as did she).  I got to the point where I couldnt allow myself to gain anymore (I was overweight once, I promised myself I'd never be again)..I don't think she took me seriously at first but now that the loss is noticeable she seems resentful or negative bout it. Hopefully it will blow over..it did make me question my goals though, but I guess they're MY goals and I have a right to them right lol..She's coming to the gym with me alot lately, too so maybe soon she'll understand firsthand.

Ill be checking up on journals later today.. can't wait to read!

chiyo - maybe you should read (or watch the movie) super size me ... that could help you resist.  also, knowing the nutritional content of the foods there might gross you out enough for you to shy away from them.

vcoop - love your pics!  i posted my one in the first place 'cause it's just nice to see others faces who you talk to each day.  i'll post better ones when i download my ny photos ... hopefully i look good in them! :D  LOL, for my wedding dress, i went to one place and bought it on the spot! LOL!  i had to wonder about myself... :)

kiigan, if i went to the gym at 5:30 in the morning, my hubby would sleep while i went too!  Guarentee it! LOL!

unicat - when i had hair like that, it turned out SO MUCH nicer when they did it versus me.  i could do it decently, but they could do it soooo much better!  i think that would be more important to get done professionally than the makeup.  but, again, that's me.  and i have thin hair so it's hard for it to have body ... takes a lot of effort.  oh, maybe i should email you, but if you have thin hair too, i could totally give you some tips, i used to have a hair style just like yours!

vcoop, way to keep the wings to a minimum!  i love your little workout nazi, she sounds awesome!

srd, good job avoiding the cake, that can be so hard!!

lily, that blows that you were made to feel bad about yourself.  i think as you get closer to your goal weight, it's more and more shocking for people to see you in this new light.  take a good long look at yourself and decide how you feel about yourself, because really, that's what matters!!  i think the people i work with now will freak when i get close to my goal weight 'cause they've never seen me thin ... while to my hubby and family, i expect they'll think i look like me again.  it's all point of view and people get used to seeing you in a certain way!  also, it sounds like you weren't feeling well, so maybe you did look a little sickly and potentially your girlfriend incorrectly contributed it to your weight ??

lily--i would just say to keep an eye on the situation. if it keeps coming up, then maybe have a serious chat about it. but if she's gonna start working out with you, she might understand that what you are doing actually is healthy and could strengthen your relationship.  you know what's healthy for you--and i think 135 is a good goal.  it could be jealousy and resentment--which hurts--but is a fact of life.  but if she starts to lose weight too, she might get excited about a new sort of lifestyle and a new look for herself!

wolfie--i don't go to the gym until 9:30 on saturdays :) he's just a lazy butt and likes to sleep until 11:30 or 12 :)

just one more hour...one more hour...today was really boring :) i've been surfing teh web basically all day long :) i have my japanese conversation hour tonight after work, then heading home to relax and read some harry potter, i think :)  heehee! i think i have a 2nd workout scheduled for teh evening, but don't remember what it is. i'm not really feeling doing another cardio session....maybe i'll do the pilates DVD-it's nice and relaxing and actually goes by pretty quick! well..it's only 20 min...so yeah :)

lily - its how you feel that counts!!!!!!!   as you say she maybe a little jealous that you are losing and she is at the same weight as before. 

unicat - my salon didn't charge me the day my daughter got married to style my hair.  I can never do it like they do, it would have look like a wet mop by the afternoon.  She had cut and colored it earlier that week

vicki- you would think she would of been nice enough to say she would just do it, but she also wasnt someone who normally does my hair, although its at the same place i have been going to and taking my kids to... i dont know.. lol.  i really want it to look good.. lol..  but i also would like to be able to do it on my own cos i like the way it looks lol.. 

about the makeup.. i found out from one of my neighbors who use to live here that one of our other neighbors use to be a mary kay consultant, so i am going to talk to her today about it :) maybe she will help me or give me some good pointers??

gotta go to sams club, and walmart (to get a round hair brush, and mello goo.. lol. thanks teen)..  i just showered, and blow dried my hair, and i can get it kinda like she did but not quite where i want it, so we will see..

UNICAT - gotta love that mello gooo..... my husband calls it dippity do (probably you younger ones have no clue what this is).  You would have thought they would have offered, especially since you go there all the time, they had to know you were doing it for a special occasion.  Cool about the neighbor - I also wear very little makeup, so I had no clues.  

i had short hair for a while, but mine's really thick. didn't work well. but i styling creams and stuff, although sticky, seemed to work pretty well for styling like that.

Lilly, I feel for you.. It can really hurt if your aspirations are not reflected by close friends.

I've had similar experiences with my close friends. Well, I dont know if its a similar experience - but lets say hurtful experiences.. I'm the "chubby one" in our friend circle - everyone else is in the 110 to 120 lbs bracket. I've never resented any of them their attractiveness cause I love them for a lot of things plus I like what I am - even my chubbiness. Well, everything was so good so long as I was satisfied being chubby. Now that I'm trying to lose weight- I feel like there is this unsaid thing in the room. They had accepted me as the "fat" one, and now that I'm trying to get thinner- I feel like they are just waiting for me to slip up and become the person they knew before. They dont understand that I'm in it for good and that I like being and feeling fitter.

Well, it does hurt sometimes when I see how different things are and I feel alone sometimes. (Well, there is good ole hubby and all of you guys! Thank goodness!!)

 I'm giving all of us some time.. but the main thing is I'm gonna be fitter and thinner for myself and everyone else will just have to accept the new calorie-counting, weight watching and fit new me.. :)

Chin up Lilly- so long as you know its healthy behaviour dont let anyone get to you!

ugh.. bad time to go to sams club lol..  it was DEMO time, lol...  but i was pretty good?? lol.. i had ONE bbq chicken leg, and one sample of roast beef w/ cheese... lol.. poor little one was starving lol..  he tried everything..  but i dont think i did too awful lol..

picked up mousse, gel, hairspray, a round hair brush, and a blow dryer/round brush combo thing, that hopefully will make it simpler on me to do so i wont have to hold brush with one hand and dryer with the other??  i hope.. lol..  lunch time here and am working on my second bottle of water (should be my third, so i am behind).. 

Just got put on the spot, had to eat our with the family and make the right choices if I am gong to make my goal this week.  Or maybe close.  Weighed in this am at 136.6 again down from yesterday but same as monday.  Went to Don Pablos against my better judgement without any notice so I couldn't look into what to eat.  Ordered the white chicken chili (cup)and a salad (side) it was really small but it filled me up and just checked out the calories were 238 plus salad. Can't believe I made the right choice.  My hubbie dish was 2000, I think I inhaled some of his calories sitting near him.LOL I wish I could eat like that and still weat a bathing suit.  Any other dishes anyone is aware of at that place that would have been safe?  Under 300 calories? BTW I took off the strips of chips thought they would kill the calories but they are included in the 238 as garnish according to this sight. 

Carabo-yes!  That's exactly how it is.. it's.. weird.  Kinda like she's waiting for the relapse (or for me to rejoin her in our once ritual midnight munchies lol). Normally, she's so supportive of everything I do, and when I first started this, she was very supportive.. but now that I'm not 'trying' anymore im 'doing' the sentiment has changed.  I'm hoping tho that it's like kiigan was saying-shell continue to make progress herself and understand 'why' i want this and that it's healthy.  (i also sent a hinge of jealousy.. way to hit the nail on the head kiigan lol!  and thank you for the advice!)

You guys have all made me feel so much better.  Im 100% on track today food-wise and got in a good workout..feels good.  Weigh-in day is either tomorrow or Sat (I may keep sat. as the day because I have more time to go to the gym with the scale that I base things off of. I dont like to switch scales bc numbers change lol)

Unicat-Great job at Sam's! one and one is nothing terrible!  Congrats on the willpower!

McB-congrats on making good restaurant choices!  I don't know of any other low cal foods there but you did great! 

thanks lily, sounds like you are definitely on track today, stay that way :)and i dont see any reason not to keep sat as your weigh in day..  wish i could go that long without weighing lol.. maybe some day :)  

oh, i noticed something this morning when i got up... that bulge, roll, whatever you want to call it, on my back, ya know the one that kinda starts at your waist and heads a little upward towards the middle of your back?? well anyway, its almost NON - EXISTENT :)  i was told years ago that no way no how was that ever going to go away..  when its gone i am taking pictures and sending em to that person :P