Drinking. Seriously. I am just not successful with losing weight if I drink on the weekends. I don't have a drop to drink during the week, but when the weekend rolls around, even though I tell myself that I will cut myself off at some point, I never do. I get 2 drinks in me and stop caring. Then I eat crap because I don't care.
Well, ya know what?? The sober me cares!! And this is more important. My weight loss goal is more important than having a few too many beers with my friends. My friends will still hang out with me, and I will still have a good time not drinking. So right now, I am planning on not drinking until Halloween. I am in a group challenge that lasts until then, and I would like to actually see results this time. If I lose 2 lbs a week every week until Halloween, then that will put me in a normal weight zone and make me very very happy.
Anybody wanna join me?
hey jaded - no worries! 3 is better than 0, right?
and snowbuggy - think of it this way. If you would've had drinks too, you still might've eaten those chips and then you might even have a hangover to deal with today. I still say good job.
Day 12! 57 to go! Hey if we make it through this weekend, we'll be 1/5 of the way through. Better yet, if we make it til next Thursday, we'll be 1/4 of the way through! That's pretty cool.
This morning I put on a new shirt and jeans I just recently was able to fit into. I looked in the mirror and thought...ya know what? I look thinner! Granted, I really haven't lost that much and this outfit is flattering, but so what? IT still felt pretty good.
Original Post by aczinder:
Aww! That's ok! How's Labor Day going to be for your family? You guys going to stay strong and sober!?
Absolutely AC. My family is my drinking buddies (we don't do bars and such) so if we're all not drinking, we're all good to go!
Oh oh oh . . . 4/84 now. And really starting to feel the difference. I am more... there, I'd guess you could say. Heheh.
So, I just want to rant a little. It may seem unrelated but I need to get it off my chest because it has the potential to drive me to drink! lol
Yesterday, I took Nik our Siberian Husky for a run. I noticed it was about to start raining so when we came back I asked Nathan to help me take the other three for their walk before the rain. He gets all pissy and says he just worked out. I'm like "Yeah, me too!" It only takes 30 minutes to walk them around the neighborhood for crying out loud. So, he throws a fit and starts getting ready to go but acting all pissed off and sighing heavily and really being childish. So I'm like "What are you so upset about?" He says that if he doesn't do what I want then I'll be mad and I'm like, buddy, your attitude is already making me mad so we're way past that. So I tell him to just stay home and I'll take the dogs. Which I have to do in shifts because we do have four after all. So when I come back with the first he's like "Sorry I was being a jerk, but you're a jerk too sometimes." I'm thinking, "Wow! Great apology!" So I leash up the last two and leave. When I get back he decides to really lay in to me about my new lifestyle and how I am ALWAYS tired and ALWAYS mad because I workout too hard. He says he's still the guy I fell in love with and that he doesn't change every month. I guess that's to insinuate that I do?! This strikes me as odd because I feel like I'm in a great mood most of the time. This week I have been getting up at 6 am (usually I get up around 7:45) to walk the dogs first thing in the morning which takes an hour and a half so yeah, I'm cranky trying to get used to a new sleeping/waking schedule. WTF!?
Boys are stupid!
I am a wine drinker and finally realized that my healthy lifestyle cannot include drinking a glass or two of wine every day. When i do, it puts me in the "oh what the heck" mood and I eat more than I need or I snack on crappy stuff. So I have given up drinking wine at home and consider wine now a treat to be enjoyed on special occasions or when eating in a nice restaurant. Truthfully, I miss it, especially when I'm grilling out food and used to drink while cooking. But, I DO feel better without it and I feel proud of myself for the commitment. As far as going with friends and not drinking...I suggest sparkling water (club soda) with a twist. That way you are drinking out of a cocktail glass along with everyone else. Good luck, everyone.
Boys are dumb. Throw rocks at them.
Best. Idea. Ever!
AC - Sounds like he's a little jealous of your exercising. He'll get over it I'm sure. Hopefully when he does you can weasel something you really want out of him because he'll feel like crap for being such a douchebag.
5/84 today. I CAN make it through the weekend! I can do it!
Original Post by jadedblue:
Best. Idea. Ever!
AC - Sounds like he's a little jealous of your exercising. He'll get over it I'm sure. Hopefully when he does you can weasel something you really want out of him because he'll feel like crap for being such a douchebag.
5/84 today. I CAN make it through the weekend! I can do it!
YES YOU CAN! So can I, although I have to admit, I'm feeling it today.
I'm tired, cranky, and it's a long weekend but I will not give in!
We are like so awesome. 
lol Fake it till you make it, right!?
I'm probably not this positive and cheesy in real life!
Forealsies.
ac! Tell him that you're still the same person too. You just respect yourself and want to be the best you that you can be. What you're doing is healthy, not detrimental at all. Sounds like he was being a big baby and a grumpopotamus and he just needs to chill out and let you do your thing. Boys really are stupid. I really just have to ignore half of the stupid crap my bf says to me. It is amazing how often he acts like a 12 year old.
Hey? Know what'll cheer you up? It's been almost 2 weeks. Day 13, about to go down in the history books. Yay us.
I MADE IT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT!!! So did the hubby and the brother! We are the ****!!
The weekends are the hardest, so as long as we continue to not drink this weekend we should be fine. Also! The scale rewarded me this morning with 175... Considering I started this week around 178ish... I am beyond thrilled!
6/84!!
Hope everyone else is doing great and staying on the wagon!!
YAAAAAAAY!!! That's great Jadedblue! So awesome! Seeing the scale move downwards is really big motivation for me to keep going, so I hope it is for you too :)
Last night was the first party I've been to since I stopped drinking, and I DID NOT DRINK!!! I did take 2 sips off of my brother's beer, but that was just to try it out, and hey! 2 sips did not make me want a whole one. So...success!!! And since we started this whole thing, I have lost 5 pounds!! I am down to 165 from 170. Technically, I started at 172.5, but that was after a heavy drinking weekend, so it doesn't feel right to count all of that water weight. But blah blah blah whatever - we're rockin it! It's a long weekend so there are still a couple days to get through before I can call it safe from the tempting weekend, but I think it'll be okay :)
Way to go ladies! Really!
Blue, I'm so happy for you! I bet it feels good.
And WOW on the losses! I'm holdin steady at 146. But, my trend is going down so :)
Only a couple of days till the weekend is over! F You temptation! We got this!
Wow, good job everybody!
I have to admit...I drank on Thursday night. I'm not thrilled I did it, but I'm not beating myself up too badly. I picked myself back up and have not had anything since, even though both weekend nights I really wanted to.
I also relished the last two mornings waking up and feeling great. Yesterday my husband and I went on a 6 mile hike and today we woke up and jogged a 5k.
Not sure how my weight will end up this week, but drinking 1 night out of 7 is much better than my usual. At least it's progress. I'm proud of everyone else holding strong! Way to go!!!!
Well ladies, it's Tuesday and you know what that means, the weekend is over!
So, were you able to resist temptation ALL three days?! I was! And even though we ate out every evening, I still maintained 146 so I'm pretty pumped about that!
YEP! Still going strong and sober. 16 days down. I am down to 164.5, which means that I am now back to the weight that I was last summer. When I get down to 160, that will be the weight I was the summer before that. And I need to get down to 155 to get to the weight I was the summer before that. And when I get down to 145, then I will officially be thinner than I have been since I had my son (he's 7). Yeah, okay, I'm getting ahead of myself. But whatever. I'm excited.
It seems like every day I have more energy. It's crazy. What's even crazier is that sometimes that actually makes me WANT to drink. I feel like my brain is going non-stop...'I have to take care of this, oh, and I should do this too, oh yeah and I can take care of that too...' Now granted, I am getting a lot of stuff done. But sometimes, at the end of the day, I just want my brain to STOP. And usually a glass of wine is good for that. I guess that's why doctors say a drink a day is good for you. It settles you down!! But I'm just gonna keep telling myself that I can have that glass of wine (that ONE glass) when I'm done with the challenge.
So...less than 8 weeks left. I'm really hoping to be down 16 more pounds by then. I hope, I hope, I hope. I'm working really hard, lots of water, counting everything, staying active...BUT even if I'm down 9.5, I will be super happy because that will put me in a normal weight range.
Sorry for the novel....anyone else wanna babble on too long like I did? Ha.
I've been having quite the opposite effect lately, I am tired all the time. My back is hurting really bad and I think I'm going to make a doctor's appointment for sometime this week. My back has pretty much always hurt but I get a burning sensation and sometimes my neck goes numb so I'm starting to get really worried. Also, Nathan has been bitching because I'm ALWAYS tired and cranky so apparently I need to get that figured out because it's affecting my relationship. I know he's not being overly dramatic too because I really am tired all the time. Maybe thyroid, B12, back hurting... I don't know what the deal is but it SUCKS!
9/84 Made it through the three day weekend!! Woot!!
Ok so with you, I can not lie.. I went to our friends shore house and the girl offered me a margarita (premixed) which i loaded with ice...Still though after the events that occured, regrets regrets regrets. ON the upside... I think I may have finally found some willpower. Went to the Phillies game last night and didnt have 1drink.. I'm pretty sure all my friends were drunk enough for me! I've also got 3 days without smoking.. today being day four. UM ok! I guess it took me longer than Id have liked to come around, but I guess the point being is that I do it sooner than later.. I'm running a half marathon in Nov, and now i've got NO excused for not doing it..
Great job holding strong ladies! You're definately admirable. I suppose I'll just come on before going out to gain a little bit of perspective. We ARE worth it, whooop!
