snowfence's Journal

yesterday went great!

Dec 18 2009 09:17

yesterday i only had 3 bliss squares on my lunch break. yeah, i keep a whole bag in my lunch bag everyday... i only had 3, though. then i only had 4 whitman samplers squares before bed. :D

i really think that writing in our journals helps to keep us all in line!

can anyone guess what my first thought was today??? ;)

oh! i finished my christmas cards. WooHoo!!! i almost forgot hubby's brother! hehe i caught that little mistake, though...

126 today. this chocolate thing is not about the calories. it's about moderation, i guess, and eating better. i woke up this morning & chocolate was the first thing i wanted, again. i didn't have any, though. not yet.

moderation, moderation, moderation... think before you eat & try to make better choices! :D stay active!!! even if it's a few minutes at a time.

i swear, i could never live without chocolate. LOL and there are soooooo many choices!!!

good luck with your day, everyone!!! be strong!!!

my first thought today...

Dec 17 2009 10:05

again! my first thought today was chocolate. LOL

ok, no, i didn't do it. i had french toast instead. ang is home now & she made breakfast. that was cool. :D

AND i'm doing good. i only had 2 small squares of dove chocolate yesterday at around 7pm & then 4 pieces of whitman sampler chocolates at around 11pm. yeah, i'd say that's pretty darned awesome!

i've been eating good & getting my exercise in, not much stepper or pushups, but i did 45 wall pushups yesterday... or was it 90? i can't remember if i did 2 sets or not. i'm trying to remember to do them! i never ended up doing the stepper yesterday or the day before, so i really, really mean to today! we'll see what happens. it's right here, looking at me!!! hehehe

watch out, guys! it's probably party time everywhere already. i dunno. it's not here yet. anyway, think healthy! ;)

just try! try to behave... now, get up & get moving!!! i'm gonna. i'm gonna go on the stepper & do more pushups before i get sidetracked this time!

chocolate!

Dec 16 2009 10:14

ok, so i got up this morning & my very first thought was chocolate. more chocolate, i need more chocolate! i did it. i made it through the night! when i posted last night about not having any more chocolate for the night, i didn't. lol ok, so i weighed myself... 128!

my next thought... hmmm, all this chocolate can't be hurting me! 128! gimme a break! besides, chocolate has fiber & protein in it! :D 128... i think i deserve to have chocolate for breakfast if i want. isn't there milk in chocolate, too?!

then, i thought about how i defy calories anymore anyway, so that's just not true. LOL 220 calories for 4 little pieces... gimme a break! that can't be true. not for me, at least. my body knows how to burn it off. ;)

that was like 4 hours ago, and to make a long story short, i still haven't had any chocolate yet today. instead, i had peanuts, a fiber plus bar, V8 & a banana. i considered having some lays BBQ chips, but i didn't.

off to exercise, i guess... my stepper is calling me! LOL

behave, you guys! when them cravings hit, just think, maybe later i'll have that or maybe tomorrow... AND then! get up & get moving!!! don't forget to drink lots of water!

something's gotta give here, man...

Dec 15 2009 20:17

something's gotta give here, man. this ain't right! maybe i need to make a new rule. i dunno. i guess i'll be over this chocolate binge soon... ugghhhh!!! the sugar babies don't help, either. LOL

ok, so i'm eating way too much chocolate, and sugar babies now, too. i know that can't be too healthy. i gotta get back to more healthy eating. i'm eating plenty of fruits, veggies, fiber... i just gotta cut the sugar! not all of it, just cut down.

nah, it's not hurting my weight. LOL it's just the control. i gotta behave a little bit more, well, or alot! i dunno. i'll try! geez, i guess some of this would make some nice christmas presents & oh no! the christmas cards! maybe i'll do 'em tomorrow. i always seem to end up doing them on wendy's birthday & that's tomorrow, so technically, i'm not behind.

balance, balance, balance... good foods, bad foods, exercise... the balancing scale does seem to be a little tipped. :D i'll fix it. i will!

fruits, veggies... geez, i think i'm gonna need more! nuts... i'll have more nuts! :D i'll start right now. no more chocolate tonight. ;) i think i've had enough for the year already! that's ok. no more tonight. that's a good start.

why am i rambling? i dunno! i want more chocolate!!! i won't. i won't do it. maybe i'll go on the stupid stepper...

oh! behave, you guys! don't let them stupid cravings get to you!!! think first, are you really hungry? or do you just want to eat? if you just want to eat, have... i dunno! a bag of steamfresh! maybe celery, baby carrots, cucumber, salad...

OR just get up & get moving!!! that'll work!!! :D yeah, get up & get moving!!! maybe i'll go do some wall pushups 1st. 40 of 'em. maybe i'll do 2 sets... hey! you guys should do some, too! come on! they're easy & hardly take any time, either!!!

yep, wall pushups & then the stepper... ok, i feel better now... NO more chocolate tonight!!! i promise. ;)

so far, so good today, i guess

Dec 14 2009 13:52

i got up today & had a banana, then a fiber plus bar. me & hubby both have off today, so we went out & did a bunch of stuff, one of which was stopping at the donut shop so he can get his tim hortons coffee. LOL the best coffee ever, i hear... i don't drink coffee...

anyway, i wanted chocolate for breakfast, but i held out. at the donut shop, i could've sat in the car, but i went in, just to see & smell the chocolate covered, cream filled donuts. i almost caved & bought a dozen, but i held out. they'd have been gone in 1/2 hour or less if i had got them. ;)

i came home & felt that old chocolate urge again, SO i grabbed a bag of steamfresh veggies & ate the whole thing & had a few peanuts. yeah, i'm so proud!!! Woot! Woot!

then i had 2 squares of whitmans sampler chocolates & well, i guess i had 2 earlier, too. i forget when. LOL it must have been just before the veggies. :D

OMG!!! i sooooooo love chocolate!!! i think i'm doing pretty good here. i got my exercise in already, did 120 wall pushups & 8 minutes on the stepper, 4 minutes at a time.

ya know? i really don't even miss my treadmill so much anymore. i'm getting along just fine without it. there is so much stuff i can do for free anyway! oh, i even lifted them tiny 3 lb. weights for a bit. hehe 3 lb... yeah, i try to grab 'em when i can think of it.

make sure you all at least try to behave. i know it's hard. you gotta just make yourself get up & get moving & make yourself eat better. you know? them veggies were pretty good! maybe i'll actually have a salad today. :D i'm tired of buying it & tossing it when it goes bad.

i like to buy the $1 bags of salad at save a lot & leave them right in the front in the fridge. that way, when anyone opens the fridge, it's impossible NOT to see them & they might even have to push them aside to get what they really want. LOL it doesn't work, though. nobody ever eats them except for me.

ang will! :D she's coming home wednesday!!! WooHoo!!!

enjoy your day AND think of little things that make you proud! :D maybe give up a treat or hold off a little longer on having it, maybe just get up right now AND run in place for 4 minutes. i dunno! i'm sure you can think of something!

the more stuff you can do to make yourself feel proud, the better! do some kicks or punches. leg lifts? twists? well, heck! why don't you just get up & dance! come on... just for a few minutes! the computer will wait! :D oh! and grab some fruit!!!

LOLOLOLOL it's HOLIDAY season, NOT eating season! :D

Dec 12 2009 10:22

yeah, that was cool... lol posting from my cellphone... it logged me outta here on the computer, though! i hate logging into stuff, but i guess i'll put up with it because it's pretty cool to see what's going on in here without having to turn my computer on & wait about 1/2 an hour for it to start working.

i finally have a day off, so i'm doing laundry, dishes, going to the grocery store, return bottles, get the pets food, go to a couple of banks, maybe squeeze in a trip to walmart, etc. man! i have so much to do! i'll just do what i can. hopefully i can do these christmas cards that i have sitting here on the bed, but we'll see. LOL there's plenty of time, i guess.

it sure feels great having off! i am totally getting my exercise in today!!! i still can't believe that i missed the other day because it turned to midnight & reset to the next day. LOL i was sooooo disappointed! i get plenty of exercise right at work, but that doesn't count. dishes, laundry, nothing counts! i gotta be moving my arms continuously for at least a minute for my watch to start counting the time as exercise. ;)

it's been busy here & i haven't had the house to myself in well, what seems like forever. i gotta just do this. push, push, push! hmmm... i wonder what's more important... that exercise is, but so is feeding the pets, getting food & stuff. i guess i'll start by running some errands. bummer! i'd rather get that exercise outta the way first!

i really, really, really need to squeeze in that trip to walmart, too. that's where i get my V8, V8 splash, fiber plus bars, steamfresh veggies & stuff. :D

i'll check in later! make the most of your day, everyone!!! geez, make that exercise your #1 priority, don't be like me. hehe

oh! christmas! i probably won't even worry about that til thursday, payday. my sis, where we've always all gone, every single christmas eve since i was 18, is not even gonna be in town! she never even told anyone & she bought her ticket over a month ago for GA! LOL you see... we were never allowed to call her to ask if she's doing it or not OR we'd be in BIG trouble. she always did it, no matter what. we WERE allowed to call & ask what we can bring, though. ;)

i guess times are changing, now that her kids are both in GA & the one has a baby who is a year old. i guess i'd want to go there too, but i would at least let everyone know i was going! don't worry. we'll be going to my other sister's house. :D no biggie. just a smaller party.

OMG! the year is almost over!!! i hope you all are working on your weight/healthy goals and NOT all just thinking about food, parties & all that junk you're gonna eat.

just remember. stop! think! 'thin tastes better than this!' and well... if that doesn't work, maybe you really should have it. what's the harm anyway? hehe it takes 3500 calories to equal a pound, right?! ;)

i love you all & i miss you, too! i gotta get into them journals & see what's going on!!! if you need a quick 'pick me up', go check out my fat pics!!! :D LOL i think that one of me golfing is still up there... hehe i wasn't even 'fat' yet... oh! i don't know if i even added the one of me at the beach!

this DOES work!!! hang in there!!! :D geez, i gotta get going!

edited: i added the beach pic! LOL look at them legs! have i mentioned yet that my pants are lasting way longer now?! geez, they're all still practically new! :D

my pants never used to last very long with them thunder thighs rubbing together all the time. now, i can't even put them together if i try! LOL i just tried again!!! nope... there's this big opening between 'em now...

OMG! i did it!

Dec 10 2009 18:57

OMG! i did it! WooHoo! i'm posting this from my phone! WooHoo!!!

geez, stupid snow...

Dec 10 2009 18:13

hi guys! :D NO... i'm not hiding out misbehaving... lol i know, i haven't posted in a while. sorry about that.

i got my stepper back! finally!!! i haven't used it a whole lot yet, but yeah, it sure is awesome to have it back! i only do about 4 minutes at a time & that's good enough for me.

i got a new cellphone, too. it's really cool! the enV touch! i have web now because i had to get it to get the phone. it's pretty cool, though. i'm using it alot! i sure wish i could go on CC with it. all you can do on CC is the food finder. like i need that... hehe

i'm trying to maintain at 129, but i think 128 is a little bit sweeter. LOL come on! i started at 218 & that's the same numbers, just all switched around. :D it's funny, though. i don't go up & down anymore. i go down & back up! i guess because i purposely go back up. like today, i was 126, so i'm eating alot! i'm still doing my hour & 15 minutes of activity daily. after working til 10 yesterday, it got so late that i only got in an hour & it was midnight, so my watch changed to the new day. i'm a little behind today, too, but i'm gonna be out there shoveling soon... :( stupid snow!!!

today was my day off & i got up at 8, got called in & practically ran out the door. wth all the stupid snow, i couldn't even make it back up the street when i came home, so i'm parked on the next street waiting for hubby to hopefully get home safe & help me get my car home! i gotta work at 9am tomorrow! oh! i couldn't even see anything when i was driving, either!!! i thought i was gonna die about 100 times & rite aid is only .7 miles away!!! LOL it was horrible... :(

oh well, tomorrow is a new day! :D

i miss you all really bad!!! i haven't even been reading the journals lately, because my computer has been acting up a lot worse than usual. it's working great right now! i hope it keeps working like this!

make sure you all behave for me, ok?! hey, you know you can do it! :D come on now, get up & get moving! do something, anything! it's all good. anything is better than nothing, remember?

maybe you can grab a fruit or something healthy, too? ;)

when you are tempted to eat something bad or too much food, look at it & think to yourself, 'nah, thin tastes better than that.' don't eat it & be proud!!! Woot! Woot! hey, it might work... just try it, ok?

freakin' lousy snow... uggghhhhh!!!

what?! i've been maintaining for over a year & 1/2 already?!

Dec 01 2009 11:34

WOW! i can't believe it! i just checked my profile & i've been maintaining for over a year & a half! LOL i can't believe it! no wonder i feel like i've been maintaining for at least 2 years now. hehe

it's only been just over 2 years since i started! man, this is soooooo awesome!!! yeah, i read recently that most people gain their weight back after 2 years & i always thought it was in 1 year, so i was kinda bummed. LOL it's NOT like i'd EVER gain mine back anyway, but that still kinda bummed me out...

anyway, here's to another day of trying to eat healthier AND get plenty of exercise! :D Woot! Woot! it's all in the balance...

hang in there guys!!! YOU can ALL do it, too!!! BE PATIENT!!!

now, get up & get moving, huh?!

of course, i started maintaining at 142. LOL i 'claimed' 134. hehe yeah, claiming it works! i got my 134, went down to my all-time dream of 124, then 122. hehe

then i got kinda worried about maybe being soooooooooo close to losing 100 pounds that i had better gain real quick, so i'm happily hanging at around 129 now. that's my new maintenance number. up & down 5 pounds either way... that's my happy zone!

yeah, i could have lost 100 pounds real easy, but i know that would be too skinny & weighing 122 was way too tempting. LOL geez, i would have had to be 118 to lose 100 & i was soooooooo close!!!

check it out! this pic is #1!!! :D

Nov 30 2009 19:12

http://www.brickfish.com/GoToPage.aspx?qsi=26050467

this is the link for the picture, the lake that is #1 in the blackberry contest & it all ends tonight at midnight pacific time. it's really cool & anybody can vote! all you do is click 'vote now'.

you don't join or anything! it only takes about a second.

i guess i'm allowed to post this in my journal. i dunno. it's MY journal, isn't it?

i started a board the other night & it was deleted. spam. spam they called it. geez! i was in the LOUNGE, man! the lounge is supposed to be where you put your feet up & talk about whatever you want! anyway, i guess not. LOL

i sure hope it gets some more votes. the guy in 2nd place is a cheater. :(

i dunno what else to say. it really means alot to me & especially to my CC friend. OMG!!! that would really, really suck, something horrible to be soooooo close & end up not winning in the last night...

i'm just writing in MY journal. i hope THIS post doesn't get deleted as spam. geez... :(

LOL if anything, i have alot of other posts in this journal that should be deleted. ;) so, any spam cops can go delete all my junk food entries & chocolate entries... frosting, buffets... m&m's, sugar babies, marshmallows, PEEPS!!! maybe i better stop now. i'm getting hungry!

oh man, oh man, oh man!!! this is it!!! it's almost over!!! good luck roxie!!! maybe someone will read this & decide to vote. i dunno. i sure as heck know that ali won't vote. hehe (hi ali!) :D lay off! it's MY journal...