Walking Off the Weight 2

Hello all!

I credit my taking up walking, in conjuction with the awesome cc, with my weight loss success thus far this summer..... I know there are many others out there, walking away the pounds, the stress, the stuff in life that needs to be sweated out, so join us here! We had discussions in WOTW1 from where we liked to walk to how to improve the walking work out after it had gotten too easy, blisters and bras, to how to get the SO to come along with you, so if it's related to walking, it can go here! ( :

Just FYI, but I think I am offically a "wogger" now -- I almost can't say that word without laughing (credit Jess who found it). So let's say walkers, wanna be walkers who need encouragement, woggers, even joggers if they promise not to make fun! =P Hope to see allmy old friends here + and a lot of new ones too!

So---Rock on with your walkin', girls and boys!    --Olivia

wlmich - good point, never thought of that.  I have bought a few new things but wanted to wait until I was done losing weight.  But people said more when I wore the new clothes compared to the old ones.....  hmmmm.......    nice work on the bleachers, that had to be hard.

Kris - ooohhhhh!!! new RV sounds cool

Hi all! Everyone is making good comments about the issue of clothes, and I'm finding this a quandry myself. I had an important appointment on Monday, and though my two-piece suit looked nice, it was 2 sizes too big for me. I could have done better. I've been holding off buying new clothes until I lose more weight - and I have a goal of 15 more, but I may end up buying one or two nice things off the sales rack in the interim.

I am not all a clothes horse, by the way. I am most comfortable in jeans and a nice shirt. After losing about 18 pounds this summer, I was more than happy to throw all my baggy pants away. That's motivation enough!

A genuinely bad day for me.  Grrrrrrrrr  I really blew it last night.  My husband brought home some cookings, those striped shortbread ones.  I haven't had anything like that in at least six weeks.  I ate four, and felt so bad.  They were horrible too, so what was I thinking?

 Then I ate the rest of the six pack of Breyer's 100 calorie icecream cups I had just bought.  That's six cups, 600 calories, 12 grams of fat!  Then I went to bed.  And I only got in 6 miles of walking yesterday. 

I got on the scale this am, and I was up four lbs!  Three the day before!  Well that did it for me.  Was I ever mad at myself. I guess I got a little too cocky about my reflection in the mirror looking so hot yesterday. LOL.  I've walked a good half hour already, and haven't eaten yet.  It's noon.  I'm going to eat fruits and vegetables all day and that is it. 

 I was doing so great too.  110 lbs, and  now that stinking scale is wavering between 113 and 114!  I might add that I did consume far too much sodium yesterday.   So that could be part of the problem.  At any rate I'll be getting my ten miles in today, smokey outside or not, and I'm taking in zero fat grams today too.  We shall see what that scale says tomorrow. 

Rachel

Darn cookies! Rachel, since the damage is done, just turn around and get back on track. No point in focusing on how badly you ate, since it just incites you to eat more. That's such a bummer, I know, because I get the same way. Lately (as in the past 2 1/2 months) I have been very forgiving of myself for overindulging and it seems to actually help me stop doing it. Gosh, this doesn't seem like a very good explanation...hmm...I have given myself permission to occasionally slip up and by doing so I seem to be slipping up less often! I think it is that "you want what you can't have" sort of thing and since I can have it, I don't want it so much that I can't resist.

Anyhow, that's just what works for me.

Rachel--6 miles of walking is incredible!!  I only get in 3, so even on your bad day you are doing twice as much as I am!!  You actually deserve a pat on the back!!

You girls are great, mom, vicki, wendy--everyone, thanks!

I did wear something yesterday I thought fit pretty nicely, but today some of my closer girl teachers there at school said something, so that's nice. I know it doesn;t matter, but it just....keeps me going? 

I teach high school--craziness, huh? lol

I think they like me pretty well---I am tough and I expect a lot from them, but I believe learning can and should be fun, I do tons of rewards and get them to buy in, so it's usually pretty awesome!

I like my job---I just wish it was so incredibly exhausting, so I could still be awake past 8PM once school starts! =P

Didn't get a walk in today, but I mowed and then raked the grass up. WOO--not only do I have rake blisters on my hands, but I realyl should have eaten more through the day before I did all that after work.   Walk on!  ( :

Thought I posted yesterday, but who knows what happens in cyberspace sometimes?

I'd given myself permission to sleep in yesterday because I'd been out late the night before, and realized I needed rest as much as I needed my walk. As it turns out, I ended up taking the day off yesterday to go pick up the RV, and got a chance to walk 45 mins after all!

A long ride there and back, including an overheated engine which required running for water, and then had to pick my dad up at the airport at 11 PM!! (He'd just come back from a fishing trip in Alaska. What a walking inspiration he's been...has been walking 3-5 miles/day for many years, and even after triple bypass!) Sure, I slept in this AM!!

Hey--where is everybody?  How's the walking going? Today was warm and humid again here, but it actually felt pretty good...got a good sweat going, you know?

Olivia--glad to hear people noticed! It does help motivate, doesn't it?  

I would love to walk off the weight, as i've done once before but i'm not as motivated this time around.  Anyone in the Westchester, NY area and looking for a walking partner??

Olivia - glad someone noticed, its nice to know that others see the hard work you have done.

wlmich - I'm here, just had to run to a clients this morning.   I did get in a "wog" last night of 3-4 miles, then to top it off I even got out of bed early (Major) and did a slim in 6 express DVD for 30 minutes.

My weight has been fluncating for the last 2 months - weddings, parties, weekend trips.... I guess I should be happy that I have stayed in the 137-134 range, but gets to me when I get to 134 and up it goes again.  My fault, of course, but have to enjoy life too.

Hi Girls,

I ended up having another, my 3rd in a row bad day yesterday.  I may not have gone over my calorie allowance by much, but ate the wrong stuff.  Well I hadn't eaten any sweets for weeks and weeks, so I got really sick of course.  To top that off I'd taken something for irregularity, so that made it even worse.  Yet this am the scale is still up, but 3 instead of 4 lbs. 

 ( And due to the smoke from the Idaho fires blowing into Montana, I didn't get but 3 miles walking in yesterday!  :(  But today, I've already gotten my first walk in.  I've eaten  2 cups of fresh cherries.  Now I'm headed out to walk another 35 minutes, then I'll have some all bran cerial with some banana's.

I can blame my slip on my husband, lol.  He brought home cookies two days ago, and cheddar triscuits with a can of cheese for the crackers!!  I didn't have the cheese topping, but I did eat a handful of the crackers.  And I did eat 2/3 of a package of fudge stripped cookies too.  Well they are all gone, the cookies.  And the crackers and cheese I've put up on a very high shelf where there are out of reach and sight.  I think my husband realizes what a no no that was, and won't be bringing anything like that into this house again for quite some time, lol. 

Normally, at least these past three months, I've been able to catch myself after one day of over eating.  But this time it went three days, which really alarmed me.  I feel ok now, especially since the cookies are gone..............and another thing, I won't be buying anymore of those 100 calorie icecream cups for quite a while, because I ate all six in one day!  Same for those Kraft Crumbles.  I ate a bag with 2 cups of crumbles in two days!  All of the above was simply trigger foods for me, and I'm not doing that again.

It kind of scared me, ( the very thought of going back up in weight )  because I've had to just fight for every pound I've lost since May.  It's been so hard this time around, even with walking 10 miles almost everyday, and eating just 1200 - 1500 calories.  You'd think the pounds would have come off easier.  Good thing the inches did.  I'm thankful for what the old mirror tells me at least, even if the scale doesn't agree, lol. I'll be weighing myself everyday now for the next few days, til I see that needle go back down.  Have a great day everyone!

Rachel

Hi there, I'm pretty new here, its my second day of registration to the site and my diet started monday, including walking 30 minutes a day.I'm 5' tall and 173lbs so I'm in pretty rough shape. Its really hot here in east texas and I was wonderingabout something I heard on another site about increased heat levels raising  your calorie burn and metabolism. and if its true, with a hilly terrain how would I classify that on my activity log (just a note theres no way I'm going to push myself into heat stroke so no worries guys) ;)

Rachel,

For us, one bite is the same as one drink for an alcoholic. We have a strange physical reaction as well as mental obession to food, and we just can't stop. So don't be to hard on yourself that you have  a (relatively) minor relapse. The point is, you did regain your sense of self and started fresh!

There are losts of posts in various journals about bingeing. Look around and find something that helps you! Things like alternative activity lists, pharases to remember like H.A.L.T., and always remember to reach for your keyboard instead of the food!

Keep up the good work! Every time we do it right, it's easier to do it right again.

Racehl I was so bad this past week as you know and my body so told me about it Sunday when I was in the bathroom all day so I asked myself was it worth it for just those few minutes of enjoyment and it wasn't so I'm trying to stay focused on being "good"  I have been able to walk every night this week, the last 2 nights I have walked a full 3 miles, tonight is going to be hard, I have an open house to go to after work but I think I will be fine there, the other thing is my mom is cooking supper tonight, not good, I know we are having ribs and she was liek do you want mashed potatoes or potato salad, I said how about baked potatoes, that way I feel like I have more control because I wouldn't hold myself back with the mashed or the salad. I have to walk tonight no matter what, I want to weigh in the morning and I want it to be good.

Olivia- High School- I have you on a pedastal :) Wow.

tempest - it's hot here in arkansas too, I think today is about 103, I'm an hour from Memphis, I walk about 7:30 every night when the sun has gone down just for a bit of relief.

Tempest:  Welcome!  It sure makes sense to me that you burn more calories when it's hotter outside, and hilly terrain will definitely burn more. 

Kris: I 100 % agree with you on comparing a binge to an alcoholic falling off the wagon.  I just start eating something sweet or salty , and I simply can't stop.  Therefore I just won't have anything like that in the house.  I told my husband that, but he brought home that bad stuff anyway............and I can't really blame him.  It's not fair.  He likes that stuff, and he has been so good about not bringing it into the house, til a few days ago.  *SIGH*

SR: Enjoy your dinner with your Mother.............I sure wish mine were still on this earth.  I miss her so. No one can duplicate her mashed potatoes, no matter how we try every Thanksgiving........my 19 year old  nephew said it's because of the "love" she put into them.  :) 

Olivia: My nephew age ( 38 ) is a high school teacher,  and it's quite interesting to hear some of his stories.  He sure enjoys those kids, and they admire him so.  That's quite a calling, and an awesome responsibility when you are called to teach.  :)

Two walks in so far, 70 minutes, so I'm doing good.  Time to get some housework done now.

Rachel

WHEEEE!!!! 2 pounds since monday! I'll be ready for that belly dancer costume next year for sure! (does a lil dance and remembers to log it into her activity log) 

thank you everyone for such a kind welcome. I just love this site.. usually by now I would be missing my junk food but all the lil charts and stuff really make it more like a fun hobby and keep you motivated by watchin the line drop :)  I hope I can keep with it this time. last fall I lost 15 pounds in 4 weeks (for a hot long distance date) by doing portion control, more water, & lotsa fresh veggies but darnit christmas dinner hit and ruined me. *thinks out loud* I wonder if I can ask my mom to make her pumpkin pie with splenda and lowfat cream..... hmmmm

I was also wondering.. if you are a chocolate junkie, what are some good substituions that wont break your eat meter? So far all I've got is sugar free cookies but the calorie count on them is still so high....

HI girls!

I sure do like reading all the positivity here.  It makes my day, and welcome to all our new faces as well!

Keep up the good work, all you walker! ( :

Hi Tempest,
I'm Teri from New York, and I am addicted to chocolate. Here's what I like:
 - Kashi oatmeal chocolate cookies, filling and 140 calories each.
- a good bar of dark chocolate, an expensive one, so I would feel too guilty to eat much of it at once, and I break off a square.
- Skinny Cow chocolate ice cream sandwiches, also 140 calories each.
I lost 20 pounds this summer but ate a tiny bit of chocolate EVERY DAY. Otherwise I eat regular foods but also in small portions.
I take a brisk 30 minute walk every day. I need to have my chocolate and eat it, too!

Welcome!

Didn't get my 3 miles in but I did get my heart rate up good for 30 minutes doing various exercises after I got home from moms and I did well on my eating there, that was something definitely for me to be proud of because usually it just flies out the window:)

tempest- I eat dark chocolate too, I buy the dove dark chocolate pieces and you can have 7 for 210 but I usually am satisfied with just 1 , I think it's because they are so smooth. I got the dark chocolate idea from one of the forums and I thik it has really worked plus I like Yoplait light yogurt, it has 100 calories and there is also the thick and creamy light yoplit it's like eating pudding.

I have a birthday party for my step son tomorrow night and then my daughter's b-day party Saturday, I ahve to stay strong.

thanks for the tips teri! :D i looked at your bio and noticed you do the art thing :) thats so cool its a very meditative hobby for me, I find my best places when I paint or sketch. most comic book type stuff tho. girls I would like to look like etc... lol.

so far I'm up to 40 minutes a day for the last two days but I wasn't as tired when I got back today so I may tack on another 5 minutes. I used to go backpacking once a month when I was much younger and lemme tell ya, when ya get that tingle in your legs when ya sit down, you know you've accomplished something. A large group of hikers meeting together once a month to push themselves and see what they can find along the trail is a lovely group feeling. What I do now is a lot less rigorous and i walk by myself compared to what we used to do in the group. I'm not in as good of shape as I used to be, but theres something beautiful when you take a trip to go hike along desert hills and reach the top and look out over the land near San Antonio texas... almost spiritual, its a very humbling experience. I may get back into it once I get my mileage a lil higher, theres gotta be a backpacking group near me, theres national forests all around this area. :D

I get my bike fixed tomorrow tho so I may go from walking to cycling

 Good morning All !

Another gorgeous day here in WNY...lower humidity and temp, bright sun, gentle breeze...what could be better for a morning walk? I got to watch the sun paint the sky with light as I did my 35 mins!

Only 35 this AM because I was busy with another activity before getting out of bed this AM   That sure makes the day feel great too !!!