I was contacted by a new reality show that was pitched as "The Biggest Loser" meets "Dancing with the Stars." I beleive it was called "Dance Your Ass Off" and it would be on the Oxygen network.
I am kind of tempted to apply, but I worry about my knees. I also worry about the time commitment, and where will the filming take place? What about my job? I have a lot of questions, but I have to admit I'd still like to try!
I was 195.25 this morning. My period puff, and travel weight is shedding as fast as my cats... well maybe not that fast! ;)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
HALLOWEEN IS ALMOST HERE!!!
This year I am wearing a "traditional" costume.
I am going as a Vampire!
I am entering this picture in a costume contest!
Sadly "sexiest" costume is not one of the categories they are giving prizes for.
I should start making plans for this Friday night!
I am going as a Vampire!
I am entering this picture in a costume contest!
Sadly "sexiest" costume is not one of the categories they are giving prizes for.
I should start making plans for this Friday night!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
They're back!
Why do all my business trips ALWAYS seem to correspond with my period?
Between hormone fueled cravings and workout-stopping cramps - this time of the month is always a nightmare for weight loss, then stick me with only restaurant food?! Yikes!
I was 197.25 this morning - the same weight I was on Oct. 1st.
It is so frustrating to have three weeks of hard work wiped-out by one week on the road with my period!
Oh well. Now I am home and things are getting back to "normal."
I should recover quickly! :)
Yesterday I ate:
Cals Fat Sodium Fbr Food
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080 01g 0080mg 10g 1/2 c. All-bran Original
190 03g 0085mg 00g 6 oz. Coconut Yogurt
405 14g 0817mg 00g 12 oz. Chili Relleno
120 12g 0031mg 00g 2 oz. Sour Cream
172 01g 0295mg 01g 1/2 c. Black Beans
525 27g 1200mg 03g 1/2 Pepperoni Pizza
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1492 58g 2508mg 14g TOTALS
I also walked on the Elliptical Trainer to burn 263 calories.
Today my calories look like this so far:
Cals Fat Sodium Fbr Food
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160 04g 0075mg 04g Multigrain Instant Hot Cereal
116 00g 0002mg 05g Large Granny Smith Apple
150 00g 0150mg 00g Fat Free Caramel Dip
360 16g 0780mg 05g Amy's Cheese Tamale Verde
170 02g 0080mg 00g 6 oz. Strawberry Yogurt
080 01g 0080mg 10g 1/2 c. All-bran Original
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1036 22g 1167mg 24g TOTALS
Friday, October 24, 2008
The "Contest"
I should have known things were not going to go well for me yesterday.
We finished work early on our business trip, so we were done by 1 pm! I was excited and wanted to drive back to Madison, and be home for dinner... But instead, we spent SIX HOURS in the Minneapolis Airport to take our scheduled 7:25PM flight to get to Madison at 8:30 PM.
Luckily - I made it to the contest in time but that is about when my luck ran out.
I went into the restroom to change into the outfit I asked Aaron to bring and noticed that my "monthly friend" wanted to be there for the contest too. Lucky me....
So the contest starts, and THE FIRST GUY to compete sings a very... "embellished" version of 'More Than Words!!!!"
It reminded me of when a singer "slaughters" the National Anthem by adding too many notes and warbling.
I was so upset! There were only 9 finalists and over 20,000 songs in the book and we pick the same song!!!!
I went up to the Karaoke guy and said, "This is the same song I put in!!"
He said that I could change my song. So I went back to my group of friends and explained the situation. A few other songs were bantered around, but in the end I decided to just sing it.
I few more male "singers" screamed out some angry guy metal songs.
I was the first female finalist of the night, and I brought down the house. I was the 5th singer of 10 which sucked. I wanted to be next to last... and the woman who was won. It's just the way it works with the judging.
The woman who won was a very good singer but one of the "screamer" guys came in second!
We were all like..."What? Him?!"
I still went over to congratulate him - and he asked if he could see my "tits." What a jerk!!!
Then put in another song to sing, and guy who was smoking outside ran in to "sing" with me. Grrrr.... My song was basically stolen from me.
I think I am going to go to a totally different Karaoke show from now on.
But I had lots of fun with everyone that came to cheer me on. :)
I have not weight myself yet since I got back. Tomorrow will be interesting.
We finished work early on our business trip, so we were done by 1 pm! I was excited and wanted to drive back to Madison, and be home for dinner... But instead, we spent SIX HOURS in the Minneapolis Airport to take our scheduled 7:25PM flight to get to Madison at 8:30 PM.
Luckily - I made it to the contest in time but that is about when my luck ran out.
I went into the restroom to change into the outfit I asked Aaron to bring and noticed that my "monthly friend" wanted to be there for the contest too. Lucky me....
So the contest starts, and THE FIRST GUY to compete sings a very... "embellished" version of 'More Than Words!!!!"
It reminded me of when a singer "slaughters" the National Anthem by adding too many notes and warbling.
I was so upset! There were only 9 finalists and over 20,000 songs in the book and we pick the same song!!!!
I went up to the Karaoke guy and said, "This is the same song I put in!!"
He said that I could change my song. So I went back to my group of friends and explained the situation. A few other songs were bantered around, but in the end I decided to just sing it.
I few more male "singers" screamed out some angry guy metal songs.
I was the first female finalist of the night, and I brought down the house. I was the 5th singer of 10 which sucked. I wanted to be next to last... and the woman who was won. It's just the way it works with the judging.
The woman who won was a very good singer but one of the "screamer" guys came in second!
We were all like..."What? Him?!"
I still went over to congratulate him - and he asked if he could see my "tits." What a jerk!!!
Then put in another song to sing, and guy who was smoking outside ran in to "sing" with me. Grrrr.... My song was basically stolen from me.
I think I am going to go to a totally different Karaoke show from now on.
But I had lots of fun with everyone that came to cheer me on. :)
I have not weight myself yet since I got back. Tomorrow will be interesting.
Monday, October 20, 2008
192.75 After the Weekend!
After a beer and pizza fueled game day, I was really happy to see my weight was 192.75 this morning!
This has been a FANTASTIC month for weight loss. I have lost a quarter pound each day this entire month! Wow! This is amazing!
But now - I have to go away on Business Travel...
It is so scary having to eat out for every meal when on the road. I work long hours and when I get back to the hotel I do not want to go down to the pool or the gym. I want to just go to bed.
It is only for 2 days - so hopefully it will not kill my weight loss progress, but it is scary!!
I fly back to Madison Thursday night, and my plane is due to land at 8:30. I hope it is not delayed because the Karaoke Finals are Thursday night at 9:00!!!!! I will be just like a rockstar running over from the airport. :)
I plan to sing "More than Words" by Extreme
Wish me Luck!
Oops, I will also be going to a "girls only" retreat with my mom and sisters this weekend!!! My mom is the QUEEN of peer pressure. I hope I make it to Monday the weight I am today!!!
This might be a challege!!!
10/28/08 UPDATE!
The Karaoke was a disaster! The FIRST GUY up to sing in the contest SANG MY SONG! (More Than Words!!!) I went up to the Karaoke Guy and said... this is the SAME SONG I put in for the contest. He said I could change my song... but I could not think of another one I could do at such short notice. I stuck with my "repeat." I was so bummed and I think that showed in my performance I had a huge crowd there cheering for me... but I felt cheated by not having the element of originality.
:( Looking back I wonder if I would have placed if I had changed the song to another one? But then I think, if I DID another song I would think my lack of practice would kill it for me. *SIGH* No luck.
So sad. :(
This has been a FANTASTIC month for weight loss. I have lost a quarter pound each day this entire month! Wow! This is amazing!
But now - I have to go away on Business Travel...
It is so scary having to eat out for every meal when on the road. I work long hours and when I get back to the hotel I do not want to go down to the pool or the gym. I want to just go to bed.
It is only for 2 days - so hopefully it will not kill my weight loss progress, but it is scary!!
I fly back to Madison Thursday night, and my plane is due to land at 8:30. I hope it is not delayed because the Karaoke Finals are Thursday night at 9:00!!!!! I will be just like a rockstar running over from the airport. :)
I plan to sing "More than Words" by Extreme
Wish me Luck!
Oops, I will also be going to a "girls only" retreat with my mom and sisters this weekend!!! My mom is the QUEEN of peer pressure. I hope I make it to Monday the weight I am today!!!
This might be a challege!!!
10/28/08 UPDATE!
The Karaoke was a disaster! The FIRST GUY up to sing in the contest SANG MY SONG! (More Than Words!!!) I went up to the Karaoke Guy and said... this is the SAME SONG I put in for the contest. He said I could change my song... but I could not think of another one I could do at such short notice. I stuck with my "repeat." I was so bummed and I think that showed in my performance I had a huge crowd there cheering for me... but I felt cheated by not having the element of originality.
:( Looking back I wonder if I would have placed if I had changed the song to another one? But then I think, if I DID another song I would think my lack of practice would kill it for me. *SIGH* No luck.
So sad. :(
Friday, October 17, 2008
Surprise! You Lost Weight!
This morning when I went into the bathroom to take my shower, I could not get my wedding ring off! The salty soy sauce I had with my Japanese lunch yesterday really puffed me up!
I braced myself as I stepped on the scale, expecting a spike in my weight. I was surprised when I saw I was 193.5!!!! I dropped a quarter pound even though my fingers were like sausages! :)
I am looking forward to stepping on the scale tomorrow after the puffiness goes away! :)
I read an interesting article today about how obese people expect more pleasure from food, but get less than their slender counterparts.
In the study they showed the women pictures of a glass of water and a chocolate milkshake.
They found the heavier the woman- the more her pleasure centers in her brain were stimulated by looking at the drinks.
HOWEVER - When they actually gave the women the water or the milkshake, the obese women's brains only measured a fraction of the pleasure experienced by the slender women!
The study concluded that obese women overeat because they are not getting the pleasure they were expecting.
Ironically, the more you eat, the less stimulation the brain gets!!! You get desensitized - build up a tolerance - grow immune to the pleasure of your food!!! (Like a drug addicition!)
This causes a bad cycle of getting less and less pleasure, yet eating more and more food while trying to reach the same "high" as before.
So now what?
Maybe you already knew you were a "food addict." But unlike drugs you - can never "kick" the food habit!!
Here are some ways I have found useful to help me regain control over myself.
Cheers!
Jess
My calories so far today:
170 - Vanilla Yogurt
80 - 1/2 cup All-Bran Cereal
190 - Fiber One Toaster Pastry Strawberry
330 - Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melt
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770
That leaves about 1000 for whatever comes my way this Friday night!
I braced myself as I stepped on the scale, expecting a spike in my weight. I was surprised when I saw I was 193.5!!!! I dropped a quarter pound even though my fingers were like sausages! :)
I am looking forward to stepping on the scale tomorrow after the puffiness goes away! :)
I read an interesting article today about how obese people expect more pleasure from food, but get less than their slender counterparts.
In the study they showed the women pictures of a glass of water and a chocolate milkshake.
They found the heavier the woman- the more her pleasure centers in her brain were stimulated by looking at the drinks.
HOWEVER - When they actually gave the women the water or the milkshake, the obese women's brains only measured a fraction of the pleasure experienced by the slender women!
The study concluded that obese women overeat because they are not getting the pleasure they were expecting.
Ironically, the more you eat, the less stimulation the brain gets!!! You get desensitized - build up a tolerance - grow immune to the pleasure of your food!!! (Like a drug addicition!)
This causes a bad cycle of getting less and less pleasure, yet eating more and more food while trying to reach the same "high" as before.
So now what?
Maybe you already knew you were a "food addict." But unlike drugs you - can never "kick" the food habit!!
Here are some ways I have found useful to help me regain control over myself.
- Use a food journal
- Keep track of what you are eating, and find what foods trigger your over-eating so you can plan for the future.
- Eat a balanced wholesome diet
- Eating healthy really helps your body and brain to work better! You really are what you eat. Check out the lables of what you are eating!
- Give in to your Temptations
- If you "deny" yourself eventually you will snap. Avoid a full-out binge by giving yourself a small treats. One piece of fried chicken should be enough to satisfy your craving, and keep your calories in line. DO NOT OVER DOSE ON FOOD!!! Eating more doesn't help. Even after a whole pint of ice cream you'll still feel sad and hallow! Only two bites of food really count. The first and the last. You need to train your brain to get pleasure from what it gets.
- Go for Quality over Quanity!!!
- This will help your brain enjoy your smaller treats. :)
Cheers!
Jess
My calories so far today:
170 - Vanilla Yogurt
80 - 1/2 cup All-Bran Cereal
190 - Fiber One Toaster Pastry Strawberry
330 - Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melt
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770
That leaves about 1000 for whatever comes my way this Friday night!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sashimi & Sushi Lunch! :-9
I was 193.75 again this morning!
My Calories - Thursday 10/16/08:
'160 - Oatmeal "Simple Harvest"
'140 - Banana
1000 - Miso Soup, 3 pc. Sushi, 6 pc. Sashimi and a California Roll.Note: 1000 is just a guess. Aaron had one of my Sashimi pieces, one piece from my California roll. '330 - Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melt
'220 - 1/4 c. Triple Chocolate M&Ms Premiums (AWESOME!)
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1850
I also worked out on my Precor elliptical trainer!
30:00..minutes
2.11...miles
208.7..calories
2254...strides
I have an enormous bruise on the inside of my right arm from donating the other day. They had trouble "placing the needle." Which basically means they dig around in your skin until they finally hit a vein. Ow. Ow. Ow.
My Calories - Thursday 10/16/08:
'160 - Oatmeal "Simple Harvest"
'140 - Banana
1000 - Miso Soup, 3 pc. Sushi, 6 pc. Sashimi and a California Roll.
'220 - 1/4 c. Triple Chocolate M&Ms Premiums (AWESOME!)
==========================
1850
I also worked out on my Precor elliptical trainer!
30:00..minutes
2.11...miles
208.7..calories
2254...strides
I have an enormous bruise on the inside of my right arm from donating the other day. They had trouble "placing the needle." Which basically means they dig around in your skin until they finally hit a vein. Ow. Ow. Ow.
Weather, Mood, and Food.
193.75 this morning! (That is the same as yesterday.)
Yesterday was a cold and rainy Wisconsin October day. It was so wet and gloomy! It really dampened my spirits - which might be why I felt so hungry yesterday!!!
I shivered all day at the office, even though I wore jeans and a thick sweatshirt! (Please turn on the heat!!!)
Being cold and droopy, my brain constantly sent me the signal "FEED ME!!!"
I did not want to load up on snacks because I was going to another Presidential Debate party last night!
I REALLY did not want "waste" my calories snacking at work - then have to face "party" food too!
I was FINALLY able to silence my "Hungry! Hungry! Hungry! Hungry!" alarm system when I had a nice big cup of hot calorie-free green tea! The heat and the caffiene really helped me feel back in balance!
I was able to hold myself to 890 calories while at work, leaving 1000 for at the party!! (Which I had some pizza, a fruit covered dessert and a beer.)
Yesterday was a cold and rainy Wisconsin October day. It was so wet and gloomy! It really dampened my spirits - which might be why I felt so hungry yesterday!!!
I shivered all day at the office, even though I wore jeans and a thick sweatshirt! (Please turn on the heat!!!)
Being cold and droopy, my brain constantly sent me the signal "FEED ME!!!"
I did not want to load up on snacks because I was going to another Presidential Debate party last night!
I REALLY did not want "waste" my calories snacking at work - then have to face "party" food too!
I was FINALLY able to silence my "Hungry! Hungry! Hungry! Hungry!" alarm system when I had a nice big cup of hot calorie-free green tea! The heat and the caffiene really helped me feel back in balance!
I was able to hold myself to 890 calories while at work, leaving 1000 for at the party!! (Which I had some pizza, a fruit covered dessert and a beer.)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Firing on All Cylinders!
I was 194.0 this morning!
I have lost 4.5 pounds since September 26! I am really back in the groove now!
I had some “puffy” days, but when they passed, my weight loss gets right back on track!
Monday's (10/13/08) Calories:
190 – All-Bran Toaster Pastries
150 – Banana
120 – 1 c. Almond Milk
330 – Chicken Philly Flatbread Lean Cuisine
110 – Large Green Apple
270 – Chocolate Clif Bar
525 – ½ a frozen thin crust pizza
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1695
Monday's Exercise:
30:11 minutes
1.77 miles
135.8 calories
2030 strides
My workout was light because I donated platelets after work. The Red Cross called me and said they were in need, and I was happy to come in and help!!
Platelets are collected by aphaeresis where I keep my red blood cells and can donate twice a week. I only do it about once a month though because they have to put a needle in each arm, and it takes about two hours!
I've got a lot of unpacking to do, so I'll blog more tomorrow!!
Jess :)
I have lost 4.5 pounds since September 26! I am really back in the groove now!
I had some “puffy” days, but when they passed, my weight loss gets right back on track!
Monday's (10/13/08) Calories:
190 – All-Bran Toaster Pastries
150 – Banana
120 – 1 c. Almond Milk
330 – Chicken Philly Flatbread Lean Cuisine
110 – Large Green Apple
270 – Chocolate Clif Bar
525 – ½ a frozen thin crust pizza
=================
1695
Monday's Exercise:
30:11 minutes
1.77 miles
135.8 calories
2030 strides
My workout was light because I donated platelets after work. The Red Cross called me and said they were in need, and I was happy to come in and help!!
Platelets are collected by aphaeresis where I keep my red blood cells and can donate twice a week. I only do it about once a month though because they have to put a needle in each arm, and it takes about two hours!
I've got a lot of unpacking to do, so I'll blog more tomorrow!!
Jess :)
Poor Little Rhino!
A co-worker of mine was wearing a t-shirt yesterday with this image:
Source: http://www.threadless.com/product/1000/Runnin_Rhino
I felt so sorry for the little rhino running on the treadmill - with the impossible goal to become a unicorn.
I remember when I first started to get healthy… weighing under 200 pounds was like a unicorn to me - completely mythical, and impossible… But that did not stop me from working towards that goal!!
Weight loss is a day by day process. It is okay to have a Unicorn-like goal, but it is also important to have other “mini goals” along the way so you don’t become discouraged when your horn is still on your nose and NOT on your forehead yet!
Cheers,
Jess
Source: http://www.threadless.com/product/1000/Runnin_Rhino
I felt so sorry for the little rhino running on the treadmill - with the impossible goal to become a unicorn.
I remember when I first started to get healthy… weighing under 200 pounds was like a unicorn to me - completely mythical, and impossible… But that did not stop me from working towards that goal!!
Weight loss is a day by day process. It is okay to have a Unicorn-like goal, but it is also important to have other “mini goals” along the way so you don’t become discouraged when your horn is still on your nose and NOT on your forehead yet!
Cheers,
Jess
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