Healthy Weight Loss

JoSchmooze · 04-23-2012, 07:18 AM

And so....Monday....
Ya know, those 2 lbs I was pissed off about yesterday?
Well, they're gone and I'll be damned if they come back again!
Here's another "d" for ya - "determined"....
I am spending way too much for failure to be an option...
Also, I was complimented several times yesterday
I was wearing a shirt from Maui that I haven't worn in at least 10 years......
and it was hanging on me! So there!
It's barely 6:30 am here in the lovely SW so I am off to the gym
before it gets too hot.....

sylvie · 04-23-2012, 08:10 AM

well, the last few days have been extremely emotional for me.
And today, i feel fragile. As though one little thing could make everything crash down around me. Damn triggers (especially my mother, and stress with my teenagers ...) i still haven't quite reeled myself in completely and got myself back on track from before, and so these last few days, combined with a lot of work hours have been stressful.

So yesterday, i called a dear friend of mine, and told her i need some balance.
She also has been emotional and fallen off track the last few weeks. So we decided on going to the gym this morning, and doing a pilates class.

This was my first real pilates class with this instructor, i tried it once before b ut not quite the same deal.. i've done Body Flow also which is a combination of pilates, yoga, meditation and tai chi..

It felt so good to stretch out every tension, and wow, what a work out on the legs, arms and abs.. i hurt now, and my friend said it'll hurt much more tomorrow.. Good kind of hurt though, i really needed it.. And the girl time.. She's a treasure..

We laughed lots, acted silly and gabbed and gabbed..
Felt good to release the blahs a bit.. Now it's time to kick myself back into gear, and physically, emotionally.. life is good, and i've alot to be grateful for, living in the blahs over something i can't control isn't healthy...

time to make some healthy changes, focus on that and work much harder than i have been, saying i will and DOING it are two different things.. i often make plans to, but don't always follow through..Very easy to get stuck in the stresses of life, especially the triggers, i really need a handle on those things

.. my health, my mind & my journey matter - today, is about 'me', clearing my mind & getting active, again..

gaea · 04-23-2012, 09:34 AM

what i am doing seems to be working for me one pound at a time, my clothes especially my shirts seem to be fitting a little bigger i am tickled about this...

the legs in my pants seem to feel more loose...

it seems as though the belly is shrinking too hence why my shirts are feeling looser in the middle this was my goal to lose the belly fat...

one pound at a time...

"dear weight loss gods, please let me retain my ass thank you in advance"

JoSchmooze · 04-23-2012, 10:49 AM

Why is it that before you get to the gym
you are cussing out everything.....
And once there, you cuss out your legs, your arms, your
back...muscles screaming as you grunt...
"one more minute...I can do anything for one more
stinking minute!"
And of course, you must give the <<@>> at least
once to the pimply assed 30 yr old trainer when he
grins at you and says,
"time to up those weights 5 more pounds".....

But once home and out of a nice hot shower,
clean and not as sore you are actually calmer,
there's a smile on your face.....

Why is that?

Lady_Di · 04-23-2012, 08:36 PM

Doing my Masters completely online and loving it. I can do the work from anywhere on the planet! Even while in patient here. btw... my surgery went well, it was uneventful. Which is always a good thing in an OR.

Focus Focus Focus

My focus aside from excelling in school, is simple

Eat healthy
Sleep healthy
Hydrate healthy
Exercise healthy

I do believe I see a trend here!

Visualizing, writing everything down with pen and paper, a visceral way to get the neurons in my brain aligned with my focus and true goals. My Shaklee mentor very gently suggested I be writing everything down. Another reminder from the universe, do what works. Just do it.

Julian Cameron would be proud, this suggestion is from me to anyone and everyone here. The Artist's Way. She talks about this same process, the Morning Pages as she calls em. Why do I not do these simply things that I know work. Daily practice of what really does work. Just do it, diane!

And well, puck yesterday... staying present, fully conscious and in the now, pad and paper at the ready. I will do that brain dump each and every day. Once it is on the page, out of my head, then I can fill it with the Light of the Spirit. Love her analogy of filling the well. Inspiration and what I like to think of as a G.d thing. That universal energy of Love, which is just another word for G.d for me. That works for me.

Love is the most powerful tool in my war chest, tool box, whatever visual I happen to be focusing on. Though this is not a war, but an act of love. Health wellness, vitality, all that vim and vigor. My goals are attainable. One day at a time. One hour at a time. One second...

Choosing the next right thing for me. Forgetting the past and simply moving on. Taking action.

We can do this! Together. Like they say in many spiritual programs, religions and even paganism *gots to love the Druid in me* This is a We program.

We are not alone. May the Great Spirit be with you. And may you feel my support of what each and everyone of you are doing here. As I am babbling on here, chock full of some really great drugs. I probably should just hit submit, or reply, whatever they calls it here.

Submission is a good thing. Submitting to my Higher Power, with absolute trust and fealty. Mother nature rules!

In health and wellness, with much happiness,
Di

deedarino · 04-23-2012, 08:52 PM

Still here pluggin along. I have been working my butt off, literally. Unfortunately with exercise the lbs went up for a bit. I was a little discouraged but the scale has finally started heading downward. So far, I am back to my lowest so the rest is gravy from here.

Sorry about the gravy comment...

Hollylane · 04-23-2012, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaea

"dear weight loss gods, please let me retain my ass thank you in advance"

Good for you gaea! Your prayer made me laugh. I have the same thought often. Interestingly, my ass is actually growing because of muscle growth. If I'd know this years ago, I would have started the hiking and squats much sooner!

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

Why is it that before you get to the gym
you are cussing out everything.....
And once there, you cuss out your legs, your arms, your
back...muscles screaming as you grunt...
"one more minute...I can do anything for one more
stinking minute!"
And of course, you must give the <<@>> at least
once to the pimply assed 30 yr old trainer when he
grins at you and says,
"time to up those weights 5 more pounds".....

But once home and out of a nice hot shower,
clean and not as sore you are actually calmer,
there's a smile on your face.....

Why is that?

Jo, this is so true. All of it. It is that glow of self pride. It feels so good to accomplish more than you think is possible. Even when working out with a pimply faced thirty year old. lol.

I have not seen my trainer in about two weeks, he is going to kill me with his workout on Wednesday.

I am plateauing this week, nothing gained, nothing lost...Not even a Cornish hen was lost this past week.

Time to pump up the volume again.

Leigh · 04-23-2012, 10:54 PM

Well I learned a very valuable lesson today ~ regular pepsi/coke doesn't agree with me anymore! I had one of those swiss mushroom melt bistro sandwiches from McDonald's and small fries plus a regular coke (not diet). Uhhhh yeah THAT was a huge ass mistake on my part ~ because over the last two weeks I've only been drinking water and the occasional diet coke, the sugar got to me and threw me into an anxiety attack that felt like I couldn't breathe. Took me a few minutes to figure out why I was feeling that way, once I had drank a full glass of water I felt fine again so now I've learned my lesson: NO more regular soft drinks, only the occasional diet one and stick with plain/flavored water!

gaea · 04-24-2012, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollylane

Good for you gaea! Your prayer made me laugh. I have the same thought often. Interestingly, my ass is actually growing because of muscle growth. If I'd know this years ago, I would have started the hiking and squats much sooner!

Holly 7 years ago (oh goodness, time flies) i took a short term position out at a local casino, in doing this they had a fat factory for a lunch room however if you looked around they also had so much healthy stuff...so since i could not leave for lunch i always ate really healthy at lunch, i always took the stairs and i dropped 100 pounds in one year I had gotten to a rather uncomfortable size for me, taking the stairs every day gave me an ass lift that i still have

..I tend to carry my weight in my mid section my legs and arms dont blow up just my belly...so that is what i have been working on...

and last

Let the ass lifts begin!

04-23-2012, 07:18 AM	#1
JoSchmooze Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He, hym, mister or "sir", like I get called by strangers! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Right here, surrounded by technology Posts: 1,830 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,267 Thanked 10,989 Times in 1,627 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	*And so....Monday....* *Ya know, those 2 lbs I was pissed off about yesterday?* *Well, they're gone and I'll be damned if they come back again!* *Here's another "d" for ya - "determined"....* *I am spending way too much for failure to be an option...* *Also, I was complimented several times yesterday* *I was wearing a shirt from Maui that I haven't worn in at least 10 years......* *and it was hanging on me! So there!* *It's barely 6:30 am here in the lovely SW so I am off to the gym* *before it gets too hot.....* __________________ *Live your life in such a way that* *when your feet hit the floor* *in the morning,* *Satan shudders and* *says, "Oh God, he's up!"*

04-23-2012, 08:10 AM	#2
sylvie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Mr Mtn's babygirl Preferred Pronoun?: girly, she Relationship Status: fiercely protected ♥ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Moving home in OR with Him VERY soooon !! Posts: 2,548 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,834 Thanked 7,501 Times in 1,850 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	well, the last few days have been extremely emotional for me. And today, i feel fragile. As though one little thing could make everything crash down around me. Damn triggers (especially my mother, and stress with my teenagers ...) i still haven't quite reeled myself in completely and got myself back on track from before, and so these last few days, combined with a lot of work hours have been stressful. So yesterday, i called a dear friend of mine, and told her i need some balance. She also has been emotional and fallen off track the last few weeks. So we decided on going to the gym this morning, and doing a pilates class. This was my first real pilates class with this instructor, i tried it once before b ut not quite the same deal.. i've done Body Flow also which is a combination of pilates, yoga, meditation and tai chi.. It felt so good to stretch out every tension, and wow, what a work out on the legs, arms and abs.. i hurt now, and my friend said it'll hurt much more tomorrow.. Good kind of hurt though, i really needed it.. And the girl time.. She's a treasure.. We laughed lots, acted silly and gabbed and gabbed.. Felt good to release the blahs a bit.. Now it's time to kick myself back into gear, and physically, emotionally.. life is good, and i've alot to be grateful for, living in the blahs over something i can't control isn't healthy... time to make some healthy changes, focus on that and work much harder than i have been, saying i will and DOING it are two different things.. i often make plans to, but don't always follow through..Very easy to get stuck in the stresses of life, especially the triggers, i really need a handle on those things .. my health, my mind & my journey matter - today, is about 'me', clearing my mind & getting active, again.. __________________ my Mantra: i am letting go of angers, continuing to find forgiveness, welcoming inner peace & deserving of it all. my facebook weight loss page: http://www.facebook.com/asyllyjourney

04-23-2012, 09:34 AM	#3
gaea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 3,910 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,630 Thanked 14,363 Times in 3,381 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	what i am doing seems to be working for me one pound at a time, my clothes especially my shirts seem to be fitting a little bigger i am tickled about this... the legs in my pants seem to feel more loose... it seems as though the belly is shrinking too hence why my shirts are feeling looser in the middle this was my goal to lose the belly fat... one pound at a time... "dear weight loss gods, please let me retain my ass thank you in advance" __________________ Gaea "Building a lifetime together one day at a time" Courage: the willingness to risk who you are for who you want to be and what you have for what you want You're not who your past says you are, you are who you choose to be today moving forward.

04-23-2012, 10:49 AM	#4
JoSchmooze Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Butch Preferred Pronoun?: He, hym, mister or "sir", like I get called by strangers! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Right here, surrounded by technology Posts: 1,830 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,267 Thanked 10,989 Times in 1,627 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	*Why is it that before you get to the gym* *you are cussing out everything.....* *And once there, you cuss out your legs, your arms, your* *back...muscles screaming as you grunt...* *"one more minute...I can do anything for one more* *stinking minute!"* *And of course, you must give the <<@>> at least* *once to the pimply assed 30 yr old trainer when he* *grins at you and says,* *"time to up those weights 5 more pounds".....* *But once home and out of a nice hot shower,* *clean and not as sore you are actually calmer,* *there's a smile on your face.....* *Why is that?* __________________ *Live your life in such a way that* *when your feet hit the floor* *in the morning,* *Satan shudders and* *says, "Oh God, he's up!"*

04-23-2012, 08:36 PM	#5
Lady_Di Member How Do You Identify?: Homo sapien Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Home Posts: 353 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,486 Thanked 1,486 Times in 315 Posts Rep Power: 16304880	Spinal still has not worn off. CPM feels great. Foley is patent. Doing my Masters completely online and loving it. I can do the work from anywhere on the planet! Even while in patient here. btw... my surgery went well, it was uneventful. Which is always a good thing in an OR. Focus Focus Focus My focus aside from excelling in school, is simple Eat healthy Sleep healthy Hydrate healthy Exercise healthy I do believe I see a trend here! Visualizing, writing everything down with pen and paper, a visceral way to get the neurons in my brain aligned with my focus and true goals. My Shaklee mentor very gently suggested I be writing everything down. Another reminder from the universe, do what works. Just do it. Julian Cameron would be proud, this suggestion is from me to anyone and everyone here. The Artist's Way. She talks about this same process, the Morning Pages as she calls em. Why do I not do these simply things that I know work. Daily practice of what really does work. Just do it, diane! And well, puck yesterday... staying present, fully conscious and in the now, pad and paper at the ready. I will do that brain dump each and every day. Once it is on the page, out of my head, then I can fill it with the Light of the Spirit. Love her analogy of filling the well. Inspiration and what I like to think of as a G.d thing. That universal energy of Love, which is just another word for G.d for me. That works for me. Love is the most powerful tool in my war chest, tool box, whatever visual I happen to be focusing on. Though this is not a war, but an act of love. Health wellness, vitality, all that vim and vigor. My goals are attainable. One day at a time. One hour at a time. One second... Choosing the next right thing for me. Forgetting the past and simply moving on. Taking action. We can do this! Together. Like they say in many spiritual programs, religions and even paganism gots to love the Druid in me This is a We program. We are not alone. May the Great Spirit be with you. And may you feel my support of what each and everyone of you are doing here. As I am babbling on here, chock full of some really great drugs. I probably should just hit submit, or reply, whatever they calls it here. Submission is a good thing. Submitting to my Higher Power, with absolute trust and fealty. Mother nature rules! In health and wellness, with much happiness, Di

04-23-2012, 08:52 PM	#6
deedarino Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Woman Relationship Status: In recovery. Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 632 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,518 Thanked 1,955 Times in 496 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	Still here pluggin along. I have been working my butt off, literally. Unfortunately with exercise the lbs went up for a bit. I was a little discouraged but the scale has finally started heading downward. So far, I am back to my lowest so the rest is gravy from here. Sorry about the gravy comment... __________________ Squint your eyes and look closer. I'm not between you and your ambitions. I am a poster girl with no poster. I am thirty-two flavors and then some. And I'm beyond your peripheral vision, so you might want to turn your head~Ani I want to think again of dangerous and noble things; I want to be light and frolicsome; I want to be improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing as if I had wings Mary Oliver

04-23-2012, 10:54 PM	#8
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,024 Times in 4,784 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Well I learned a very valuable lesson today ~ regular pepsi/coke doesn't agree with me anymore! I had one of those swiss mushroom melt bistro sandwiches from McDonald's and small fries plus a regular coke (not diet). Uhhhh yeah THAT was a huge ass mistake on my part ~ because over the last two weeks I've only been drinking water and the occasional diet coke, the sugar got to me and threw me into an anxiety attack that felt like I couldn't breathe. Took me a few minutes to figure out why I was feeling that way, once I had drank a full glass of water I felt fine again so now I've learned my lesson: NO more regular soft drinks, only the occasional diet one and stick with plain/flavored water!