The A2K (virtual) Weight Loss Club !!

it is easier to gain weight then to loose weight.
Not just psychologicaly, but physically as well.
Once your body has created extra fat cells, it works hard to KEEP those cells. Espically when you are loosing weight.
You can actually gain much more wieght , tons quicker when you are on a diet then when you are off.

that's it, where's the vaccuum...sucking it out...

lemme use it when you are done..

yeah i had a pretty bad weekend foodwise...actually i really didn't think it was that bad until i looked back. saturday, i went to a party, ate nothing all day but chips and salsa, guess that can pile up. sunday i helped move my grandparents into their new place...that should have been some of a workout right? but then they treated us to dinner at 9pm and we then went straight to bed. yesterday, i ate all day long...ugh. we had a family bbq with hot dogs, hamburgers, and if i could have kept my fingers out of the brownies maybe i would have been ok. then though, i ate some cake which i must have been allergic to...yeah swollen eyes always give me away...

oh wait, that its!!! i am fat because all the swelling hasn't gone down...yeah, yeah thats it...

i wish. i have been in the upswing for a while. ugh. have to start working out more and eating less like i was. when i got to 167.

dragon, did you drink any red wine over the weekend? Noddy and I had a discussion about water retention as a result of red wine consumption a while back. She suggested I keep an eye out for a connection and I certainly found one.

J_B--

Congratulations.

Dragon--

How much salty food did you tuck away? A day of potato ships could contribute to your holiday bloat.

oh i wish, but i don't drink at all. i know, i know. but really i don't drink. i am afflicted with what i lovingly call the asian flush. it is common, but not restricted to asians. i lack the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol so when i drink i get very red, flushed, and my heart races out of control. not a very good feeling so i don't do it. a half a glass of wine gets me hot and bothered if you want to put it that way

however, lots of salty foods noddy?? of course, yes had many. many tortilla chips, i love chips and salsa! well, i am off home to my treadmill...wish me luck!!! going for 3 miles i think...

Here is an idea for you dragon.
to keep track of what you eat and intercept the 'mindless' face stuffing
KEEP A FOOD JOURNAL.
simply remembering you have to write down what you are eating makes you think about what is going in your mouth,
I am a mindless eater. That is the biggest problem i have had to over come. A food diary helped tremendously.
Eating out was a thought process and not a treat.
Having to whip out a 'journal' at a party to keep track of chips , made me re-think the chips. I didnt want anyone to look at me :
1) being over weight
2) writting after i ate
3) OR having to explain to the curious people why the fat woman is writting down what she ate.
Embarassment was an eye opener for me.
Im not saying you have to go through that.. but the simple note pad that keeps track of what you eat will show you your calorie intake and , as i said, make you re think what you eat to avoid ' journaling' when you really dont want to.

on top of that.
when my day was over and i went over my food list, i would picture each and every serving on a seperate plate and i realized i was eating enough food to cover 1/2 a dinner table..

holy cow...
that put things in perspective

wow, that sounds like an awesome idea. i will have to get a little notepad today! i did run last eveniing. 2 miles. will be doing it again tonight. haven't actually made it up in the am to run which is upsetting the pooch. i have to get on it soon or he might start boycotting sleeping altogether.

i was 177 this morning. oh and last night i had a variety of steamed veggies for dinner-combo of zucchini, squash, broccoli, onion, and green peppers. it was odd to not have any meat for dinner...not used to that. i am thinking about having grilled chicken salad tonight, yum!

My BP is down to 130/78!!!

I am no longer waterlogged!!!!

I will weigh my self not this weekend, but the next.

I'm hoping to be down 2 lbs from last weigh in....
that would be all fat, not water.

Dragon - I now you have high BP, do you retain water?

i don't think so. i don't feel like i do, but i guess its possible. maybe. my clothes fit nicely in the waist one day and then really tight the next. plus being on beta blockers, i think they contribute to water retention (maybe).

oy.


someone shoot me.
Here it is , my 3rd week into this marathon thing and i am in pain
I want to quit,
Every single part of my body hurts. No ALOT of pain, but just enough to bugger the hell outta me most of the day and hamper my comfort in my normal day to day activities.
I want to quit. i want to quit....
but I cant.
i cant loose weight sitting on my ass. I have tried, and ya know what ? It doesnt work.
I have altered my diet. Almost to thepoint of micro analizing every spec before I put it NEAR my lips.
I can tell you exactly what i ate and what was in it.
In general i feel great. I have had my period with out severe cramping, bloating, mood swings.. >sigh<
Holy cow.. that in itself is incentive right there.
I feel great all day. I have more energy, i eat diffrently.... I walk diffrently.. My skin looks diffrent.
But jezzee.. im so tired. My legs hurt. My back hurts, my calves hurt, my head hurts. My chest hurts, i feel dizzy sometimes..
all the while , i am sitting down during the day on a level endorphine high.. im squirming like a 5 year old because my body hurts.
I went walking this morning, only completeing 2 miles instead of 4. Im just too tired.
Maybe I am just having a bit of natural depression from all of the endorphines? But i do feel like just giving up on this excersize business and boosting Ben and Jerrys stock price for a few months...

Stick with it, it's only 3 weeks. The soreness will go away very soon.

You took the words right out of my mouth Slap....

I think I can
I think I can
I think I can
I think I can

I know I can
I know I can
I know I can
I know I can

I knew I could
I knew I could
I knew I could
I knew I could

this is the mantra I am issuing you to use duing your runs.

Carry On.

Shewolf--

Mind over matter--and hot baths help.

Hold your dominion.

on the other hand...

Are you getting sufficient iron and are you taking a multiV? If you've changed your eating habits to the point where your intake is no longer providing adequate nutrition you might feel better if you take a supplemental multiV that includes iron.

Count me among the achy.

I played pick-up soccer at lunch.
Stop-and-go running and consistently paced distance running are two
different things, I've noticed.

The race is Saturday morning. I've already sent in my application and
entry fee, so there's no backing out.

i'll come by and rub yer butt for ya...oh wait, not here...dang it...

i am 175 today, down 3lbs from yesterday so maybe some of it is water weight. that said, i also have eaten mostly fresh veggies and some grilled chicken (other than breakfast-bowl of high fiber cereal with lofat milk). and run 2 miles tues and wed and heading out now to go run another 2.

i am feeling your pain shewolf...ugh. but like you said, we don't lose weight sittin on our booties! as my old swim coach said...no pain, no gain or in our case...loss. we can do it together...you can do it!!!! keep on keeping on!!!

and JB's right, many women who give up red meat suffer iron deficiency (and for some reason i think i remember you gave up meat in general right?) you might have a little anemia going on...

Double dang it.