Sorry Ladies

I thought I will put my whole week review today and comments for everyone but its 12:15 am I am dead tired 500 steps up and 500 steps down today and from the time I reached home I have not sat for a minute..... we have a religious gathering in our house tomorrow(Harshala and religious ??? Yes) so I was preparing for it its almost since hrs I am on my fell constantly... so I will write tommorrow night I promise...
Keep up ur good job girls though I dont write I keep watching the blog everyday and I know whats happening about me though I slacked from my rigorows routine I had last week I have lost 2lbs total 6 todate I think its fair enough!!!!
Confession: I ate one chese stick from fridge today(which elisa had left)

Heather's Day 11

Hey girls, well yesterday wasn't great for me either. I had no breakfast, shake and carrots for lunch, melba toast for a snack, but then I had 2 oreos before the game. Then for supper, I tried to be all healthy at the restaurant by ordering an eggwhite omlette, but when the waitress brought the thing out it had french fries with it! I mean, that's like ordering a vegetarian entree and getting steak on the side. I wasn't going to eat them....but I did, lol. Meh, there weren't a whole lot at least, and I suppose I can almost justify it, since that is the first time I've had fries in 3 weeks. I have decided I can eat crap (moderate crap) for one meal a week, so that just means I'll have to be good this weekend. I didn't work out yesterday either. I came home from the game and fell asleep as soon as my snot-filled head hit the pillow.

I am going to try and do some moderate exercise tonight. Probably walking, because I am still not feeling well. Perhaps I shocked my body last week and this cold is its way of saying, "Baby steps please, I'm used to a steady diet of white sugar and grease." I am planning on going tent shopping tonight, so that should give me a wee bit of exercise too. I keep wanting to go buy clothes, since my summer wardrobe is REALLY sad, but then I keep thinking, "Don't do that, you might have to buy a smaller size in a month!" Not likely, but it keeps money in my wallet, lol. See you all at the meeting.

Heather's Day 10

Not much difference yesterday. Coffee for breakfast, shake, grapes, and melba toast for lunch, apple for snack. Dinner was tuna, lite cottage cheese, carrots, and leftover canned tomatoes. Over the course of the evening I had a Fruit-to-Go, some raspberries, a few pickles, and a piece of cheese. I went swimming, but I didn't get a whole hour in. I guess I did about 40 minutes. I would have gone for a walk or something to make up the rest of the time, but I am getting a cold and just wanted to sleep. Darn sick boyfriend; always breathing...
 
I'm getting very antsy to weigh myself. Hey, you know what I haven't had in a long time? A doughnut. That just occurred to me. (I used to eat them almost every day when I was in school.) I don't even want one; neat!
 
 

My mommy says they're just jealous...

Hi all, evidently the people around here are nosier than I thought. It is probably best to limit discussion of this blog to the blog itself unless you know how to encrypt the spoken word.

Sorry Kate, I didn’t think anyone was listening in the lunchroom. I think we should start making up stories about how much speed we have been doing to help us lose weight, and see how fast that gets around.

Heather - Day 9 and I'm Feelin' Fine

Hey ladies. Well, yesterday was good. Breakfast was a granola bar, lunch was a shake and an apple, I didn’t have a snack (bad bad,) dinner was more fish in veggie sauce with some “Chinese Vegetables” Then I tried to make a smoothie with a hand mixer instead of a blender. DISASTER. I still ate the mush I created (raspberries, strawberries, milk and some sweetener,) but it really wasn’t the same. Later on I had (1%) cottage cheese and melba toast for a snack. Also, NO COFFEE yesterday, I had tea instead.

I had to clean all the bunny and rat cages, so by the time I ate and digested it was raining, and I didn’t know what to do for a workout. I hadn’t done any cardio since Saturday, so I really had to get moving. I ended up going for an hour long run/walk in the rain. I’ll probably catch my death of cold, but it was actually kind of fun. I was able to run a lot further than I thought. The burning in my calves would cause me to stop, but hopefully that will improve as I build some muscle there. This is a big step for me; I have had asthma since I was a kid, so running is the one activity I have grown up REALLY hating, and avoiding at all costs. Maybe someday I’ll be able to go for a jog and not have to walk at all. 

Just so you guys know, I want to keep this up until I have lost all the weight – at least 20 lbs. I would like to achieve that by Christmas, and I think that’s possible. That would mean losing 4lbs a month for 5 months, and I really think I can do that. I will keep using this blog, and hopefully I will have some company. Ryan has been informed that if I am successful, he will be getting me a string bikini for Christmas which I will be wearing everywhere we go. “Hey mom and dad…”

A little bit of motivation – 99% of successful dieters claim the first two weeks are the hardest part – nd we’re more than halfway through them! 

Heather's Day 8, and Surprising Information

Hi! Well, yesterday was pretty good for me. I had a coffee for breakfast, uhh a shake, some melba toast, and some grapes and strawberries for lunch, and an apple for a snack. For dinner I had Boston Bluefish (really cheap fish) baked in a sauce I made from canned, diced tomatoes, some green beans, red peppers and onions, and salt and pepper. It was really good, although I made it a little too spicy. With that, I had half a cob of corn, half a potato, and some salad.  Later, for a snack I had some melba toast, lite cottage cheese, and some grapes. 

I drank MORE than 8 glasses of water yesterday, took my multivitamin, and did 20 minutes of random muscle work with one of those big elastic bands. Ask me to demonstrate what I have dubbed the “Really Painful Outer Thigh and Butt Exercise” haha. No seriously, it’s hot.

I also heard (try this at your own risk, because I haven’t tested) a recipe for fat free, carb free mashed potatoes. Sounds ridiculous, no? Well, apparently, it’s because instead of potatoes you use cooked CAULIFLOWER. My friend said it tastes EXACTLY like mashed potatoes. Apparently you put cooked cauliflower, butter-flavoured cooking spray (which sounds narsty, I’d use margarine,) skim milk and salt and pepper in a blender and go nuts. It sounds gross, but maybe I’ll try it sometime this week.

Also, I found this: http://www.timhortons.com/english/images/CanNutritionGuideE.pdf

It lists the calories in everything at Tim Hortons. A medium one cream one sugar coffee contains 78 calories, so I’m assuming a large double double is at least 4 times that....Yeah, 312, that's about what I thought.

Happy reading, and don’t quit! You’re doing great. Harshala, where is your post girl??

Day 7 for Heather Spells Moderate Success

Yesterday was fine, I suppose. I had two hard boiled eggs for brunch, ummm some melba toast…some random fruit I think, I can’t really remember.

Then I had a coffee. I didn’t eat anything else until supper time. I had some strawberries and raspberries, and then chicken souvlaki with no bun, and some rice and tomatoes. I ate some more melba toast later and a piece of cheese. I did two pilates tapes back to back, so that makes for about 50 mins. of exercise. I did not, however, drink enough water. I woke up this morning with mega pasty mouth. Oh, and I should point out that late Saturday night I ate the stupid ice cream sandwich, AND some licorice. I do feel guilty, but it was so good.

I really beat myself up about it on Sunday, until I realized – that’s the only “junk food” that I had for an entire week! Even though I made little slip ups here and there, I am still proud of myself. I worked out five days this week, which is at least two more days than I would have without you guys. Thanks!

This week I have decided to replace the breakfast shake with a coffee (since I wasn’t eating breakfast before this) to cut out some calories. I also think I’m going to try and up the workout to at least an hour five days a week instead of half an hour. My new motivation is having to wear a bathing suit in front of coworkers in less than a month. (Camping trip.) No offense, but thank heavens Bryan isn’t going! He doesn't need to see my chubby thighs.

Hey, guess what!! My weekly weigh-in suggests I've lost 2 lbs!! Woo hoo!

Harshala's Five and Six

Well I should first congratulate Kate for resisting temptation to eat ice cream yday !!! Brave girl keep it up kate dont let Lynda defeat you !!!!!! We are all proud of you....

I have not yet cheated on my diet.... on my home scale I weigh 4 lbs less I am feeling great !!!!!!

I was talking to andrew yday he said if i have lost weight by this stupid diet than I should continue rather than stop and start and confuse my body I came home and told my hubby and brother surprisingly they agreed to that they said continue for couple more weeks until you feel you cant take it any more so by popular demand ladies you will see me cating Cabbage soup for next couple of weeks(hope not) or if I get tired I will skip the soup and continue rest of diet!!!(fruits ,veggies and banan,,,,,,,,, NO RICE AND FRIED FOOD AND POTATOES)
No exercise today but I was doing laundry up and down to basement I dunno how many times , went shopping for about 3 hrs I hope I had some exercise there

 

Heather's Day 5 and 6

Well, yesterday I resisted the ice cream, (thank you very much, Lynda,) only to be taken in by two oreos. Then, even though I had already eaten supper, I was hungry after the game, and ate chicken noodle soup and a salad. Not too bad, but after that I fell asleep so there wasn't really much of a workout yesterday.

Today, I didn't eat breakfast, had a shake for lunch, ate an apple, and then for dinner had tuna, (no mayo), salad, lite cottage cheese, and some melba toast. Then later I had some more melba toast and some grapes and strawberries. Unfortunately, after that, I again got taken in. By a square of leftover pizza. Still, all things considered, it could be MUCH worse. I squeezed in an hour long workout - Sweatin' to the Oldies, lol - and had no coffee.

However, my less than perfect feeling comes from the fact that today I went to buy a bathing suit, and had to buy it from the plus sized section. That is the first time I have ever had to buy a plus sized anything, and it was not a good feeling. Up until now I've been holding out that I am the only one who sees my chub. Apparently the good people at Wal-Mart see it too.

My boyfriend called earlier from Blockbuster, and asked if he should get candy, and I had to remind him that I was on a diet for the millionth time. Now he just came in, and put an Oreo ice cream sandwich in front of me! He says "Oh go ahead, have it." GRRRR. I got this body by 'Oh, go ahead, have it.'

Hey, I made him put it away though. So help me, I will not eat that thing, even if it means I have to throw it off the balcony. Wish me luck...

Camping

Guys,
We just booked three grounds 137,138,139 for Aug 28 and Aug 29 because with one credit card you can do only one booking. So may be you should do bookings too... 140,141,142,143 are still available in a row,.,,,

website just in case you missed


http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/on/bruce/index_E.asp

Harshala's Day Three and Four

Banananananananananananaana (when does it end ?????)

Well Thank you so much ladies if not for you guys my Cabbage soup diet would have been ye tanother failed attemp of mine every time I think about stopping it I come to blog to see that Heather has reely stopped coffee Kate Doritos sharron doing so much of workout you boost my spirits !!! keep up the good job girls I am still with you ......

Yep I ate 5 bana..... and then decided to go for a bana,,,, milkshake at night .....(no soup I could not ) tommorrow i can eat soup only once so you want see me with soup in kitchen tommorrow!!!!!!! I can eat beef or chicken or fish and since I am a veggie person I changed it to  mixed lentil salad I hope that will compensate,,,,,

Well I will sleep now ...way to go ladies ,,, keep up the good job

hey i did 5 mins of treadmill and 10 mins of weight .....(Little drops of water.......)

Adios

End of Day Four, and Heather is Sore

Hey hey. Well today was alright, I suppose.

I had a (chocolate!) shake for breakfast, grapes for a snack, another shake for lunch, as well as some salad with low fat ranch, and some various vegetables for a snack. I had NO COFFEE today, and I didn't even miss it. Then, however, Sharron and I went out right after work to go to the batting cage. By the time we got there, it was probably about 6:30 or so, and I was reeeeealy hungry. I should have known that was a bad idea. Normally I eat right when I get home, around 5:30. We did pretty well by going to Subway as opposed to McDonald's or something, but I had to go for the large sub. Brown bread, turkey, (no cheese or mayo,) just turkey, mustard, and veggies. That's not that bad, I suppose, but then when I got home I had about three handfuls of cheerios mix and some pickles. Could be much worse, but could be better. 

I didn't drink 8 glasses of water today, I only had about 5 or 6, but I did get in the multivitamin. I went to the batting cage for a few rounds, and also walked for half an hour. I did it with a 3lb weight in each hand, which I was lifting the whole way. People look at you funny when you're walking down the road doing shoulder presses, but it was a lot more fun to do that than sitting in my apartment going 'I'm so bored!"

Now to get a bit rambly. I had a long talk with Ryan tonight (diabetic and 6-pack endowed,) and he said a couple of interesting things that I think I should share. One being that the sub bread alone probably contained about 300 calories (yikes) and also that I was right in cutting out the coffee. A direct quote: "If you're going to keep having cream in your coffee, you might as well pour it in a baggie and strap it to your thighs, because that's right where it will go." A little harsh, but he's right.

I then mentioned how pissed off I would be if I did this for a full month and didn't lose any weight, and he said, "Well then don't just sit around and wait for it to fall off." I pondered this for a minute, and realized that although it was the simplest concept ever, I had been missing it. Why aim for half hour workouts if I've got enough in me for hour long ones? Why go halfway? What am I waiting for? So although I've been doing OK for this past week (better than I've done the whole rest of my life,) I think it's time to up the ante. Why waste any time, you know? Better to go as hard as you can and see what happens than to fail because you only gave it half the effort that you were capable of.

I also want to say I think all of you are doing so well! Harshala, I can't believe you ate so many bananas, and you're doing so well with your midday exercise. And Kate, just remember that every little sacrifice puts you one step closer to your goal. Kudos on the lack of Doritos scarfing. Sharron, way to go on the 6 inch with no cheese. I know you're not a quitter at heart, so as long as you remember why this is important to you, I am certain you will succeed.

We rock!!

Heather's Day Three Roundup

Howdy, y'all. (Western themed tonight, I'm so fun.) Well, day three has been just about as eventful as the last two. I had a shake for breakfast, an apple for a snack, another shake and some broccoli and cauliflower for lunch, another apple for my snack, and then the same chicken and potato for dinner. I mixed things up a little by trading beans for corn on the cob tonight though. Oooh ahh, ha ha. I also had some salad with my dinner, which I must say was a welcome addition. I love salad. I had a cup of this cheerios mix stuff tonight for a snack, which Mr. Label says contains about 162 calories. I gave in and had a coffee today though, bad bad. I'm sure there is a good 300 + calories in a large double-double you know. From now on, it's tea with milk and sweetener. Forget the food, the coffee will be the hardest sacrifice for me.

I am sure getting sick of apples though. I have changed up tomorrow's menu a little bit. Also, I did well for water and vitamin today, that makes 3 days in a row. That might be a record.

I even squeezed in TWO workouts today. I did pilates before work this morning - which was probably a waste of time because I was so sleepy and stiff - and went for an hour long bike ride tonight at a comfortable pace. I also returned my library books. That has nothing to do with this, but I'm just so proud, lol.

Does anyone else find they are thinking about food a lot? I constantly seem to be thinking about food or exercise or drinking water. I guess it's good so I won't forget, but my brain is tired.

Actually, I'm tired! Goodnight! And keep it up girls, everyone is doing so good. We passed hump day!

 

Heather's Grumpy Day Two

Boy oh boy, today sucked, haha. I was fine all day...I ate the same things as yesterday except no carrots, I had broccoli and cauliflower instead.

Well, all was well, until after dinner. I went to go swimming, and only got to go for half an hour, and for some reason that made me REALLY ANGRY. Like, run over Mother Theresa angry. I came home and started whining and bitching and all of a sudden it hit me..."I WANT COOKIES!!!" but I didn't eat any cookies.

I ate pickled onions, that didn't quelch it. I tried to eat (a small amount of) cheese, that didn't help. I finally calmed the beast by eating a low carb bun that was kicking around for some reason. I think I have some carb issues. I am no longer bitchy, and I no longer want cookies. Still, can't keep that up every day.

Now I am going to do some pilates to make up for my damn short swim. Grrrrrr.

Harshala's Day One and Two

Well I am doing good so far I have not  cheated on my diet yet.Yesterday was just Soup and Fruits day.Today is Soup and vegetable day but at night I can reward myself with baked potato which I am waiting for,,,,,
Workout, Yesterday we did stairs,today a good 24 mins brisk walk ......But I am tired.....
 
Kate.... you really dont look like you are 167 lucky you..... I will make sure you dont touch the dry fruits Gemma has got.....
 
Heather I hope you did your workout today remember yo have finished your rest day u will have to work out all 5 days ATB.......
 
Sharron u r lucky Rick is also working out with you.,......!!!!
 
OK guys I will snooze....... 

Heather's Day One Review

I think I did pretty well yesterday...
 
Breakfast - Slimfast
 
Lunch- Slimfast, one ziplog baggie of carrots and broccoli, an apple
 
Snack- Another apple
 
Dinner- I COOKED! Chicken breast baked in a tomato-vegetable sauce, a potato (basically boiled) and canned green beans, because I have an unholy obsession with canned green beans.
 
Snack- Several pickled onions...unfortunately they made my tummy hurt because I ate them right before bed
 
Here is the best part, I made enough chicken to last the whole week (although Ryan ate Friday on me...) so that I don't have to cook. I rock, I tell you. I also got in the 8 glasses of water yesterday, AND the multivitamin.
 
I shirked out on working out because by the time I ate it was almost 9, and then I was full of food and sleepy. But I still have 6 more days to work in those 5 workouts. I think it's apparent what could hold me back, eh?

Harshala's...

OK,
face it .....  be brave...my turn......
 
Height - 5'5"
Weight - 179 lbs
Rib -  34"
Thigh - 24"
waist - 41"
Hips - 41"
Upper Arms: 14"
 
rest I will add later dont remember i have to check my sheet,,,,,,
 
I intend to loose atleast 8 lbs this month,
I have started Cabbage soup diet which is only for a week let me see if it will help me at all
And defnitely defnitely I have to do workout 5 days a week(walking,stairs climbing for now)  I will start alternating maybe after couple of weeks i will start yoga and treadmill at home.....and gardening over weekend,,,,,
 
I want to weigh 65 kgs (145 lbs) when I am 30 (which is just 2 months away)
 
 

Heather's Intro

Hey folks! Well my name is Heather and I am a fellow HeppSTAWian and fellow chubbo, haha. I guess I should tell you a little about myself.
 
I stand 5'9", and weigh 180 lbs. I would eventually like to get down to 165 - a weight I haven't seen since I was about 16. I am currently only 21, haha. I don't have any lofty ambitions of being a size 6 or anything, since, when I was a skinny-as-a-rake 14 year old, I was wearing a ladies size 8. I have a big frame, and underneath my protective coat of flab, a lot of muscle. (Seriously!) I currently wear between size 13 and size 15.
 
Here are my current measurements:
Waist: 36"
Hips:   43.5"
Ribs:   34.5"
Tatas:  39"
Thighs: 26" (EACH!!)
Upper Arms: 13"
 
I intend to take off 5-7 lbs this month, and hopefully 1-2 inches around my waist. My plan includes a low calorie diet, (including SlimFast because I'm lazy,) and LOTS of working out - 5 times a week for at least half an hour. Three times a week hasn't been doing as much as I'd like. I don't want to cut carbs, but I do intend to cut sugar out almost completely.
 
My workouts will include pilates, swimming, walking, biking, rollerblading, softball (if that counts,) and excessive groaning.
 
I'm not looking forward to this, but here goes...something!