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Post by teej on Feb 24, 2010 21:34:53 GMT -5
when you are sick it's hard to even think about doing anything...don't push yourself and get plenty of fluids and rest ...concentrate on getting well =)
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Post by Tempest on Feb 25, 2010 23:34:54 GMT -5
when you are sick it's hard to even think about doing anything...don't push yourself and get plenty of fluids and rest ...concentrate on getting well =) ♥ you're right, i need more rest! but i am feeling much much better today.
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Post by Jai D on Feb 26, 2010 16:57:08 GMT -5
I'm glad you are feeling better sweetie. I miss you!
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Post by Tempest on Mar 8, 2010 21:46:03 GMT -5
just wanted to let ya'll know that on Feb 21st when i weighed myself i weighed 233.8. today when i weighed myself i weighed 231.5. so that is a loss of 2.3 pounds.
not a dramatic loss, but a loss none the less. it could have been a number of things, such as water weight or the fact that i was on my period when i weighed myself before, or it could be from the little effort that i am putting into working out and watching what i eat. but oh well.
*i did use the same quarter scale thingy, btw
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Post by Tempest on Mar 12, 2010 14:50:48 GMT -5
so it has been a few days since i have been on here and posted anything! i have been really busy this week and any free time that i have had has been devoted to reading the HON books and i havent bothered to keep track of what i was eating, work out, or even get on the internet much longer than just checking in on myspace. you should have seen the way the dishes were piling up in the kitchen! sippy cups everywhere! it took 3 loads in the dishwaster and me washing by hand to get everything clean (not like that is something to brag about!) i have been keeping up with the laundry, tho everything is clean it still needs to be put away, and every single towel and wash cloth in the entire house is piled up on the couch in the den. so it is safe to say that i get my butt in gear in more ways than one. lol this coming week is spring break and i am hoping that i am still able to get a work out in with the kids all being home. i would rather be sleeping in all week like they are, but i might get up early and do my work outs! lol
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Post by Tempest on Mar 18, 2010 0:44:43 GMT -5
okay so today I went to the mall and splurged on weighing myself on this really fancy scale in front of GNC. it weighs you, measures your height, and also calculates your BMI (body mass index). it cost a whole dollar and it even prints you out a little receipt with all the info on it. and for some reason I trust this beast of a machine a little more than I trust the fortune telling quarter machine at the grocery store. so here are my results:
weight - 234.5 (not too far off from the quarter machine) height - 5' 2.2" (pretty accurate -- I was wearing flip flops) BMI - 43
it also told me that for the BMI: LESS THAN 19 IS UNDERWEIGHT, BETWEEN 19 AND 25 IS IDEAL WEIGHT, and MORE THAN 25 IS OVERWEIGHT, so with a BMI of 43 I am definitely overweight (DUH!)
ALSO, for my height and with an ideal BMI my ideal body weight should be between 104.5 to 137.5 lbs. (reinforcing what I already knew -- that I need to lose about 100 pounds if not more)
ALSO, for a 30 yr old female with that weight, height, and BMI it calculated that my BODY FAT percentage was 39% or 91.2 lbs. and again anything over 30% is poor, so I am almost 40% and almost 100 lbs of body fat and that is just not cool!
I am not going to let myself get beat up over this info, I will just suck it up and try harder from here on out. I have been really lacking in the energy and motivation departments, but I know what I need to do to help myself and I know what I am not doing to help myself. I have goals that I need to set for myself, goals that I WANT to set for myself but am just too lazy or unmotivated to do them. and some of them are little goals like drinking more water or remembering to take my vitamins. things that I need to be doing anyway's either I want to lose weight or not.
so here are some of the goals that I am setting for myself.
1) wake up and stay up -- no more dozing on the couch in a semi-coma... use that time for more productive things like working out or house work. 2) drink more water -- will try to start with 1/2 gallon a day and work my way up to 1 gallon a day. 3) remember to take all my vitamins and herbs 2x's a day. 4) try to eat more healthier - cut back on sweets, NO MORE SODA!, and try to eat one EXTRA serving of fruits or veggies a day. 5) increase the amount of fiber I am consuming everyday. according to the American Dietetic Association, the daily goal for fiber intake is between 20 and 35 grams. However, the average intake in the United States is only 12 to 15 grams. Asian countries consume three times as much fiber as Americans do. WOW! 6) workout with either the elliptical machine or walking outside (when the weather allows) EVERY morning. 7) at night once the kids are in bed do either the arm exercise routine with the weights or my pilates DVD. 8) since I was overambitious and signed up for 4 walk-a-tons in the next couple of months I need to start walking some everyday, whether it is up and down the block or up to the school to get Alyssa in the afternoons or at the track. I read that it is encouraged that we walk 10,000 steps PER DAY, that is estimated at being 5 miles. I know I can walk at least 2 miles with no problem (at least I used to be able to), so I would like to build myself up to walking between 4-5 miles a day once the weather is nicer and I can get outside more often. (the walk-a-tons I signed up for are all 4 miles). 9) try not to eat anything after 8pm anymore. 10) try to take better care of myself on the outside so I will feel better about myself on the inside.
so that's my life in a nutshell right now. where I am and where I want to be. I think I will try and go once a month to the $1.00 machine in the mall to weigh myself just so I can keep track of my progress, or even of my lack of progress. and don't get me wrong these are not goals I am setting for myself just because of some print out from a weight machine that told me I am fat, these are goals that I have been wanting to set for myself for a while, but like I said before I have not had the motivation or energy to do these things. so please please please when we talk, or chat, or text get on my ass and asked me what goals I have done for that day.
I am also going to make myself some sort of checklist and come on here and journal my progress with what I did or didn't do, what I ate or didn't eat, etc.
I'm not sure who out there is still reading the posts on this board, but this is something I need to do for myself, but I would welcome the love, strength, and encouragement from you guys. getting healthy and losing weight is something that we can all do, I just need a kick in my ass to get me to jump into the deep end of the pool!
"Get your head right and your body WILL follow! Anything is possible when you make enough little changes". Priscilla Houliston
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Post by Jai D on Mar 18, 2010 2:27:19 GMT -5
Thank you! This is just the kick I need. My goal added on to the ones you have that I'm stealing (does a nenenenneerner and runs away) is to post on here at least five times a week. No more hiding cause I don't want to admit. You are all kinds of awesome for sticking with it even when I lagged and I have nothing but love for ya. We can do this totally!! We will be healthy and super awesomesauce ready for when you come visit and we want to go hiking the volcanoes together!
Love ya babe!
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Post by teej on Mar 18, 2010 13:11:33 GMT -5
have you been spying on me?!?! this is all stuff I need to be doing! although I have not signed up for walk-a-thons...
and I feel the same as you Jai...I'm probably not posting because I don't want to admit that I haven't been doing what I need to be...
...so...on that note...I'm heading over to my journal...after I copy, so I can paste...LOL
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Post by Tempest on Mar 19, 2010 1:04:14 GMT -5
Thank you! This is just the kick I need. My goal added on to the ones you have that I'm stealing (does a nenenenneerner and runs away) is to post on here at least five times a week. No more hiding cause I don't want to admit. You are all kinds of awesome for sticking with it even when I lagged and I have nothing but love for ya. We can do this totally!! We will be healthy and super awesomesauce ready for when you come visit and we want to go hiking the volcanoes together! Love ya babe! yay for me and my turtledove being awesomesauce (which i would like to know that awesome and sauce are doing together lol)!! and yay for exploring volcanoes! and double yay for you getting your butt back in gear with me.
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Post by Tempest on Mar 19, 2010 1:05:32 GMT -5
have you been spying on me?!?! this is all stuff I need to be doing! although I have not signed up for walk-a-thons... and I feel the same as you Jai...I'm probably not posting because I don't want to admit that I haven't been doing what I need to be... ...so...on that note...I'm heading over to my journal...after I copy, so I can paste...LOL yes! i have been spying on you! how did you know!
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Post by Tempest on Mar 20, 2010 0:45:30 GMT -5
since it is the weekend and it is the end of spring break i have decided to not worry about working out for the rest of the weekend. like i was really doing a hard core job of working out anyways right. so starting monday i will get myself back on track. i will try and eat right and whatnot, but my list of 10 goals for myself wont officially begin til monday. and too top it off, i feel my period coming on. GAH!
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Post by Tempest on Mar 21, 2010 19:57:51 GMT -5
These 11 questions I am going to post in my journal and answer them everyday. I used the 10 goals that I set for myself and add one extra one that I really need to keep up with.
1) Did I wake up and stay up today? And did I use that time productively? 2) How much water did I drink today? how much 3) Did I take my all my vitamins and herbs 2x's today? morning and night 4) Did I eat as healthy as I could today? Did I eat one EXTRA serving of fruits or veggies today? what did I eat 5) Did I eat anything HIGH in fiber today? granola bar or cereal 6) Did I workout with the elliptical machine? how long 7) Did I do either the arm exercise routine with the weights or my pilates DVD today? what did I do 8) Did I walk any today? how far 9) Did I eat anything after 8pm today? what and why 10) Did I take better care of myself on the outside so I will feel better about myself on the inside today? did i wash my face (I am BIG on forgettting to do that), lotion what needs lotioned, etc. EXTRA 11) Did I do the dishes today? please let this answer be YES (or at least that I loaded and started the dishwasher)
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Post by Tempest on Mar 21, 2010 20:05:35 GMT -5
So I have been having a pretty rough time with the kids. I am literally going out of my mind. Sometimes even hearing their voices is annoying to me. I think it is just the fact that Spring Break is coming to an end, coupled with the fact that the boys are no longer going to school and are instead home all day long with me. I am in need of some serious alone time, but I can never get it. Tristan is NOT taking his afternoon naps anymore and they seem to be going to bed increasingly later and later. The time change is not going to help betimes at all. Its hard to get them to settle down in their beds while the sun is still up. Alyssa seems to think she is a grown woman and can stay up as late as she wants and Joel is absolutely no help at all. Like take right now for instance... it is 8:04 PM, both of the boys are still up, haven't even had their baths yet! GAH!
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Post by Tempest on Mar 22, 2010 22:33:14 GMT -5
1) Did I wake up and stay up today? And did I use that time productively? yes and no, i did stay up after alyssa went to school and i did some laundry and loaded the dishwasher, but then i sat down on the couch and dozed til lunch time. 2) How much water did I drink today? not enough, maybe about 3/4 of a gallon 3) Did I take my all my vitamins and herbs 2x's today? morning and night, yep and yep 4) Did I eat as healthy as I could today? Did I eat one EXTRA serving of fruits or veggies today? i think i did pretty good today, i could have ate some fruit or something. i wanted to eat an orange, but never seemed to find the time to eat it. i did drink sweet tea with lunch and dinner both, rather than just one or the other. i need to work on the fact that just because its in the fridge doesnt mean i have to drink it, i should have had water with one meal. 5) Did I eat anything HIGH in fiber today? i had cereal for breakfast, it was only 3g per one cup, i probably ate 2 cups so roughly 6g. i can do better. 6) Did I workout with the elliptical machine? yes, 2 miles, i didnt do it til 9:30pm, but i did it! 7) Did I do either the arm exercise routine with the weights or my pilates DVD today? no , but i am counting kite flying in there as an extra arm workout 8) Did I walk any today? yes, I walked to get alyssa from school this afternoon and i walked a lap at the park 9) Did I eat anything after 8pm today? NO, just water 10) Did I take better care of myself on the outside so I will feel better about myself on the inside today? I will when I take my shower in a bit! 11) Did I do the dishes today? YES! I loaded and started the dishwasher too! I guess i should explain why i added the whole doing dishes ? to my list. The dishes for 5 people (as well as the laundry) can get out of hand really quickly and the sink gets piled high fast. I literally have to make myself go and wash them, and by that time they have overrun both sides of the sink and the surrounding countertop. I really want to be better at doing them so they do not get to that point. that being said, i think i managed to do all of the chores that i set for myself for today. tomorrow i am going to try and clean off the computer desk, it is getting overrun with clutter and paperwork. i also am going to have to work out a schedule of some type to better manage my time between the kids, taking my mom to and from therapy and watching my niece. i really enjoyed being outside today in the sun, breathing the fresh air. i hope that i can work it out that i can do more walking since the weather is being so nice. i even remembered to put this proactive sunscreen that i have on my face.
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Post by Tempest on Mar 23, 2010 22:30:12 GMT -5
1) Did I wake up and stay up today? And did I use that time productively? yes I did stay up after Alyssa went to school, I didn't get anything accomplished that I wanted to do today other than go to the grocery store. I was too busy doing everything for everyone else. 2) How much water did I drink today? not enough, maybe 1.5 liters GAH! 3) Did I take my all my vitamins and herbs 2x's today? morning and night, yep and not yet, but I will before the night is over 4) Did I eat as healthy as I could today? Did I eat one EXTRA serving of fruits or veggies today? other than dinner I did pretty good today, I did have a Dr Pepper today, but it was more because my mother was stressing the fuck out of me. I didn't eat an extra helping of fruit, but I think I am about to eat something in just a little bit. 5) Did I eat anything HIGH in fiber today? I had cereal for breakfast, it was only 2g per one cup, I probably ate 2 cups so roughly 4g. the whole wheat bread that I had at lunch was 2g per slice so that was another 4g. the fiber one granola bar was 9g. so a total of 17g give or take. not the best, but a definite improvement. 6) Did I workout with the elliptical machine? no, not yet, and I doubt that its going to happen tonight 7) Did I do either the arm exercise routine with the weights or my pilates DVD today? no, but I am counting lugging Baby Emma around in her carrier all freaking afternoon my workout for the day. 8) Did I walk any today? only around Toys R Us and the grocery store 9) Did I eat anything after 8pm today? yes, fruit, because I am starving 10) Did I take better care of myself on the outside so I will feel better about myself on the inside today? I will before the night is over. 11) Did I do the dishes today? I did unload yesterdays dishes from the dishwasher, but I have yet to tackle today's dishes. they just might have to wait til tomorrow okay so I am sooo freaking pissed off about today. and I am dead tired. and I didn't do anything for myself today or accomplish half of the things that I wanted to get accomplished. I wanted to go walk today at the park and had to listen to Joel bitch and moan about how "if you cant go walk do the elliptical". I just wanted to tell him "fuck you". then he finally agrees to watch the kids while I go and is being encouraging and at that point I was just too exhausted from my day with the baby that I didn't even want to go. I couldn't walk to go get Alyssa out of school, because I had to get my mom from therapy as soon as Alyssa got out. I am too fucking tired to even do the elliptical machine today. maybe I did too much yesterday. no I don't think so, because at the beginning of the day I had plenty of energy. I think that I am just running around like a jackass doing everything for everyone else and I have zero time for myself. I already have a shit load of things to do tomorrow that I didn't get to today, but I am going to take some time for myself and be away from everyone.
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