TGIF!

Wooohooo! It's Friday friends! I'm excited too. I don't really have anything to be excited about though. Maybe that's why...means I'm not stressing about how I'm going to stay on plan for the weekend. This should be simple. And I like that. I have the meals planned out for the weekend and I will be working out and getting my steps IN! :)

Anyway, this is a fly by post since I have much to do!!!

Thursday Oct 8 Journal

Thinking Thursday

I have a lot going on in my life right now. Seriously, from one angle to the last A LOT on my plate...and though I feel overwhelmed with it all, I feel I'm back on track to finding me again. I think if I take the time to focus on me, I will be fine. I worked on my weightloss goals, reasons, steps, obstacles, solutions, rewards and timeline yesterday....and having that will help me with the rest of this journey!

My coworker tells me that I am being tested with all that is going on in my life right now... and she says "stop to think about what it could be teaching me". Even though it's lots of negatives, there will bloom a positive. I'm trying to find that right now. I think it's that I don't cave. Yes, I have a lot on my plate between a severely burned baby nephew, a water/mold problem in my brand new home, a naughty cat that is pushing my buttons, finances (don't we all know about this one!), and other issues here and there - I'm just blah! But I'm not caving. I'm going to make a positive out of this. The positive is that I'm going to stick it out, and I'm going to see a loss on Tuesday!

The best news? The weekend should be much more successful. I have a Longaberger party on Saturday, but I'm making healthy treats, and I'll go racing after that. But I'm determined to get in my steps, drink my water and stay on plan!!!! I think I'm fairly excited for this weekend and not having to worry about going here and being tempted by this or that. I can make it!

Wednesday 10/7/09 Journal

GAG Week 6 Challenge

This weeks challenge is a PERFECT one for me. I actually like the ideas of getting points for doing things, and seem to do fairly well with it! So....I should succeed and get me back on the RIGHT track! It will be easiest for me to track it here, since there is SO much to do! :)

Water – 15 pts per 8 ozs
Supplements – 10 pts per day
Stay OP – 25 pts per day
Exercise – 25 pts per 30 mins
Sleep: 6 hours = 10 pts
7 hours = 15 pts
8 hours = 20 pts
Blog – 25 pts per day
Team Support = 50 pts (check in with them two times this week!!)
Holiday Prep = 50 pts
Do Something for YOU = 50 pts


Tuesday - 205 pts total
Water 150 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 0 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 0 pts

Wednesday - 316 pts total
Water 216 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 25 pts
Sleep 15 pts
Blog 25 pts

Thursday - 446pts
Water 291 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 25 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 25 pts
Team Support 50pts

Friday - 230 pts
Water 150 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 0 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 25 pts


Saturday - 368 pts
Water 188 pts
Supplements 10pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 50 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 25 pts
Something for YOU 50 pts

Sunday - 305 pts
Water 150 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 25 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 25 pts
Holiday Prep 50 pts (yay I got presents wrapped and my wrapping paper all sorted and ready!)

Monday - 190 pts
Water 135 pts
Supplements 10 pts
Stay OP 25 pts
Exercise 0 pts
Sleep 20 pts
Blog 0 pts

TOTAL WEEKLY POINTS ~ 2060

Weekly Weigh In

My internet went down yesterday as I was typing my blog...so I couldn't report in my nasty horrible bad weigh in. I gained 1.4. Yeah, disappointed in myself. But know what caused it. Several higher calorie days too close to weigh in. Not only am I disappointed with THIS weigh in, but the way I've been going about this. I have been sitting still now for too long, even though in my mind I feel like I've been trying. Deep down I have NOT.

So yesterday I must also note that I splurged...thanks to being so mad at myself. I suppose it could have been A LOT worse...but seriously Mandie, not what you're supposed to do. Today is better!



Here's my journals

Monday Oct 5




















Tuesday Oct 6

Journals

That's basically all I have time for today. The weekend was fun, and I splurged maybe a little too much on Saturday...but I believe it was still a successful weekend :) Anyway, I really only have time to post my journals...tomorrow I weigh in and REALLY hope the scale is my friend!

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Sunday

Finally Friday!

That's right my little chick-a-dees it's....FRIDAY!!!! I've got a good busy weekend planned out of town with my 2 little ones...for my girlfriends wedding reception, should be a blast. I'm confident in succeeding this weekend even with being out of town. I know that I am WORTH this...and I CAN do it!

I want to admit that I did NOT want to go workout today at lunch. You know what I wanted to do instead? Eat....yeah, and not just what I brought/planned....but something terribly good and fattening and derailing....Qdoba. But I have the best coworker in the world, and she PUSHED me to go workout with her. Whew. Thank you D! She's my rock...because if I would have caved to my cravings, that would have only set me up for ... gulp ...disaster already for the weekend, and we all know I don't want that! SO...I went and ran 2 miles and then did my 15 min FYM supersets...KILLER 15 mins I want to add there!!!

I now feel even more confident I can do this. I'm taking a veggie tray to the reception, so I can fill up on those! WOOHOO! And I've got my workout clothes packed...just in case I can squeeze in a few moments of jumping jacks. etc. MOVE MORE MANDIE!!! Gotta remember my weekly goal of 10,000 steps on the weekend...so I've gotta be moving!!

Hope all my fellow GAG'ers have a successful and fantastic weekend!! I DOUBT I'll be online this weekend, and that stinks, because I'll miss out of some points, but it'll be okay.

October 1st Journal

A quickie today...

Wow...October 1st...already??? I've got goals to create...I've been slacking in this dept. So hopefully this evening I'll be able to make the time to work on that!!! If I do, tomorrow I'll be posting them! The weekly goals I set up on Monday...well, I've been doing awesome with them! Yay Mandie!!

This has to be quick today folks....I'm super swamped at work. I wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone that has been posting on my blog lately...and WOW! Some people even said my enthusiasm with my workouts has MOTIVATED THEM!?! I'm super excited about that...and honestly, flattered. Thanks girls!!! I'm sure in the future (near) I'm going to need that motivation myself and will come looking to you all! So get on it!! K?!

Today I'm really refueled and on fire. I'm finally on a new/old level. I say new/old...because it's new now...but it is old...because I've been here before, and not too long ago. I'm making the RIGHT choices, and the exercising is through the roof again. I'm excited. I also admit I'm a little nervous. The weekends are what ruin a fantastic week for me...and look where we are, headed for a weekend. Who would've thought I'd be saying I'm "dreading" the weekend?! Ugh! This weekend the boys and I are headed out of town. My friend that married in Vegas (last month!) is having her reception. We will be staying at her house. There will be a keg of beer. There will be a ton of GOOD food. I know how it will turn out. I'm WORRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way, no how, I'm going to get around this. I know ... deep down that I will have a few drinks when the boys hit the hay...and I will eat things that are high in calories. I suppose the key is a) eat SMALL amounts. b) MOVE MORE. I'm going to take my weights, I'm going to take instant oatmeal, I'm going to take some apples and bananas, I'm going to take my water bottle, I'm going to take my journal....I'm going to try. Again. That's all I can do, right???? MOVE MORE MOVE MORE MOVE MORE MOVE MORE..... If I want to succeed, I must make this a priority. LIMITATIONS....I have to remind myself of that, ALL weekend long. I can do this....I want a good weigh in...I REALLY want to get back to my low weight.... I can do this....

Oh, hubby's "stuff" casserole last night was horribly awesome. I say horribly because I could've ate until I got sick! Seriously! I had 1.5 servings (.5 more than I anticipated/planned), but it's okay. I worked out later,...and it didn't derail me! Plus it was SUPER NICE to have someone else make dinner! YUMMY HUBBY!!!

Well, work calls....(and I noticed this really wasn't all that short! Just call me a chatty!)

Journal 9/30/09