OMG!

I'm pretty sure anyone but me is gonna win this week, cause well, I'm eating and drinking everything on vacation.
EVERYTHING.
Good luck you guys.

Friday Breakdown

So just to recap, and correct me if I'm wrong:
Ash won this week with her questionable loss of 2.7%
Yrautca came in second with a strong showing at 1.9%
I came in third with a 1.1%, the hardest 2 lbs I ever lost
Linny came in fourth with 0.57%
and Berly came in fifth with a gain of 0.69%

I'm so freakin' tired today, I was in butt-fuck nowhere watching the boyf's band play last night, I didn't find out till I got there that their band was going on last and I wouldn't get to bed until 2am. The upside is that the band sounded amazing. The downside is that I ate a plate of chicken fingers and fries, and the worst part was that I was satisfied after the chicken fingers and a quarter of the fries, but I ate the other three quarters of the fries because they were there. Restaurants are a problem for me. The other downside is that I had to be at work at the crack of dawn today and I'll be busy until after midnight tonight. TGIF my ass! The upside is that this is a party office, so everyone is hung over this morning.

Not bad

I am at 1.9% this week. Not great but not bad either.

Yay i lost it..... again

Ok so as you all know i was a glutenous pig last week and had gained back all that i had lost previously. Well good news this week, i have lost 5 pounds. My percentage is wanky though. See if i go by the scale at the gym then i lost 3.29% but if i go by my scale at home then i lost 2.7% because my starting weight on both were different (3 or 4 pounds off from one another) However, i've been religiously using the one at home and didn't get to the gym to use that one just to check it out, so i guess my percentage is 2.7% then for this week.

Abiasa and Viragia

I don't want to get all new age on people here, but I was doing some yoga yesterday and I was pondering my dilema with the cleanse. I tried really really hard and I didn't make any gains (or losses in this case), I think that might be an issue that's facing all of us. There are two concepts that yogis talk about which are relevant. The concepts are abiasa - willfull determination and viragia - non-concern for results. If you set out a regimen and follow it but don't get results, you shouldn't get discouraged just relax and trust that it will work evenutally. Don't let desperation get the better of you. If you gain some muscle and it results in a weight gain one week, then focus on how your clothes are fitting you better and how the muscle will help you burn more calories in the next weeks. If you're having trouble following your regimen then you should first re-evaluate your plan to see if it is do-able and then focus on being willfully determined to follow it.
OK, now that I'm done being all philosophical, here were my results for the week. I lost 1.1% of my body weight this week, and my total percentage of weightloss so far was 9.4%.
While it's the lowest percentage I've had so far, I wore my jeans last night and they weren't tight at the waist any more, they didn't make my tummy bulge over the top of the pants. I can feel my collar bone which is no longer covered by fat. And mostly I'm relieved that I don't have to do the cleanse any more.

Being Negative Sucks

Ok.
This week's percentage is . . . -.69%.
I gained a pound.
Which totally sucks.
But I am hoping it has something to do with the fact that I have been working out a lot more and perhaps that is just some fat that was turned to muscle.
Come on guys.
Work with me on this. ;)

So how did everyone else do?
Who is going to be the biggest loser this week?

Miracle

What on earth? I just got back from gym. Just the regular workout. Get ready for this cuz this shocked me too. I not only lost the 3 lbs I had gained over the weekend but an additional 1.2 lbs!!!!!!!

My scale is digital and new so I cant think that its broke. Funny, eh?

The Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Cleanse

I've decided to scrap the cleanse. I've been the incredible shrinking woman for the past 5 days, and that's nice, but it's not translated into any change on the scale. It's odd, I'm not sure why I haven't lost weight, my clothes have gone from not being tight any more to not fitting me at all.

The boyf is still doing really well on the cleanse, but I just couldn't do it. I think I'm more effected by low blood sugar than he is, and also I'm less dilligent about feeding myself if the food is not something I find appetizing. Also I couldn't drink the salt water in the morning to flush out my intestines.

I found during the time I was on the cleanse, I was lethargic, couldn't get going and was a bit forgetful. Anyway, I started back on the solid foods today. I had a little brown rice and some veggies, and then later I ate some french fries, normally my favourite food, but after being on the cleanse, they tasted dry and tasteless and the ketchup tasted very acidic. Somehow, I thought after not eating much for a few days, that food would be tastier not harder to eat, but there you go.
I hope that I can put a last push on and loose some pounds before Thursday, but if I don't it wasn't for lack of trying. The other factor is that I spent the entire day on the stairs of highrise buildings yesterday knocking on doors trying to get people out to vote and by the end of the day yesterday my bum knee was killing me. Then when I got up this morning my calves were aching. The boyf tried to massage them tonight and I couldn't even stand him touching them they were aching so badly. Boo-urns!
I hope you guys are all having a better weight loss week than I am. I'm just taking consolation in the fact that even though I'm not lighter, I'm a whole lot thinner and looks are what really counts anyway.

Ash inspires me

Ash has inspired me to be a couch potatoe again. This week so far, I have gained back 3 lbs and counting. But hell if Ash got a date being a fat cow, I have a chance as well. Ash you mentioned that the guy was standing behind you when you met your friends. Could it be that he could not see your friends behind your behind?

Anyway, I am a loser myself now so far this week. Football games this past weekend killed me. I ate chicken wings. I ate popcorn. I ate a cheese burger with fries. I am hating me.

I've Been a Bad Bad Girl

So right on the heels of my "Bus to Skinny Town" post...what do I do? I pig out the very next day. Ugh. My Uncle and Grandfather are visiting from Arizona and we all went out to breakfast this morning (I ate pancakes) and then went to a late lunch at Longhorns (Chicken fingers and fries). :0(

I am very upset with myself. Not to mention bloated as hell and feeling a little queasy. I am going to have to bust my ass over the next few days to make weight. Damn damn damn damn.

Bus to Skinny Town

Did anyone watch The Biggest Loser (Couples Edition) Thursday? I caught it a little after it started so at first when I saw the women, they still seemed rather large to me because I hadn't seen their starting photos. After I did...my jaw dropped. Especially with guys pictures too. To see how thin they were and how much muscle they had put on. I thought...crap, if they can do it I can do it.

Then I also watched "Dancing With the Stars." (It's my guilty pleasure...don't pick on me.) And to see all of those women with their flat stomachs and legs up to here...*sigh*. I looked in the mirror this morning and groaned at my jiggly belly and my not so skinny thighs...definetly must do something about this.

Therefore, it doesn't appear to be raining outside yet so I'm off to the park to attempt a run. I haven't run in years because I hate it...but it's a good cardio workout so I'm going to suck it up and give it a shot. I WILL be hot again dammit.

The Poo Diaries

My friends have this hilarious tradition where we describe incidents of unusual bowel movements as the Poo Diaries. Every installment of the Poo Diaries must begin with the date.

January 20th, 2006

I started the Master Cleanse today. You drink a laxative tea at night before bed and then you drink salt water in the morning. If you can't drink the salt water you can have another cup of laxative tea. Then for the rest of the day you drink a lemonade concoction.

So last night I drank my laxative tea, I couldn't drink the salt water, so I had more tea and then hung out near the bathroom for a while. Mid morning I got ready to go out and buy some ingredients for the cleanse juice. I walked down to Kensington market, that area rocks, they have everything you'd ever need for cheaper than anywhere else in the city. I found everything I needed and then started walking home... then I started running home. The lock on my front door sticks, I was fumbling with the key, trying to use my fist to jam it into the lock, throwing my shoulder into the door. I finally fell in the door, leaving the groceries in the hallway and made it to the bathroom within seconds of an accident. I think I'm going to try to stay near the toilet for as much of the weekend as possible. Unfortunately, I'm volunteering tonight in an area that's a far from the public toilets. I'm going to be sure to have cab fare with me in case I need it.

On the flipside though I'm really liking the taste of the laxative tea, the cleanse juice is quite tasty as well, better than I thought. So I think I can do this thing and get that plaque off of my bowels.

To the champion go the spoils

Berley when you get a chance please email me your home address so I can send you your prize. I don't know how long it will take Ashley's ratty undies to get to you, they might get quarantined at the border, but I'm sure they'll get to you eventually.

My numbers

Not great but pretty reasonable. 2.11%. Please note once I lose a few more I am cutting back on cardio and increasing weight training. Whatever!

Too Pathetic to Face...

Let me just preface this by saying this week SUCKED at work. We were short staffed...stressed, I never took more than 15 minutes for lunch and I worked super late almost every single night. Therefore...I was completely and totally screwed on my first week of dieting. It's quite pathetic I assure you. Shit. I'm going to have to do something to buckle down and be able to deal with the stress, weariness and still work hard. I WILL PERSERVERE IN THIS CHALLENGE IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!

All the whining aside....I've lost a single...freakin' pound. Percentage wise: .57%

Ashley...you can stop worrying about losing now.

Who knows....

I have no idea about this week. I ate whatever i wanted, i went to the gym once and was pathetic, i gave myself a week off i guess. So i'm pretty much back to my starting weight ... booooo i know, but better for the rest of you. Apparently the scale at home is broken so we're in the midst of buying a new one. However, my mother wants a good one and is shopping around at various health stores. I offered to go and buy one to try out. The problem is you cannot return them, some weird policy they have and the cheapest one we found was $149. So i told her to have one by today...if you know my mother you know i'll be waiting forever. So i just used the scale at my work that the Dr. uses (she does methadone counselling when our office is closed) and it showed that i am back to my starting weight. How accurate this is i'm not sure as i have not been using this scale. However, if i go by how my clothes are fitting and how i feel, i'd say it's spot on.

Just a sidenote for Jennifer. I'm only coming to visit this weekend if you refrain from gloating and pestering me about this :)

Show me your numbers

Ok.
2.7 percent.
That is my number this week.
I'd like to thank the academy for giving me this honor.
And Kraft cheese for making two percent slices (healthy and yummy), everyone at work for not pressuring me to eat Mexican food, my husband for cooking last night, and you fellow losers, for being "fat" as well and pushing me to do my best.

These are my confessions

In our Y there are about 20 treadmills and only 3 stairmasters. One hottttt woman is now using one of the stairmasters. She is easily in her mid to late 30s but man she is hot. Every time I look at her I add a few minutes to my workout. I thank her for making me spend extra time on the stairmaster.

As a side note, do women mind if a guy using the next machine is staring at you for 30 or more minutes as he sweats like a pig (not that it matters). Baby, if you are reading this, I am the devastatingly handsome guy who stares at you even when a football game is on. Call me. 1-800-HOTGUY.

I had a dream...

Seriously, this isn't about MLK, I had a dream last night, it was really odd. I was standing naked in front of the mirror looking at myself and it took me a while but I realized that my breasts were much much smaller, in fact everything from my waist up was really thin. I don't think there was any change to my stomach or hips, or if there was it certainly wasn't as extreme as my upper body change. I'm not sure what that was all about, probably something to do with a conversation my boyf and I had about my the diet last night.

Anyway, in my waking life, I actually have been noticing a change in my body, my hands and feet and neck and shoulders and face have all gotten thinner, also my hip area is shrinking. I haven't noticed a big change in tummy or bum yet, but I have noticed that I'm wearing the smaller pants in my wardrobe, so it must be a change I can't see yet. It's a funny way to lose weight, isn't it? I don't really care about having thin hands and feet, but the extremities always seem to get thin first. I've also noticed a difference in my ability to retain heat, the boyf likes to keep the thermostat at arctic levels, there's a marking for what should normally be considered room temperature and we haven't near there since the summer. So it's cold in my place, and I have a duvet, a comforter and another blanket on the bed, I'm sleeping in warm PJs and the other night I had to get up and put on my fleece robe and put a heating pad under my back to get to sleep. Now, this isn't anorexia, I still have plenty of weight to lose, why can't I get warm? Oh well, it's a small price to pay for beauty and to take some pressure off my poor knee.

As for Yrautca's comment about my knee and my sex life, never you mind about my sex life Yrautca, never you mind.

About the weigh in tomorrow. Please go back and review the post I put up last Wednesday regarding "The Rules" for how to calculate your percentage, or just email me your info and I'll post it. And please way yourself at a consistent time every Thursday, don't try to weigh yourself all day and then report the lowest weight, it's not fair to everyone else.

Big Bertha

Ughh. So i went to the Mandarin this evening to pig out, which is exactly what i did. I'm pretty sure i've gained back every ounce that i lost in previous weeks, but Thursday will tell. I have been eating quite well and have been going to the gym religiously 5 times a week, doing at least 45 minutes of cardio and lifting weights. I'll admit i've been rather lax with the weights but i have done them. I feel like it's all for nothing really. I've been going to the gym for years now and i'm still looking the same. There was one time last year where i lost 30 pounds and looked great.....not sure how the hell i did that though. Seems to not be working this go around. I've even been eating healthier and cutting out on the booze. This is where i get discouraged and feel like a big fat slob, like nothing is working :(

Signed,
Big Bertha