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[Sarya]

I went to pilates. What a weird exercise! It's ... easy and hard all at once. There's just so much to think about the entire time! Although I was pretty good at keeping my form. I can thank 10 years of dance training for that however! It was so funny as she's reminding me the things to think about when getting in a neutral position.. it was flashing me back to being taught how a ballerina stands and where things went and how this should feel and that...

and I'm babbling. I loved it. Can't wait til Thursday.

I have a slight headache.

[Sarya]

I know we can't help it as much as we try not to do it. I weighed in at 195 Tuesday morning. Tuesday evening I went to pilates. Wednesday morning I was 195.5. Today I was 195.5. I can't help but worry it's the pilates, although I also of course know I messed up this week by missing meals.

I need to not think about it too much and just do what I'm doing.

I'm trying the mostly shakes thing now, but I've noticed it makes me cherish the pudding and bars even more which isn't really a bad thing. I have some new syrups coming soon from davinci. I picked up the chocolate, peanut butter, and butterscotch. MMM I look forward to putting the butterscotch in my banana pudding and seeing if it gets to be a little bit like butterscotch pudding. I put some raspberry syrup in the banana last night, but not much. It just had a hint of raspberry taste.

Tonight I have my second pilates class. She told me on Tuesday that we're going to add the arm thingies tonight. Oh no, more confusion! hee.

I also need to hurry up and add to my order today since it's supposed to pack Saturday (but likely it packs Monday since it's a weekend). I'm adding in two more boxes of bars so that I can have one if I want one now that I'm trying mostly shakes.

[Sarya]

Sometimes I just don't feel comfortable on the "other" boards. For instance (and maybe I'm a little thin-skinned today) there was a post on the other board "you know you're still fat when..." and I replied to it. Only to have someone reply basically that they know their still fat when they go to the 100+ board and see posts from people who's starting weight is their current weight.

It just made me feel unwelcome. Like you're only welcome over here if you were as morbidly obese to start as I was. eh. We're all there to lose weight.

Like I said, maybe I'm just thin-skinned today. totm is due next week but I might skip it with my bc. Next week is far too busy at work to be dealing with that.

We have this thing where once a year everyone comes to the main office for 1-2 days of activities. The first day will be all informative meetings and such and probably a bbq. The second day will a full day of something secret in an offsite location with a catered dinner (and probably lunch). If it's anything like last year there's just no way I can stay on plan during the second day. Last year we did a scavenger hunt which involved literally running all over downtown to get things done within a time period. We were lucky to have time to buy drinks from a cart on the street. I have no idea how I'd buy water, drink half of it, try to make a shake, drink it, somehow get more water... ugh. I'm not even trying to figure out the logistics. I'll just bring my meals and if I can have them I will. If I can't I won't.

I do think I'm pmsing a bit. I feel like I just got over that and now it's back again!!

[Serendipity]

If it's anything like last year there's just no way I can stay on plan during the second day.

I'm just wondering why? I don't think there is any occasion that could make me go off plan. If it was me, I would either take RTD's along or mix my shakes in advance and cart along a cooler. There is a way, you just have to plan.

[Sarya]

Last year I walked at least 10 miles within 4 hours. Could you imagine carting around a cooler on your back filled with your food for 10 miles? I can't.

If you were in a walking marathon like thing (AIDS walk, Cancer walk, Walk for Hunger, etc) would you stay on plan? Would it be healthy to exercise that much in a day with only shakes to drink?

If you have a suggestion I'd love to hear it, but definitely assume I will be exercising the entire day without anywhere to keep my things except on my back.

[JeepGirl]

Sarya,
I wouldnt worry about it. I have been involved with a few things such as that over the past couple of yrs and I can tell you from experience that there is no way I would have been able to stay on plan during them.
I wasnt on MF then but if I was to do one now I would make sure I had plenty of water and maybe stick a few bars in your pocket. Even then I couldnt guarentee I could be totally on-plan.
If it is possible to be onplan then fine..but if there is no way then I wouldnt worry about it too much.

I have had 2 such days since starting MF when it wasn't possible to take a cooler with me and since I didnt have any bars at the time I was offplan those 2 days. I got right back on the next day possible and have been doing fine!

Enjoy yourself as well as the festivities! I hope it is something fun!

[Sarya]

I hope it's fun too! They never tell us what we're doing or where until that day, but every year it has involved a large amount of exercise. In fact, last year a couple people had to actually sit out because they couldn't keep up. I already know we're doing something called volley pong which is a little crazy looking. Dunno what else though besides the catered dinner.

I'm also a team captain so I will set the pace for my team, and don't want to hold them up.

[Serendipity]

If you were in a walking marathon like thing (AIDS walk, Cancer walk, Walk for Hunger, etc) would you stay on plan? Would it be healthy to exercise that much in a day with only shakes to drink?

I would add a shake or two, but yes, I would stay on plan......but that's just me. If I had to walk that far, I'd have a backpack of RTD's and bars. I'd drink the RTD's warm.

I know that everyone doesn't need to stay compliant, but I need to. It is more important to me than anything else right now, so on plan it is or no hike.

Like Jeepgirl said, though. Don't stress about it if you choose not to. You know yourself and if you can get off and back on plan, maybe that is the way to go for you.

[Sarya]

I'm going to bring some stuff so that I don't go crazy off plan, but yeah.. staying on plan isn't as important to me as the event being successful and less stressful for me.

Carrying around a backpack of rtds isn't really something that will make me less stressed, but more. One of the reasons I am doing pilates is to strengthen my back. I'm not actually supposed to carry anything heavy right now because my back is almost constantly out of alignment. I have two curvatures in my spine, and I have to be careful about doing certain exercises because my hips like to tilt (do to the curve in my lower spine and my muscles being unevenly strong on either side) and become not parallel to the ground. Then I can't walk and it sucks.

So yeah the thought of carrying anything overly heavy for hours is just sooo unappealing to me I wont even carry a purse when I go somewhere that involves walking a lot. I keep stuff in my pockets.

BUT we'll see what happens! Dinner is roast beef. I can only assume that we'll be given salad so if the veggies are unacceptable I won't eat them. I have no idea what lunch will be. I'm going to do my best without adding stress. And I'm going to avoid any random bread that may float towards me!

[Sarya]

little bits of ranting.

I don't understand how someone can say they are on a diet to lose weight when their "diet" involves drinking sugary soda, eating pringles, and going to Mc Donalds.

I don't understand how someone can say they are trying to lose weight when they eat Burger King three or more times a week.

I dislike underhanded compliments, especially from said fellow dieters. It just feels like passive aggressive attempts at sabotage.

I hate knowing that a "friend" is jealous of my weightloss because said friend's diet of crap isn't helping them lose weight and they were always thinner than me.

I also dislike realizing that I just can't date someone who is going to eat crap all the time and refuse to walk anywhere. It makes me feel like I'm wrong for not accepting their choices, but they're just not compatible with how I'm trying to change my life. Is that wrong? I don't know. Should I just say, "honey I think it's great you eat McD's every day. Go on with your bad self." when secretly I think it is disgusting and gross?

[Sarya]

Last night was my second pilates class. I am definitely feeling it today!! I'm nervous about the group classes though. I have no idea how I'm ever going to remember all of this stuff, and my trainer tells me it's just going to get more complicated.

Last night we added in use of the resistance band thingies, and I did those incredibly difficult leg circles. I also learned proper form for the hundred. omg. My body was visibly shaking. The good news is that my form is very very good. I come out of form sometimes while moving through the exercises, but I notice most of the time and correct myself so that's good. She thinks I'll be fine and ready to go into the group classes after next week, but we'll see.

I'm going to try to practice the hundred every day upon her request. I have a tendency to drop my feet which is normal but still not ideal

I was sort of amazed last night that I managed to do everything she asked of me. A couple times I thought I was going to collapse onto the reformer and not move. hahah.

Today my hips and upper inner thighs are quite sore. Other parts of me are a little sore.

I got a few leg cramps last night. Strangely enough I got them in the leg that wasn't struggling as much yesterday. I need to drink more water after class and ask for stretches I think. I know pilates is all stretching, but there are different types of stretching.

My weight is going back down again. Yay.

And my size 12 jeans are getting loose. They still fit, but they're getting pockets.

My butt is very flat.

[DogMa]

You're doing great! As for the work thing, I'd just make the best choices I could and get back on plan the next day. And guzzle water like crazy when you know there'll be a bathroom available (like at dinner).

And I know exactly what you mean about those "dieters." I have two co-workers who go on and on about how it's so easy for me to lose weight, and they struggle so much. While they down a burger, fries and MILKshake for dinner, and then snack on chips and cookies. Whatever.

[Sarya]

yeah.. "should I have ice cream or cake for breakfast?" is not the kind of question someone should ask.. especially when trying to lose weight.

[Sarya]

I am having a horrible day today.

First of all my scale is ... being bad. It isn't being accurate. It is hopping up and down 2-3 pounds at a time. Darn scale. Its not even old!

*tmi* My nuvaring is causing me yeast infections. I have another. DARN IT. And I took my ring out last night which means OH HELL ON EARTH PMS WEEK coupled with yeast. Oh joy.

This week is the week of the company team building stuff.

Nothing has been going right at work. Everything needs to be fixed and broken and fixed and broken.

It doesn't help that all of my co-workers have prickers in their pants. I'm trying to stay relaxed and sane but it's not working!

My shoulders and neck are stress sore. All I can think about is pizza and bed.

I want to scream over and over until everything is better today.

I hate when days are like this.

[GucciGoo]

I use the Nuvaring too! Mine fell out during s-e-x two weeks ago, and I didn't know until I found it the next morning. I was SO freaked out. If it wasn't so damned convenient...

Hope your day looks up a bit!