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Major Muffin Top = BOT53

Carol — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:49:16 +0000

It has been a long time since I posted to this blog. For the past five years, I was addicted to the sport of Triathlon, which was great fun. And to be honest, it was easy to control my weight when I was working out 20 hours per week. And I could eat alot of food!!! That was great. I really miss those days of four hour bike rides and two hour runs – AND eating like a horse afterwards.

But alas, the fun is over. About a year ago, I went back to work full time. That meant more stress in my life and less time to work out. I have gained about 15 pounds. It’s very easy to gain weight when you are stressed out and have limited time to exercise.

So, I am resurrecting this blog to help myself get back on track. And I think it’s a great message to share with the blogosphere – that it requires constant work forever to keep weight off.

I am afraid to step on a scale. I have not weighed myself in about six months. I weighed in at 148 then. I think I am about 155 now. 150 has always been my panic point…where I knew I was in trouble if I let myself go past that number. My pants are all tight, my skinny jeans no longer fit, and I have serious muffin top.

Here is my plan:

I’m going to do a new year’s day 5 mile running race on January 1st, 2011.
I will weigh myself right afterwards.
Between now and then I will be very good, and write down everything I eat and record all workouts. And I will make sure to balance the calories in with the calories out. I won’t try to seriously lose weight right now due to the holidays. Just try not to gain.
After January 1st, I will go into serious dieting mode.

Back when I was still trying to lose those 100 lbs, I used to use the phrase BOT = Back on Track. Each time I fell off the wagon, I’d say to mayself, “This is BOT1 (or BOT2 or BOT3, etc)”. This time around must be BOT53!!!

Evaporated Milk

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Today, I did not have any 2% milk for my coffee. It was too damn cold and icy to run to the corner store for some. I cannot drink coffee black. So, I opened a can of evaporated milk and mixed it with water to make a milky like substance. Not bad and alot less calories! Woot.

Craving Carbs from too much Diet Soda

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I started drinking diet ginger ale about a month ago. I just realized that I have been craving carbs alot – cookies, crackers, pretzels, tortilla chips. And I've been having a hard time resisting them. ACK – I feel so bloated and fat right now. I was below 140 in early January. I'm afraid to weigh myself. Guessing I weigh about 145 based on how my jeans fit me! Bluh.

Anyway, I am giving up the diet soda. I will report back how it goes.

Battle of the Bulge

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This was the first holiday season in my adult life that I did not gain weight. WOW! I would say that I have won the battle of the bulge, but I am afraid that I would jinx myself, so I won't ever say that! I weighted 141.6 today. woot!

Diet Ice Cream Bars

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I occassionally indulge in diet ice cream bars. I like individually wrapped snacks because that way there is no question about the serving size and how many calories I am eating. Whereas if I buy a whole tub of 'diet' ice cream, it's easy to fill up your bowl with 3 or 4 servings without even knowing it!

I like Skinny Cow the best. They have a smooth creamy taste with a nice chocolaty cookie outside. Very satisfying. Also kind of expensive.

My 2nd choice is Slim-a-Bear ice cream sandwich bars or fudge bars. These are also chocolatey and creamy and satisfying.

Today the Weight Watchers brand of ice cream sandwiches were on sale, so I bought those. BLECHHH! They tasted horrible. The outside cookie part was dry and gritty and tasted basically like cardboard. I'm guessing they were high fiber. The inside chocolate ice cream part was ice cold and sickenly sweet. Not cream, just icey. I won't be buying them again, sale or not.

Post Holiday Weigh-in

Carol — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:27:20 +0000

Another post holiday weigh in and it wasn’t too bad! Yay! I did do a fair amount of pigging out this Christmas. Not too bad, but enough to make me feel bloated and break out with bad zits. Meh. I have been afraid to weigh myself for 2 weeks.

Before weighing in after a pigout period, I like to get back to a feeling of being in control, and not feeling all gross and bloated. This is a state of being which I call my “thinner place”. I also like to try on a pair of size 8 slacks which I bought when I was at my thinnest. If I can zip those up without too much muffin top, then I figure I’m good.

Those two conditions were met today, so I stepped on the scale, hoping against all hope that I was 145 or less. I weighed in at 144.6. Yay!!!! I weighed 142 before the holidays, so 2 lbs is not bad. I will have to work hard to lose them, but, I really can’t complain. In my fat days, I would gain 10 lbs every year (for 10 years – I’ll let you do the math on that one – hahaha!)

We Need Candy Like a Hole in the Head

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a funny story: I was in the grocery store look at bagged candy. It's my hubby's b-day tomorrow, and I always sprinkle candy around the table for us to enjoy as we celebrate. I usually buy a big bag of kisses or mini peanut butter cups.

As I stood there trying to decide which to buy, a young couple came up behind me and the woman stated she wanted to buy some candy. The man said "We need candy like a hole in the head". I thought that was hilarious! I ended up buying a small package of Ferrer Rocherer hazelnut cups. Only 2 per each of us. Yay for me, and yay for that young man for reminding me I don't really need any more sweets this week!

Acne and Sugar??

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It's the holidays again – UGH! It's so hard to resist all those tempting sweet treats. I didn't do so well this year and am afraid to step on the scale. AND – my acne has really flared up.

I have had mild acne my entire adult life (I am 45 now!). I can usually manage it by using over the counter benzol peroxide. But sometimes it flares up and I get these huge pea-size bumps that are painful and embarrassing. I'm sporting three of them as I type. Wah!

I think my flare ups are related to eating too much sugary foods, and stress. And those two things usually go hand in hand. If I eat too much sugar, I feel like crap and it stresses me out. If I am stressed out, I am tempted to eat bad foods.

Ah well, incentive to be good the rest of the holiday season and NOT eat any more sugar. I will report back when I weigh myself again. I worke dreally hard over the summer to lose 3 freakin' pounds. I got from 145 to 142. I'm pretty sure I'm above 145 right now…thus my fear of the scale. I like to wait until I am back to my 'thinner place'.

Mammogram story (kinda funny)

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I had a routine mammogram today. The nurse came back after viewing my slides and aksed me if I've lost weight since my last one 18 months ago.

I thought about it and said, yes, I probably did. 18 months ago was when I had a high stress job and no time to exercise, so I did put on 15 lbs. Since then I lost about 8. Not much, but apparently they can tell it from my boob pictures. WAH! Why do I lose weight there? Ain't much left there anyway!!!!

Asparagus Frittata w/ Egg Beaters

Carol — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I made this great recipe tonight called Asparagus Frittata. It's made with egg beaters, and not much cheese, so it's pretty low fat, high protein. It was delicious. I happened to have some asparagus leftover from last night. You could make it with brocolli instead, just whatever. Just thought I'd share since it was so yummy and healthy! I love quiche, but it's full of heavy cream, so this is a great alternative!