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All of these fake weigh-in's are going to make me lose my place on the featured page! lol
Good morning my loyal fans! lol I'm so ready for this week to be O-V-E-R!! Another great day yesterday as far as intake and output. I hit a new personal best at the gym yesterday, I ran two consecutive miles in 25 minutes. That's a 12.5 minute mile, whoop whoop! It also means that I can probably run for a half hour nonstop, if I put my mind to it. It's funny how much of the 'I can't do it' is all in my head. Don't get me wrong by the time I let myself stop I was insane sore and wore out, but if I had it my way I would have only ran one mile. But no, other great runners were in my head willing me to keep going. Shout out to Aggie, Mars and 2MC, for being awesome runners and inspiring me to be the same.
Stress is as high as ever, but I'm trying deal with it all one by one. A big stressor right now is financial. It's the beginning of the month, and more is due out than in. Once I deal with that I will feel better. Can only do what I can do. These are tough times in the kingdom. Also stressful is getting ready to start nursing school. I have to set up the childcare plan, test out of medical terminology, order all of my uniforms. The there are the other things always weighing on me. I'm trying to face these stressors one thing at a time, and make them disappear.
Today on my agenda is meeting with my friend for coffee, a trip to the gym (or perhaps simply a long walk if the weather holds) and most certainly a trip to the grocery store. It has been hard staying on track with my intake this week because we don't have shit for food. My grocery budget was seventy dollars last week, so I only have the bare minimum. I've done it with less though, and I am not making excuses.
If I can get through today, then at least I'll get to sleep past five a.m. tomorrow lol. Wish me luck :-) I'm going to need it!
Have a wonderful Friday guys!!
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189.0 lb
Lost so far: 97.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 02 May 2014:
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1435 kcal
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Fat: 58.45g | Prot: 103.19g | Carb: 124.43g.
Breakfast: Bertolli Olive Oil, California Pizza Kitchen Iced Cafe Mocha, Starbucks Blueberry Scone, Coffee-Mate Original Powder Creamer. Lunch: Great Value Whole Wheat Bread, Egg White, Boiled Egg. Dinner: Mushrooms, Jason's Deli Yellow Bell Pepper Ring, Sonic Grilled Onions, Happy Farms Swiss Cheese Slices, Hunt's Manwich Heat & Serve Original Sloppy Joe Sauce with Fully Cooked Ground Beef, Lakeland Hamburger Bun, Hidden Valley Light Ranch Salad Dressing, Skinless Chicken Breast. Snacks/Other: EAS Lean 15 Protein Powder - Chocolate Fudge. more...
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steady weight
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Great job on the run (and yes, it's all in your head). My biggest obstacle with running is getting my mind to say, "yes you can". And have faith that all the other things that are adding to your stress will work out. Financially (on paper), I know we're not making it either, but somehow it always works out. Have a great day, Yo. Thanks for all of your inspiration!
02 May 14 by member: mgrill
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Have a good day! I'm not going into the medical field as well and oh my gosh all the prerequisites and stuff I feel your stress there. Good luck with your test.
02 May 14 by member: hungrypuggle16
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02 May 14 by member: hungrypuggle16
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I'm impressed with the running. I've never been much of a runner and even less so now as my knees can't take it. From what I read, you're going from strength to strength. You're awesome!
02 May 14 by member: Phooka
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Whenever I have more than I can chew (so to speak) that is where I insert the Serenity Prayer. Make today the best day possible and be happy :)
02 May 14 by member: LadyBea40
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WTG on your running !!! I am so sorry about all the stress you are under, I can relate though. Like you said, you can only deal with things one at a time. Take a deep breathe and know that everything will work itself out. I hope you have a wonderful day
02 May 14 by member: SherrieC
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Awesome on the running. I hate running. I am so happy to be here, watching your progress. Your doing stellar!
02 May 14 by member: bigbassbrent
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Wow, impressive with the running. And here I was feeling good about my little one minute running increments on the treadmill. LOL. Just kidding - I've never been much of a runner so this is truly encouragement. I'll think of Yo now when on that one minute and see if I can stretch it a bit more each time.
Sorry about your stresses, especially financial. Sucks, I know. So glad you're putting it all down here rather than eating away your stresses like we all did in the past.
Have fun with your coffee friend today - May you truly inspire her! Best of luck for a great Friday!
02 May 14 by member: Kiki8123
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You're doing amazing with your running! I agree, we have to push through the "I can't do it" thinking, and start telling ourselves "I CAN and will do it". Whenever I start telling myself, "you've got to stop" I try to keep going and say "one step at a time, you can make it a little further". You have a good plan to deal with those stressors one at a time. Stress never goes away completely, but we can learn to deal with it better. Financial stressors are always going to be there, but once you complete nursing school, that should help. I'm so proud of you for following your dream and getting into school! You are just amazing! :)
02 May 14 by member: mars2kids
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If only May had more syllables, we could rewrite the song "If We Make it Through December." Good luck! I know a little confidence can go a long way, and you've got boatloads more that a lot of people.
02 May 14 by member: EmmaMaJig
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I have never run for more than a minute, so you are ACES in my book. Mind over matter wins out! Keep addressing those stressors one at a time and good luck in nursing school! I remember all the stress involved in that, from immunizations to daycare. You can do this!
02 May 14 by member: gilliansings
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Help Miss Yolanda... fake weigh-in. I missed something didn't I? Help?
02 May 14 by member: ClassicRocker
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Well - take it from me - lying about a 25lb loss in one day doesn't get you on the feature page either so I have NO idea what the deciding criteria is for that little special slice of FS heaven. Nor will I ever earn a shout out for being one of your inspirational runners. So what the heck am I doing here anyway. Need to rethink this... LOL. JK!!!
I'm a fan. We show up. That's what we do!
02 May 14 by member: FullaBella
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Awesome job running and plugging away on your to-do list to help ease your own stress! Definitely make the groceries a priority, I eat like crap when I don't have the right stuff in my fridge - especially when I get busy. If there isn't something I can "grab and go" I will "grab and go" something from an establishment I shouldn't be frequenting. HAPPY FRIDAY! Wishing you a lovely weekend !
02 May 14 by member: megmonster
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I usually am on the feature page Bella, don't know how I pulled that off lol, must be my profile pic! You're my inspirational drunk bike ride girl :-). Every time I cycle I think of you! lol Kathy, the fake weigh-ins are for the trust fall challenge, no scales allowed. Every week I just keep my weight the same so that I can log progress and shut up that damn 'weigh in now' message. Thank you everyone for the wonderful and supportive comments, I wish I had time to reply to each one individually but alas, duty calls. I just finished up a 4.5 mile speed walk with my dog and now I'm off to pick up the kids :-). Hope you're all having a great day!
02 May 14 by member: Annabelle3117
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Okay... I use the same weight when I document my steps for another challenge I'm participating in.
02 May 14 by member: ClassicRocker
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You know, Yolanda, before y'all sic the ASPCA on me - I want to clarify Mushy was not in the basket for the drunk bike riding... LOL. This was down in San Antonio .. I'd had two of the best (strongest butt kicking mind losing) margarita's I'd had in a looooong while... and was offering free Pepperidge Farm cookies to strangers on the street when the guy pushing a girls bike walked by. I asked he'd let me try it.. he did. I was doing GREAT until he called out 'careful... there's no brakes....' and at that point.. well, I panicked. Fortunately the sidewalk broke my fall. It was like Wylie Coyote realizing he can't fly. Just that comical. So .. yeah ... let's go drunk bike riding. Maybe if I do it WITH you *I* can get on the feature page too.
02 May 14 by member: FullaBella
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That is hilarious, Bella. I just hope no one had a camera, wouldn't want to end up seeing you on America's funniest home videos lol. Tequila induced or not, I think you had a tiny bit of.. dare I say... fun. At least there were a couple smiles involved in your vacation. Oh, and for our drunk bike riding adventure we're getting one of those super long two person bikes, and we will have someone snap a pic for our profiles... 'featured' bound for sure!
03 May 14 by member: Annabelle3117
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Thanks for the shout out! You are doing amazing with running! As far as the financial stress, I hear that too! Try not to let it beat you down. Money will be better once you finish school. I must have totally missed Bella's drunk bike riding journal. Too funny.
05 May 14 by member: 2ManyCurves
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