Hey Mindi,

As far as the comment, people generally get weird about other people's successes - it means they have something they feel inferior about and then have to find something "wrong" with you. Just brush it off.

As far as your husband, eh... I don't like it when people talk like that to each other. It just puts fuel in the fire. I too would be upset by comments like that. Is there something else going on in his life right now? Something that is bothering him?

I mean you can always try the "super" nice tricks. Like going out of your way and being nice to him to see if that changes his ways towards you. I know it sounds sappy, but it does work. Even when I'm grumpy my dh finds something nice to say to me - maybe not in the moment, but whenever the moment passes and it's ok to start up a new conversation.

In our relationship, I'm sometimes the "mean" one - and if dh is then it means that something else is bothering him.

Good luck and I'm going to say a prayer for you.

(((Hugs)))

Lyndy

Thanks for the support, Lyndy!!! (love the name, btw!!) We talked about it last night, and he explained that his comment didn't mean what I took it to mean. He has a problem sometimes with things not coming out the way he intends them. Or so he says...but we worked it out, and he's going to at least give a try to picking up after himself better. Which is all I can ask...it's a work in progress!

Today is icy and cold. Rode the bike at home this morning, and will probably finish up this afternoon rather than make the cold, icy trip to the workout center. Most likely the same scenario tomorrow, before this all clears off...

brrrrr....

And I'm not talking about approved daily snacks, either...I'm talking extra random crap from up here at work that's not planned....like chocolate covered pretzels, mini chocolate bars, crackers, etc. I estimated yesterday that I'm maintaining at 30 minutes of workouts 5 days a week, with 1,650 calories (planned) per day...and an estimated 150-200 extra calories in JUNK!!!

That means I can eat that extra 150 or more in REAL food that has a purpose, and still maintain! I sat down to plan today with that in mind, but it's SO hard to make my food journal on Sparkpeople go above the 1,650-1,700 it's been at so faithfully for a year. I guess in my head the extra calories didn't count because I couldn't "see" them online.

It started out innocently enough before Christmas...a pretzel here, a cracker there. Then as weight didn't come back on I got more comfortable with snacking and added a second pretzel, and then a Hershey bar mini, then some crackers...and so on. Even when I wasn't hungry or wanting ANYTHING I was eating. I've been fluctuating from 138-141 and back since all that started, too, where I was steady at 138-139 before.

So it's NO TO SNACKS THAT AREN'T APPROVED from now on, for me!!!

And I'll work at adding calories...

Good gosh I'm freaking out! I'm trying to get up JUST above 1,700 calories, recorded, today...without any snacking. So far so good on the no snacking...but I can't STAND to see the calories so high. I keep taking it down a notch...just a habit I guess!!

Maybe I need therapy....

Well that's good that you and your dh talked about it. I never told you what my name was? LOL I thought I had because of the similarities!

I'm a snacker. I know that's one of my problems. But, I also don't think you should deny yourself stuff either. I mean if you have worked the snacks into your routine and it worked - as well as the good stuff too - then keep doing what you know works!

Well got to go to bed now, not even sure if I'm making sense!

You probably did tell me your name....I was having one of those days, the other day...

You may be right about the snacking, though...I'm having SEVERE issues with forcing the calories up over 1,700 per day, visibly. Maybe just cut BACK on my number of snacks...but keep up with what I'm doing? I re-did my calculations yesterday and even at my bottom number I'm within maintenance range. So maybe it'll all work out...

The birthday is Monday...having the cake argument right now. I basically can't have one that has sugar in it, so I'm trying to figure out some alternative. Just don't want to make it myself...though that may be the safest option.

I'm going to tell you Happy Birthday early, just in case I forget!

Happy Birthday!!!!


My anniversary is Sun. so we might go out of town, I don't know we haven't decided officially what to do yet.

Gosh, I haven't updated this in forever and a day. Still maintaining, and haven't lost more weight. So that's good. Just busy at work. Or as busy as I can be. We've noticed this year that everything is slow. With the economy the way it is, people just aren't DOING anything that can get in the paper. Even a lot of the clubs we could always count on for news aren't even meeting right now. And the paper each week is so small because nobody will buy ads. Kind of a scary time.

So I'm staying as busy as I can. The workout is old and boring. I'm using the bike at home, and going to the gym to lift weights. I got so sick of the elliptical I couldn't stand it anymore. At some point this week I'm going to order "Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred" and another of her videos..."Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism." Both got overall really good reviews on collagevideo.com, so I'm gonna try 'em out for some variety.

Oh, and my husband broke my bike. In his brief stint riding it, he didn't like how far up the seat sat. So rather than move the seat back, he pushed back hard against the seat back and bent it backward. Then I couldn't ride it comfortably anymore, so I had to keep pulling it back up. Well, it snapped this week, so I'm riding a recumbent bike without a back. Not very comfortable at ALL.

I may start hitting garage sales and see if I can find a treadmill for pretty cheap...just for a little more variety. That way I can run at home without having people at the little workout center stare at me. It just gets awkward when people watch me run. That's why I won't go do it. Can't use the track either...track season at school.

Anyway, that's where I am! I'll update again soon!

Hi Mindi!

Well I'm glad you haven't vanished.

I've decided I really need to quit with the snacks. It worked for me a few months ago, but right now I just can't seem to shake the snack thing.

So far so good today!

I only ate one cracker w/ peanut butter and banana slice at school today (in between breakfast and lunch.) And when I got home I had a quaker oats bar. I am striving for no snacks after supper to see how that goes.

Sorry to here about your bike. Hopefully you can find something to replace it.

I bought the Shred video a few weeks ago, but haven't attempted to put it in the dvd player, but I have heard it's a good one!

Congrats on maintaining!

I think with my blood sugar as out of whack as it's been the past few days, SOME snacks are ok. But I've been BAD recently....

Like breakfast has been a whole grain blueberry Eggo waffle with a tablespoon of peanut butter. Then my 1/2 caf coffee, and a little thing of 100 calorie light Yoplait yogurt. Then inevitably I hit the candy bowl for a Snicker bar or something. Then lunch, then two snacks in the afternoon, then dinner. I'm hoping to cut out the extra snacks (the Snicker bars) and one of the afternoon snacks. I find myself eating just to EAT, rather than needing food.

I'm excited about the videos! I ordered them with two day shipping, so they should be here Thursday. I'll be doing one on Friday. Yay!

Yay! Just got my videos!! Starting in the morning...wish me luck!!!

I'm a little worried (probably irrationally) about whether I'll burn enough calories with the videos a couple of days a week, alone. Hope so...guess I'll see....

Well, I received my videos today, and I'm starting one of them tomorrow. Probably the longer of the two...or I'll just do part of the 30 Day Shred twice. We'll see how it goes...

And my husband will probably throw a conniption fit...but I ordered a Polar F4 heart rate monitor. Yeah...I don't intend to tell him unless he wants to look at recent expenditures in the checkbook. That's a $90 charge he might not agree with....

But yay! I'm on track for something new!

Well, Jillian Michaels is de debil!!!!!

But she kicks my butt in a workout. I did the 30 Day Shred video for the first time this morning. Going in I thought..."Hey, I've been working out five days a week for more than a year! This will be too easy! I'll do level one TWICE since it's ONLY 20 minutes."

Yeah, Right.

Even without the hand weights I needed - and have to get this weekend - Jillian kicked my sorry butt. My legs were shaking, my hands and arms were weak and tingly...overall good workout. It's not one I'll do every single day...I'll alternate with some biking and the other video of hers I got...but I like it!!

Ooh! I'd better get my butt into gear so I can handle Jillian!

What did your dh say about the heart rate monitor?