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[superbadgirl]

Boss 1 is gone for the week. Boss 2 just said she's taking off and won't be back today. I'm already having a difficult time concentrating, and now it's totally gone. Must. Get. Work. Done.

Unfortunately, all I can seem to think about is how last spring this skirt seemed much looser than it does now. It's pretty clear that I'm gaining muscle from all my stairclimbing and weight lifting and stomach crunching, but I'm not trimming the fat. I need to lose the cookies and ice cream. Of course, I've known this for a long time...I just only trim any of the fat when I restrict my diet to a level that makes me miserable. :(

This is me not wanting to work.

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[betacandy.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this would help you - I think different things work for different people - but I've been cutting out trans fats from my diet as much as possible. You can still find a lot of yummy snack foods without them, particularly if you have access to a Trader Joe's. (On labels, trans fats are any sort of "hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated" oil.)

Of course, what's mainly working for me is probably the thyroid supplements I'm on, so it's hard to tell. But that's a way to have cookies and ice cream, but still cut down on a bad sort of fat.

[superbadgirl]

Typical day: Yogurt for breakfast, maybe a cuppa decaf, water, lots of water, some more water. Strawberries and/or other fruit/veggie for lunch and water. Minor snackies in the afternoon (which probably are more major than I realize). Spinach salad, pasta/hotdish/chili/soup/etc., fruit, glass of milk. Cookie for dessert. Maybe hummus and crackers for a snack.

All in all, doesn't look too terrible. I suspect I'm not registering just how often I pick up crap down in the kitchen here at work. There is ALWAYS junk around (Yesterday someone brought in doughnuts. There were already sugar cookies, Newman's Own fake Oreos and carrot cake on the table. This morning, someone put out heaping baskets of chocolate.) and I have little to no willpower. What's a little nibble here and there? Hah.

I'm not terribly interested in losing weight, really; I don't mind my shape, big-arsed as I am. I just don't think there's a way to tone up the shape I do have without losing weight, though. Because if I keep gaining muscle and keeping fat, I'll look like a 5'2" linebacker instead of the cute and sweet thing that I am. :)

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

Jeez, we're both 5'2", also???

I do the muscle thing as well. I should've mentioned that. I just build layers of muscle UNDER the fat, and end up with brand new stretch marks. This has changed a little with the trans fat thing.

But you know what else? I'm taking a supplement called Tonalin CLA - made from safflower oil, harmless. It's supposed to convert fat into muscle, assuming you're doing your part with the appropriate exercise and diet. So, since you're definitely doing the exercise, and your diet can't be all that far off from what it should be, it might be worth a try.

Enjoy another peek at the icon.

[superbadgirl]

I'm closer to 5'3", actually. 5'2" is more enjoyable to say, though.

I like having a bit more strength in my arms, but it bothers me that I've still got a jiggle. Maybe I should give it more time. I've only been truly dedicated to the weights routine for a couple of months.

Tonalin CLA. Will look that up. As long as it doesn't have nasty side effects, I'll try anything once. What's one more pill in the morning?

I do so love that icon.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I'm struggling with this myself. I've increased my exercise by a ton (Curves), and it's really not helping as far as I can see. Okay, it is...maybe. *g* It's allowing me to eat a little more without gaining even more weight. *g* To really lose, yeah, I think I'm going to have to cut down to the "miserable" part. Or...I don't know. I am losing weight when I'm very, very careful, but very, very, very slowly. And...I can't afford to stay this fat. *g*

[superbadgirl]

Heh. I really did take Metabolife back in the day and the best benefit of it? I could put away the groceries and not really have to worry much. Unfortunately, all that really did was make my eating habits poor and it took me a while to realize just how bad they had become.

I'm going to continue focusing on just being healthy, and if I happen to lose a few pounds along the way, then great.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I think that's a good plan. I did that for a number of years and it worked for me, too, but I was already quite overweight at that point, so not really starting at a healthy weight (but it was better than losing and then gaining it back plus 10 or more--this last time I gained back the weight plus 25). Then I hit 40 and the weight just packed on--very quickly, too. :-( That's when I started Weight Watchers, and it was after WW that I gained it all back plus 25. *g* That sounds so horrible, but I just went totally nutso after the diet and I really have no clue how to prevent that from happening again except to maybe not put myself into the "miserable" place again, and, even if I lose only very, very slowly, to just keep at it.

I think to stay the same, you have to exercise more or eat less as you get older, and either one is difficult to do. I've never been someone who enjoys any type of physical activity at all and I still don't, so increasing my activity level just when I'm getting older and creaky is not fun. *g*

I am still quite overweight so I *have* to lose some weight, if only for my own self-esteem. I just lost 25 pounds and that's only about 1/4 of the weight I want to lose--if I want to get to my pre-marriage weight, which is my goal, but may be unrealistic for me. I can't stay at this weight if I want to stay human. *g* I'd at least like to get down to a reasonable weight for my height. According to my diet program, I could lose maybe just 55 more pounds and be there (no longer considered "overweight"). *Just* 55 more pounds. *g* I'd be happy to get within 20 pounds of that, to start. *g* I haven't been even close to that since before I was pregnant with metroid_warrior who will turn 17 this summer. *g*