Thursday, 20 August 2009
Sidebar Update
I've added a nifty Cast of Characters, to keep everyone straight. Probably more helpful to new followers of my blog, since I explained in older posts who everyone is when I mentioned them already. Also, because there are a couple people with the same letter pseudonym (three M's!) I might have gotten a couple backwards before, but this is the order they will all be in from now on. I think S2 used to just be S but since the "new" S is one of my BFFs and I talk about her more, she got to take it over. ^.^
42 Hours
That's how long my fast lasted in total. I had to break at lunch because I was feeling really horrible and couldn't concentrate on what I was doing at all. I got the lasagne from the canteen, but there was barely any cheese so it was mostly just some overcooked pasta with meat and some tomato sauce, so I don't think it was near as bad as it could have been, and the portion wasn't big either. Still, I'm going to err on the side of overestimation so I'm going to say maybe it was 400 cals.
Hopefully I'll be able to get away with just having that today, but my aunts are unpredictable. Sometimes they don't notice or say a thing about how I'm eating, other times my aunt practically interrogates me and demands to know EXACTLY what I'd eaten. So, if she does, to get her off my back I might make some rice, have a couple bites for show, and throw the rest away or something. I'm racking my brain trying to think of what I have at home that's low cal enough to keep me under 500 for the day, but I'm struggling.
I have some cans of tuna (no idea), some ramen noodles (400cals per pack), some Weight Watcher's brand frozen meals (ranging in calories from 250 to about 400, not good enough).. Oh! I have some low-calorie cans of soup I think, so I COULD have half a can of soup, and it should be between 100 and 150 cals? Ideally I'll be able to get away with a 10-calorie soup and nothing else, but my aunt's wise to the fact that they're super low-cal and will likely hassle me to have something else with it. Unless I go upstairs with a box of ritz crackers and tell her I'm having them with it. Or take the crackers upstairs with a jar of peanut butter and throw them both out after claiming they're empty?
Hmm. I dunno, I'll see when I get home and can test the waters. It might just be a case of, she's not in interrogation mode, so I might be able to get away with it.
Also, I have to say that, after being completely empty for over 40 hours, I'm not liking the feeling of having so much food in my stomach at all.
Hah, I just had to wander off for ten minutes because I saw LW coming back from lunch and didn't want to be collared for another hour of being-talked-at, and now I forgot what I was going to write about. So I'll leave it there.
And good luck to everyone who is getting their results today!
xx
Hopefully I'll be able to get away with just having that today, but my aunts are unpredictable. Sometimes they don't notice or say a thing about how I'm eating, other times my aunt practically interrogates me and demands to know EXACTLY what I'd eaten. So, if she does, to get her off my back I might make some rice, have a couple bites for show, and throw the rest away or something. I'm racking my brain trying to think of what I have at home that's low cal enough to keep me under 500 for the day, but I'm struggling.
I have some cans of tuna (no idea), some ramen noodles (400cals per pack), some Weight Watcher's brand frozen meals (ranging in calories from 250 to about 400, not good enough).. Oh! I have some low-calorie cans of soup I think, so I COULD have half a can of soup, and it should be between 100 and 150 cals? Ideally I'll be able to get away with a 10-calorie soup and nothing else, but my aunt's wise to the fact that they're super low-cal and will likely hassle me to have something else with it. Unless I go upstairs with a box of ritz crackers and tell her I'm having them with it. Or take the crackers upstairs with a jar of peanut butter and throw them both out after claiming they're empty?
Hmm. I dunno, I'll see when I get home and can test the waters. It might just be a case of, she's not in interrogation mode, so I might be able to get away with it.
Also, I have to say that, after being completely empty for over 40 hours, I'm not liking the feeling of having so much food in my stomach at all.
Hah, I just had to wander off for ten minutes because I saw LW coming back from lunch and didn't want to be collared for another hour of being-talked-at, and now I forgot what I was going to write about. So I'll leave it there.
And good luck to everyone who is getting their results today!
xx
Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck
I am such a god damn idiot.
I just went to the drinks machine like a good little girl to get two cups of cold water and one of hot water with which to make coffee.
When I went to pick them up, I KNOCKED OVER THE HOT WATER AND SPILLED IT ALL THE FUCK OVER MYSELF.
Fuck my life.
My left wrist hurts and is slightly burny-feeling so I probably scalded it a bit and the edge of my hoodie sleeve cuff thing is damp and has gone all cold. I also managed to spill down my left thigh, luckily NOT the general crotch area! - and then further down near my ankle. The ankle-spill didn't touch skin so no biggie, but the thigh-spill is uncomfortable although I did manage to soak most of the water out of my trousers with some conveniently-supplied paper towels.
Fucksakes. Even water is my god damn enemy.
I just went to the drinks machine like a good little girl to get two cups of cold water and one of hot water with which to make coffee.
When I went to pick them up, I KNOCKED OVER THE HOT WATER AND SPILLED IT ALL THE FUCK OVER MYSELF.
Fuck my life.
My left wrist hurts and is slightly burny-feeling so I probably scalded it a bit and the edge of my hoodie sleeve cuff thing is damp and has gone all cold. I also managed to spill down my left thigh, luckily NOT the general crotch area! - and then further down near my ankle. The ankle-spill didn't touch skin so no biggie, but the thigh-spill is uncomfortable although I did manage to soak most of the water out of my trousers with some conveniently-supplied paper towels.
Fucksakes. Even water is my god damn enemy.
Shit yes!
Before I went to bed last night I weighed myself again (I'm not obsessive AT ALL) and it was up to 206. BUT this morning when I woke up it was back down to 204.8 exactly, so I'm down 3lbs since yesterday!
I think it's safe to say that my little fast definitely did its job!
It's nearly 9am and I haven't eaten anything aside from water, Pepsi Max, and black coffee (with zero-cal sweeteners) since 6pm on Tuesday. And it feels great.
I am exhausted, and the hunger really set in about midnight last night when I was trying to get to sleep (and it took FOREVER to get to sleep because it was so effing hot as well) but today my stomach is not registering any hunger at all. I'm craving a couple different things, but I'm not actually physically hungry. Which is as bewildering as it is annoying. I mean, I'm kind of glad because ifI'm not hungry I have no valid REASON to eat, but on the other hand I LIKE the feeling of hunger, of my stomach rumbling and digesting itself.
Anyway, I'm going to see how today goes, I'm feeling a little lightheaded already (I'm such a lightweight, I know) so I may need *something* to keep myself going until I get home tonight around 5:30.
Have a great one!!
Vee xox
I think it's safe to say that my little fast definitely did its job!
It's nearly 9am and I haven't eaten anything aside from water, Pepsi Max, and black coffee (with zero-cal sweeteners) since 6pm on Tuesday. And it feels great.
I am exhausted, and the hunger really set in about midnight last night when I was trying to get to sleep (and it took FOREVER to get to sleep because it was so effing hot as well) but today my stomach is not registering any hunger at all. I'm craving a couple different things, but I'm not actually physically hungry. Which is as bewildering as it is annoying. I mean, I'm kind of glad because ifI'm not hungry I have no valid REASON to eat, but on the other hand I LIKE the feeling of hunger, of my stomach rumbling and digesting itself.
Anyway, I'm going to see how today goes, I'm feeling a little lightheaded already (I'm such a lightweight, I know) so I may need *something* to keep myself going until I get home tonight around 5:30.
Have a great one!!
Vee xox
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Dude, For Serious??
Before I had a shower tonight, I hopped on the scale again. And it said 204.8.
Yeah, this morning it said 207.8 - so already tonight it's showing a loss of 3lbs??
I sure hope this sticks!
Yeah, this morning it said 207.8 - so already tonight it's showing a loss of 3lbs??
I sure hope this sticks!
24 Hours
As of right now it's been 24 hours since I last ate. I'm going to keep going until tomorrow, unsure whether I'll go until noon or 6pm, but we'll see. I'm aiming for 6 so it'll be a full 48 hours, though.
Yay! =]
Update: according to my scale I've lost 0.4lbs so far today, and I'm usually a couple pounds higher at night than I am when I weigh in the next morning. So excited!
Yay! =]
Update: according to my scale I've lost 0.4lbs so far today, and I'm usually a couple pounds higher at night than I am when I weigh in the next morning. So excited!
Comments!
Okay, I THINK I've managed to reply to all of my comments, and as usual they're replies in my own comments instead of spamming up your comment sections (except you, pokerface, but you've already seen my reply so whatever! Incidentally, you guys need to go read his blog if you haven't already. This guy rocks out loud, he's adorable and his blog is written in such a way that you just want to KEEP READING.)
Anyway that's just my heads-up so you know to look for comments. If you would PREFER that I reply to your comments on your own blog, let me know and I'll oblige though!
Anyway that's just my heads-up so you know to look for comments. If you would PREFER that I reply to your comments on your own blog, let me know and I'll oblige though!
Heck Yes
My blog post titles are random and meaningless. I need to be more creative.
But anyway. My positive-day continues. So far so good with the fast. It's now 2:30 in the afternoon and nothing but a cup of black coffee has passed through my lips. Which means that, yet again, I'm doing a shit job of keeping hydrated. I must remind myself to bring my water bottle to work again tomorrow. It was easier when I had a bottle of water to drink on my desk instead of having to get up to get a cup of water from the machine when I wanted one, since most of the time I don't even realize that I'm not drinking or that I should be thirsty. But if my water bottle is there, I see it and it reminds me to take a sip.
It's 2:30 and I've finished all my work for the day, plus an extra one because I'm awesome, so I've got an hour and a half to kill. It amazes me that I'm the most productive member of my team, when I blatantly slack half the day. I really don't get it. How do I put out more work faster than everyone else? Are they really THAT shit at their job? Can they really slack off THAT much more than I do? And if they are, how in the hell are they still here?? I do not get it at all.
I was going to write about something else too but I can't remember what it was, so I'm going to go get a drink instead and hope I remember.
Oh yeah... about an hour ago I went to the bathroom and saw this really huge Asian (Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese/Something) girl wearing a miniskirt. WHY do huge people wear short skirts? I mean she was easily half again my size, and I'M not exactly skinny. I wouldn't wear a knee-length skirt to work (or a skirt at all anywhere unless I had to), nevermind a miniskirt. They should not make small clothing in huge sizes. It is just wrong =/
But anyway. My positive-day continues. So far so good with the fast. It's now 2:30 in the afternoon and nothing but a cup of black coffee has passed through my lips. Which means that, yet again, I'm doing a shit job of keeping hydrated. I must remind myself to bring my water bottle to work again tomorrow. It was easier when I had a bottle of water to drink on my desk instead of having to get up to get a cup of water from the machine when I wanted one, since most of the time I don't even realize that I'm not drinking or that I should be thirsty. But if my water bottle is there, I see it and it reminds me to take a sip.
It's 2:30 and I've finished all my work for the day, plus an extra one because I'm awesome, so I've got an hour and a half to kill. It amazes me that I'm the most productive member of my team, when I blatantly slack half the day. I really don't get it. How do I put out more work faster than everyone else? Are they really THAT shit at their job? Can they really slack off THAT much more than I do? And if they are, how in the hell are they still here?? I do not get it at all.
I was going to write about something else too but I can't remember what it was, so I'm going to go get a drink instead and hope I remember.
Oh yeah... about an hour ago I went to the bathroom and saw this really huge Asian (Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese/Something) girl wearing a miniskirt. WHY do huge people wear short skirts? I mean she was easily half again my size, and I'M not exactly skinny. I wouldn't wear a knee-length skirt to work (or a skirt at all anywhere unless I had to), nevermind a miniskirt. They should not make small clothing in huge sizes. It is just wrong =/
New Poll Up!
Yep, that was fast! I thought of a new poll topic faster than I was expecting lol.
So this week's poll is: How do you measure your weight loss?
This is a multiple-answer one, so choose as many as you want to, and as always, feel free to elaborate in the comments if you want! Especially if you choose "other" because I'm curious =]
I personally go more for weight (as in the number on the scales) and clothing sizes going down. I need to do measurements too but I can't find my tape measure - and I NEVER see my weight loss in the mirror so that's almost completely pointless. Although I will admit that when I got down to 170 after The Breakup, I could kind of see it and that was nice.
How about you?
So this week's poll is: How do you measure your weight loss?
This is a multiple-answer one, so choose as many as you want to, and as always, feel free to elaborate in the comments if you want! Especially if you choose "other" because I'm curious =]
I personally go more for weight (as in the number on the scales) and clothing sizes going down. I need to do measurements too but I can't find my tape measure - and I NEVER see my weight loss in the mirror so that's almost completely pointless. Although I will admit that when I got down to 170 after The Breakup, I could kind of see it and that was nice.
How about you?
Poll Results!
It's about time I get around to posting the results of last week's poll!
The question was: what's an acceptable level of calorie restriction for you?
The results are in:
Total votes: 32 - holy shit, 32? I can't believe that many people actually come here, even though I currently have 78 followers. That number is simply staggering!
400-500: 21% (7 votes)
500-600: 18% (6 votes)
1000-1200: 15% (5 votes)
Under 400: 15% (5 votes)
600-800: 12% (4 votes)
800-1000: 9% (3 votes)
Above 1200: 6% (2 votes)
Wow, we got a decent number of votes under each category. It's interesting to see that so many people have such a different approach to restricting, isn't it?
Anyway, good luck to you all and keep up the great work! I'll have a new poll up for you soon!
The question was: what's an acceptable level of calorie restriction for you?
The results are in:
Total votes: 32 - holy shit, 32? I can't believe that many people actually come here, even though I currently have 78 followers. That number is simply staggering!
400-500: 21% (7 votes)
500-600: 18% (6 votes)
1000-1200: 15% (5 votes)
Under 400: 15% (5 votes)
600-800: 12% (4 votes)
800-1000: 9% (3 votes)
Above 1200: 6% (2 votes)
Wow, we got a decent number of votes under each category. It's interesting to see that so many people have such a different approach to restricting, isn't it?
Anyway, good luck to you all and keep up the great work! I'll have a new poll up for you soon!
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