Thread: New Beginnings

Welcome back ... and I'm sure you'll make it to your goal as you seem to endure the hard times and come back stronger!

Thanks NT I realy have always appreciated the support I get from you all, the help and info I reap from here is amazing! no matter how simplistic my questions or trivial my complaints.. you all keep me on track and going.

so thanks for being here!

and thank you for stopping in NT! your a great pal.

Hey Eri!!

Good luck with your goals! Show us you can do it!! (although we already believe in you.. )

Jen

JEN! I am humbled to see you in here.. thanks mucho!

yes and today is leg day.. geez.. my MIL is here and has been near on a month to help me recover from my illness.. and she leaves on Monday so this has been my week to get back on track and start training again.. yay.. I am feel scared.. literally my pulse starts going when I think of hitting legs tonight.. I dunno why.. I guess I am afraid of how much strength I have lost?? perhaps. but .. today is the day.

how are things on your end? what is new.. ??

has anyone heard from gardeninggurl..?? seems its been forever since I talked to her.

smiles

have a terrific thursday

Hi Eri,

Love your quotes, very inspirational!

You're definitely in the right place to get in the right frame of mind to achieve your goals.

Keep us posted!

Just dropping by....good luck

goodness. Thanks guys.. I really "feel" this is finally my time to shine! ya know how sometimes ya just "know".

its a good feeling...

It is March 8th..

going to walk the treadmill ...

and

have started to journal my food again.. my food scale broke so I have to hunt one down.

Iam trying to stop using real dressing for salads and go just to vin&oil ophew that is hard.. nearing to getting rid of the sugars tho..

working on water MIL uses pennies so I am going to try that one.. you push a penny to the back of the counter for each 10 or 12 ounce glass you drink! hey whatever works right?

smiles

Alrighty..March 11th.. Back in Full swing..MIL went back to Niagra on the lake where she lives after I bawled like a babe all night and went to bed early I started my day

used phen free 30 mins prior to the treadmill.

1 hour on treadmill, fast walk nonstop.

vitamens and iron as well my metamucil
with my first meal

1.oatmeal 1/2 cp and 2 scoops protein powder 1 cp cpoffe with twin sugar

2.salad with salsa

3.portien shake 2scoops powder 2 strawberries water and 2 tsps of HC.

4. chicken breast on a bed of romaine and 1tspn of oilnvin dressing I made at home. and half an apple

5. 1/2 cp of brocoli and 1/2 stemed carrots on 3 oz of tvp with flax

6. sugar free jello
cup of balck currant tea with 2 twin sugars

and then bed.. by 11. up for 7 a.m I am now on sleeping pills for not ONLY when I need them I only have 30 of them..antavan.. so .. those night I cannot sleep at all I take them I don't think they will interfere with anyting except help me get real sleep.

(sidenote) gonig to the ballet at the end of the month and bought a tiny top to wear over my long skirt and I want to wear it without feeling like things are haning over the edge lol..so .. strict strict strict.)

I have from March 10 to July 10 to get to my goals ..for pictures.. I am so terrified!!! but I have got to finally prove to myslef my family and my kids ..that MOMS can do it too.


oh oh oh

shaking gotta get off here now.





I know this sucks.. but I am getting back in the groove. and by bedtime I will have my gallon of water gone.. ! score.

Tomorrow is weights day.

This may not give yoiu much motivation, but Mrs. NT has lost 9lbs since January. All due to a change in her diet and a steady does of gym-work. If the Mrs. can do it, anyone can reach their goals.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I'd love to see you reach your goals firstly because you deserve it ... but secondly, because you plan on wearing a tiny top ... he he!!

Keep kicking a$$ my dear ...

Eri! Sweetie!!!

SOOO glad you found your way back! Don't stress too much about not having the perfect diet yet... you'll get there. It's better to ease yourself off those bad for ya things so you don't end up feling cheated and start craving them!

I'm here for you!!!

Hi b yes I have been reading every body elses journals and trying harder to get something down that i can pheasibly follow for myself I am sure there will be blunders but at least I am in there plowing thru.

March 12/03 Nurtrition
Meal 1: 4oz ground turkey breast, 3 egg whites, 1 yolk, ½ orange

Meal 2: 2 scoops protien, 12oz water, 1 Tbsp. Heavy whipping cream, 3 peach slices

Meal 3: 6oz can water packed tuna over 2 cups of salad with 2 Tbsp. Newman's own Oil and Vinegar dressing

Meal 4: same as meal 2

Meal 5: 1 cup uncooked oatmeal , 1 Tbsp. Butter, 1 cup green beans 4oz sweet potato, small banana.


before bed a cup of black currant tea( with 1 twin packet in it)


1 gallon of water thru the day

vitamens and fiber and a phen free 30 mins prior to treadmill.


Training:
Chest
Calves
abs.
1 hour treadmill ( fast walk)

will start to type in my exact exercises as I find which ones I can get done effectively in the amount of time I have.

Last night I was in bed by 10:30!!! oh yes! and I got up for 7 am! a coup I tell ya.. I think Hubs thinks I am mad at him.. I am just not soo focused on him! ha ha ..

so today is gonna be stellar!

I am refreshed and much to do.

off to do the work to get me my prize!!! myself back!

well my day is screwed in regrads to making meals. so I am reduced to MRP's.. ug ug ug .. but I am using only water for them so that makes me feel a bit less guilty.

I got an hour in on the treadmill. ug ug ug

I need to find something to do on the tready other than meditate.

have a calss to take today and a new client to meet. and a new MTB to assure.

ran out of thermos and glutamine so I gotta go get some.. I was thinking of the Lean stack7?? ug so many to choose from..the last one I was using I did not "Feel" as tho it was doing mcuh then again I was not really helping my situation either..

ack.. off to cybershop for some.. sigh.

but had to check in.! GOT TO STICK WITH IT. I am getting my water in and my workouts and will eat more "real" food tomorrow.

March 15th.

treadmill 1 hour


chest and bi's

Had tried to cut out having my morning tea but the headache was not worth it so I had a cup of tea to start my day today.. I am trying to just use twin sugar. I am finding it not as hard as I thought to cut out breads and eating late.. YAY!

I am getting my water in and.. I feel so much better to be back on track.. I noticed it yesterday morning.
Had a migraine last night.. I think its the change in diet..but gotta get thru the first few weeks and it will be all good.

my weights are still low and I am slowly adding 5 lbs per week. my hip hurt yesterday I dunno why but it was more of a pull ache not an injury ache so that is good. its gone now .

Also this is a challenge for this week March 15 to the 24th becuase all 6 kids are home for march break ...mainly in the house due to cold temps and tons of snow..sigh.. so.. staying on track will be a challenge I am sure I can overcome if I come on here to vent it out.

Nuff said.

this is Day 3 of my 6 week sprint.

still on track ( YAY ME! ) and although its mostly a protien shake day.. I am getting in some chicken and cabbage and an apple as well. also.. gonna make some brown rice to take with me tomorrow to have with my chicken.

Seems like you're going in the right direction!!! I know it's tough esp. w/ 6 kids!!!

Keep it up

Thanks B I really appreciate you coming in here today! I needed the support! It really does help!

your da bestest!

smooches

Eri'

OMG! 6 kids all day every day for spring break! I need the looney bin for a vacation!

today is free day ahhh..

actually did not eat barely at all tho.. not feeling too hot. but did have my comfort starch...sigh.. bran bread.. lol.

back on track tomorrow Hubs has been in bed for 2 days.. sick as a dog.. and I really feel run down tired and a bit achy and my throat hurts so I guess I have a touch of it.. but I hmm I am still the one that gets up at 6 a.m?? go figure. oh well no use whining..there is more out there that matters..

so.

I am having ICE CREAM TONIGHT! OH YEAH!

wink

FUQ there has got to be a way to make oatmeal taste better.. its so gross. I have my oatmeal with my protien powder in it and EWWW! what does anyone else do to make it palatable.?ack noone reads my journal anyway.. lol

well I am on track gotten up to near 1 gallon of water now and gettingmy cardio in. taking my cla and thermos 30 mins prior to cardio 4 times a week. in spilts of twice daily as well. as having plundered thru 3 of our fellow IM ladies journals the last 2 weeks I have made a meal plan for myself.

so today

workout done

meals ( planned and ready!)

vitamens and supps done

water (planned and ready!)


goals..

Fuq I might as well write it down here

lose 20lbs of fat! holy fuq how did that happen .. oh yeah.. I have 6 kids LOL.
I have bulked up enough, O I can feel the muscles and I can see them when I flex .. I do believe I don't need more lbm but need to retain what I have without losing it while cutting ! .

measurements:

biceps 14.5 flexed ( they are pretty!!)
Chest 36 ( 36dd )
waist above bellybutton is ( I SUCK! but at least I did not suck it in!.. anyway.. Waist is at 34..sigh.. having had 3csections( with 12 lb babies!!) 3 surgeries post csections and I am soo trying to get a 29 inch waist!!!!! is that even possible anymore??
hips 38

weight.. 180 ( at my most ripped in appearance I was at 150-158 and rock hard..it was so swweeet!
Height 5'4.5

Off I go..

you can do anything you set your mind to! You just have to stay on track. Forget the excuses, however valid they are and do it! If you were comfortable at 155 at one time, then there is nothing stopping you from doing it again.

Holy FUQ someone read my journal! Thanks NT your da bestest! I appreciate your stopping in.. makes me feel special indeed. yeah I know I can do it I just don't get any support on the homefront so I gots to do it alones.blah blah blah ( be a winner not a whiner !). but thats alright its all for me anyway righto.. lol.

How you doing?

No help from the homefront?? Hhhmmmm, I guess that makes your whining legit! I do everything in my power to help out the Mrs. I rearrange my schedule so that she can go when she wants.

We're doing good. She is doing great. I have begun shopping for her. At one point, I didn't buy the low rider pants because I didn't feel she looked good in them. Now ... she looks great! I have some on order that will definitely have the crowds stop and staring! In about 2 months time, I get to shop for low cut tops as I believe she's actually going to get her implants! Yeah me! I've never had so much fun buying revealing clothes I know she loves wearing.

O la la send pictures! I bet she is looking so delecious! hellshe was delecious looking anyway! ahh a man that likes to shop for his woman.. damn.. Trisha is lucky!

about the homefront lol...yeah but I am NOT gonna talk about HIM in MY journal anymore! lol..

well looki at what I found.....
You keep cranking, girl!
oh, what is this .mil you kefpt typing about earlier?

pics! we need beore pics! You know..to help see your over all achievements! This is for your own good.,.you know..

MIL you nut is my Mother in Law.. ( sincemy own mother and father have cut me out of thier lives and the WILL [dammit!] I have ben adopted by hubs mother who also has had over 70 foster kids.. she rocks. and lucky for me.. Adores me.. oh we had a great visit while she was here.. her visit allowed me to rest and recoup and I know if it had not been for her being her I would still be weak and low.. but she literally everything and took care of the house and the kids etc.. it rocked.. so.. I owe it to her and to myself to get on track and stay on the wagon.

hey there is a whole thread of pics of me.. and I don't think there is much difference from them except in my biceps and hams.. just a bit more definition to them and half an inch bigger I think.. I have to look at the old stats.

NT and Burner You two have made my day! thanks y mucho grande!

smiles

and did I miss that thread of all the pics?

I'll be sure to take pics ... she'll be hot hot hot!

well its from dang ummm last year.. ( blush) remember when I first joined up.. the threads in members pics.. erilayas pics..lol anyway nothing snazzy.. I am no where near leah or venus' or brit or jodi or butterflys or princess' calibers..but then agian I am not built like them.. they are all tall and built totally different but I can hold my own in my own ways.. hee hee.. Personality is a good trait right??

you crack me up NT!