"She's a real Goal-Getter, that one..."

[Rocco32]

Doing fine, waiting for 10pm

 

[Rocco32]

We had a bomb threat (which NEVER happens here) so it was exciting for awhile. The other guards were freaking out and I'm warming up my food to eat, LOL. I was nervous but that doesn't keep me from a meal

 

[MaxMirkin]

Was your food the bomb threat? What the hell did you put in that poor microwave?

 

[Rocco32]

No, funny though I put my food in after the bomb threat. That was my first thought

 

[klmclean]

So yesterday they had a birthday cake for someone in my department, and today they have another one. It's department policy that every birthday person gets their own cake.

Two days in a row, delicious chocolate cakes and sugary temptations have been shamlessly paraded around this office. Two days in a row one of the office fatties has said, "What's with all your CAN'T EAT THIS and CAN'T EAT THAT! Have a piece of cake already!" She sounded sincerely annoyed when she passed me a plate with a generous slice on it, and I said, "No thanks... I can't have any cake right now."

And I don't want to take offense, but I can't help it. I respect that they want to eat all that stuff (hell, I WANT to, too), and I respect that they go back for second and third slices. I don't say a word. Why can't they respect that I choose not to because I'm working toward a goal here? Why does it have to become an issue for everyone to pick apart?

I have come to dread "CAKE TIME" at this fucking place. Not because I have to face the temptation of a cake. Dealing with that, no pun intended, is a piece of cake. It's dealing with people giving me a hard time for not eating cake that really chaps my ass.

Yes. I'm angry right now. I feel discriminated against. hahaha! Where is the birthday veggie tray? If only I were of a litigious nature...

Just reading this makes my blood boil!!!!!!!!! As I posted before, I encountered this for about two years steady at work until I finally lost it! I know you probably don't want to have a blow-up at work, but there are suttle comments you can make, such as: "No, thanks that cake will go right to my ass" Maybe they'll take the hint that that's where the cake they're eating is going! Probably not, but it might shut them up for a minute. The only reason these people are annoyed is because they're sooooooooo jealous that they don't have the discipline that you do. I remember an incident where I was eating my morning protien bar and when I left the room one of my co-workers said, "Why is she eating that, as if it's nutritious. Why doesn't she have a muffin instead?" So, another one of co-workers said to her, I love this, "Well, look at her ass and look at ours, she must be doing something right!" She sure shut-up after that. And, yes, her ass is enormus, perhaps she should rethink her morning muffin Try not to let it get you down, just think of some whitty comebacks that will put them in thier place, but keep you out of trouble at work (I have lots of good comebacks and will certainly share them with you if you'd like )
Take it easy

 

[GoalGetter]

Workout and Food - Sept 29

Workout

Abs

Crunches 2 x 25
Reverse Crunches 2 x 25

Cardio

Still sick, no cardio per trainer's instructions

Food

Breakfast

1 cup oatmeal
1 scoop protein shake
2 caps udo's choice

Mid-Morning

3.5 oz. tilapia
1 cup broccoli

Lunch

3.5 oz. ground buffalo
1 cup spinach
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 tbsp pesto dressing with balsamic vinegar

Mid-Afternoon

1/2 cup black beans
1 protein shake

Dinner

4 oz. chicken
1 cup broccoli

Evening

1 cup SF/FF Jell-O Instant Pudding
3 slices of turkey breast

Total Calories: 1206

 

[Jill]

1 cup SF/FF Jell-O Instant Pudding
3 slices of turkey breast

 

[GoalGetter]

Hahahaha... yeah don't get too excited. I mixed it with water instead of milk! hahaha! And now i have a tummy ache

But hey at least my calories are up

 

[Jill]

I mix it with water too

What kind did you have?

 

[Velvet]

Good morning hon

 

[GoalGetter]

I mix it with water too

What kind did you have?

It was called "white chocolate", though I tell you I take issue with that because white chocolate really isn't even CHOCOLATE, technically, and I KNOW I don't like the flavor of it, but for some reason I bought it.

Couldn't even eat the whole thing though so maybe "1 cup" is exaggerating a bit! It was a bit of a bomb on my stomach.

Does that ever happen to you? After eating maybe 3/4 of it, I felt nauseous.

 

[GoalGetter]

Good morning hon

Hey Velvet! gooood morning!

 

[GoalGetter]

... Try not to let it get you down, just think of some whitty comebacks that will put them in thier place, but keep you out of trouble at work (I have lots of good comebacks and will certainly share them with you if you'd like )
Take it easy

Hahaha! I have a few doozies I hand out every once in a while, but yeah, I'll take all the ammo you can give me!

Normally, I wouldn't even have to say anything witty or snarky. Just poiting out the obvious was enough. My favorite was earlier this year, when some of coworkers would run into me in the hallway and ask, "What did you do to lose so much weight?" I'd say I started eating healthier, and exercising. So they'd ask, "Like what are you eating? Salad?" (As if salad is the magic diet food and if you can master eating salads all the time, you're going to look like a fitness goddess or something, right? HAHAHAHA!)

I'd say, "NO. I eat all sorts of things. But I stopped eating candy from the vending machine, and I stopped eating at Wendy's and McDonald's etc..." They would just roll their eyes and say soemthing like, "Well i don't have time to cook..." or "I don't have time to eat healthy. I'm always in a hurry..." I'd say, "Well they DO have options there too, you know..." and then "......" Silence. "Well, you're looking great Ivy! Keep it up!" and walk away.

Oh well...

These people LIVE OFF OF those places. They're all across the street from the office, so you see them at noon, hurrying across and coming back a few mintues later with big, grease-stained bags and extra large sodas and stuff.

You're going to tell me that even at McDonalds, you couldn't make a healthier choice than the double quarterpounder heart attack sandwich? You didn't have an extra MINUTE to see what else was on that menu? Are you THAT pressed for time?

That was what I REALLY wanted to say, but i'd just leave it at "they have other options there..." I think they know what I meant.

But now... man, it's close to hostile. The longer I stick to eating healthy, and the longer people observe this the more hostile some of them are becoming. And I figure partly it HAS to be jealousy (I hate saying that because it makes me sound conceited ), because how would my not eating a piece of cake really be offensive to someone else? You know? It's not like they made it and brought it in especially for me and I'm shunning a personal gift! Aiiiiigh!

Anyway... bygones.

In other news: It's THURSDAY PEOPLE! That means it's almost Friday!

 

[Velvet]

Hahaha! I have a few doozies I hand out every once in a while, but yeah, I'll take all the ammo you can give me!

Normally, I wouldn't even have to say anything witty or snarky. Just poiting out the obvious was enough. My favorite was earlier this year, when some of coworkers would run into me in the hallway and ask, "What did you do to lose so much weight?" I'd say I started eating healthier, and exercising. So they'd ask, "Like what are you eating? Salad?" (As if salad is the magic diet food and if you can master eating salads all the time, you're going to look like a fitness goddess or something, right? HAHAHAHA!)

I'd say, "NO. I eat all sorts of things. But I stopped eating candy from the vending machine, and I stopped eating at Wendy's and McDonald's etc..." They would just roll their eyes and say soemthing like, "Well i don't have time to cook..." or "I don't have time to eat healthy. I'm always in a hurry..." I'd say, "Well they DO have options there too, you know..." and then "......" Silence. "Well, you're looking great Ivy! Keep it up!" and walk away.

Oh well...

These people LIVE OFF OF those places. They're all across the street from the office, so you see them at noon, hurrying across and coming back a few mintues later with big, grease-stained bags and extra large sodas and stuff.

You're going to tell me that even at McDonalds, you couldn't make a healthier choice than the double quarterpounder heart attack sandwich? You didn't have an extra MINUTE to see what else was on that menu? Are you THAT pressed for time?

That was what I REALLY wanted to say, but i'd just leave it at "they have other options there..." I think they know what I meant.

But now... man, it's close to hostile. The longer I stick to eating healthy, and the longer people observe this the more hostile some of them are becoming. And I figure partly it HAS to be jealousy (I hate saying that because it makes me sound conceited ), because how would my not eating a piece of cake really be offensive to someone else? You know? It's not like they made it and brought it in especially for me and I'm shunning a personal gift! Aiiiiigh!

Anyway... bygones.

In other news: It's THURSDAY PEOPLE! That means it's almost Friday!

They don't like your lifestyle GG because they know THEY should be living that way. YOU are a reminder of what they AREN'T doing, but know in their hearts that they SHOULD be doing. Going on the defensive is a good indicator of that mind set.

 

[fantasma62]

They don't like your lifestyle GG because they know THEY should be living that way. YOU are a reminder of what they AREN'T doing, but know in their hearts that they SHOULD be doing. Going on the defensive is a good indicator of that mind set.

Fat Discrimination, Fat Discrimination!!!!
I am going to report this whole thread to the authorities....
Shame, oh the shame....

 

[Jill]

Some people choose to lead a healthier lifestyle, while others choose not to. Thats just the reality of society. No one should be judged either way IMO.

 

[GoalGetter]

Fat Discrimination, Fat Discrimination!!!!
I am going to report this whole thread to the authorities....
Shame, oh the shame....

At my job it's the other way around. The fat people get all the special treatment, and everyone is super sensitive and PC around them. But then the healthy people (all five of us maybe!), we get treated like we have mental problems!

and it's not to say some "fat" people aren't healthy. I'm sure my cholesterol is higher than some of the "fat" people's cholesterol... you konw what i meant.

 

[GoalGetter]

Some people choose to lead a healthier lifestyle, while others choose not to. Thats just the reality of society. No one should be judged either way IMO.

You're right, Jill. I just wish that they (the people who make the other choice), would leave me alone with my choices. Why the scrutiny? Why the criticism? Why the questioning of my reasons for doing what I do or eating what I eat?

I don't walk around at lunch time and inspect other people's lunches to see what unhealthy food they brought for lunch for themselves. I don't bring in trays of healthy food to teach anyone a lesson or to counter their constant parade of pastries, costco-sized bags of candy, and boxes of donuts. In fact, the only time I talk to anyone about what I do or why i do it is when they ASK. Why do they even ask, if they're going to get offended by my answers which aren't meant to be offensive?

I think I'm just going to not answer anyone's questions anymore. I'll just say, "It's the Atkins diet. It really works!" Because that's what they want to hear. And at cake time I will go and sing and quietly slip away before they start handing out slices.

I'm sorry, Jill. I'm just venting. Not bitching at YOU. Just ...arrgh. I'm frustrated. By the way, I think there's another birthday tomorrow. Gotta love it.

 

[fantasma62]

At my job it's the other way around. The fat people get all the special treatment, and everyone is super sensitive and PC around them. But then the healthy people (all five of us maybe!), we get treated like we have mental problems!

and it's not to say some "fat" people aren't healthy. I'm sure my cholesterol is higher than some of the "fat" people's cholesterol... you konw what i meant.

You know, the reason for that is that the school of whales that you work with outnumber you good lookings.
Ok seriously though, the reason that they do that is because they have such low self esteem that they feel better by trying to make you feel like $hit and thus they feel above you. They make the "beautiful people" go to their knees. It's kinda' like the school bully. Wasn't he always the big fat kid that didn't really fit in with anyone? I'll give you my side of the story. In school, during my senior year, I was voted most friendly, yeah, I am friendly, but I was also voted that because I was always "having everyone's back". Yeah, I used to beat down the bullies. If they were bigger than me, I'd get a bat or a shot put or a discus and defend myself. They tried bullying me too. But now, in restrospect, I see that they were just "acomplejados" (please translate that one for me because it's not coming to me....) and needed to beat down people so that they wouldn't be the ones being made fun of....
So, to summarize, DEATH TO THE FATTIES ANTAGONIZING IVY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[naturaltan]

get used to it ... that's the way it is. I've done the heathly thing for most of my life. When you refuse some food items, someone will ask why. But like you, one day my response to "Why don't you want any of ????" will be "So I don't look like you!" Unfortunately, my mom is the closest to getting this comment.

 

[GoalGetter]

You know, the reason for that is that the school of whales that you work with outnumber you good lookings.

Ok seriously though, the reason that they do that is because they have such low self esteem that they feel better by trying to make you feel like $hit and thus they feel above you. They make the "beautiful people" go to their knees.

And it's not even that they do it in a mean way. It just comes out that way to me. Maybe I'M the "acomplejada" (the one with with a complex). The people in question are very passive aggressive about their disdain for my lifestyle choices. Or actually maybe it's a disdain toward THEIR lifestyle choices, which to put in proper psychological terms, I think it's projecting, rather than being passive aggressive. They are projectign their bad feelings about themselves unto me, for the reasons you said.

It's kinda' like the school bully. Wasn't he always the big fat kid that didn't really fit in with anyone? I'll give you my side of the story. In school, during my senior year, I was voted most friendly, yeah, I am friendly, but I was also voted that because I was always "having everyone's back". Yeah, I used to beat down the bullies. If they were bigger than me, I'd get a bat or a shot put or a discus and defend myself. They tried bullying me too. But now, in restrospect, I see that they were just "acomplejados" (please translate that one for me because it's not coming to me....) and needed to beat down people so that they wouldn't be the ones being made fun of....

Awww, Tony. You were the body guard!

And you're right. Though I was never bullied, I remember witnessing the bullying, and those people, looking back, I realize were the ones with the most problems. Even one guy in high school, who I ran into a few years ago and went out with to catch up, he told me about all this stuff going on with him back then, and all I could say was, "Damn. I had NO idea... wow..." It's a wonder all he ever did was bully. Nowadays, someone with the sorts of issues he told me about might be packing heat!

It's all about perspective. And that's the only reason I haven't yet lost it here at work with anyone when they make their little sideways remarks.

 

[MaxMirkin]

It's not "bullying", it's "re-constructive criticism."

Besides, some people deserve to be abused. (e.g. sick pervs like Neutron)

 

[lakergirl]

Hi GG! Ive been following your journal for the past month or so, wow you update alot!

Its awesome, and your progress has been inspiring and amazing to see. I just wanted to stop in and say hi, and you are doing GREAT!!

 

[GoalGetter]

It's not "bullying", it's "re-constructive criticism."

Depends on which end you are. haha!

Besides, some people deserve to be abused. (e.g. sick pervs like Neutron)

bad max mirkin, bad bad boy.

 

[GoalGetter]

Hi GG! Ive been following your journal for the past month or so, wow you update alot!

Its awesome, and your progress has been inspiring and amazing to see. I just wanted to stop in and say hi, and you are doing GREAT!!

Hey Lakergirl! Thank you! And thanks for stopping by! This here journal is a free-for-all so chime in any old time! As you can see, everyone else pretty much does! It's a blast!

 

[MaxMirkin]

bad max mirkin, bad bad boy.

 

[Rocco32]

Heeeeellllloooooooo...

 

[GoalGetter]

Heeeeellllloooooooo...

Hi Rock!

 

[Rocco32]

Yeah, she noticed me!!!

 

[GoalGetter]

Workout and Food - Sept 30

AWESOME workout today, despite feeling under the weather.

I SQUATED 95 POUNDS!!!!!!! That's a new high. Holy shit. I remember when doing it with just the bar and no plates, I'd lose my balance and struggle to come up from each squat. WOW. Holy shit. WOW.

I also did 200 pounds on the leg press. ALSO a new high!!!

Workout

Legs/Shoulder Super Giant Sets:

Squats (4 x 15 x 95lb)
Leg Press (4 x 15 x 200lb)
Leg Extension (4 x 12 x 80lb)
Shoulder Press (4 x 15 x 50lb)
Lateral Side Raises (4 x 15 x 12lb)
Front Raises (4 x 15 x 10lb)

Abs:

Hanging Knee Raises (4 x 15)

Cardio:

Stairmaster, Interval on Level 10, 30 minutes hardcore.

Food

Breakfast 630 AM

1 cup of oatmeal
1scoop protein powder in 8 oz. water
2 udo's choice caps

Mid-Morning 930 AM

3.5 oz. tilapia
1 cup broccoli

Lunch 1230 PM

1/2 cup oatmeal
3.5 oz. extra lean ground turkey
1 cup romaine lettuce/spinach salad
1 tbsp pesto dressing

Mid-Afternoon 330 PM

3 oz. black beans
3.5 oz. tilapia

Pre-WOrkout 530 PM

1/2 MRP shake

Dinner 830 PM

3.5 oz. ground buffalo
1 cup broccoli
1/2 cup oatmeal

Total Calories: 1184