Thread: The Official Dreamviews Fit Club

That looks so delicious TwoShadows (minus the celery which I extremely dislike).
What is another name for it- Wardolf Salad or somesuch? I get it a lot when I eat out at Arby's. I just pick out the almonds and celery.

I have slept nearly the entire day and I'm about to go back to sleep. I've eaten a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles, a few chips, a few marshmallow bunnies, some blueberries (that are VERY sour this time), 2 Special K bars- one chocolate the other blueberry. I've had lots of Vitamin Water to drink.
I even took 2 completely full trash can to the road- it's very little exercise, but it's more than I planned for.
For meds, I've taken my norms, plus a valium everytime I've woken up (I'm about to be on #3). Amazingly enough, I've not used my last remaining nicotine patch nor any of my mints. My lungs feel great, but I keep finding myself wanting to reach for a smoke lol.
To keep my hands occupied, I've played XBox when awake. THe longest I've been awake throughout the day is 2 hours at one stretch.
My 14 year old called and I barely remember talking to him. I remember he told me to tkae my medicine lol (meaning Provigil to wake up). Who knows what I said to him, I was so dead asleep. But he only had 5 minutes to talk.
Time to go back to sleep.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

That looks so delicious TwoShadows (minus the celery which I extremely dislike).
What is another name for it- Wardolf Salad or somesuch? I get it a lot when I eat out at Arby's. I just pick out the almonds and celery.

Yeah I think Waldolf salads just don't have the chicken. And yeah, I know Arby's has a chicken salad. I had it once when I was traveling a while back. But it's always way healthier to make your own.

I've eaten a bowl of Cocoa Pebbles, a few chips, a few marshmallow bunnies, some blueberries (that are VERY sour this time), 2 Special K bars- one chocolate the other blueberry.

Aaa....you can't keep eating like this. Your health will suffer. Those are all extremely sugary or high fat foods with no nutrition (except the blueberries) Isn't there any fruit, vegetable or lean protein foods that you can find that will work for you?


But I'm glad you were able to go a day without smoking. I know that will make you feel better and make you healthier if you keep it up.

Here is a snack that I find espeically good.



You just take a small spoonful of the natural peanutbuttter, and a spoonful of the natural/organic yogurt (which I strained for about two hours through cheese cloth to make it a little thicker) and a few drops of English Toffee Stevia (all natural sweetener with zero caleries) and put them in a bowl.



Stir it together and eat with apple slices. And I'll bet the apples could be shredded and stirred in, Zhaylin, if that helps you eat it. If you have trouble finding the Stevia (health food stores have it or you can order it online), a little honey could be used, or agave.

This tastes so good. For me it is like eating candy.

The real point that I am trying to make is:

If you want to be fit, you have to eat a nutritious diet.

Some people think they can get fit only by exercising. And a few people especially young people can temporarily look fit by exercise alone. But that doesn't mean they are healthy. For me it is a whole package. It does me no good to look fit if I am not healthy.


And this advise is to everyone (not just you Zhaylin). And I include myself here. I have, in the past, tried to be fit by exercising a lot and thinking that it was okay to eat badly because I was burning a lot of calories. But it doesn't work that way. You have to do both. That doesn't mean that you have to eat perfect 100% of the time, but just most of the time.

That sounds get! I may try some when my hibernation is complete.
I have practically nothing, by way of food, right now and I'm eating high fat/high sugar on purpose for this time only. I don't want to leave and shop and have temptation of buying smokes before me. So I'm making due with what I have around the RV.
Quitting the smokes is my #1 priority right now. When I'm successful, I'll then concentrate on my diet. And then on exercising. If I try to tackle everything at this time, I'll become overwhelmed and give up entirely.

So far I've still not used my patch or any mints. I'm doing MUCH better than I anticipated
Tomorrow will be the true test. I have visitation with 3 of my kids. We always go out for pizza and I ALWAYS smoke during the hour drive. If I make it through today, tomorrow should go smoothly. And today is going wonderfully so far.

I'm going to eat some more high calorie foods, drink a bottle of water and go back to sleep.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

So far I've still not used my patch or any mints. I'm doing MUCH better than I anticipated
Tomorrow will be the true test. I have visitation with 3 of my kids. We always go out for pizza and I ALWAYS smoke during the hour drive. If I make it through today, tomorrow should go smoothly. And today is going wonderfully so far.

I'm going to eat some more high calorie foods, drink a bottle of water and go back to sleep.

Keep it up, Zhaylin! If it helps, make sure that you don't have any cigarettes with you and ask everyone else to help you out. Ask them to make sure you don't smoke. It might be a humbling experience, but in the long run remember that it's for your overall well-being. You're doing great so far!

As far as going to the store, do you always go alone? If possible, try bringing someone with you who will keep you away from the cigarettes. Stay as far away from them as possible so you're not even tempted to look at them. Also, making a list before you go and promising to stick to that list will keep you from deviating and buying junk food and other non-necessities (saving money). If possible, don't go to the store hungry. If you go on an empty stomach, everything you pass sounds good and you'll be more likely to throw it in your cart/basket.

As far as cereal, try switching to non-sugared cereals such as Cheerios, Special K (with Strawberries, which soften up quite well in milk), or Rice Krispies. If you really need something with them, add a little bit of cocoa mix and it can make it more of a chocolate milk, but don't do that very often as it is just added calories. Also, do you have a blender where you could make fruit smoothies? Buying frozen fruit could be another option for healthier alternatives, especially as summer approaches.


And since I was on the road for 11 hours on Tuesday, I didn't get to weigh in. I'll give an update next week. As far as eating, I didn't do terrible, but I allowed myself to enjoy myself as I went to a wedding and hung out with my gentleman friend It was too cold and wet and snowy to really go out for a walk, so unfortunately that didn't happen. I'll keep you posted!

Thanks for the tips and encouragement Ame!
Glad to hear you had fun at the wedding and with your friend

I broke down and went out for real food and I broke down and had a smoke too. Because of the valium, my blood pressure has been extremely low, so when I smoked, I almost puked lol- so I wont be having any more any time soon lol
I ate at Long John Silver's. I had baked Salmon with wild rice and vegetable medley and it was VERY good and under 350 calories on their Healthy Choice Menu.

I'm amazed that I've not had a single headache since taking valium. Are my headaches simply stress induced? Or would valium relieve some other source? Headaches are a daily part of my life- usually low level but persistently constant. Even before I started smoking last year, headaches were always with me. Interesting......

My weight is back down to 128. I think 2 pounds are water weight because my weight constantly fluctuates between 128 and 130.

That looks like an interesting and healthy snack! I like when people take pictures of their food, it helps give me ideas for new things to eat lol.

For some reason everything I ate today tasted bad, and it was mostly carbs. Ever since I tried that 12 grain bread I'm starting to lose my appetite for white bread more.

Exercises done today: Walked to the coffee shop and back
Areas of body worked today: legs?
Current weight: 130
Foods and Drinks consumed today: half of a 12 oz. cup of coffee, half of an undertoasted onion bagel, a couple bites of stuffing and some overcooked goulash (lunch leftovers), a couple bites of yucky peanut butter cheesecake, a small watery frapuccino, and I just got a 6 inch roast beef, bacon, and cheese sub, which will hopefully be more palatable than everything else I consumed today.

TheDogsMeow- is your nose stuffy? Do you have allergies or a cold? That could explain your lack of taste.

Zhaylin, interesting. I didn't know allergies and lack of taste had a connection lol. I have been suffering from allergies lately, thanks to the pollen. I live in the country so there's a lot of stuff floating around right now.

Now I'm drinking some lemonade and barely taste it, LOL.

Been awhile for posting here, nice to see everyone still working hard.

Today:
Cardio workout(s) done today: Squash
Weight workout(s) done yesterday: lower body Legs.
Current weight: 195lbs


Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Protein. Up to Six meals a day.
Low Fat, high protein diet.

I want to get into high intensity cardio soon
Summer is coming soon, gotta look sexy.

i was juts wondering if anyone knows whether or not the calorie count is correct on those cardio machines?
I think they're all just messed up.

Haha, I just called Yoplait and talked with their customer service. I asked them if the high fructose corn syrup used in their yogurt contained mercury, and they said that it did, but that the levels weren't high enough to be harmful. Wait? I thought mercury was harmful in any level. They cited an article online and gave me the link (the article is no longer online), but they could not email me the link.

They also told me that Yoplait for kids contains no high fructose corn syrup, which I find hilarious. If they don't use high fructose corn syrup in one product, why do they have to use it in another?

I suggested that they not use high fructose corn syrup in any of their yogurts, to which they replied "What would you recommend using to sweeten it then?" LOL! I just said I'd much rather prefer they use natural sugar than artificial food. Anyway, just had to share that. I might call more food companies that have high fructose corn syrup in their products just because they need to know we, the consumers, will not be fooled. Plus it's funny to hear the company's reactions to someone that actually cares about what goes into their body.

Edit: I found the article they gave me over the phone. Click here to read.

Went for a 45 minute run, then 2 hours on the bike

TheDogsMeow, it's amazing just how much our sense of smell affects our sense of taste.
Hope it passes soon!

Cardio workout(s) done today: Walked through the mall
Weight workout(s) done today: 30 minutes stretch cords
Areas of body worked today: over all
Current weight: 127
Foods consumed today: about 7 pieces of a variety of pizza and 3 small brownies while on visitation with 3 of my kids, 2 Large Fountain Cokes
Drinks consumed today: 20 oz XXX Vitamin Water

Mood: 3-6
Meds: Norms, Provigil, Acid Reducer
Health: Hung over from 30 mg Valium taken about 2 days ago

Studied: 0
Ministry: 1 hour informal
Cleaned: 5
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 5
Total Sleep: About 7 hours last night
Quality of Sleep: 4

Welcome back, Ame! Glad you had a good time.

I'm glad to hear that you are running again, Ninja. Good job on the runing/biking.

And good for you, thedogsmeow, for voicing your opinion to the Yoplait company. if more peopel cared adn did that they would be forced to make thier products healthier.

Nice to see you checking in, Mysteryhunter. And I don't know about the calorie counters on the cardio machines. But I can see how they might not be completely accurate.

And Zhalylin, hope all is going well in your goal to quit smoking.


I had a went on a nice hike yesterday. It was pretty good exercise since we hiked a lot through sand. We didn't end up on the hike we had wanted because of the chance for rain and the risk for flash flooding in the slot canyon. But it was still good fun, and if it counts as exercise then all the better!

Here is a picture. I couldn't decide if I should post the scenery or myself. So here is both. Hm, and I always look a little slouched over when I carry a heavy pack. (But it adds to the exercise..and if I exercise more then I'll look more fit in future pictures.)





I'll probably post a few more pics in my DJ.

WOW! Your pictures always amaze me TwoShadows!! Both views are gorgeuos

Am I completely weird or do other people do what I do? During a long hike, when my back is tired from carrying a pack, I simply wear it in front of me. (Granted, I have a small chest.) I've found it's often MUCH easier to carry it that way.

I'm smoking has continued until Monday night. I abuse Valium to get through the withdrawals and because I had to drive on Friday as well as tomorrow and Monday, it would be no good to have a Valium hangover. But if I can succeed in quitting from Monday night until Friday, I should be good to go. But the cursed meds have a half life half the age of the person taking it. I'm 34 years old, so 34 hours after taking it, I still HALF of the meds in my system. Another 34 hours later, I have half of that.
BUT, nicotine counteracts the effects of the med, so if I take my usual 30 mg on Monday night, if I wear a nicotine patch on Friday and take a Provigil I should be fine. If not, I'll just reschedule my visit with my 3 kids.
I've quit several times this past year so I know I can do it. I just have to REFUSE to give in to a negative attitude.
Because I'm doing this for spiritual reasons, I need to tell myself I'm quitting for God even if I am never reinstated into the Congregation (which is a lie I tell myself. I tell myself they don't WANT me back, so I light another smoke). I just have to remember THEY'RE not the reason I'm quitting.

Cardio workout(s) done today: Cleaned for several hours
Weight workout(s) done today: ditto
Areas of body worked today: over all, mostly arms and legs
Current weight: 127
Foods consumed today: Snack sized Chocolate Cake, a can of coke; 8 oz. Sunkist Petite Peaches drank the natural juice, 20 oz. bottle of XXX Water; about to have some Beef Jerky. I've stayed away from fries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mood: 6
Meds: Blah... nothing but 2 Acid Reducers, a Provigil and Celexa. Haven't had enough food on my stomach to brave taking Strattera.
Health: 7 Depressing dreams last night put me in a good mood lol and Provigil has given me some energy. I've done MANY chores and I've been playing a Puzzle Game on XBox

Studied: 30 minutes so far
Ministry: 1 hour informal
Cleaned: 7
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 3
Total Sleep: about 8 hours
Quality of Sleep: 5

I am absolutely amazed I've not had any headaches since taking Valium. I feel like a new person lol. I ALWAYS have a headache. But... it won't last. I HATE Valium because I HATE sleeping all the time But there's definitely something going on and if I ever see a doctor, I'll be sure to mention it. My blood pressure has been low-normal instead of normal-high, so perhaps that's all it is.

**Edit**
At 1AM hubby decided to take me out for breakfast. A new place opened up practically right across the street from us called the "Huddle House" (like a Waffle House or Denny's).
It was surprisingly very good. I had a bowl of grits with butter and 3 packets of Sugar, 2 pieces of Sausage, a few bites of Hashbrowns (the shredded kind and they were too crispy for me for the most part), 3 eggs Sunnyside up (but I ate only the yolks lol dipped with 1 1/2 slices of toast) and a glass of Pepsi.
Now I'm pleasantly filled up and was able to take my Strattera.

Here's what I did for the weekend:

I went with a few friends to this running track and exercise grounds (dunno how to call it). I ran about 1,25km and did lots of pull-ups, dips and we tried some other things we saw on youtube but it didn't work. Then tomorrow I went out to play basketball and football for 2,5h and then I was sick and exausted for the entire day, but it was worth it.

Yesterday ran 6 miles, felt crappy though, but my knee felt 100%

Originally Posted by mysterious dreamer

Then tomorrow I went out to play basketball and football for 2,5h and then I was sick and exausted for the entire day, but it was worth it.

Are you foreseeing your future or did you mean "today"

What a run Ninja!! Glad to hear your knees endured!

Yesterday I visited my son at the Facility and on the way I picked up Mc's Sausage, egg and cheese McGriddle with a hashbrown and large coke. I ate the hashbrown then the top "pancake" and egg but had no appetite. I drank a HORRIBLY NASTY NOZ (?) energy drink that I nearly puked right back up it was so foul.
About an hour into the drive, I tried to eat the bottom pancake with the sausage and cheese but it turned my stomach.
The visit went well but on the way home I was in horrible pain from unpassing gas. I forced myself to eat a Cheese Stick and some of the pain subsided a bit, but the rest persisted until the Gas-X kicked in around 3AM
Then I had a Blueberry Special K breakfast bar and a can of coke.

Today, the gas pain has returned. (I never went to bed, so it actually returned just a couple hours after subsiding).
I didn't feel like eating at all, but picked up 3 Hot Cakes with a hashbrown and large Coke on my way back to see my son again today.
The pancakes weren't dry at all, but even the smallest bites seemed to get stuck in my lower throat and caused great discomfort. I forced them down but couldn't even think of eating the rest. About an hour into the drive I ate the sausage. I only drank half of the Coke.
On my way home I bought some plain Lays Potato Chips to settle my stomach but I simply don't want to eat them.

I've not slept for two days and I realize that's part of my problem, I did a lot of heavy lifting and moving yesterday but today I'm not even going to think of moving off my couch again except to get water. My urine is so orange it's almost brown. I'm severely dehydrated. But I'm also severely depressed because my son was sent to another Shelter for up to 45 days until they can move him to a level 2 Mental Facility (he was at a level 3 place and level 2 is progress, more fun, more freedom etc), but he did not handle it well at all.
He was screaming at the pdoc and DHHR woman so loudly that security ended up coming in to check on us.
Everything was okay (he wasn't violent just ENRAGED and very vocal about it).

So, in my sleep deprived, depressed state, I could care less that I'm dehydrated. I'm so depressed I'm almost apathetic.
I forgot I had my own pdoc app. this afternoon and I missed it... but I rescheduled for Thursday and I'll probably sleep until then
But between 400 mg Provigil yesterday and 400-600 mg over the course of today, I don't want to sleep.
I just want to vegetate, so I'll play video games until exhaustion and repetition knock me out.

Good job, everyone.

I had a good day exercising yesterday 4 hours of kayaking (and at least 30 minutes of that was straight into the wind) and 30 minutes of hiking and 30 minutes taking a nap in the sunshine .

Awesome picture! Glad to hear you had a great time

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Are you foreseeing your future or did you mean "today"

Well, I meant saturday.

Well, I could have done a bit better this last week (too much desert ) but I still managed to lose another 1.2 pounds, so I'm down to 220.8. Gah! So close to my 10% goal. I'll make it this week, though. No more brownies, apple pie, ice cream, peach cobbler, chocolate cake, and so on and so forth.

But yes, they were all tasty!

WTG!!

I've managed to make it down to 125 but I attribute the weight to sickness and barely eating anything because I've NOT been keeping up with any sort of exercise routine lately.
And, Cold, you'll be happy to learn that I have lost my love for fries. I woke up hungry this morning (more than usual) and I could tell my glucose was low, so I went to Wendy's. I bought a Baconattor with a large Fry and a large Coke. When I got home to eat it, I had about 4 fries and gave the rest to my dog because I couldn't stand the taste of them at all. I only managed to eat little half of the burger, but I drank almost all of the soda.

I've slept most of the day, despite having taken a Provigil... in part because of my weekend exhaustion, in part because of my period, in part because I have another stinking sinus and ear infection!!! *GRRRRR* My snot is green and my ears are constantly "gurgling". So, I need to google the infections to see what the best antibiotic is to treat them and have hubby write me a prescription. His Amoxacillin simply isn't cutting it. (No lectures about going to the Doctor, please lol- I hate going to a Doctor for something I KNOW I have.)

Tomorrow I visit my pdoc and my hubby is off work and has nothing planned so I'll probably spend the night with him and take a proper bath. He is so cute. I told him that out of desperation, I took a shower in the rain the other evening (because I thought it funny as heck because such behavior is NOT like me at all) and now he's guilt-ridden and has been berating himself for not fixing the plumbing in the RV or seeing if the modular has a leak.

He's a very paranoid person and even I am locked out of his house except for times I stay with him or he's home and expecting me to be around (to do laundry and such). Our water bill indicated we had a water leak (before the problems with the RV) and I thought I heard water leaking under the modular. But it was night time, snowing and hard to see, so he just shut off the water to the place.

I have a feeling if the weather isn't horrendous, we'll be fixing plumbing tomorrow