Thread: The Official Dreamviews Fit Club

hahaa... Miracles CAN happen. But I wouldn't hold my breath on that one lol
I DO think a tolerance for water can be achieved however

One step at a time, just as Cold said.

Yesterday when I donated blood I measured my weight and it's 72kg, which means I gained 2 kg.

WTG Mysterious Dreamer!

Cardio workout(s) done today: Basic cleaning
Weight workout(s) done today: 5 minutes arm weights
Areas of body worked today: legs, arms
Current weight: 125
Foods consumed today: Long John Silver's Baked Salmon w/ rice and vegetable meddley (350 calories ), Large Pepsi; I'm about to try to eat a Little Thickburger from Hardees but I really don't have an appetite.
Drinks consumed today: Revive Water, another Large Coke

Mood: 3-5
Meds: Norms (I think), Provigil, Vitamin
Health: 4 Just blah. Sinus/ear infection haven't been bothering me much today- just a little gurgling.

Studied: 1 hour religious & 40 min. secular
Ministry: 30 minutes informal
Cleaned: 5
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 5
Total Sleep: (??) about 7 hours I think
Quality of Sleep: 5

I had a very full schedule today and tomorrow will be no different, but I hope to schedule in some Boxing Shuffle and pilates.

I took a bite of that Little Thickburger yesterday and couldn't stomach it.
I ate some Petite Peaches and a snack sized chocolate cake instead.

This morning I had Petite Peaches and a snack sized Carrot Cake, a few sips of Coke; then I had about 5 pieces of a variety of pizzas and a medium Coke; I left there 6 hours ago and I'm still drinking a large Coke I refilled on my way out lol- there's about 1/3 left and it's mostly water now *blec*; I'm about to eat 3 small brownies I took with me and drink a 20 oz. bottle of Vitamin Water.

No real exercises done today. I used my arm weights for awhile, but not long enough to count toward anything.

My official Stop Smoking date is April 28. That's when I started smoking last year and I love "complete circles" (I even want to die on my birthdate) But I'm cutting back drastically in the meantime.

I got about 6 hours of restless sleep last night. I'm exhausted today and will probably be crashing very soon.

I went hiking most of the day in Wire Pass and part of Buckskin Gulch (pictures are in my Dream Journal).

WOOT! Glad to hear you're stil enjoying nature

I am amazed by the power of suggestion. Ove a decade ago, I had gone a couple days without a cigarette and I wanted one desperately. I finally got one, smoked it and enjoyed it thoroughly and then realized it was NOT a menthol. I was amazed because as I was smoking it, I had been certain it WAS a menthol.
Today, I was very hungry and went to Arby's. I ordered a deluxe roast beef texas toast sandwhich, with fries and a coke and also a small Onion Petals. I like to dip my fries in honey mustard sauce and the onion petals in the tangy southwest sauce.
I ate the onion petals first, dipping them and enjoying the spiciness. I then tried to eat some fries, got out the sauce and saw it was the tangy. "Shoot" I thought "they gave me 2 tangy sauces."
But when I looked at the sauce I had used, I realized I used the honey mustard for the onion petals. The tanginess I had perceived had been imagined

I still no longer like fries, so I only ate a few then gave the rest to the dog.

Earlier today, I ate Petite Peaches and had some Vitamin Water. In a little while, I'm going to eat one of 2 Hostess Sno balls and have the other one tomorrow.

I've slept almost all day today. I feel fine but a little anti-social and I shift between feeling extremely cold and extremely hot.
I've only had about 6 cigarettes so far.
I'll probably go back to sleep soon, but I think hubby may actually treat us to the movies tonight and I may spend the night with him.

I've used my arm weights today, but that's it so far. I'm thoroughly drained and have no motivation to do more.

Blah... what is today's date? The 13th...
Yesterday, I ate Petite Peaches, a 20 oz. bottle of Vitamin Water; 1 1/2 hotdogs w/ relish and pepperjack cheese, a few bites of mac and cheese, 32 oz Fountain Pepsi and a chocolate covered custard filled donut that sent me running to the restroom.
Other than that, I think I slept practically all day and all night. I've been feeling like vomiting, have had some other stomach problems and an on-again-off-again earache.

Today, I'm feeling slightly better. I ate 1/2 of a Chicken Club Sandwhich from Wendy's and I'm about to eat a Caesar side salad. I've been drinking a large Coke for several hours now.
I'm still drained and feeling blah. My doc increased my Celexa and it MAY be making my thoughts manic (I'm having a lot of problems with obsessive/anxious thoughts) but with as sleepy as I've been I myself am not manic. So, I'll continue on the meds and see if I level out. There's nothing currently going on in my life to trigger a rise in anxiety, unless I'm still coming off an attack from last Thursday. I'll just have to wait and see...
I'm going to do some boxing shuffle later.

My weight is back up to 128 *grrrr* Seems the only way to keep weight off is to starve lol, but I love food too much for THAT (I know, I know, I just have to choose healthy low carb foods).
I'm also behaving in a somewhat depressed way. Nothing is giving me pleasure. The games I play aren't appealing to me, and I've even stopped coming here as frequently as I normally do. I can't focus enough to read. It's rainy outside and has been for days, so getting a walk is out of the question. The only thing appealing to me is sleep and the occasional tv show. Is this because I've been sick, been coming off a bout of high anxiety or am I depressed? I feel I could easily start crying if I started thinking too deeply, so I'd rather not... But, why would I be depressed? Is it my meds being adjusted or something else?
*grrrr*

A line of poetry just occurred to me:
"I'll keep putting on my happy face
Though my soul I do debase."

Okay.. so I'm depressed lol. By WHY? My life is no different a hellhole than it's been since last November. If anything, things have been inproving and I've definitely been enjoying my new-found freedom.
Oh well... maybe it will come to me in a dream

Wake up, Zhalyin, it's the FOOD.

Didn't I say: "I know, I know"
I KNOW lol but I've been making healthier choices (salad instead of fries, chicken instead of beef). I've even been eating fruit almost daily (which is a HUGE accomplishment for me).
And I've only been eating about one true meal a day, so I wouldn't think it would affect my weight THAT much...
*blah*

It's still fast food. Fast food will always be fast food, regardless of whether it's chicken or beef. Regardless of whether it's salad or fries. You're still eating fast food, and still washing it down with litre upon litre of Coca-Cola or packs of smokes. Wendys, Arbys, McDonalds, A&W, Jack in the Box, it's ALL the SAME shit.

Kudos on the fruit, but are you eating 5-6 servings a day? One apple isn't going to do it. Ever. Are you drinking normal water? A litre of water a day will go a LONG ways, believe me. It will keep you hydrated, flush your system of all that nasty shit, keep your skin glowing, etc. I don't care if you don't like water, either; you're made of it so drink it.

ONE true meal? What, like a lunch from Wendys? That's not going to cut it, either. Especially not on top of all the consumption of sugary pastries or chocolate or what have you. This depression is coming from all these refined, processed toxins you're cramming into your body like there's no tomorrow. With you complaining about it is just making me frustrated because sure, you're going 'YES, YES, THANKS FOR THE TIPS EVERYONE I REALLY DO HAVE TO STOP' but you just keep going without a second thought...

We as an invisible society can only help so much; or try to help. With you carrying on and carrying on our time trying is wasted.

Not true
Because of you good people, I'm exercising regularly. I'm eating fruit. I've given up fries. I'm drinking water. I've gone from 4 packs of smokes a day to 1/2 a pack.
Yes, I need to improve MORE, but I'm working on a life time of bad habits here. And I've come a long way

Are salads from fast food places any different than one I'd make myself? I seriously thought a salad would be good no matter where I get it from because it's still a salad (lettuce, cucumbers, croutons, dressing etc).

Honestly, the dressing from fast food places puts the salad back at the unhealthier level. The lettuce is mostly just water, empty calories. Croutons don't really have a nutritional value, and whatever vegetables they add in there are too minimal to even make a dent.

A salad that will do someone good is easily, easily made at home. Use spinach leaves, make a vinagrette, grate some mozza or grab some feta, slice up the vegetables you like and can actually chew... the portions you can make at home are far superior to the little plastic trays you buy from Wendys or McDicks for $5.

Walked around for 4 hours on sat, 2 hours on sun, 1 hour yesterday, hopefully i'll run 2 hours after work if the sun will stay up that long

WOOT! WTG, Ninja

Haven't actually done a report for a while. It's Tuesday, so here is this week!

Name: A. Star
Date of joining fitness club: 2/13/09
Current weight: 218.6, down from 220.4 last week
Total weight loss since Aug. 07: 25 pounds!

Fitness Report:Could have been better. I've been spending a lot of time in front of my computer, but that happens when I don't have scheduled things to do. However, I did finally play DDR for about 20 minutes on Friday (?), discovering that I am still quite out of shape, more so than when I was playing it on a regular basis. I need more cardio! I did take a nice long walk (an hour and twenty minutes) from my house along the levy, enjoying the river. I just love being near water and it really was a good walk! I took my camera and took some good pictures of flowers. Overall effort 4/10.

Nutrition Report: On a scale of 1-10 on how well I've eaten (1 being "anorexic" and 10 being "gluttonous pig") I'd rate it a 5. I've done okay on some days, but I had a terrible case of the munchies and stuffed myself a couple of times, though I feel I'm justified on Easter. I actually haven't been eating as much since I've been sleeping in and don't eat "breakfast" until about 10 or 10:30. I've been eating less, but I still need to eat better, especially getting all my fruits and vegetables. Salad is on the menu for tomorrow, though tonight's Portabello mushroom "burger" was good! I barbecued a mushroom cap and treated it like the meat and it was quite tasty! It was cheaper than a beef patty anyway.

Goal for this coming week: Lose another pound to end up at 217.

Mid-range goal: Lose five pounds before the end of May.

Long-term goal: Be under 200 pounds by the end of the year. Heck, yah!

Great report Ame!

For the moment I'm resigning from the club because I seem to annoy more than encourage. I'm still working toward my goals and all but it's a work in progress and will be for a while.

BUT, I wanted to post some great and inspiring news.
My 16 year old son is about 5"11 and last month he was at 380 pounds. Since seeing a doctor and learning he has pre-diabetes and high blood pressure (not needing medicine at this time), and being placed on a diet and exercise plan, he is now down to 360.
This will justify your annoyance at me Cold but, my son attributes his success to:
RARELY drinking soda and then only diet
NOT eating school lunches
Having fastfood ONLY once a week if that
and playing basketball for several hours throughout the week (he says he hasn't been exercizing as much as he should be, but he's apparently doing a lot of the right things).

PLUS, he just got his first job ever (telemarketer lol) and he's doing so well that I'm just bursting over with pride.
The downside, though, is I see the man he has the chance of becoming.... so, while I want all my kids to come back home, I don't think it's in his best interest to do so.
We'll live out in the middle of nowhere and his job would be about a 1 1/2 hour drive away and our car is a gas hog. And the school he's attending now has a Latin class but his school here does not.
He turns 17 in August and 3 of my kids should be coming home before the new school year starts. I don't want him to come home if it will hinder his progress. But could he stay in his current Foster Home for an additional year? I have no idea, so I have a lot of questions to ask and concerns to raise to his Case Worker. But I also don't know how to tell him these things without having a part of him think I don't WANT him to come home. I do....

Hope everyone is doing well and sticking to their goals

I stopped eating fast food altogether.

After a month or two i had a burger from mcDonalds, and flip me - i felt really bad, so sick.

You really don't realise how bad the stuff is until you stop for a while and then try it again.

Yeah, I'm slowly seeing the light, so to speak.
I just hate eating and I hate cooking even more.
For me, having a grilled chicken sandwhich and a side salad instead of a baconator and large fries is huge progress for me.
My life is in limbo right now. I'm separated from my kids and live in an RV with only occasionally working water... I'm depressed, overwhelmed, and emotionally/mentally exhausted. The last thing I want to worry myself with is making healthy choices at the grocery store when it's so much faster, cleaner, and easier to drive 5 minutes down the road and pick something up to go.

When I get my kids back, I wont have that option. When we're together, we live over 40 minutes outside of town and far from any fastfood joint AND grocery store. Plus, I'd be cooking for the family which justifies (in my warped mind) having to wash dishes, long shopping trips etc.

Right now, while my diet is still very lacking (currently of veggies because my digestive system dislikes them for the most part) I want to make the better of two evils, so to speak, in the options I accept at this time. Which is still mostly fast food, but healthier options. Eating Long John Silver's Baked Salmon and vegetable meddly, instead of Big Mac and Fries from McD's for example. Or having a bottle of water for every coke I drink, and drinking Special K Protein Shakes in between.

And because I'm not overweight, I'm not overly motivated to change my eating habits. I want to tone, so I exercise. My weight is stable for the most part (fluctuates constantly by 5 pounds). And I'm eating fruit every day now. A few months ago, my fruit intake was maybe a couple servings a month. Now-a-days, I consume about 4 servings every single day.

Name (Username suffices): Matt
Current buddy (if applicable): None
Want a buddy?:Yes
Cheat Day (Optional): Saturday
Physical Goals: Lose 2-3 stone and tone up
Days you'll exercise: Sunday-Friday
Cardio Routine: Cycling on the Exercise Bike
Weight Routine: Situps, Plank, Pushups, Lifting weights (don't know the terms)
Current weight: 196 lbs
Why are you joining? Because i want to live a long healthy and active life, not a fat and sloppy one (whatever that means).

Currently i don't have anything set in stone at all, i sometimes exercise, i sometimes don't, the majority is me sat in bed or on a chair, not making much movement, i don't do weight exercises or anything. Recently i actually feel disgusted with myself and the fat hanging off me, so its time to make a change for life.

Good job, Ame. Keep up the good work.

Don't leave this thread, Zhaylin. I don't think you're annoying anyone. I think everyone is just trying to help. We just think that if you ate healthier food that it would help with a lot of your health issues. We just want to see you master this and start feeling better. So please keep trying-- and stay posting on this.

I'm glad your son is having success. Being a teenager is hard enough without having the extra challenges of being overweight and having health problems. I hope he continues to do well and that you can work things out.

Adrenaline Junkie, welcome. I'm glad you're ready to make some changes in your life. Good luck!!

Thanks TS

Right, i thought i'd get this off to a good start, here's my daily report thingy.

Name (Username suffices): Matt
Cardio workout(s) done today: None
Weight workout(s) done today: 10 situps, 20 reps lifting weights, plank for 30 seconds, 10 pushups (struggled haha)
Areas of body worked today: Arms, abs
Current weight: 196 lbs
Current buddy: N/A
Foods consumed today: Cereal: 2x weetabix, 1 can of baked beans, 2x cheese on toast, chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake, shortbread
Drinks consumed today: Water, red tea, hot chocolate
Buddy's performance as a buddy (1/10): N/A
Rate your buddy's progress (1/10): N/A

Not a very good day at all today, i was doing really well in the morning but it all went downhill, i was doing work today after eating the baked beans and I slowly began feeling weaker and then i just couldn't work so i ate the cheese on toast.

Didn't exercis either, just shows my willpower, but i needed some sugary boost to help me work since i just couldn't focus when i felt really weak. Its a weird feeling, probably sugar addiction.

I'll improve on this tomorrow, without a doubt.

Welcome AJ I thought your report was a good one. You had a very good weight training day, IMO. And while there was lots of junkfood in your diet, the cereal, cheese and toast and beans seem okay to me (but I have a horrible diet lol)

Thanks TwoShadows.
I just know how frustrating and annoying it must be to hear me whine about this and that, and then discard most of the advice I'm given. And it takes away from the posts of people who are genuinely trying instead of making a half-hearted attempt.

**Edit**
I'll have to keep coming here. I've not exercised at all since I stopped. So while my diet will not be perfect for a long time- to those I've frustrated, I apologize and please be patient- I need this place to remain active lol.

Cardio workout(s) done today: 10 min. boxing shuffle (but with inward/outward/thigh blocks instead of punching because my elbow hurts)
Weight workout(s) done today: 20 min. pilates
Areas of body worked today: over all
Current weight: 128
Foods consumed today: about 8 chocolate covered plums, 10 oz. Special K Protein Shake; Grilled Tilapia, rice, vegetable medley from Long John's, 44 oz. Coke (I've not been awake long today though)

Mood: 4-5
Meds: 60 mg Celexa, 18mg Strattera [my current "norms"], 200 mg Provigil, Antibiotic x's 2, Naproxen x's 2, Acid Reducer
Health: 3-5 (ear infection, heart burn from Hades, on and off stuffed up nose, achy joints, postnasal drip)

Studied: 30 min. secular, 40 min. Spiritual
Ministry: 0
Cleaned: 3
Recreation: 5
Groomed: 10
Total Sleep: 7 hours then 6 hours
Quality of Sleep: 8
Cigarettes: will be 1 pack... 9 more days until I quit

TS is right, no one here is annoyed, including myself. I wrote what I wrote mostly because you were wondering why you felt so emotionally/mentally/physically exhausted when it's so obvious the answer is right under your nose.

With your last post, I feel kinda bad on some of the other stuff I said. I understand where you're coming from - you're in a tough point in your life and you're just trying to alleviate the pressures that have built up to an almost intolerable level; not cooking helps this. I like to see that you acknowledge your unhealthy choices, and it really is great to hear you've stepped up your fruit consumption and have been doing your best at the fast food restaurants. It's important being able to recognize what you're doing wrong, and that's step 1.

The real test, however, will be when your life returns to normal and you'll have to drop any justification you had for fast food and lack of exercise. Being 40 minutes away definitely helps, but even at the homestead you can have a pantry filled with TV dinners and microwavable chimichangas. If you're serious about this fitness idea - which is reflected somewhat by your consistent posting - then you should have no problem.

Really, I just want you to succeed, and that's all there is to it. Keep in gear.

Thank you.
I know you've had my best interests at heart

Cooking is definitely something I will need to work on once I get to the Farm. I'm going to bring it up during the parenting classes I have to take.
I have gone from feeding the crew TV meals every night, to Store premade crockpot meals with extra veggies thrown in. I stopped the TV meals several years ago when I realized how much sodium is in them.

So, don't feel even a little bad. You were just giving me much needed kicks in the rear to point me in the right direction