Well, I have told y'all how I am trying to lose weight, get healthy, whatever. I go up and I go down - - mostly I go nowhere. I usually know I need to work hard again when I put my uniform pants on and can barely breathe. These pants are cut an odd way, where they cut no in the waistband, but a little below. I feel it the most when I am driving to and from work. The way I sit in the car, it feels like I am being cut in two.
Well, I felt this way a couple of weeks ago, so I had this awesome idea. Back when I lost a lot of weight, in 2003, when I started feeling a little bloated, I would take a laxative or two. That would clean out the old colon, get rid of some bloat and I would lose a couple of pounds or three. So, I decided that I would use my old trick - a little bulimic, I know - but, I figured it would jump start my uniform pants to feeling a little better. Well, let us just say it worked pretty dang good. I woke up around 2:00 in the morning, in the most debilitating stomach cramps, nauseated and there was no way to go back to sleep. Around 4:00, the effects started working and I was running back and forth to the toilet. Stomach started feeling better and around 7:30 I started to think I might be able to get a little sleep - except that I was still running to the pot!! At 8:05 I got a text message that said "are you coming?".
Well, if I didn't have stomach cramps before, I sure did now!! I forgot that I was supposed to be at a supervisor's meeting at 8:00. So, I throw some clothes on, jump in the car, head on out and hope that nothing happens between then and the time I finally get back home. Other than a couple of stomach cramps, I keep the side effects of those little pink pills at bay - until I get home.
Well, let me just tell ya, my little bulimic moment worked. Between that and following my Weight Watchers plan that day, I was down three pounds and my pants felt soooo much better!! But, that didn't keep me from falling off the wagon again and eating some crappy stuff again. So, the last couple of weeks I have tried to get back to things - most days I still eat crappy, but, then there are days I eat pretty good and I have tried exercising more. I usually go to water aerobics each week and I've also gone and rode the stationary bike for about 50 minutes and walked afterward.
That brings me to today. I make the awesome plan to go do the bike for the 50 minutes and then walk for ten. I am not a treadmill fan. I would rather do the bike. So, today I get my brand new cutest workout outfit on and head to the gym. Got my new IPOD loaded with my favorite tunes, got my water, yatta yatta yatta. Sit down on the bike, get all my stats entered and start pedaling. About ten minutes in, I realize how bad I have to pee. But, I don't want to stop because I don't want to start again. So, I keep going and pedaling. At about the 35 minute mark I realize just how bad I really have to go. I decide I need to stop, especially since the bathroom is down the stairs. So, I hit the cool down button and spend the next five minutes going a little slower and when it's done, I go do my business. I realize that I really need to do some more exercise - just so I feel like I got my full days worth in. I head back up the stairs and decide I am going to do ten minutes on the elliptical machine. UGH - that's a killer, but I manage my way through and then I do my walk afterwards. I really do actually enjoy exercising - it's just making myself get there. And these days off are really not working well with my desire to actually go and get myself in shape. Come September, I am thinking I need to go back to my usual routine and be able to get some Zumba or Muscle Busters in, too.
Post Script - the only reason I mentioned watermelon is because I really have never cared one way or another about watermelon - however, this summer, I have craved watermelon. I eat it alot!! And one other thing, those stomach cramps surely didn't stop me from taking a laxative again this week. Uniform pants were getting uncomfortable again.
Well, I felt this way a couple of weeks ago, so I had this awesome idea. Back when I lost a lot of weight, in 2003, when I started feeling a little bloated, I would take a laxative or two. That would clean out the old colon, get rid of some bloat and I would lose a couple of pounds or three. So, I decided that I would use my old trick - a little bulimic, I know - but, I figured it would jump start my uniform pants to feeling a little better. Well, let us just say it worked pretty dang good. I woke up around 2:00 in the morning, in the most debilitating stomach cramps, nauseated and there was no way to go back to sleep. Around 4:00, the effects started working and I was running back and forth to the toilet. Stomach started feeling better and around 7:30 I started to think I might be able to get a little sleep - except that I was still running to the pot!! At 8:05 I got a text message that said "are you coming?".
Well, let me just tell ya, my little bulimic moment worked. Between that and following my Weight Watchers plan that day, I was down three pounds and my pants felt soooo much better!! But, that didn't keep me from falling off the wagon again and eating some crappy stuff again. So, the last couple of weeks I have tried to get back to things - most days I still eat crappy, but, then there are days I eat pretty good and I have tried exercising more. I usually go to water aerobics each week and I've also gone and rode the stationary bike for about 50 minutes and walked afterward.
That brings me to today. I make the awesome plan to go do the bike for the 50 minutes and then walk for ten. I am not a treadmill fan. I would rather do the bike. So, today I get my brand new cutest workout outfit on and head to the gym. Got my new IPOD loaded with my favorite tunes, got my water, yatta yatta yatta. Sit down on the bike, get all my stats entered and start pedaling. About ten minutes in, I realize how bad I have to pee. But, I don't want to stop because I don't want to start again. So, I keep going and pedaling. At about the 35 minute mark I realize just how bad I really have to go. I decide I need to stop, especially since the bathroom is down the stairs. So, I hit the cool down button and spend the next five minutes going a little slower and when it's done, I go do my business. I realize that I really need to do some more exercise - just so I feel like I got my full days worth in. I head back up the stairs and decide I am going to do ten minutes on the elliptical machine. UGH - that's a killer, but I manage my way through and then I do my walk afterwards. I really do actually enjoy exercising - it's just making myself get there. And these days off are really not working well with my desire to actually go and get myself in shape. Come September, I am thinking I need to go back to my usual routine and be able to get some Zumba or Muscle Busters in, too.
Post Script - the only reason I mentioned watermelon is because I really have never cared one way or another about watermelon - however, this summer, I have craved watermelon. I eat it alot!! And one other thing, those stomach cramps surely didn't stop me from taking a laxative again this week. Uniform pants were getting uncomfortable again.
lol...TMI leener... But I love watermelon but have beet dissapointed becuase I have yet to have a really great one this year.
ReplyDeleteBe careful, too much laxative use can be damaging.
ReplyDeleteI HATE my very TIGHT uniform pants. This is something to think about. :)
ReplyDeleteNatalie (and why can't I sign on under my google acct here?)