Wow, okay, the new motivation really seemed to work for me this week. I lost 4.8 pounds this week! There is no way I thought I would do that. I knew I had lost, but I hadn't realized how much. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Sandy for agreeing to be my buddy!
Not only did the new motivation pay off in a loss this week, but it also helped me reach a mini-goal I had set for myself. I lost the same amount of weight that my son weighs. That's right......
I Lost 40 lbs!!!!!
I actually reached 40 pounds and got another 5 pound star. That makes 8 in total! I am only 3.5 pounds away from my half-way point.
That amount was TOTALLY unexpected, I didn't think that I could lose that much in a week. And, it's not like I had the GI flu or anything this week. I actually did eat and exercised a little bit. I mostly drank all my water. Maybe it was like re-starting again, I don't know. But, I'll take it.
I was starving after the meeting, so I went to Albertsons. I made a conscious effort to stay away from the sweets and breads, so I got some Terra Chips. They are 4 points a serving, but they were better than the alternative and I had the points to spare. So, I feel empowered that I made a better choice, I didn't opt for donuts or candy bars. Yay me!
So, am I still motivated?
YOU BETCHA!!!!!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Another Post
Well, here I am, blogging again. Just as I promised Sandy I would. How am I doing? Okay. I am tracking everything I am eating and really watching my points. I've been making a conscious decision on how to spend my points, and if I have a few left over, then I make choices how I can spend them without going over.
I wasn't the best eating all my fruits and veggies, dairy or drinking all my water. But, today, I am going to focus on eating better and drinking all my water. I still don't like eating cheese or drinking milk, because those are just so many points. I have been taking calcium supplements, but it would be healthier for me if I worked in a glass of milk or yogurt. I just miss the days when I could have a 1 point yogurt, now they are 3 points. Plus, I get really, really, tired of yogurt sometimes. I like cold milk, but we only have 2% in the house. My kids need the 2% for their development, and I don't go through enough milk to justify buying skim, plus skim is like drinking white water. I've tried the Skim Delight where they thicken it with seaweed, but I still can taste the difference.
I want my dress back, I felt so pretty in it. I also want to lose weight and stop this stupid 2 step. Is this just another failed attempt at motivation, since it has only been 2 or 3 days? I don't know, but I think maybe I am back on track. Time will tell.
The next few days are going to be crazy. But, I pre-planned and have packed enough healthy food to snack on for 2 days. I even cut up a salad.
Until next time.
I wasn't the best eating all my fruits and veggies, dairy or drinking all my water. But, today, I am going to focus on eating better and drinking all my water. I still don't like eating cheese or drinking milk, because those are just so many points. I have been taking calcium supplements, but it would be healthier for me if I worked in a glass of milk or yogurt. I just miss the days when I could have a 1 point yogurt, now they are 3 points. Plus, I get really, really, tired of yogurt sometimes. I like cold milk, but we only have 2% in the house. My kids need the 2% for their development, and I don't go through enough milk to justify buying skim, plus skim is like drinking white water. I've tried the Skim Delight where they thicken it with seaweed, but I still can taste the difference.
I want my dress back, I felt so pretty in it. I also want to lose weight and stop this stupid 2 step. Is this just another failed attempt at motivation, since it has only been 2 or 3 days? I don't know, but I think maybe I am back on track. Time will tell.
The next few days are going to be crazy. But, I pre-planned and have packed enough healthy food to snack on for 2 days. I even cut up a salad.
Until next time.
Monday, March 28, 2011
2 Weeks
Wow, has it really been 2 weeks since I last blogged. I guess it has. Sigh, that is not the way I wanted to do this blog. I wanted to blog about the good times and the bad. And, I have no excuse for not blogging, other than I had no motivation. And, I haven't been as true to plan as I should be and I am yo-yoing with weight again. I have been fighting for every pound lost for almost 3 months now, and only have 6 pounds to show for it. It seems like I will lose 2 pounds, but then gain 1.9999 of it back.
I have tried having talks with myself, giving myself some outside motivation and it just didn't seem to work. I would do well for a few days, maybe a week, and then I would fall of track, again. I am so frustrated with myself. Don't get me wrong, I do love the fact that I have lost 36 pounds, but I am not even at my halfway point yet. And, it has been such a struggle to get here. And, I gained 1.2 pounds last week, probably had something to do with the fact that I ate an entire can of frosting in the space of 2-3 days. I didn't eat plain (well, some of it I did), I put it on WW Devil's Food Cookies. But a can of frosting is still a can of frosting.
I remembered I was doing better when I had a buddy to be accountable to. Since I haven't seen Bernie and Thalassa in a long time, I guess they are having problems and I completely understand. I can't tell you how many times I've started and stopped and started again.
I've been reading Sandy's Blog (www.asmidjinatatime.blogspot.com) and it sounded like she was going through the same ordeal that I was. So, yesterday, my husband came home from a double. I told him I needed a few hours of me time and I sent Sandy a text to meet for coffee.
We met for coffee and lamented over the new PointsPlus system. I don't know if it was coincidence of the new program, but that is when I stopped losing weight well. I liked the old system, I was losing weight on it. Yes, the old system didn't take into account carbs and fruit, etc. And the new system does force you to eat better and make healthier choices, but I am finding it difficult to stay within my points. This new system feels like I got a 5% raise but inflation went up 15%.
We chatted about motivation, cheating, tracking, exercising and motivation. We talked about different ideas to motivate ourselves. One thing we came up with was blogging. We agreed to blog at least 3 times a week so that we could track ourselves and use blogging to keep up motivation. We also agreed that we would have to comment on each other's posts so that we knew we were reading each others. (If you read this blog, please let me know by leaving a comment.)
Then we went dress shopping! I need a new dress for a wedding coming up in June. While shopping, we challenged each other to find dresses that we normally wouldn't wear, something outside our comfort zone. I found a couple that I thought, wow, I'd never wear that. (I did stay in age-appropriate attire, I am not trying to dress like I am a teenager). I found a dress that was slinky, sophisticated and a size 16! It fit great! I felt beautiful and sexy in it and it was elegant and could be dressed up or down. I loved it. Sandy found a cute dress that looked adorable on her too. We agreed to hold the dresses as hostage until we met our agreed upon loss. I need to lose 9 more pounds before I can get the dress out of hock. I need to have lost a total of 45 pounds.
I am hoping this double-pronged approach works. My mom said I needed to add an exercise component in. I agree with her, and I think that will be the next challenge, is to agree to exercise a certain amount of time per week. But, let's not overwhelm ourselves. Let's get back on track (and tracking) then add the other components.
It's really funny that I reached out to Sandy when this week's WW motivation is to find a WW buddy to stay motivated with.
So, here's to better tracking, better blogging and better weight loss.
I have tried having talks with myself, giving myself some outside motivation and it just didn't seem to work. I would do well for a few days, maybe a week, and then I would fall of track, again. I am so frustrated with myself. Don't get me wrong, I do love the fact that I have lost 36 pounds, but I am not even at my halfway point yet. And, it has been such a struggle to get here. And, I gained 1.2 pounds last week, probably had something to do with the fact that I ate an entire can of frosting in the space of 2-3 days. I didn't eat plain (well, some of it I did), I put it on WW Devil's Food Cookies. But a can of frosting is still a can of frosting.
I remembered I was doing better when I had a buddy to be accountable to. Since I haven't seen Bernie and Thalassa in a long time, I guess they are having problems and I completely understand. I can't tell you how many times I've started and stopped and started again.
I've been reading Sandy's Blog (www.asmidjinatatime.blogspot.com) and it sounded like she was going through the same ordeal that I was. So, yesterday, my husband came home from a double. I told him I needed a few hours of me time and I sent Sandy a text to meet for coffee.
We met for coffee and lamented over the new PointsPlus system. I don't know if it was coincidence of the new program, but that is when I stopped losing weight well. I liked the old system, I was losing weight on it. Yes, the old system didn't take into account carbs and fruit, etc. And the new system does force you to eat better and make healthier choices, but I am finding it difficult to stay within my points. This new system feels like I got a 5% raise but inflation went up 15%.
We chatted about motivation, cheating, tracking, exercising and motivation. We talked about different ideas to motivate ourselves. One thing we came up with was blogging. We agreed to blog at least 3 times a week so that we could track ourselves and use blogging to keep up motivation. We also agreed that we would have to comment on each other's posts so that we knew we were reading each others. (If you read this blog, please let me know by leaving a comment.)
Then we went dress shopping! I need a new dress for a wedding coming up in June. While shopping, we challenged each other to find dresses that we normally wouldn't wear, something outside our comfort zone. I found a couple that I thought, wow, I'd never wear that. (I did stay in age-appropriate attire, I am not trying to dress like I am a teenager). I found a dress that was slinky, sophisticated and a size 16! It fit great! I felt beautiful and sexy in it and it was elegant and could be dressed up or down. I loved it. Sandy found a cute dress that looked adorable on her too. We agreed to hold the dresses as hostage until we met our agreed upon loss. I need to lose 9 more pounds before I can get the dress out of hock. I need to have lost a total of 45 pounds.
I am hoping this double-pronged approach works. My mom said I needed to add an exercise component in. I agree with her, and I think that will be the next challenge, is to agree to exercise a certain amount of time per week. But, let's not overwhelm ourselves. Let's get back on track (and tracking) then add the other components.
It's really funny that I reached out to Sandy when this week's WW motivation is to find a WW buddy to stay motivated with.
So, here's to better tracking, better blogging and better weight loss.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Middle of the Week and Going Strong
So, a few days ago, I finally got upset with myself enough to have a sit down talk with myself. I told myself that I needed to "poop or get off the pot" when it came to taking WW seriously. For 2 months, I had danced around, fiddle-farted and 2 stepped my way through a measly 5 pounds. I was finally sick of it. So, as I was talking to myself and realizing I needed motivation to keep going. A motivation that wasn't something that I could reward myself with or deny myself if I didn't get. I am just not good at denying myself. Well, that much is obvious, that's how I got to be as big as I did.
What motivation, internal or external, could I come up with that would make me finally get my arse back on track. I thunk and I thunk and then I wavered and got off the topic. I was thinking about vacations and holidays and then, wham, it hit me! My sister is coming for a visit Easter weekend. She hasn't seen me since I started WW. She last saw me at pre-WW weight. Could I lose another 5 pounds (or even 10) before she got here? Was that a challenge I was up for? It was. Because, I actually feel motivated again. I am using my mantra "Do I want to eat that or do I want to be skinny?" and it is working!
I am 3 days into my week and I have only used 2 weekly uh-oh points. I have made a concerted effort to eat more fruit and veggies and cook healthy meals at home. And, it's working, despite being so dang crazy busy this week. I am making wise choices, again. I am packing my lunch and water, again.
Has it paid off. I don't know yet. Last weigh in somehow I managed to lose 1.6 pounds but that was only 2 days into the new motivation. I somehow managed to earn another 5 pound star, making my total loss 36 lbs. I am working on losing 4 more pounds before she gets here. If I succeed, then I am taking her and myself out for a pedicure.
How about them apples!
What motivation, internal or external, could I come up with that would make me finally get my arse back on track. I thunk and I thunk and then I wavered and got off the topic. I was thinking about vacations and holidays and then, wham, it hit me! My sister is coming for a visit Easter weekend. She hasn't seen me since I started WW. She last saw me at pre-WW weight. Could I lose another 5 pounds (or even 10) before she got here? Was that a challenge I was up for? It was. Because, I actually feel motivated again. I am using my mantra "Do I want to eat that or do I want to be skinny?" and it is working!
I am 3 days into my week and I have only used 2 weekly uh-oh points. I have made a concerted effort to eat more fruit and veggies and cook healthy meals at home. And, it's working, despite being so dang crazy busy this week. I am making wise choices, again. I am packing my lunch and water, again.
Has it paid off. I don't know yet. Last weigh in somehow I managed to lose 1.6 pounds but that was only 2 days into the new motivation. I somehow managed to earn another 5 pound star, making my total loss 36 lbs. I am working on losing 4 more pounds before she gets here. If I succeed, then I am taking her and myself out for a pedicure.
How about them apples!
Monday, March 7, 2011
I Hate My Scale
I hate my scale. Not because I hate what it says, well, I do sorta hate it because of that, but I digress. I hate my scale because of how inconsistent it is in weighing. I can step on and off the scale 10 times and get 10 different readings that vary as much as 6 pounds!!!
I went to WW weigh in and meeting on Thursday night. I stepped on the scale and fully expected to gain 2-3 pounds. Imagine my surprise when I only gained 0.4! Even after the Oatmeal Cream Pies and eating almost without abandon for 10 days. Maybe the exercise is actually paying off.
I've been on plan for the past few days. I am able to resist temptation, or at least moderate it when I am tempted, unlike how I was a week ago. I have found that my mood has generally improved, but I am sleeping less. Ah, well, that is one side-effect of the meds.
I went to WW weigh in and meeting on Thursday night. I stepped on the scale and fully expected to gain 2-3 pounds. Imagine my surprise when I only gained 0.4! Even after the Oatmeal Cream Pies and eating almost without abandon for 10 days. Maybe the exercise is actually paying off.
I've been on plan for the past few days. I am able to resist temptation, or at least moderate it when I am tempted, unlike how I was a week ago. I have found that my mood has generally improved, but I am sleeping less. Ah, well, that is one side-effect of the meds.
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