Ok, so I had not been expecting much out of today. I had chicago-style pizza TWICE this past week and had not been counting points as closely as I should have for the first time since starting WW.
But, luckily the skinny karma was with me ...I weighed in and was down another 1.4lbs. That puts me over the 10lbs milestone (10.2 to be exact). I have another 5lbs to go to get to my first goal of 10% weight loss and then have 10 more after that so I need to get movin.
Speaking of moving I think that is what helped. I got on the treadmill 3x last week for 30 mins each, doing an alternating walk/run. I guess there is something to this exercise nonsense. Drat. So this is at least motivation for me to continue to knock myself out. Fab swimming suit, here I come!
Showing posts with label Weigh In. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Weight Watchers Weigh In: Week Seven
You all know just how much of an idiot I made of myself two weekends ago when we went back to hubby's hometown. (if you missed it, or need a refresher on my crap binge, click here) Last week was a "dark week" (in more ways than one actually) meaning our team leader was not here so we did not have our normal meeting.
I had grand delusions (prior to the binge weekend) of losing 4lbs total during these two weeks. After the mess I made, I only had hope of losing SOMETHING. So today was a day of reckoning.
The good news is that I at least went in the right direction ... .6 lbs. I'll take it. All of my pals actually gained weight these past two weeks in multiple pound increments. One ditched the weigh in altogether (you know who you are, Pete).
The better news is that I am currently wearing a pair of pants I haven't worn since before I was married.
The best news though is that I am now firmly in the middle of the weight range for my height. I am in the smack middle of my ideal BMI range. I would like to keep going and get off a few more pounds. Actually more than that, I need to cave in and tone up what I have. If I toned up just a couple key areas I would feel pretty proud to rock a swimming suit this year.
Originally when I signed up for WW I wanted to be a skinny minny - the exact thing I now see is so ridiculous based on photos like the ones shown in yesterday's post. Now I just want to look and feel healthy. That is my new goal. An ideal BMI and weight, some muscle tone, a healthy cardio-vascular system, and the energy that goes with it all. I'm well on my way... and I'm pretty proud to say it!
I had grand delusions (prior to the binge weekend) of losing 4lbs total during these two weeks. After the mess I made, I only had hope of losing SOMETHING. So today was a day of reckoning.
The good news is that I at least went in the right direction ... .6 lbs. I'll take it. All of my pals actually gained weight these past two weeks in multiple pound increments. One ditched the weigh in altogether (you know who you are, Pete).
The better news is that I am currently wearing a pair of pants I haven't worn since before I was married.
The best news though is that I am now firmly in the middle of the weight range for my height. I am in the smack middle of my ideal BMI range. I would like to keep going and get off a few more pounds. Actually more than that, I need to cave in and tone up what I have. If I toned up just a couple key areas I would feel pretty proud to rock a swimming suit this year.
Originally when I signed up for WW I wanted to be a skinny minny - the exact thing I now see is so ridiculous based on photos like the ones shown in yesterday's post. Now I just want to look and feel healthy. That is my new goal. An ideal BMI and weight, some muscle tone, a healthy cardio-vascular system, and the energy that goes with it all. I'm well on my way... and I'm pretty proud to say it!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Weight Watchers Weigh In: Week Six
So - normally today would be the big weigh in... buuuuut our "team leader" is on vacation so we have a "dark week". She encouraged us to find/attend another meeting this week. That's not going to happen. Not because I'm shy or lazy - because of what I ate this weekend.
Let me just say that after this weekend my small cheeseball foible seems silly in comparison. Hubby and I went back to his hometown for two big (foody) events: his cousin's bridal shower/bachelorette party and our niece's 3rd birthday. Let me just go through a small sampling of the crap I ate this weekend:
So like a little baby chicken I will hide out this week and work my ass off hoping that one week from today I will have miraculously lost 6lbs. *argh*
Let me just say that after this weekend my small cheeseball foible seems silly in comparison. Hubby and I went back to his hometown for two big (foody) events: his cousin's bridal shower/bachelorette party and our niece's 3rd birthday. Let me just go through a small sampling of the crap I ate this weekend:
- Sloppy Joe's
- Blueberry Muffin the Size of my Head
- 5 Glasses of wine
- Irish Coffee
- "Dirty Girl Scout" Shot
- Birthday Cake
- Nachos
- Pizza (twice)
- Rye Bread with Dill Dip
So like a little baby chicken I will hide out this week and work my ass off hoping that one week from today I will have miraculously lost 6lbs. *argh*
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Weight Watchers Weigh In: Week Five
Back to the scales I went today. I didn't have a ton of faith in this past week. First I had gotten sick late last week and unlike normal folks, when I get sick I eat! A lot. My body fully adheres to the "feed a cold" philosophy. In addition, I had my monthly Mom's Night Out group on Saturday at the local Cheesecake Factory. I tried to be somewhat reasonable... I had a tuna roll (ok a tempura tuna roll), edamame and 2 glasses of white wine. Oh and cheesecake. C'mon - its the FACTORY of Cheesecake. I can't not have cheesecake. Annnd not just any cheesecake, but cheesecake with caramel, Butterfinger pieces, Reese's PB Cup pieces and brownie crust. I didn't even bother to look up the points - I just quietly gave up my extra 30 weekly points as spent. Period.
On top of everything I was running late and so had to walk in the meeting well after it had started. Afterwards the few of us that had all come from the same late meeting went up to weigh. I lost 1.2lbs and felt pretty good about it. That brings me up to 7.2lbs overall. Not great but not bad. Then my co-worker Lana got on the scale... this was her first week as last week she decided to join on a whim. She lost 5lbs. 5. Seriously. Not cool. After her, Pete got on the scale. Ok Pete doesn't track his points, doesn't particularly try and doesn't work out. 3lbs. I give. Uncle. I will have to start working out (yuck yuck yuck yuck ew).
At the end of the meeting our "host" asked us what new healthy lifestyle choice (of those she had listed) we could commit to implementing this week. I was already doing the water thingy so I glanced over the "menu". More fruits/veggies? Ew - rabbit food. Take the stairs everywhere I go? I work on the 7th floor ya'll. Increase my dairy? Lactose intolerant girl here. Then I saw it - increase my intake of "good" oils - like olive oil, nuts, avocados, etc. Zing - sign me up.
That made me feel pretty good about myself - until I got back to my computer and logged on to track my weight loss. For some reason unknown to me, God and all of the WW message boards, I got ANOTHER daily point taken away. That is *2* now in the 5 little weeks I've been on the program. You are only supposed to have points taken away for every 10lbs you lose (or if you have a milestone b-day). Neither of these things have occurred. Who at WW is messing with me and how do I find them? I was having a hard enough time with 21pts/day... now down to 20 I'm a hurtin unit. Plus of course they dock your points starting on the day you're ON. That means I was down a point I didn't even know about.
Man, this gettin skinny crap is hard.
On top of everything I was running late and so had to walk in the meeting well after it had started. Afterwards the few of us that had all come from the same late meeting went up to weigh. I lost 1.2lbs and felt pretty good about it. That brings me up to 7.2lbs overall. Not great but not bad. Then my co-worker Lana got on the scale... this was her first week as last week she decided to join on a whim. She lost 5lbs. 5. Seriously. Not cool. After her, Pete got on the scale. Ok Pete doesn't track his points, doesn't particularly try and doesn't work out. 3lbs. I give. Uncle. I will have to start working out (yuck yuck yuck yuck ew).
At the end of the meeting our "host" asked us what new healthy lifestyle choice (of those she had listed) we could commit to implementing this week. I was already doing the water thingy so I glanced over the "menu". More fruits/veggies? Ew - rabbit food. Take the stairs everywhere I go? I work on the 7th floor ya'll. Increase my dairy? Lactose intolerant girl here. Then I saw it - increase my intake of "good" oils - like olive oil, nuts, avocados, etc. Zing - sign me up.
That made me feel pretty good about myself - until I got back to my computer and logged on to track my weight loss. For some reason unknown to me, God and all of the WW message boards, I got ANOTHER daily point taken away. That is *2* now in the 5 little weeks I've been on the program. You are only supposed to have points taken away for every 10lbs you lose (or if you have a milestone b-day). Neither of these things have occurred. Who at WW is messing with me and how do I find them? I was having a hard enough time with 21pts/day... now down to 20 I'm a hurtin unit. Plus of course they dock your points starting on the day you're ON. That means I was down a point I didn't even know about.
Man, this gettin skinny crap is hard.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Weight Watcher's Weigh In: Week Four
Today is weigh in day. Not too much to report so I'll keep this one short - lost exactly one pound. Not setting the world on fire am I? I'm finding that its getting harder to stay within my daily points when I'm not "saving" for something (like a special dinner or event).
So, 6lbs down, 18.5 to go. And that's the "skinny" on week 4.
So, 6lbs down, 18.5 to go. And that's the "skinny" on week 4.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Weight Watcher's Weigh In - Week Three
So my weigh in was today. I knew that most likely I had gotten overconfident after two weeks of respectable loss. I could just sense it deep down. Plus I knew my V-day meal (though wonderful) was not going to be helpful. Plus this past week was the first week I ever went over my points. I went one point over on Saturday.
I just had a sense of dread queing up to get on the scale. To make matters worse, our team leader had the scale readout (designed to be mobile so that you can put it discreetly somewhere away from prying eyes) out in the open for everyone to behold. Annnd just to add insult to injury I was running 5 mins late for weigh in - just as I stepped in the door I saw a lady take the last box of mint cookie crisp bars. Now that is no joke - I need those to live. They didn't have them last week so I stretched out my remaining box like a 90 year-old depression era survivor. I thought about tackling the woman and taking the last box back, but figured that was not a good way to garner support in the group.
So, cookieless, late, and dread-laden I hopped up on the public-view scale. I lost all of .2 lbs. Not two pounds mind you - POINT two pounds. Argh. It was almost a slap in the face to have my name called during the meeting as having reached the five-pound mark. In three weeks. Great. On top of that the team leader (who is a little older, and has a hearing aid - no kidding) asks in front of the whole meeting "so how much have you lost now". To which I had to say "Um just right at the 5. 5.0. Yup." Niiiiice.
Needless to say I had salad for lunch and am having chicken breast for dinner with no treats after. By God I will get on track for next week. At least with no major dining events and plenty of healthy food now stocked in the fridge, if I don't I deserve what I get. Even in public.
I just had a sense of dread queing up to get on the scale. To make matters worse, our team leader had the scale readout (designed to be mobile so that you can put it discreetly somewhere away from prying eyes) out in the open for everyone to behold. Annnd just to add insult to injury I was running 5 mins late for weigh in - just as I stepped in the door I saw a lady take the last box of mint cookie crisp bars. Now that is no joke - I need those to live. They didn't have them last week so I stretched out my remaining box like a 90 year-old depression era survivor. I thought about tackling the woman and taking the last box back, but figured that was not a good way to garner support in the group.
So, cookieless, late, and dread-laden I hopped up on the public-view scale. I lost all of .2 lbs. Not two pounds mind you - POINT two pounds. Argh. It was almost a slap in the face to have my name called during the meeting as having reached the five-pound mark. In three weeks. Great. On top of that the team leader (who is a little older, and has a hearing aid - no kidding) asks in front of the whole meeting "so how much have you lost now". To which I had to say "Um just right at the 5. 5.0. Yup." Niiiiice.
Needless to say I had salad for lunch and am having chicken breast for dinner with no treats after. By God I will get on track for next week. At least with no major dining events and plenty of healthy food now stocked in the fridge, if I don't I deserve what I get. Even in public.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Weight Watcher's Weigh In - Week Two
Ok so today was week two. Lets get right to it. I lost 3lbs this week. (ok ok 2.8 but I had to pee really bad when I stepped on the scale so I'm sure there was at least 4oz of pee in there). So I am now at a total of 5lbs lost. I feel pretty good about it - steady loss is good loss. Of course the lady in front of me lost 4.8 but I keep telling myself that people putting up big numbers probably have a little farther to go than I do (hey, its what I tell myself - let me have it).
Considering my intake Friday night I'm feeling pretty good. Let me just briefly recap what I had at the comedy club (and thereafter): 2 cheeseburgers, 2 giant soft pretzels with queso dip, 3 pork potstickers, 3 glasses of white wine and a mixed drink. Yeah. I shoud've exploded sometime after the pretzels. But considering my weight loss, I am feeling more confident than ever in WW. I can't believe how NOT hungry I feel all the time. I had mint chocolate chip ice cream last night for cripes sake. This is a good thing.
The only downer I encountered was last night when I logged on, intending to go walk on my treadmill for half an hour, I quickly put in my stats to see how many "points" I would earn back by exercising. Walking on a treadmill at 3-5mph (which is a pretty brisk clip if you ask me) gets you one lousy, measly little point back. Quite honestly most nights I don't even use all my daily points. So what's the motivation?? Working out has always, always been my biggest hurdle to real weight loss. I just hate it. So to have it be so demotivating was a bummer. Gonna have to think hard how to mentally get around it. But all in all I'm moving in the right direction (just not at 3-5 mph for 30 mins).
Considering my intake Friday night I'm feeling pretty good. Let me just briefly recap what I had at the comedy club (and thereafter): 2 cheeseburgers, 2 giant soft pretzels with queso dip, 3 pork potstickers, 3 glasses of white wine and a mixed drink. Yeah. I shoud've exploded sometime after the pretzels. But considering my weight loss, I am feeling more confident than ever in WW. I can't believe how NOT hungry I feel all the time. I had mint chocolate chip ice cream last night for cripes sake. This is a good thing.
The only downer I encountered was last night when I logged on, intending to go walk on my treadmill for half an hour, I quickly put in my stats to see how many "points" I would earn back by exercising. Walking on a treadmill at 3-5mph (which is a pretty brisk clip if you ask me) gets you one lousy, measly little point back. Quite honestly most nights I don't even use all my daily points. So what's the motivation?? Working out has always, always been my biggest hurdle to real weight loss. I just hate it. So to have it be so demotivating was a bummer. Gonna have to think hard how to mentally get around it. But all in all I'm moving in the right direction (just not at 3-5 mph for 30 mins).
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Weight Watcher's Weigh In - Week One
Well today was the first official “WW” weigh in. While I didn’t do badly – I lost exactly 2 pounds – I had kinda hoped for more. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that I did as well as I did, but someone in our group (who wasn’t identified) lost 5.8lbs! Holy cow. But if I continue to lose 2 pounds a week then by the end of the 17 weeks I will have lost 34 lbs. Right now my ultimate goal is only 26lbs so hopefully I’ll get there!
At least I lost something. After having stayed within my total points and within my daily points everyday but my one planned "special" dinner date, I would have been really disheartened if I hadn't. Goal for this week is to up my water intake and throw in some sort of physical activity (since that is so nonexistent for me). Here's hopin!
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