So I went in to my WW meeting this morning and lost 1.6lbs for this week. I was hoping for at least a pound considering "Aunt Flo" (my way of saying TOM lol) came this week. I had a feeling she was going to pay me a visit since I was craving such bad stuff lol. I didn't go on the treadmill much because of her. She likes to make me feel so damn tired that I don't want to do anything. I'll probably go on the treadmill sometime this afternoon. Maybe after I take a nap.
It is so gray and gloomy outside (I just love this kind of weather...NOT! lol). Makes me not want to do anything and sleep all day. I need to give my pups a bath and try to start cleaning my mess of a room. So much to do, so little time!
I keep meaning to write on here but I get so busy at work that I don't get a chance to do it. By the time I get home, I need to prepare for the following day and sometimes don't get a chance to turn on my comp. I'm going to try to be more consistent and write on here every day from now on. I'll find the time to! :0)
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their comments and encouragement. I really do appreciate it! :0) I'm so glad there are so many supportive people on here! :0)
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Keep up the great work everyone! :0)
My sister picked up the treadmill she order online this afternoon. Her boyfriend assembled it in our patio area, and I've already tried it out. I'm so glad she decided to buy one. I know I need to be more active and start exercising. This will be a good way for me to start! No excuses now lol.
I do have a gym membership but have hardly used it. There is even a gym right down the street from the BART station I get on and off of but you know how it is. Essentually I'm just lazy to go. Like I've said before, it's always hard for me to start something. Once I get in the groove, I know I will be fine. At least with the treadmill, I can do it in the privacy of my own home at my own pace. I don't have to worry about hogging a machine because there are hella people waiting.
Once I get used to going on the treadmill, I will start going to the gym. I just need to take baby steps until I get used to exercising and actually like doing it. I'm just going to take it one day at a time like I've done with everything else. This is just another step in my journey to losing all of this excess weight and becoming healthy...and tone too! :0)
I just wanted to wish every Mom a very Happy Mother's Day. I hope your children treats you like the beautiful queens you truly are! Take care and have a wonderful day! Enjoy!!! :0)
So I went to my meeting this morning and got on the scale...I can't believe I lost 5.4 lbs! :0) I was a little shocked but very happy!!! I got my first 5 star woo hoo!!! Last week was just a drawback but this week was the new beginning I needed. I haven't been in the 260's in a year or two so it's a first for me. This all considering I went to the baby shower on Wednesday and even went over my flex points during the week!
I just need to stay on track this week. I didn't keep track of my points today but I was very conscious of what I ate. I didn't gorge myself or anything. While I was at Trader Joe's, I kept looking at the nutrional facts for everything I picked up. It wasn't hard to restrain myself this time considering I absolutely love going there!
I also bought the Weight Watchers weighing scale at Costco today (considering I forgot to buy it while I was there yesterday lol). The current weighing scale I have is more old school. I like how this one is more accurate than the one I've had. I'm only going to weigh myself maybe once or twice during the week in-between my weigh ins just so I can see how I'm progressing with everything. I don't want to obsess over my weight so early on in my journey. Too bad it was cold and gray outside today. I would have taken my pups for a walk. This kind of weather makes me lazy and sleepy lol.
Tomorrow is Mother's Day, and my sister and I are going to take our wonderful Mom to brunch. I love to eat at the place we're going to and will splurge on breakfast. I will eat healhier the rest of the day to make up for it of course. ;0)
Losing 3 lbs (considering I had gained 2.4 the week before and lost it this week) has given me more motivation and that little boost I needed to continue on with my journey. I must be doing something right! :0)
Sorry I haven't written all week. I've been so busy with home, work, my pups, and finally getting my DSL back in order. I'm so glad today is Friday! I can sleep in tomorrow (but not too late or else I'll miss my WW meeting lol).
I didn't do too bad this week food wise although Wednesday was crazy. We had a baby shower for two of my co-workers. There was pizza, salad, and cake among other things. I did eat a lot of salad and had a slice of hawaiian pizza (yum!) along with some leche flan and cake. So bad but yet so damn good! :0) By the time I got home from work, I was probably already over my points with my flex points diminishing too. At that point I went a little buck wild. It's ok though. Being so controlled makes me want to be out of control. I have a tendency to rebel sometimes as you can see. I don't feel bad about it since I've been fairly good otherwise.
I was very good today. By lunch time, I still had like 28 points to use up. I had lunch with two of my co-workers and had some fish (fried katsu style) with black bean sauce (which I could dip the fish in). I only ate 1/4 of it and the 4 small pieces of california rolls that came with and a couple bites of rice. I didn't do too bad.
I weighed myself before I started to eat the chicken bake that I got from Costco, and I seem to have lost 2 pounds. I guess tomorrow at weigh in will be the real test as to whether I've lost weight or not. I hope I at least lost the 2.4 lbs that I gained last week. I'll be happy with that (although I would like to finally be rid of the 270's once and for all! I ain't gonna lie lol). I guess the scale will tell tomorrow. I'll let you guys know how my weigh in and meeting went tomorrow. Until then, I bid you all good night! Sweet Dreams! :0)
I went to my WW meeting yesterday morning and was a little disappointment that I gained a little. I know I shouldn't be since I didn't start my points till Monday and didn't really count as well as I should. It's ok though. I started a new week yesterday and so far I've stuck to it. I used up all of my points yesterday without using any of my flex, and i'm doing pretty good today with breakfast and lunch already in the bag. I'm keeping track of everything I eat and making sure not to over indulge. So far so good!
I've decided to make it a point to prepare my breakfast and lunch the night before I go to work to ensure I won't lose track of my points anymore. I am determined now. Gaining 2.4 lbs just motivated me not to want to gain anymore! No more eating out and not knowing how many points I've eaten. It's time to finally take control! I consider last week my trial week since I wasn't used to not being able to eat whatever I want and kind of went buck wild with everything. No more of that!
It's supposed to be nice and sunny all week long here in the Bay Area. I won't be going to work tomorrow but the rest of the week I think i will try to go for a little walk after I eat my lunch. I work near the Bay Bridge and can walk along the Embarcadero. I also have my two pups who have so much energy to walk when I get home from work. They love to go out and explore.
I know once I start seeing results, it will motivate me to keep on going. Starting things have always been the hard part for me in the past, and this journey isn't any different than before. I know I can do it! :0)
Thanks to everyone for their encouraging and motivating words! I really do appreciate it! Hope everyone has a great week! :0)
So I ended up going out to Chevy's for lunch with two of my co-workers today. I kind of threw counting out the window. I did write down what I ate although I didn't put any point value to it. I tried not to over indulge after that. Tomorrow is a new day, and I will definitely get back on track. I will be good for the rest of the week although now I don't know what my flex points really should be lol. It's ok though. I'm going to try not to go over my daily points for the rest of the week. We'll see how my weigh in will be on Saturday. I'll be happy if I lost just one pound! :0)
I'm not going to stress about it. This is my first week doing WW so I am entitled to mess up a little right? I will definitely be more conscious and make a conscientious effort to plan ahead in the coming weeks. I'm just going to take it one day at a time and go from there. Have a great hump day! :0)
My first day on the flex plan was interesting yesterday. I was prepared to watch what I ate and keep track of everything. I wasn’t prepared for all the temptation that ensued. Normally if I felt like eating something I would especially if I had a craving. I know this hasn’t changed since I shouldn’t deprive myself if I have a craving. I just need to practice eating in moderation and portion control. I have many “bad” snacks still sitting in the drawer of my cube. I would have been fine if I brought my point counter so I could see how many points everything was. The temptation was overwhelming. Knowing I couldn’t eat any of it was what drove me crazy! It’s like Eve with the forbidden fruit. You know you shouldn’t eat it but you justcan’t help it. lol Fortunately I didn’t succumb to any of them yesterday. :0)
I’m not used to writing down everything I eat. I need to get used to that. I used up 7 of my flex points yesterday. I’m trying to be more strategic today. I need to eat something with protein in it so I won’t get hungry so fast. I brought a hard boiled egg today for breakfast. I ate it with a s lice of wheat bread and an orange. I brought a big salad for lunch but my co-workers want to go out to lunch most likely to Chevy’s. I guess I have to save my points for that outing.
My goal for today is to try to stay under my daily points and not use my flex points. I still have 28 flex points that I would like to use for something really yummy and sinful heheheh lol. I guess I’ll see how that goes! :0)
I was looking over the WW booklets I received today and trying to figure out which plan I want to work with. While I was reading, I was telling my mom, sister, and her boyfriend about each plan. They were all enthusiastic about it that I also calculated their points per day if they were to start with me. It's good to know that I have a supportive family. :0)
My sister and I were going over the various foods and how many points they were from fast food places and restaurants. It's crazy how many points one single piece of food can be! Makes me seriously think twice about eating fast food now. Luckily I don't eat as much fast food as I once did. We were using my point counter to calculate the points for various foods we had in the kitchen. At least it will be easier for me whenever I do decide to eat certain things. I'm going to bring my point counter to work tomorrow so I can find out how many points are the snacks that I have in my drawer there.
I already know what I will be eating for breakfast and lunch tomorrow. I am now very consicous of what I should put in my mouth. I didn't start counting until now for tomorrow so I could enjoy the last yummy bad food I could eat before I really need to watch it. I need to focus because I really want to lose weight by the time I turn 30 next year. We'll see how my weigh in on Saturday will be like lol.
I finally took the first step towards the new ME. I went to my very first Weight Watchers meeting this morning. I even went to the earlier one than originally planned. (My pups woke me up at 7am that's why lol.) I've been contemplating for sometime whether or not to go or just do it all on my own. I decided it would be good to go somewhere where I can have outside motivation and support. It was a good first meeting, and everyone I spoke to was so nice. I bought a 10 week deal to see how I like it before fully committing myself. Fortunately the place is a few minutes away from my house so I really have no excuse to not go. I just need to drag myself out of bed each Saturday and go.
I lost 1.2 lbs so far from the last time I weighed myself. Not too bad considering I wasn't doing anything differently. My first 10% to lose is 27 lbs. I know I can lose it. I have faith in myself. Even the leader told me that I will be successful in losing weight since I've already started to get myself in that mindset even prior to going to WW. Not too shabby if you ask me! :0) I'm glad I've been preparing myself for this moment already trying to eat a little healther. Now I need to start on a serious diet and increase my exercise. I even bought a pedometer at Target to keep track of my steps each day.
I was looking last night at the seasonal community recreational catalog we receive with various activities. I've been very interested in doing some kind of water aerobics but unfortunately the gym I have a membership to doesn't have a pool. I am really thinking about going on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It's only $4 a session. I'm hoping it will be warm this summer while I do it. I will also try to go to the gym on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays too. I know I should take baby steps, but I have somewhat of an idea of what I need to do. Starting things have always been my downfall. I know once I've started going to the gym and go on a diet, I know I will be fine continuing the process.
I took some before pics that I will eventually put up on my page (once I get DSL back and don't have snail dial up). I'm going to measure myself so I have an idea of what I'm working with and compare later on when I have lost some weight. I'm also going to decide which plan I want to use (Flex or Core). I need to get some reading done and do my homework.
I know I can do it! I just need to set my mind to it and work hard at it! Tomorrow is truly a new day! :0)
