-5.4 pounds in one wk. on WW!!!

Have i said how much i love WW!!

things are going really good... full of energy and feeling healthy!!

my daughter is doing great too!!  i am so glad she took the inital plung for us... =)

last night i want some junk food so i went a head and ate a little of this and that and when my points were done...i was content.

i don't know what i thought WW was before that kept me from trying it out...heck! i tried everything else.... maybe i needed to start on my own cutting back and trying to get to this point where WW is helping me keep in check and making it easy w/ the points. counting the points isn't as bad as i thought....=)  tomorrow is my second meeting and i'm excited to see what they are gonna talk about!! i don't even care to weigh in b/c i know i've lost a little but its the energy i feel that is awesome!!

hope everyone is having a great day!!!  =)

dancing anyone!! feeling so Fine!!

i really can't believe how i feel. who knew eating fruit and veggies were so rewarding. i can't believe how i stressed the veggie thing back in my blog. i had the wrong frame of mind i guess. i thought my veggies had to be cooked and in a fancy way. i can't say enough about the recording log....lol (yeah i'm crazy!!) i love to check off my water, fruits & veggie box....its crazy...not to meantion, am i suppose to be feeling this good? is it all in my head? i keep waiting for what i'm feeling to be just a fluk. i came home from work changed cloths and gardened w/ my little guy as my daughter chatted and watched us. then after dinner i got on the ol' elliptical...yeah...happily i might add...i figured out finally how to use it and what a big difference!! i loved to run when i was younger and the elliptical is like that for me...it was like running but easier b/c my weight is helping my motion and the handles help my balance... i was running....this fat girl was running again...my heart was pounding and it wasn't in the past near death fashion...it felt good...I FELT ALIVE!!! inside!! and i haven't felt that kind of living is such a long time that i danced around w/ my 4 year old during the commercials of grey's anatomy. i even picked up the almost 50 pounder and whirlled him around!!  picked him up...and danced around... i could cry... i realize what exactly i have been missing out on sitting on the.  if i never lose a pound i'll be happy as long as i feel this way...i never thought i'd say i love the elliptical or exercise...=)  go me!!

p.s. i had a excellent mothers day!!! i hope everyone else did too!!

Wheat Bread for WW or Atkins!!

WW...Day 2

everything is going great!! i have tons of points to eat and to still play w/ at the end of the night. my daughter is doing well but she has a friend visiting (TOM) which i think is making it hard for her right now. salt and choc.

so far whether i loss a ton of weight or just a tiny bit WW is forcing me to eat healthy. i love the little log pages for each day. having to check off "water" and "fruits and veggies" are a big deal for me b/c of my past history w/ such poor eating.

i still am proud of my exercise choice last evening!!! yaaaa... me...=)  my thighs are sore today but i have kept on the move all day. i did sleep in a little bit this morning but i have been feeling pretty good. i have been taking a multi-vitamin since the atkins try and kinda wonder if that has anything to do w/ it??? you know, i'm not a fruit and veggie girl and my body probably has been lacking a whole ton of things. ahh...either way i'll take it...=)  it feels good to finally feel good.

oh yeah...the bread.... its made by:

" Nature's own"     Wheat w/ no artificial preservatives, color, or flavors. it has "double fiber" and "Omega-3 and heres how the nutrition facts read....=)  i love this bread !!! it tastes so yummy.... i like to even use it as a treat.... toast a slice and spray a little i can't believe its butter on and then a little splenda and cinnomon...yummmmy!

OMEGA-3   (15 mg EPA, 10 MG DHA)   if anyone knows what the mg amounts are and whats needed please pass that on to me..all i know is omega-3 helps w/ cardiovascular health.

Nutrition Facts   serving size: 1 slice (28g/1oz)

(amount per serving)

calories: 40    (calories from fat 10)

Total fat: 1g   (saturated fat 0g, trans Fat 0g, polyunsaturated fat 0g, monounsaturated fat 0g)

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 150mg

Total Carbohydrate:10g  (dietary fiber 5g, sugar 1g...yes thats just "5" carbs per slice for the atkins people missing bread!!)

protein: 4g

(calcium: 15%, Iron: 8%..... of % of daily values)

well there you have it.....i hope its as healthy as i think it is. b/c its so yummy i wouldn't be surprised if its not as healthy as i think it is...lol

"Happy Mother's day to all the Mommies!!!!!!"

Face'in my demon...the elliptical

WW..My New Chance Adventure!!

well...i'm feeling much better. my throat is still a little sore but feeling "much" better than it has been. i just can't got back to the low-carb/atkins diet. it was the first time i did so well w/ side effects but actually only lost 3 pounds and as soon as i was off.....it came right back on! no surprise. so i sent my 20 year old daughter over to weight watchers to get me some info. on it since its in the same plaza where she works and when she came home...."she had joined"....=)  she is a beautiful young woman (i'll try to post a pic over in the picture area) but i was a very young mother who had to finish high school in my young years and depended on my own mother to care for her while i was earning my diploma. the trade off was my mother filled her bottle w/ chocolate milk and my healthy baby girl bloomed into a beautiful little butter ball... as adorable as she was so chubby and cute it started her weight struggle that still rages on right along w/ mine. i went today and joined weight watchers.... if shes that excited for what she found there then i want to do this w/ her. i did enjoy the meeting...although there scale was 5 pounds more than mine here at home...my daughter also complained about that too...lol  =) anyway, here i go again but at least i'm gonna learn something new and have an abundance in ww info/support and a buddy...my baby girl...=)

Bye Bye Low carb eating.....

i've been sick...=(  flu, sore throat.....just feeling yucky so to take the meds, cough syrup and throat meds....i had to stop doing low carb b/c of all the sugar in meds!! i had lost 3 pounds for the week i was on atkins/low carb but the wonderful thing was that my blood glucose level was normal and thats why i was probably feeling so great but didn't lose as much as most people do on that type of eating. so here i am feeling yucky and not sure what i wanna do as far as eating. do i con't and get back on low carb eating or do i do what i was doing before w/ portions but be more carb conscious....?????  well back to bed for me....hope tomorrow is a better day...i hate how bad my throat hurts.

MY....Atkins Survival !!!!

still holding my own on this low carb thing. today has been a little trying. i have been thinking about what would be "good" to eat but of course its not on the low carb menu but i'm hanging in there.

i have to say i tried the atkin shake....yuck!  BUT i've tried a few of the atkins bars and the BEST is....drum roll please!!  =) 

(Atkins Advantage Morning)   "Peanut Butter Crisp Bar"

that bar is so yummy at 2 grams of carbs. i really don't taste too much peanut butter. its like choc. rice crispies covered w/ a tiny later of tasty choc. ...yes...chocolate and it really tastes pretty good...=)

there is also a wheat bread that is 10 grams of carbs but you minus the 5 grams of fiber in it to give you a grand total of 5 NET crabs so that has been saving me too. i'm feeling pretty good. well if any one has any low carb recipes.....i would love to try them!

Feeling Great!!!

i am still shocked that i am on this low crab ride but i am !!!! i have been keeping off the scale which is killing me but i know from previous dealings w/ low carb wt. loss that the scale doesn't always show the lose as your measurements do, so w/ that said later tonight i'll get out my record book and compare to see if there is a difference and continue to stay off the scale until monday morning. my bg readings have been at least 100 points less than when i was on eat what i want just smaller portions. it makes me realize i need to record everything i eat and how it makes me feel. i have been learning so much this time around. i am full of energy and excited. i am even back to my walking most to everyday which is what i need most in my life b/c i'm tired of being a "slug"....=)  well keep you posted...!!

Can't believe this is going so well??

i'm alittle in dis-belief land. this is my third day on atkins and i actual have only hand a very slight head ache but tons of energy. that alone is making me excited. i know this isn't the best diet for me and i need to learn more about diabetes b/c it will always be in the back sit in my life. for right now though, since i'm here on this road w/ low-carb eating i'm gonna just see where it takes me. i had success once before w/ losing (but gained it back as you can see in my pic) and i feel like i need to make some head room from the danger zone (health issues). i have done better w/ eating today. i worried about the freedom to eat more but today went well. i kept in mind the after road to where i still need to eat smaller portions and food that is healthy and benificial to my life. i'm just gonna have to take it step by step just like walking on a circus tight rope....every step counts as i make my way to the other side....lol  now i'm a circus act...he he sure my family would agree...=)