Keeping up..

My goal is to get some sort of journal entry in each day.. keeping myself accountable.

Last night was good - dinner was great. I grilled pork and pita breads. I did have 3 pitas (!) though. :/ And corn. Love corn. :) Drank 3-1/2 bottles of water which is. . . . about 2.75 liters. . . which is . . . about 91 oz. Much better. :)

Today is Saturday. Market day here in Ambelokipi. :) I'm out of lettuce and berries. . .but that's about all. Should be pretty cheap. :)

Breakfast: Cornflakes w/ skim milk
Lunch: . . I have no idea. :/ I'll wait and see after the market.

We will prlly go for a coffee and have a late lunch/dinner.  And maybe a light snack later. I need to plan carefully..

..and I'm feeling alright

Friday afternoon and all is well.

I finished 101 oz of water last night. I did have a little more ice cream, but nothing that was devastating. I didn't beat myself up over it.

Today - so far so good. I "got" to take a trip to the post office this morning. NEVER a boring experience here. Today there was a line a mile long (typical) and ppl screaming at each other in the back. ...as if we weren't even there and they weren't in a place of business. THEN, ppl in line started yelling. I didn't know quite what to do, so I just stood there. :P

Inside, I feel good, better... Outside, I'm still not loving the reflection, but it can only get better, right?

Today so far:

B: yogurt - 2pts.
L: Salad w/ left over tuna from yesterday. Haven't had lunch yet, but I'm PLANNING :)
D: Pork chops I think, on the BBQ. I will give it some more thought and look for a marinade online. But I think it's a winner.

3/4 of a liter of water so far...

practice what I preach..

Not to say I preach - but I preach to myself!

I do NOT need ice cream to make a television show better. :p Sound nuts? Sound familiar? I actually went to the grocery store and BOUGHT ice cream knowing full well that I was on my own tonight (George is playing football...) and I had a show I wanted to watch. And I've already eaten about a third of it. So, that's it. It's staying in the freezer. Truth be told, it's not that good anyways. (I at least bought this no sugar low fat crap.... ;p)

And didn't I just say last night I was ice creamed out?

Food journal - Thursday, May 18.

Breakfast - yogurt 3pts.
Lunch - yummy salad: lettuce(0pts.) tuna (1pt) croutons (1pt) salad dressing stuff (1pt) 3pts
Dinner - baked potato w/ butter - 5 pts

Snacks - Ice Cream (!!!!! RAR!!) I'm going to guess aprrox 10pts.

21 pts and the kitchen is closed. (cept to get more water! :P) Mainly because - I'm doing a lot of estimating. I need to find my WW book.

It is so frustrating not having nutritional information :| I never realized HOW nice it was :p

On the water front, I'm kicking ass today ...for me. ;p Almost done with 76oz. and should be able to get in another 33 at least with some ease.

I got this in my email today...

Copy/pasted... I've highlighted the ones I know are true about myself...

Are you frustrated with being overweight, and you don't know what to do? Usually we tell you what you need to do, but here's a twist: We're here with 22 reasons why you're failing to make progress. Don't take it as a scolding, but as inspiration to get the job done.

1. You are still looking for a quick and easy solution to weight loss.

2. You think that diet and exercise are the only essential factors involved in weight loss.

3. You have not identified the psychological reasons that drive your eating patterns.

4. You have not learned to manage or heal the psychological reasons that drive your eating patterns.

5. You have a fear of or resistance to growing up and becoming a full adult.

6. You use food as a reward or a treat after any or all stressful events.

7. You think you can lose weight without making exercise a regular part of your day, every day.

8. You think you can lose weight by doing it “your way.”

9. You expect to lose weight without making significant lifestyle changes.

10. You refuse to learn to become a good receiver as well as a good giver.

11. You have never learned to be effectively and appropriately assertive.

12. You have not learned to express your anger in a healthy, honest fashion.

13. You have not learned to be self-nurturing except with food.

14. You are excessively self-critical.

15. You refuse to take responsibility for your life.

16. You resist learning to love yourself.

17. You resist learning to love your body before it is thin.

18. You have not faced your inner fears of being thin.

19. You are certain that spirituality (a connection to a force greater than you) is irrelevant to weight loss.

20. You think you can lose significant weight without the support of others.

21. You have deep emotional wounds that you refuse to explore and heal.

22. You are not prepared to have weight be an issue that you will have to face each and every day for the rest of your life.

OK, now you have some incredibly important information about yourself and the things that are blocking your weight loss. You now have a choice. You can get depressed and go into avoidance or denial, or you can choose to make a renewed and informed commitment to your growth and well-being. The decision you make could change your life and your body for good!

I didn't even bother...

to step on the scale this morning...

Tomorrow is a new day.. a new week.. a new month. Well not technically... but in my newly motivated mind it is. :p

Goals:

Tomorrow (hey, one day at a time..)

Go to the market and take advantage of the amazing fruits and veggies I have available to me.

Drink water

Eat smart


...little by little

May . . .

Good christ.. It's May!

What happened...!? :P

Well... I was SO close. And then Easter came. It's not just a day here - it's an EVENT. My weight tracker reflects that. :p

I know a good chunk of it is water. ...another part is not. I didn't go hog wild, but maybe a little piglet wild.

New goal for Friday, May 26th.... (I'm setting the bar high...) is 160lbs - 73kilos. If I can get back into the 75kilo range by Friday (which I can....) I should be maybe possibly within range of 73 by the end of the month.. at least close...


Thankfully, Easter only comes once a year. :P

It's the little things...

I like the little ticker extrapounds includes.. and I like even more that it says '109 days remaining'... I work very well with goals like this... I'll count weeks, months, days ....this just does it for me. :P

I'm reconnected!

This week is going well... Yesterday, I tried having a larger lunch than dinner. I ate around 2pm and was quite satisfied until George got home. I try not to eat too much too late - but when he is working so late and then he comes home and we eat dinner, I feel like a 1000lb brick when I go to bed (and wake up..) I'll try to keep at it for the rest of the week and see how it goes. I imagine it won't work everyday, but worth a shot.

Hang on little tomato...

I'm still here.... just short one internet connection.. :)

Hopefully, next week I will be back in full force!

2-1/2 weeks to Easter!

Renewed Inspiration.....

I am stealing this from another WW'er. She posted this and it was just what I needed! Thanks Daisy1963 :)


1. I will journal every single solitary thing that goes into my mouth!
2. I will eat a WW friendly breakfast!
3. I will drink a disgusting amount of water!
4. I will go home for a WW friendly lunch everyday and if unable I will make good choices!
5. I will workout at least 3 days a week.
6. I will attend meetings.
7. I will plan evening meals!

Remember I can't eat what my husband can!
Remember 1/2 of a pound is 1/2 of a pound! They add up to whole pounds!
Remember how good the 140's felt!**
Do it!

**I have to add... I don't even REMEMBER what the 140's felt like. It seems like I went from 125 to huge in 2 days. BUT I remember what 157 felt like, and I felt great! I felt like I still needed to lose 'a few' but I had actually started to feel like a skinnier me.

But modified for me - I still find it very inspirational. I so miss going to my meetings at home...

Solar eclipse..

And it's mostly cloudy!

It has been a good morning.. I woke up and checked my email. First good news, I could check my email! We are on borrowed time with our internet service provider. ;) We are changing companies and it could go at any given moment. :P BUT I checked, and there is an email from the old radio station that I listened to at home - Portland, OR. They have started live stream over the internet! Woo! It sounds silly, but little things like this can make your month when you are living in a foriegn country and nothing is familiar. Just to hear a familiar DJ's voice, made me smile. :) And for those who are wondering (as if anyone is reading... ;p) the website is www.kinkfm102.com.

Hot Dog. :)

I'm waiting to make a phone call to turn down a job offer. I *hate* doing this. Even tho my first impression of the owner is no that great... and the pay is complete shit... and don't you agree I would be utterly stupid to take a sales job with commission BUT he isn't willing to tell me how the commission is structured? It's up to his discretion. I just don't get it - but then this is Greece... he is Greek... I suppose that should explain it all. Still tho, I'm dreading making this phone call. I feel silly, I've written out exactly what I want to say. I just hope he isn't an ass.

Anyways... going to step out on the balcony to see what I can see. The sun seems to be out. :)