I'm getting back on track today. Yesterday was a holiday, eating and otherwise for me. I ingested some of the bunny cake which I had been looking forward to for days. I'll have to try to make up for that working out today... I did eat light otherwise yesterday, eating oatmeal for breakfast and a salad for lunch.
I ate our standard holiday fare for dinner which is calorie-laden, but since I only do it a few times a year, I figure it's worth it, esp. if I don't go overboard. And it was nice having a family dinner at the table with my two dd. We enjoyed some good food and conversation around the table. It really made it a special day. I would have made the items lighter, but I simply thawed out our leftover Christmas dinner (back in my heavier days) and reheated. It was surprisingly good, considering it had been frozen and reheated.
There are those extra 35 weekly pts. too...now I'll have to be good the rest of my WW week (thru tomorrow night). Considering the amount of chocolate and various yummy candy floating around yesterday, I thought I did pretty good with just a few pieces.
And my dd noticed that my pants were looser - wahoo!! That felt pretty good.
I hope that you all had a great holiday and weekend!
Well, it's been a while since I last posted anything. I'm pretty much at the same weight loss, although I've been doing pretty good with eating and workouts. The weight doesn't seem to go up or down much. I figured it would be farther into my weight loss before I plateaued.
I'm considering doing body measurements to see if I'm losing any inches instead of lbs. That would make me feel better.
Meanwhile, thinking about my dd's making a bunny cake sent me salivating last night. Maybe I could hold myself to one small peice and send the rest to school with my dd. I did good earlier this week when my dd made a pan of brownies and I came home ravenous from the day. I didn't eat any of them at the time, nor later in the week. Late night eating is a downfall though. I keep eating because I'm bored or I want to eat something sweet or comforting. I'm eating light things, but eating nonetheless. Outside of going to sleep earlier (which isn't really an option with my teenager), I'm not sure what to do about this. Any strategies or suggestions out there?
I've been having a pretty good week, all things considered. My eating has been more on target-less late night food binges... Between dr. appts. with dd and myself, plus painting my bedroom, am having a hard time fitting in workout sessions at the gym. Painting counts as exercise, right? All that bending and stretching, not to mention deep knee bends. Maybe it would count as "light" exercise on the WW definition, which does count, although not very much. Every little bit helps.
Still drinking a fair amount of water, which is good. I've come a long way from essentially not drinking any water at all and only drinking coffee and Diet Coke a few years ago. Moderation is the key, right?
Seems my frustration at my earlier weigh-in was unfounded. Tonight, just to double check, I weighed again and was 191 lbs. vs. 194 which was what it was last night. I didn't wear anything different really. But this time, I did check it twice and had my contacts in, etc. Whew, what a relief!!!
Although, I do still need to make sure that I'm watching what I eat closely and don't binge when feeling yucky. I was inspired after looking at WW and other "healthy" mags on Friday. Saturday when home from grocery shopping, I portioned up all my snack stuff into baggies so that I don't just sit down with a whole bag of something. That should help with that issue.
I did try using the Ziploc steam bags and it worked really well. My 16-yr. dd fixed the meal in it on Thursday night and it was pretty good. I used one of the recipes from the Ziploc website, something like "Greek Chicken". I'm trying to cook 1 new thing each week that is low-cal.
Stress from impending divorce is very hard to deal with. My knee-jerk response is eating. Even though I'm trying to reach for healthy things to eat, it's still not good because I eat too much or when I'm not hungry, which is bad and that is reflected on my scales as of yesterday. Yuck!! I'm continuing to work out in hopes of working out some of the stress in addition to pounds, but hasn't seemed to effect the weight. Probably just keeps me from gaining more with increased caloric intake.
And I so want to show my soon-to-be ex that I've lost weight and am doing better without him! I try to use that thought as motivation when working out. I feel emotionally weary - tired of fighting everyone from my estranged spouse, dd x2, and all the other jerks out there trying to manipulate and take advantage of me, i.e. bad drivers, colleagues at work, salespeople, etc. I'm a little overwhelmed-can you tell?? Thanks for listening to me whine. I'm sure life will look better soon-it has to!
I hope that you are all doing well and are making progress towards your goals, weight-related and otherwise!
Well, I haven't weighed in a while - I'm afraid of what I'll see...just last night was eating chips & salsa -in bed watching t.v. BAD combination. Today I'm doing better so far. It's the night hours that kill me. I'm not hungry - just seeking comfort and something to do. Maybe I should do what I've heard another dieting person do to alleviate this problem- go to bed earlier and skip the temptation hours. Turning off the t.v. would help too. Then I would read more and it's harder to eat when your hands are occupied holding a book. Any other suggestions from other late-night eaters?
I am still working out, which will help. Shoveled snow yesterday since we rec'd. about a foot of the stuff on Tuesday. Almost didn't get out of the parking lot at work and then took almost 2 hrs. to get home since the roads were completely backed up due to the weather. At least the sun is shining today and yesterday so the snow may melt some before it snows more tomorrow!
The Biggest Loser was a bummer this week. I felt so bad for Bernie! But the current photos of him look really good, so he's making it work off the ranch. Good for him! And those dimples are so cute!
Hope you are all doing well on your weight-loss journey!
Well, another Wednesday...I've been so stressed out and trying not to reach for all of my old favorites. Last night I succumbed to fig newton cookies - they've never been a real favorite, but about 1 WW point each so seemed like a nice reasonable sweet snack when eating 1-2. Downing half a sleeve of them wasn't a very good idea while I'm sitting watching t.v. about to go to sleep. This is after I came home to a mess in my kitchen left by my 2 dd. I was so mad-I actually threw out my blender and coffeemaker. They'll be less to clean up after in the end. At some point we all reach our limits and I think that last night was mine. Stick a fork in me folks, I'm done!
I've rebounded today pretty well. Did have a bagel from Bread Co. which was a little high in points, although I tried to go with something less fattening (which is true considering all of the options at Bread Co!!). I treated myself to a skinny latte from Starbucks-it's pretty good and low points. And lunch at Appleby's I went with a WW entree and nothing else. I plan on working out later this afternoon so I'm getting back on track.
This Friday is the monthly weigh in with my daughter. One who has lost the most percentage of weight will treat to a movie for the other one. She lost 7 lbs. as of last week and I would like to keep the competition healthy at least!
Well, I've lost a couple more pounds. At least it's going the right direction. Feels like it's slowed down so much from the beginning. I guess that is to be expected. 2 lbs. loss is still really good for about a week's time, right? My goal may be a bit more unrealistic than I expected. I was hoping to get to my ideal weight by the next birthday in Sept. I guess if it takes longer, but I learn to live healthier and keep it off that is better than losing it quick and then gaining it back. I keep telling myself that. This stupid weather isn't helping either. Every time I get into a good grove at the gym, then we get ice or snow and it's hard for me to get to the gym and get the same level of workout. I shovel the ice/snow myself to get exercise and have DVDs, but it's not the same. Slow progress is still progress. I'm keeping at it...
Well, doing okay today. Yesterday was pretty good, health-wise. Worked out last night even though it was late after work. I tried doing some interval changes in my treadmill time. It's a little challenging trying to up the speed to fast because I'm so ungraceful on the machine anyway. You throw in a random hill and I feel like the Jetson's cartoon where the dog gets off and the guy goes flying because it's set too fast! lol
As it is, I try to set the elliptical machine on "fat burn" and have trouble registering my heart rate since my hands are small. Maybe I'll check with the trainers on staff to see if there are some settings that I could use that would help me. Nothing worse than fighting with a %$&*(* machine when you're panting and sweating. But, I do keep showing up and trying and I give myself credit for that. At least I am not surrounded by skinny-well toned people. It's a pretty diverse crowd which helps. And I just got some new tennis shoes last weekend, which is helping to motivate me.
Well, I hope that you are all having a good time working out and losing those extra pounds along with me.
Since my last post, I found my dd (16 yr. old) smoking a cigarette and life in general is overwhlelming me. Of course, my knee-jerk reaction is to eat. I haven't even tracked my eating for a couple of days. The morning and afternoon are okay - the nights are the bad time for me. Since my kids are either gone or busy and am separated from my husband, my best friends are t.v. and junk food-a deadly combination! Yesterday was a little better. Today, so far I'm on track and am hoping to work out this afternoon. That will help with burning calories and feeling better emotionally too. Tonight I'm having a work dinner and it will be pretty easy to eat the right foods since I've chosen the menu. I've just got to get things back on track and work out more consistently. It's been hard with yucky weather and then one of my DVD's isn't working that I use at home. I've just got to make it a priority.
Hope you all are doing well and having a great, healthy day!
Maybe it would count as "light" exercise on the WW definition, which does count, although not very much. Every little bit helps.
I try to use that thought as motivation when working out. I feel emotionally weary - tired of fighting everyone from my estranged spouse, dd x2, and all the other jerks out there trying to manipulate and take advantage of me, i.e. bad drivers, colleagues at work, salespeople, etc. I'm a little overwhelmed-can you tell?? Thanks for listening to me whine. I'm sure life will look better soon-it has to! 
But the current photos of him look really good, so he's making it work off the ranch. Good for him! And those dimples are so cute!
- they've never been a real favorite, but about 1 WW point each so seemed like a nice reasonable sweet snack when eating 1-2. Downing half a sleeve of them wasn't a very good idea while I'm sitting watching t.v. about to go to sleep. This is after I came home to a mess in my kitchen left by my 2 dd. I was so mad-I actually threw out my blender and coffeemaker. They'll be less to clean up after in the end. At some point we all reach our limits and I think that last night was mine. Stick a fork in me folks, I'm done! 
Yesterday was a little better. Today, so far I'm on track and am hoping to work out this afternoon. That will help with burning calories and feeling better emotionally too. Tonight I'm having a work dinner and it will be pretty easy to eat the right foods since I've chosen the menu. I've just got to get things back on track and work out more consistently. It's been hard with yucky weather and then one of my DVD's isn't working that I use at home. I've just got to make it a priority.