first day of October challenge!

So, today is the first day I'm participating in a Challenge!  Its a 31-day exercise challenge and I'm excited to be part of the group that has agreed to be accountable to one another!

My day so far has been good.  I did some walking at lunch (which is extra, on top of the two miles total  I walk each day to and from the train to work), I took the stairs up and down twice today at work (5 floors), and I'm a good track with my points.

Tonight, DH and I are going to the gym/Y.  Since I haven't been working out a ton recently, I'm not going to go crazy - probably just some weight machines and 20-30 minutes on the elliptical.  I will post later on exactly what exercise I did.

first true WW at Work wi

So... I had my first real ww at work weigh-in and it was good to see the difference between that scale and my scale at home!  So the 216.4 was my weigh-in at work, and I'm just going to enter those weigh-in numbers each week to my weight log, for consisitency.

It feels great to know that a couple months ago, I was 15 lbs heavier.  I already feel better.  The meeting was good.  There are people at all different stages of weight loss and WW.  Someone made lifetime today who only had a small amount of weight to lose, another member has lost 40 lbs, the leader lost 133 lbs over 7 years ago.  All in all, a good group and I'm glad to be part of it.  Plus, having the meeting in the middle of the workday is perfect - no excuses to miss, breaks up the day, and keeps me on track during my 'snacky' time. 

I was happy with the number, so looking forward to next week's wi already!

first real "hungry day"

So today is the first day, since I have started on my serious journey, where I feel super hungry.  Hungry that my planned meals/points don't seem to be filling me up.  This is especially weird because my breakfast this morning was a raisin crunch kind of Kashi that has something like 11g of fiber!  I should be filled up!

But I'm not letting this throw me off.  I do believe in responding to real hunger - I mean, I'd already had 6 glasses of water, so I knew it wasn't thirst masking as hunger.  So I rearranged.  I had my afternoon 3 point snack at 11:30.  Not much else I could do, short of feeling deprived and bitter. 

I've lost 8.5 pounds in the last month and 10 total since earlier in the summer (I found where I had written down 230 from July - scary).  I know I'm on the right path and it feels good.  A little extra hunger is not going to push me off track.  I'm about to lace up my sneakers and head out for a lunchtime walk. 

Tomorrow I officially begin WW at Work and will have my first weight in on their scale - I'll be curious to see how close it is to my scale at home.  Off I go - the fresh air is calling my name.

Its a good day

How can it not be a good day, its Friday?!?!  Work has been extra busy and crazy, but not in a bad way.  No extreme pressure or anything, but a constant flow of work and reasonable deadlines.  Unheard of at some jobs! 
Feeling really great on the road to weight loss.  Staying OP, with even a few to spare each night - not dipping into the flex points, drinking my water, taking my vitamins.  Everything is going well.  I have been walking a lot, but haven't been visiting the Y lately.  That's changing this weekend.  I will go at least once and hopefully get back to water aerobics next week.
Looking forward to a good weekend and continuing on strong and motivated!

I've lost 7 pounds in the last 3 weeks!

I hadn't weighed myself in three weeks - I'm not officially starting WW at Work until Tuesday of next week, so last night, I thought, I should see where I am now b/c I have been following points for the past week and a half and before that, I was trying to eat healthier - although I wasn't always following points.  Plus, with the weekend away and the wedding we went to, I thought my weight might have suffered...

But last night, I stepped on the scale and was so happy!  7 whole pounds!  Granted, it took a few weeks, but what a surprise!  What a motivation! 

Today, a co-worker and I had planned to go to lunch together.  Yesterday, I asked her if she would mind if we just packed and ate our lunches from home together - she didn't mind at all!  This way I know I'll stay on track and continue on the road to weight loss.  Another couple pounds and my daily points allowance will go down by one!  YIPPEE!!!!

Signed up for WW at Work today!

I'm really proud of myself!  I did it - and it wasn't easy.  I realized that signing up this week (the registration week) would be really tight financially.  But I realized - I need this!  Plus it was tough b/c once I got up there, I realized that I wasn't sure how comfortable I would be in meetings where I would either know or recognize co-workers.  When I've done WW in the past, I haven't known another soul in the room. Then I realized that not knowing anyone and not making any ww buddies is part of what bothered me in times past.  It always seemed like people had made friends at their meetings, but b/c my work schedule was so unpredictable, I often attended a different meeting every week.  This way, I will be with a core group of people. I'm actually super excited.

So I just took a quick track b/c they are "officially" starting the new people next week - giving us the week 1 book (I don't even want to admit how many week 1 books I have at home!), but since I know what to do, I'm going to keep track this week and see how I can do before my first official weigh in!

It feels good to do something for myself.  And also, it feels good to know that because I'm sacrificing financially to do this - I will take it that much more seriously.

Yipee!

Fun weekend away - now time to get serious!

The hubby and I were out-of-town for the weekend - he was a groomsman in his friend's wedding.  We had a lot of fun.  I ate pretty well except for the wedding, which was my plan. I thought I would save up points/calories, etc. so that I could eat the appetizers and dinner (filet and sea bass) as well as have some drinks.  All in all - a great weekend and I don't feel guilty for celebrating.

Tomorrow is the first WW at work meeting, so I'll be weighing in and getting started, officially.  Looking forward to it!

trying to blog daily - for my own purposes!

If my blogs aren't interesting, that's because I'm trying to use them mainly as a way to keep track of how I'm feeling about food and healthful living, on a daily basis.  That might not always be entertaining.

Yesterday was my first day back in earnest and it wasn't a total failure, I will say that.  I did, however, fall back into old bad habits.  I ate well during the day and controlled portions and made health decisions.  However, I didn't have a dinner planned or anything defrosted... and the hubby and I did yard work after I got home.  By the time we were finished with that, I was too tired to cook and hungry to the point where I didn't chose wisely.  We went out to eat and I ate beyond what I should have.

Today, I didn't select the healthiest breakfast - BUT I have already had 4 glasses of water and have a healthy plan for lunch. I'm trying to focus on the good points of decisions I'm making b/c one of my prior pitfalls has been a defeatist attitude - deciding that any mistake I made takes me back to square one.  That kind of poor attitude hasn't served me well in the past - so I'm turning that around!

Looking forward to the rest of the day - as an opportunity to do things better than the day before!

Rediscovered site and just in time!

I haven't been on the site in over a year, and had frankly forgotten about it!  Perfect timing, b/c I have been journaling my food recently and considering joining WW at Work to ensure that I stay on track and actually attend meetings.  That would start in two weeks, so I can see how I'm doing on here. 

Glad to have a place to enter my food intake and activity levels.  I feel as though I have a plan and can actually succeed!