I Can Do This!!

Getting it down, One pound at a time.

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  • Name: Ladeegee
  • City: Hyattsville
  • Region: Maryland
  • Country: United States

My Weight Loss

Height: 157.5cm
Start weight: 263.00lb
Current weight: 265.00lb
Goal weight: 246.00lb
Lost to date: -2.00lb
Remaining: 19.00lb

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01/23/2012 21:23

My McDonald's Experience

LOL - McDonald's is officially the Devil!

I went to Mickey D's because I wanted a Quarter Pounder with cheese. I knew it was 13 points going in! But I figured I would used my activity points for the day to offset some of the damage. And, I'll order a side salad (0 points) and use about a teaspoon for light balsamic vinagrette dressing.

My fight with the devil started when I walked in and saw that Quarter Pounders are 2 for $3. If you don't get the special, then you have to pay full price for the sandwich. So what did I do? You already know the answer to that!

Here's how I won the fight. God spoke. It had to be him, because I planned on eating one sandwich with my salad. Yep the whole thing. I figured I would eat the other one for dinner tonight at my part time job. Then the voice told me to cut the sandwich in half, WRAP 1/2 OF IT UP (very important), and save it for dinner tonight. And that's what I did! Even better than that? I'm satisfied! And, I don't have to worry about beating myself up for eating that 13 point sandwich. My entire lunch was 7 points!

So what about the other sandwich? I'll probably do the same thing tomorrow. Only I'll bring my salad and dressing from home.

By the way, I had water with my lunch. No Diet Coke for me today.

 

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01/19/2011 19:26

Something has to be wrong....

...with my scale.  I weighed in this morning.  Imagine my shock when the stupid thing said I gained  lbs.  I'm wondering if it's water weight.  I've been real careful about not going over my points values.  I'm watching what I eat.  I know I had a couple of cookies here and there, but no enough to pack on 5 lbs.  I wonder if it's water weight.  I know my blood pressure pills will cause me to retain water sometimes.  One thing for sure, I'll get to the bottom of this by next weigh in.  My activity is very limited because of the knee, but I think I'm going to start doing arm exercises, and maybe some crunches.

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01/13/2011 16:50

Still Losing

Well, I'm down another 2 lbs. this week.  I hope this keeps up.  I know that I will it a gain or plateau soon but until then...let's just say I'm gonna enjoy the ride.  Just wanted to add a quick update on my progress. 

Hope everyone is continuing to stay motivated!

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01/05/2011 23:58

What Happened???

Now, I'm not quite sure what happened, but I managed to lose another 3 pounds!  Yay Me!    I can only attribute it to my being to immobile to go to the kitchen while I was recuperating from my surgery.  But even then, when I did get food,  I couldn't finish it.  I was always too full.  Even now that I'm back at work, it literally took me all afternoon to eat my lunch.  I just finished it, and it is 5:00.  This means that I'll probably only eat a small plate of veggies later this evening for dinner, which will be zero WW points. 

I'm enjoying this moment and looking forward to losing even more pounds.

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12/29/2010 21:03

52 in 52 continued

So the last time I posted was in July.  My goal is still to shoot for 52 pounds in 52 weeks.  It's been up and down since then.  However, so far I have lost 11 pounds.  Even though it's not averaging to 1 pound each week (I should be 24 pounds lost at least), I am so happy with my  11 pounds.  It's motivating me.  I'm sitting here unable to walk without crutches right now because of my knee surgery.  But I get on the scale, and find that I'm 11 pounds down!  I want to keep this feeling because right now I feel like I can accomplish anything.  I am so empowered!!!
 
I'll try to keep posting my progress regularly. 

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07/09/2010 07:00

52 Pounds in 52 Weeks.

That's what I decided my goal would be.  If I exceed it, then great.  If not, then I really need to commit myself more.  That's what this blog is about...commitment.  Committing myself to a more healthier lifestyle.  Oh yeah, and I miss turning heads as I walk, well, anywhere.  So there you have it.  I've put it out there in the universe.  Let's hope for positive results.

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04/01/2009 15:47

I am the April Fool

Ok. I'm going to be really, really hard on myself right now.  Feel free to be hard on me as well.  I weighed myself this morning.  My weight is not going down. In fact, I have gained 3 stupid pounds since the last time I blogged.  I'm about to lose it!  I've been trying to excuse it and say that with all the major stress I've been going through, its no wonder why my weight is steadily going up.  I've even using the fact that I quit smoking as an excuse (Keep in mind that I quit 2 1/2 years ago).  I'm trying to stay positive and say it's a new day and I'm going to make better choices today.
 
But let's face facts. The bottom line is, I've gained.  I'm blowing it here.  I can't even stay on top of maintaining this blog regularly.  It's been over a month since I've last posted.  I promised myself that I would do this at least once a week.
 
So I don't know what to do.  I'm a self-proclaimed junk food junkie and I can't seem to get motivated enough to kick the habit.  I know what I'm supposed to do. I just need to find something that will motivate me in spite of everything that I'm going through right now.  Something that will get me off the couch in the evenings.  Something that will stop me from snacking all hours of the day and night. 
 
Any Ideas????  Lap band surgery is starting to look pretty good right about now.

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02/27/2009 23:49

What Happened????

Ok.  So you may be wondering, "What happened to all of Ladeegee's Posts"?  Well, I'm glad you asked.  You see what had happened was...I DELETED THEM. That's right.  I've been gone so long that the posts were pointless.  I made promises to myself that I didn't keep.  I set goals that I didn't reach.  I basically found every excuse in book to keep myself from doing what I was supposed to do...LOSE WEIGHT. Now here it is about 2 1/2 years since my very first post, and I'm still where I was back then. 
 
So I'm trying something new now.  I'm not setting goals, I'm not making promises.  I'm just going to take it one day at a time.  With much prayer, dedication, and sacrifice, I'm going to do this.  That's what worked when I quit smoking.  So I'm going to apply that same approach to weight loss. 
 
The only promise I will make is to blog about my journey more frequently.  Maybe that will keep me on track. 
 
So now let's talk about today.  I've been pretty good.  I did not drink any soda, only water, tea, and crystal light.  Had a healthy breakfast and lunch.  The only starchy thing I had was grits with no butter, just a little salt.  As of right now, my pedometer says I've walked 5410 steps.  That means I have 4590 to go to reach 10,000.  And I will do it.  Piece of Cake...I mean Celery!  Of course, I had the urge to hit the snack cabinet at work, but I overcame that.  So I think I'm off to a pretty good start.  Let see what tomorrow brings. 
 
Until then,  Have a good weekend!

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