Well It seems I am back & forth. My plateau that I have written about SOOOOOOO often got the best of me. So I decided I would start weight watchers. What a wonderful program. They have a Mommy & Me class and I can take my son and it works out great for me. I am down 10 lbs since starting and finally feel like I am out of the plateau phase. Now I just have to start working out. Not just walking with my kids but a real resistance program. Well see how that goes!
This time last year I set a goal to have lost 50# by Christmas 07, and I must say I am almost there. I have 10 lbs to go to make that resolution complete, and I still have 6 weeks. My goal was 1lbs a week, but of course that was not the way it worked out, but it sounded good at the time
So now to review my last goals I posted and --ummmhumm- reset some dates
December 25: drop 10 lbs ( 137) add more water at least 8 glasses a day/ change snacks to healthy snacks only
January 31 : drop 10 lbs (127) cont same increase exercise
Feb 29: 5 more lbs(122) increase veggies & fruits, good grains more. cut back on red meat
Well, we got all the moving done and are back upstairs. I still have some unpacking and organizing to do but the floors look great. It has been too hot in Atlanta to walk, but it look slike it will cool down a bit this week.
I have great news though. When I started at the beginning fo the year my cholesterol was 204 and my doc wanted me on Zocor. I opted for diet an exercise to see if it would help. So with a lot more dieting than exercise I still managed to drop my cholesterol to 174!!! I am SOOO happy - no meds for me. And that what this weaight loss is about getting healthier and it has certainly helped. I still have a ways to go but I am moving in the right direction. Hopefully by Christmas I will say goodby to the 150 and say hello to the 130's. That will be a great Christmas present!
I have to remember that this is a lifestyle not a race and a setback doesn't mean failure. Hope everyone is doing well and inching our way to goal.
It has been a crazy week and is about to get crazier. We are having our floors refinished so I am moving our family into the basement for 1 week then going camping for another week to let the floors "cure" then when I get back we have to move all the furniture back! I guess that means I get to skip spring cleaning this year and a few workouts to boot! As far as my goals I have done okay on water intake and snacks, still need to up the H2O a bit and cut the snacks. But I had the scale telling me 154, and then started bouncing around so I will weigh in monday and log my actual number. i am hoping for 154 Monday and 151 the following Monday, I really want to break back into the 140's which I haven't seen in at least 7 years. Well I need to get home (am still working). Hope everyone is having a great low cal week!
Well, I am very excited about the next few months. We have 3 camping trips planned- 1 in Aug to the mountains, one in sept to the beach and one in Oct to Disney. So I really need to get on my game so I can feel great and fit in all the shiorts and swimsuits I'll be wearing!
So, I am stuck. And I guess it's better to be stuck here at 155 than at 186 where I started and if I were REALLY honest, I had already lost 7 lbs when I started EP so I was more like 192-193. But I am still not where I need to be for my blood pressure and given my family's cardiac risks. I have increased my exercise (slightly) and drinking more water, but I just really need to quit snacking. I feel like I have this mental calorie counter in my head and if I;m below a certain level I feel I can "treat" myself. So my goal this week is not to treat myself and hope for a 3 lbs weight loss. I know that is a lot but since I am technically starting over, I think I have that much water weight from the chips & sweets - kwim?
So what to do - set some new goals:
Aug 31st: drop 10 lbs ( 145) add more water at least 8 glasses a day/ change snacks to healthy snacks only
Sept 30 : drop 7 lbs ( 138) cont same increase exercise and get the treadmill from my brother as It will be getting cooler and will need to walk indoors some
Oct 31st: 7 more lbs(131)increase veggies & fruits, good grains more. cut back on red meat NO DRIVE THRU'S this month
Nov 30th: 7 more lbs(124) GOAL!!!! MAINTAIN WHOA WHO
Well, It's Saturday, I'm at work and it's my only real chance to post . I woke up to TOM visiting and have felt like a ravenous chocolate hound. But I only ate 1 square of the 65% dark chocolate. Which supposedly has blood pressure and heart benefits, well that's my reasoning today anyway! I am currently sipping a fat free sugar free vanilla latte to keep myself awake for the last part of my 12 hr shift. I have been active this week and would say that I met my activity goals but not my water goal. I definitely need to do better. Have been thinking about joining WW online and seeing if that would help me get focused again. My plan for the rest of July is to start meal planning and shopping list prep so I can cut down on impulse purchases and actually plan better meals for my family. Then maybe by August i can implement a system. I need structure but I am so darn Type B in so many ways. I guess more like a B /A- - since I'm not a total slob.
So today should be the luckiest day of the year right? Isn't there going to be like a million weddings today? And what a cool birthday for the babies born today. I have to say that I I do believe it will be a good day, but not because of the date. I was down a little bit on the scale today, I worked out twice last week, not the 3 times I was going for but i did increase my overall activity though I did not change my eating this week. Still too many 100 cal snacks! Darn those Brown Cow Jr Lights!
I did however find some great jeans on clearance for $6 so I bought 2 pair in a size 6..you heard me right I bought a 6 even though I am wearing mostly 8's and some 10's right now. They are my motivation jeans. I can get in them and button them but I look like a stuffed sausage coming out of the casing. I am hopeful that by fall I will be down 15# which should put me in them. I didn't think $12 was so bad for a little inspiration.
Well it's been 1 month since I've blogged so I thought i'd just go ahead and start over, purge all my old stuff and begin again...again.
I've been enjoying my plateau, a bit too much, put back on 2 lbs. I do however feel a renewed since of motivation. Maybe because June has been the halfway point of my journey and I am halfway there. So now I know to get there I need to kick it into work mode. And I feel as though I'm back from vacation and ready to face Monday .
I bought a belly dancing DVD workout this week and have really enjoyed the feeling of waking up sore. I know that sounds silly but it feels really good to have a reminder that I am working toward my goal. And my goal is to get healthy and get my family moving and we are all going in that direction.
My goal this week is to do my workout 3 times and drink more water, avoid too many 100 cal snacks - those kill me!!
Hope everyone is doing great and enjoying the summer.
. And that what this weaight loss is about getting healthier and it has certainly helped. I still have a ways to go but I am moving in the right direction. Hopefully by Christmas I will say goodby to the 150 and say hello to the 130's. That will be a great Christmas present!
Still too many 100 cal snacks! Darn those Brown Cow Jr Lights!