I started off really well yesterday.....at a good breakfast.....i ended up forgetting to take that fruit and a granola bar with me so i wasn't able to eat all day long....and that my friend was the downfall.....i was so ravenous when i left work i stopped and got a long dog from duchess and a diet coke......it was delicious and i did have enough points for it.....but then i got home and my mom had made homemade spinach lasagna....so i had a slice (or..... two) and thought that that was the end of my eating but we went to my aunts house and we had coffee and dessert.........now i havent even tried to count up all the points, i am however gonna attempt it today since i know i went over but i want to stay accountable and i want to know how many flex points i used...........i am gonna be way smarter today.....we are heading to the aquarium and we are bound to eat out because it is an hour away and we are spending the day but i plan on having a salad whereever i am with a light dressing and i WILL bring that granola bar and that fruit...........well off to count the bajillion points that i spent yesterday...lol....at least im counting and tracking.....
Ok so I DID IT! I tracked all day long yesterday.....yay! After becoming so used to not tracking it was a little challenging cuz i so wanted to just revert back to my old ways but i did not let myself......today has started out well...had a bigger breakfast than usual (2 slices of potato bread toast with a little smart balance butter and one egg scrambled) cuz i have to go into the classroom with my cooperating teacher and help her set up, so i'm not sure when we will be done....i figure i will bring in a granola bar and a fruit and of course WATER!.....lol..... that should hold me until i get home.....well i guess that's it for now
Well so far, so good today as far as tracking goes......i was not very hungry this morning so i had a nectarine.....got in one of my fruits and only used one point so far....lol.......of course it is only 11am and i got up about 2 hours ago...lol.......my plan for today is to be out of the house (although it is a craptastic day out ) I am heading to Burlington Coat Factory cuz they are supposedly having an amazing sale and i need some flat shoes for work (whoever said that teachers sit at their desks all day was lying!) Then i figured i would head to the library with my nephew......i'm thinking of doing lunch after the store at home so that i have a somewhat controlled environment.......then the library for some reading and eventually back home.....what a blah day....i really dislike when its cold and cloudy it's AUGUST for goodness sake.....hopefully there will be some better weather to come
Well gained two tenths of a pound this morning at my weigh in.....not necessarily the direction i wanted to go in but i will take it only becuase i really did not eat that well this week, definitely did not track once but i was able to succeed in dining out healthfully and the night before a weigh in at that......so my goal for this week is to track ALL WEEK LONG......i would like the see at least a 2lb loss but i won't even put that pressure on myself.....as long as i track everything that i eat i will have achieved my goal.
Ok so i just got home from the birthday dinner/party and since my computer was still on (forgot to turn it off before i left! ) i figured i would just do the update about how dinner went now. Well i am excited to say that i did not touch one of those honey rolls!! YAY! .....I am so proud.....i did have a beer but it was a light one, and i only had one......i opted with the Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad cuz it was one of the healthier options and a few of my friends got onion rings as appetizers but i just smelled them...lol.....i chewed on my gum until my dinner came......so i have to say that i did well.....i'm not sure if the scale will show it tomorrow morning cuz i did eat late (we ate at about 8) but i know that i made the right choices so i am happy!
Well thanx for reading!
I totally just realized that i can change the font color....lol....how cool!
Yesterday was fun! Tonight, however, will be a challenge
So yesterday was very fun.....not only did i get to spend time with one of my friends who i hardly see (she lives in Jersey) but we got to spend the day in the city! We went to see the Bodies Exhibition at Southstreet Seaport and that was really awesome, you walk out of there with a whole new appreciation for your own body. We walked so much yesterday....although i could have made some better choices at dinner (went the fried seafood route ) it was a great day with, did i mention, ALOT of walking (we had a few mishaps of getting lost, even with my friend's gps system on her phone...lol)...even in sneakers my feet were killing me by the time i finally sat on the train to come home. Overall though it was a great day and i am glad we got to do that before we both became extremely busy.....i'm student teaching in the fall and she is teaching highshool math, coaching fall soccer, coaching winter track, and she does some EMT stuff on the side (boy do i feel like an underachiever...lol)
Today I have decided to make my "cleansing" day.......even I'm not sure what that means just yet but after eating that heavy (yet yummy) dinner last night i just want to eat really light today. Challenge # 1.....I'm going out to dinner with some friends tonight, also who i havent seen in forever. Luckily, this should not be as hard cuz i have a minimal amount of $$ i can spend so i will likely get a salad and water...however the place we are going to has these delicious rolls with a honey glaze over them....but i definitely can not touch them...so if anyone has some suggestions on how to not eat the bread please let me know.....i am open for suggestions
The day should not be that bad....i am having some toast now and a little iced coffee....and then i can probably make it til about 2:30 without eating again especially if i am sipping on water all day.......we'll have to see how this goes.....i have my WW meeting tomorrow morning....don't know if i can stay for the meeting but i am definitely going to weigh in
Alrighty.....my first blog.....well, let's see i am starting this blog thing to give myself something to do instead of eat and give me a place to vent......a little bit about me to start: I am currently in grad school, i will be student teaching in the fall in the 4th grade and i am really excited about it! I know the kids and they know me so it should be fun. On the weight loss issue, I have been struggling with my weight since i was younger, i don't think i have been under 200lbs since my freshman year of highschool. The weight has crept on throughout the years...highschool was loads of mindless eating just cuz i was hanging out with my friends.....college was loads of stress eating and lots of alcohol drinking....and now grad school has been loads of trying to get in some time to eat which typically results in fast food. And so here i am with a good 150 lbs to lose to get to my true goal but for now i will take a 90 lb loss.....lol.....of course easier said than done. I am currently on the Weight Watchers program, following their flexpoints plan.....well i use the term "following" very loosely. i have been more "watching" what i have been eating than counting my points and writing everything down but it's been pretty hectic....i havent done that poorly...but i havent done that well either. I am hoping that this blog will give me something to do when i get that craving for food randomly at night......My motivation behind loosing weight, besides being healthier, is that one of my good friends is getting married a year from today and i do not want to be the fat bridesmaid....all the others are size 0, 6, and 8, and then here comes me...size 24 please.....ugh......but that is why i want to get in better shape........i have a plan for getting a gym membership so hopefully i will do that soon......then i will just have to find time in my crazy schedule to actually go. i guess that's all for now.......im going into the city tomorrow to meet a friend so i shoudl get some good exercise in there walking around and all.......i have to make sure i make good food choices.....i have my meeting on Sunday morning.......well thanx for reading.....
I tracked all day long yesterday.....yay! After becoming so used to not tracking it was a little challenging cuz i so wanted to just revert back to my old ways but i did not let myself......today has started out well...had a bigger breakfast than usual (2 slices of potato bread toast with a little smart balance butter and one egg scrambled) cuz i have to go into the classroom with my cooperating teacher and help her set up, so i'm not sure when we will be done....i figure i will bring in a granola bar and a fruit and of course WATER!.....lol..... that should hold me until i get home.....well i guess that's it for now
) I am heading to Burlington Coat Factory cuz they are supposedly having an amazing sale and i need some flat shoes for work (whoever said that teachers sit at their desks all day was lying!) Then i figured i would head to the library with my nephew......i'm thinking of doing lunch after the store at home so that i have a somewhat controlled environment.......then the library for some reading and eventually back home.....what a blah day....i really dislike when its cold and cloudy 
) i figured i would just do the update about how dinner went now. Well i am excited to say that i did not touch one of those honey rolls!! YAY! 
) it was a great day with, did i mention, ALOT of walking (we had a few mishaps of getting lost, even with my friend's gps system on her phone...lol)...even in sneakers my feet were killing me by the time i finally sat on the train to come home. Overall though it was a great day and i am glad we got to do that before we both became extremely busy.....i'm student teaching in the fall and she is teaching highshool math, coaching fall soccer, coaching winter track, and she does some EMT stuff on the side (boy do i feel like an underachiever...lol)