| Height: | 162.6cm |
| Start weight: | 183.00lb |
| Current weight: | 187.60lb |
| Goal weight: | 140.00lb |
| Lost to date: | -4.60lb |
| Remaining: | 47.60lb |
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Okay, I made the Moroccan pancakes this morning, and ate 2. The "syrup" is melted butter and honey. Another "darn!!" LOL!!
Okay, the rest of the day has GOT to be better, but since my sister-in-law and nephew are leaving before 3pm (before THE GAME), I'm sure I can get back on track. Not that it is an excuse, because it isn't.
I did FAIR yesterday. Had the 1/2 whole wheat bagel w/Laughing Cow, then went to Inner Harbor. We ended up going to California Pizza Kitchen, and my husband, father-in-law and I split the Quattro Formaggi and the Sante Fe chicken pizzas. We DID have leftovers (one slice of each), but still. Drank water, but nowhere near enough. I can drink down one of the "bottled waters" that are commonly sold in less than 10 minutes, but I was sharing it with my father-in-law, so I couldn't (he needs it more). We walked a LOT, and last night my glutes hurt quite a bit. For dinner, we made a Moroccan dish, which is essentially ground beef with a LOT of spices (ginger, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper.....all of which, minus the salt, were sent from Morocco), rolled into meatballs, and cooked with crushed tomatoes, parsley, onion, cumin and salt. When the meatballs are cooked through, you beat like 2-3 eggs, and pour that over the top to let it set. I made a loaf of bread (a flat loaf mind you....imagine a wheel), but with semolina in it, that makes it VERY high in calories. Anyway, we all ate the meatballs with the bread, then went to Rita's for dessert. I knew this weekend would be trying, since we were getting company, but still......I could have done better. Hopefully all the walking counteracted the effects of SOME of the food, ha ha!!
I think tonight I'll drag my husband out for a walk. I know we won't be going ANYWHERE from 3pm until about 5pm, since the FINALS of the WORLD CUP are on (GO FRANCE!!! ZINADINE IS THE BEST!!!).
He wants me to make Moroccan pancakes for breakfast. I don't think I'll have any (semolina again). We'll see what today brings!!
First off, I had to update my weight, because last week, every time I weighed myself I had been like 180.8, but am now about 182.2, and so while I can't change my starting weight for whatever reason, I did change it.
Alright, woke up and drank my water. Now having a cup of organic coffee (half regular/half decaf), and am getting ready to toast either a whole wheat bagel, or else a slice of whole wheat toast. I think I'll opt for the toast, since that will give me more points to work with later in the day. I know I should really have a good breakfast, big, but full of wholesome foods, but then I use more points, and seeing as we're going out for lunch, and having this one Moroccan dish for dinner, I really need to conserve.
I just want to say, I'm VERY excited about this!! I feel that since I'm putting my weight down in print for all to see, I have more to lose (figuratively and literally). If I eat too much, I have to put down that I gained XYZ pounds. I'd rather be seeing the scale go down (as we all would). About 2 weeks ago, I was doing pretty well, sticking within my WW points (to the best of my knowledge....I was lazy about tracking), and every time I wanted something like a chocolate chip cookie or brownie (my two biggest weaknesses), I'd think, "Nothing will taste as good as being thin(ner) will feel." I'm not talking the walking bobble heads in Hollywood, but a healthy weight. I used to lift, and had a pretty nice figure along with muscle tone. I can still feel the muscle, but it's not covered by some fat. I really want to be fit again.
Thanks ladies, primarily Suzanne, for getting this going!!
p.s. I opted for HALF the bagel, which I split with my father-in-law, and one wedge of Laughing Cow.
I had joined Weight Watchers, and was doing "okay" but then my father-in-law came, and my eating just went down the can. I'd make Moroccan food (not often, mind you, and not nearly as well as my husband.....but I'm getting there) which is not exactly "low fat", and we were going out to eat a lot. Plus, I was buying breakfast and lunch at work. FAT-TEN-ING. I've been doing better, eating a whole wheat English muffin (which MUST say "whole wheat" as the first ingredient with no "enriched" or "bleached" after it in any way, shape or form) with one wedge of Laughing Cow cheese. I was taking in Lean Cuisine for lunch, just so I could easily track what I was eating.
Welllllll, yesterday and today were complete blowouts. Just mow-ing on everything. Tomorrow my sister-in-law and my nephew are coming for a visit, and we're going to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to check out the Aquarium. At least I'll get some walking in, but I REALLY have to watch my food, because we're buying lunch in B-more. If we hit the Cheesecake Factory, I'll get the avacado rolls (or something like that), and a salad. Nothing too heavy.
I usually do a pretty good job with water. I drink 2-3 cups of coffee in the morning (half regular and half decaf), then water all day. LatelyI have only been drinking about 32oz, which isn't nearly enough. I must do better with walking and bumping my water back up (I try and drink 64oz while at work if possible).
Well, tomorrow begins a new day. I have said for years, "I' m going to start exercising and REALLY get in shape!" and had I followed my own advice, I'd be in great shape. But, I was lazy. At least I was active as a kid, and worked out as an adult pretty regularly until about 1999, when I moved to MD. That's when I stopped moving. I knew no one, and never really ventured out at first. I got used to sitting, and it cost me. I gained about 40 pounds in the past 7 years, and it's high time that comes off. No more excuses, no more "I'll just eat bad today." because today turns into tomorrow, and the next day, etc. I want to have kids (God willing), and I don't want to get huge when I'm pregnant, not to mention I don't want to be uncomfortable. I want to be able to run around with my kids and not be all winded.
I wish everyone doing this the best of luck, and just remember that we CAN do it, we just have to believe in ourselves, and keep at it.
