Biggest Loser at work

I just started a Biggest Loser contest at work.  We're going to pay $5 a week to participate for 15 weeks.  That's $75 a person.  Right now I have 4 people interested so that's at least $300 for the winner!  Plus I'm going to provide mini prizes to the top loser each week to keep the momentum going.

Is anyone else doing a Biggest Loser contest??

Blood donor

Haha!  I have a legitimate excuse not to exercise today.  I gave blood and they told me NOT to!  So I'm in the itty bitty room with the woman going through the questionnaire with me and she asks me my weight.  Now, I realize that you have to be at least 110 pounds.  Fine.  I am CLEARLY more than 110.  So I said "more than 110" - she just laughed at me but said she needed to enter the actual weight.    Aarrgghh!  Anyway - I did my duty.  I'm O+ so I try to give regularly.  I give a few times a year and have for most of my adult life.  This is the first time I've ever gotten dizzy afterward!  I was walking back to my desk (it was a blood drive at my office) and thought I was going to pass out!  Now, this was also one of the fastest times for me too - I was done lickety split.  It's all because of the gallons of water I've been drinking.  Good for a quick blood donation, which leads to dizziness.  No biggie.  I drank my apple juice, had my cookies and pretzels (logged my points) and now I'm fine

So on to yesterdays exploits.  I found out a coworker, who wasn't even trying, is pregnant.  Not that I'm not happy for her, I truly am.  I just wish it would happen for me and I'm beginning to think it never will.  I have too much against me.  DHs swimmers aren't as strong as they used to be (he has two teenage girls from his first marriage) and I'm getting up there in age...it breaks my heart to think that I won't ever be a mother.  Fertility treatments aren't covered by my insurance and because of the moolah we shell out to his ex every month we can't afford to pay out of pocket.  Unfortunately, adoption is just as expensive as fertility treatments - it's crazy!  Anyway - all that lead to me not having a very good eating day.  I had the "twin hotdogs & fries" from the cafeteria at work for lunch and a Whopper with onion rings for dinner.  Oh well - I logged my points and made myself accountable for the day.  I dipped into my 35 extra points for the first time.  But if I stay on track the rest of the week, which shouldn't be a problem, then I should still have a good week.

Slow and steady

I am down 2 pounds this week.  I don't know why that doesn't make me happy.  I just have to keep telling myself that in the past, I may have taken more weight off in the beginning, but I didn't stick with it so what good did that do me?  I'm working on convincing myself that slow and steady wins the race...so 2 pounds per week, even in the beginning, is perfectly on track.

Weigh In Day

So I picked Mondays as my weigh in day hoping it would help keep me on track during the weekends (my toughest time).  I really thought I had a bad day yesterday - but when I logged my points today I was still 7 points UNDER for the day.  I only reached my points target ONCE during the week.  I know that's not good.  So I'm not sure what's going to happen at WI tonight.  I'll post after I get home. 

My list

I make a list and keep it handy to remind myself of all the reasons I need to lose weight.  I revise it from time to time.  But I haven't done it in a really long time so I'm starting from scratch now. 

I guess that's enough to get started.  I'm sure I'll think of other things soon enough....

Veggie challenge achieved!

I did my first workout!  It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be but it definitely felt like a workout.  So I'm pleased! 

I made a nice dinner - I had a veggie burger on a lite english muffin with laughing cow cheese - yummy.  And I also had a cup of steamed veggies - veggies are a struggle for me so I was proud of myself for that.  Plus I promised Plain_Jane0309 that I would eat at least 2 servings of veggies tonight so I had to get that in!  And because I had so many points left for the day - I also had a bowl of Special K.  I still didn't get in all my points for the day - missed by 6.  I'm going to have to pack more snacks and maybe a higher point lunch tomorrow.

DH and I  have already agreed to wake up early and do our workout again in the morning.  I feel good about myself right now!!

Back on track

I joined WW last week.  For the umpteenth time.  For the LAST time.  I have every confidence I will succeed.  My first weigh in was last night and I dropped 1.6 lbs the first week.  Not great but I'm just taking it one meal at a time.  I think part of my problem was that I wasn't getting all my points in every day.  I need to do a better job of bringing enough snacks to work.  I plan a very healthy breakfast (yogurt with granola or cereal) and a healthy lunch and bring 1 snack.  But I end up with so many points to use after I get home that I would need to stuff myself to get them in.  I know from past experience that cutting back points does not make me lose faster - it slows me down.  So my commitment this week is to eat all my points every day.

I'm going to start my new workout tonight too.  My dh bought a workout video that HE'S excited about and wants to do with me - so I'm hoping that will motivate me to get my arse in gear.  Has anyone heard of YRG?  Stands for Yoga for Real Guys and was developed my an ex-professional wrestler named DDP.  They have a video of a guy that was having great difficulty walking - he had permanent crutches and a brace on his leg.  He had gotten up to 300 pounds and couldn't walk without his crutches.  He kept a video log of his progress.  It was slow but steady and he lost over 120 pounds and is practically running now - no need for his crutches.  I can't use my knee pain as an excuse any more!!!

Wish me luck with my workout tonight!

Recommitted

I really believe this time is going to be "IT".  I'm sick and tired of being a fat blob.  I'm tired of being embarrassed to do things with my husband because I think he deserves to be seen with someone more attractive. 

I had my first workout today.  It wasn't much but it was a start.  We have a gym at work so I did 20 minutes on the bike.  I found out a few months ago that my knee trouble is osteoarthritis - so walking is out for me.  I have no cartilage in my right knee.  So it's swimming and biking for me.  I just sent in my check for a water aerobics class that starts in September.  I am also going to start training for a 3 day bike ride that runs from Boston to NY next year.  I have almost an entire year to train for it.  So I should be good to go.  Plus it's for a very good cause.  I have to raise money for ALS.  I lost my aunt to ALS in Feb so it's a cause near and dear to my heart.

So, here we go again!  I'm glad to be back and can't wait to get caught up on everyone's journey. 

The Never Ending Journey

I wish that bumps in the road didn't throw me so far off track.  I haven't been very good the last couple of months.  I don't want to get into it, I'm just glad I'm getting back on track now.

I'm going back to Atkins.  It worked for me about 5 years ago.  I lost 30 pounds and kept it off for about 3 years.  I never lost more than that but after 30 I didn't really "work" the program anymore.  I regained the 30 plus another 10 or 20.  Anyway - I started Atkins on Wed and have lost 2.5 lbs already this week!  The first week is a bit of a witch, but after that I usually find it fairly easy to follow and not feel like I'm depriving myself of anything.  SO, here we go again :)

Yummy dinner

I made a WW recipe tonight - Chicken Teriyaki & Broccoli.  It was yummy!  Unfortunately, the broccoli was infested with some kind of tiny black bug!  UGHH!!!  At first I thought it was pepper, then I remembered that I didn't pepper it.  So of course I had to throw the broccoli out .

I have 15 points left for the day.  I skipped breakfast - I know, I know - not a good idea.  I was just so busy all morning.   I think I'll have a smoothie for dessert later.