As you read, I had a great 1st week. Being down 4 lbs is awesome. I'm sure it was just a shock to my system, because the following week I actually gained 2 lbs.
I didn't over eat this week to gain that weight back, but I'm pretty sure I had a bit too much salt the day before weigh in. No biggie... onward and upward. Pick up and keep going.
The following week was a great week, losing those 2 lbs back.
The week after that, last week I was down another 2 so I seem to be on a roll, a good roll.
My total so far for the 5 weeks is down 7.8 lbs. Its not too bad!
At this point, my body is starting to change, thank goodness. My jeans are all fitting just a little bit better. I still have a long way to go, but I really need to focus on short term goals.. not so much the big picture, although the big picture is truly within reach.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
The first week
WOW! I can not believe its been a week already. It was a lot easier then I thought getting back into the swing of things.
I ate a lot of salads this week. Actually, I'm kind of sick of them, but will try to look for other ways to make them better. Find a way to add some pizazz
Most days I start with oat meal. (plain quick oats) Most of us (me included) think plain oat meal is ... well, just that, plain. My sister told me years ago how to make it taste good.
For 1/2 a cup of oats I add 2 turns of a grinder of coarse sea salt. (maybe 1/4 tsp) maybe a tsp of vanilla and a TBL of brown sugar (1 pt).
Then I have a salad for lunch and lean meat & veggies for dinner. I really haven't been having sweets too much although I did have sherbet the other night.
The biggest trick, and I can't stress this enough, is to weigh and measure. You can't just guess.
So anyhow, I get on the scale this morning before I head off to work and was shocked that it said 164.2.
That's just shy of 4 lbs down this week. woo hoo. Not only is it a great start, doing so well this week will keep me completely motivated to keep doing well!!!
I ate a lot of salads this week. Actually, I'm kind of sick of them, but will try to look for other ways to make them better. Find a way to add some pizazz
Most days I start with oat meal. (plain quick oats) Most of us (me included) think plain oat meal is ... well, just that, plain. My sister told me years ago how to make it taste good.
For 1/2 a cup of oats I add 2 turns of a grinder of coarse sea salt. (maybe 1/4 tsp) maybe a tsp of vanilla and a TBL of brown sugar (1 pt).
Then I have a salad for lunch and lean meat & veggies for dinner. I really haven't been having sweets too much although I did have sherbet the other night.
The biggest trick, and I can't stress this enough, is to weigh and measure. You can't just guess.
So anyhow, I get on the scale this morning before I head off to work and was shocked that it said 164.2.
That's just shy of 4 lbs down this week. woo hoo. Not only is it a great start, doing so well this week will keep me completely motivated to keep doing well!!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
This Time Will Be Different.
January 11, 2013 This time will be different.
I lost all that weight last year. I was in a size 8. I felt good. I looked good. But now, trying to find something in the closet that fits is a chore. Very few of my jeans fit. Everything looks horrible. Get on the scale. 168. UGH. How did that happen??? This is it. The last time. Get if off and keep it off.
Back to my trusty Weight Watchers. This time though, just the online version. Just the app (which is super fab!) and the web tools and my will power.
Lets pick Friday for a weigh in day. What better day? You get to have the weekend at the beginning of your week then all week to make up for it!
So I weigh in Friday morning, January 11th. 168.
The first few days were actually easier then I had expected. I jumped right in with my tools. My scale, measuring cups and a TBSP. (left out on the counter is the secret)
Today is Tuesday. So I have to get through tomorrow and Thursday. Honestly I can't wait for Friday morning to see how my first week went.
My goals.
10lbs down by March 8th weekend. (158 and 8 weeks to do it)
totally doable.
15 more lbs down by May 17th (143 and 18 weeks to do it)
I lost all that weight last year. I was in a size 8. I felt good. I looked good. But now, trying to find something in the closet that fits is a chore. Very few of my jeans fit. Everything looks horrible. Get on the scale. 168. UGH. How did that happen??? This is it. The last time. Get if off and keep it off.
Back to my trusty Weight Watchers. This time though, just the online version. Just the app (which is super fab!) and the web tools and my will power.
Lets pick Friday for a weigh in day. What better day? You get to have the weekend at the beginning of your week then all week to make up for it!
So I weigh in Friday morning, January 11th. 168.
The first few days were actually easier then I had expected. I jumped right in with my tools. My scale, measuring cups and a TBSP. (left out on the counter is the secret)
Today is Tuesday. So I have to get through tomorrow and Thursday. Honestly I can't wait for Friday morning to see how my first week went.
My goals.
10lbs down by March 8th weekend. (158 and 8 weeks to do it)
totally doable.
15 more lbs down by May 17th (143 and 18 weeks to do it)
Good to be back.
Wow its been a long time since I've been here and wow has things changes for me. I'll try for the fast forward version.
Shortly after that last post in 2009 my complete life took a 180. I stopped going to weight watchers. honestly, I just couldn't afford it anymore. I kept that weight off for a long time but then about a year later... it started to creep back on. Around Feb of 2010 I went back to WW meetings. I was doing pretty good for about 6 month... but then stopped going again. I of course went back up. By February of 2012 I was back up to a disgusting 170.8 lbs. That was it.... I was going back. WW had started the new Points Plus program, so this will be like a brand new WW for me. I remember my mind set back, just a year ago. I want this, I can do this, I want this too much, I can do it. I loved the new program. I decided to join the programs with meetings, however I never went to them. I just went to Friday morning "open hours" for weigh in.
I measured. I weighed my food. I counted every bite that went into my mouth. I never cheated and held my self responsible for everything I ate. By the end of July I had lost 21.2 lbs. I was 149.6. I earned every lb. but then I got cocky, I stopped counting. I wasn't going for weigh ins and it was time to cancel...yet again. Now I know the program works. I'm living proof of that but when you pay every month (and way too much, may I add) and are not doing the program anymore, its time to stop. August 10, 2012 I'm at 145 even. That's the lowest I've been in years... since well before my 2nd child in 1999.
Things change. I lost my job. Although I found another with in a month, it was a desk job. I wasn't on my feet all day like before, running around. Sep, Oct, Nov... December..... so now its January 2013 and that wonderful 25 lbs I worked so hard to loose last year had found its way back. Not quite all of it but most of it. .... so guess what time it is?
Shortly after that last post in 2009 my complete life took a 180. I stopped going to weight watchers. honestly, I just couldn't afford it anymore. I kept that weight off for a long time but then about a year later... it started to creep back on. Around Feb of 2010 I went back to WW meetings. I was doing pretty good for about 6 month... but then stopped going again. I of course went back up. By February of 2012 I was back up to a disgusting 170.8 lbs. That was it.... I was going back. WW had started the new Points Plus program, so this will be like a brand new WW for me. I remember my mind set back, just a year ago. I want this, I can do this, I want this too much, I can do it. I loved the new program. I decided to join the programs with meetings, however I never went to them. I just went to Friday morning "open hours" for weigh in.
I measured. I weighed my food. I counted every bite that went into my mouth. I never cheated and held my self responsible for everything I ate. By the end of July I had lost 21.2 lbs. I was 149.6. I earned every lb. but then I got cocky, I stopped counting. I wasn't going for weigh ins and it was time to cancel...yet again. Now I know the program works. I'm living proof of that but when you pay every month (and way too much, may I add) and are not doing the program anymore, its time to stop. August 10, 2012 I'm at 145 even. That's the lowest I've been in years... since well before my 2nd child in 1999.
Things change. I lost my job. Although I found another with in a month, it was a desk job. I wasn't on my feet all day like before, running around. Sep, Oct, Nov... December..... so now its January 2013 and that wonderful 25 lbs I worked so hard to loose last year had found its way back. Not quite all of it but most of it. .... so guess what time it is?
Thursday, April 9, 2009
10th Week
What a great week. I knew I had a great week last night when I was changing. I caught myself in the mirror and was like, oh... ok.... :)
I went to the 8:30am meeting in Hyannis this morning. It was a little weird. You get used to the same people at your own meeting. So to be at a meeting that you don't know anyone... a bit scary for me... but then again, this is the new me.
I get on the scale. Down 3.8lbs. Holy crap. I was stoked. That is huge. I knew I would get a good number, but I wasn't expecting THAT number.
This put me over 15 lbs total loss. I got another 5lb gold star sticker. Yey!!
I'm soo close to my 10% too. I should be able to do that this week and hit it on Wednesdays meeting. 15 lbs is also my 1/2 way point. WOO HOOO... I'm 1/2 way to my goal. Fabulous.
so this is me after 10 weeks:
151.4 lbs
3.8lbs this week
15.4 total weight loss.
I went to the 8:30am meeting in Hyannis this morning. It was a little weird. You get used to the same people at your own meeting. So to be at a meeting that you don't know anyone... a bit scary for me... but then again, this is the new me.
I get on the scale. Down 3.8lbs. Holy crap. I was stoked. That is huge. I knew I would get a good number, but I wasn't expecting THAT number.
This put me over 15 lbs total loss. I got another 5lb gold star sticker. Yey!!
I'm soo close to my 10% too. I should be able to do that this week and hit it on Wednesdays meeting. 15 lbs is also my 1/2 way point. WOO HOOO... I'm 1/2 way to my goal. Fabulous.
so this is me after 10 weeks:
151.4 lbs
3.8lbs this week
15.4 total weight loss.
9th week
This was a very uneventful week. I'm writing this blog a week later because it was that uneventful. I stayed the same as far as my weigh in. NO loss but no gain. It was also my bad week. Ladies you know what I mean.... every 4 weeks... it really messes with the scale.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
having a skinny day
You know how once is a while you have a skinny day? You have to know what I'm talking about. It doesn't happen to me very often... but today, I'm having one.
When I first started WW I took a before picture and I took all my measurements. I'm pretty sure they are on my first post.
I decide today was a good day to take my measurements again.
I haven't looked at those numbers in 8 weeks.
I start taking the measurments... i was a little scared. This was my results:
then my upper arm was 15" now its 13
then my waist was 38 1/2 " (ick) now its 34 1/2 ... 4 " is good right?
then my hips were 42" now they are 36 1/2.... holy cow!!!!
and then my thigh was 24 1/2" and now its 23"
This is still a work in progress but I'm loving the results thus far.
so this is me today...
155 lbs
13" upper arm, 34 1/2" waist, 36 1/2" Hips, 23" thigh.
When I first started WW I took a before picture and I took all my measurements. I'm pretty sure they are on my first post.
I decide today was a good day to take my measurements again.
I haven't looked at those numbers in 8 weeks.
I start taking the measurments... i was a little scared. This was my results:
then my upper arm was 15" now its 13
then my waist was 38 1/2 " (ick) now its 34 1/2 ... 4 " is good right?
then my hips were 42" now they are 36 1/2.... holy cow!!!!
and then my thigh was 24 1/2" and now its 23"
This is still a work in progress but I'm loving the results thus far.
so this is me today...
155 lbs
13" upper arm, 34 1/2" waist, 36 1/2" Hips, 23" thigh.
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