still on holiday

I stayed the same for 3 days, and today went up 2 pounds. Yikes.
Today we went to chuck e cheese, and I got salad, diet soda, and pizza. I ate more pizza then I should of. I surely need to get on the treadmill.

Christmas is past, and New Years is coming.

I did not too bad. I have eaten bad this week. I have eaten things I would not normally eat. I can feel it too. I feel more slugish, more tired, and my belly hurts a little. I have treadmilled here and there. I have gained about 4 pounds, but with my treadmilling I have stayed at the same weight for the last three day. I need to make sure I get my exercise daily. Once our holiday is up we are going on the WW strict again. Lots of fruits and veggies. Hope you had a great Christmas!

work lunch

I decided today that I would eat whatever I wanted to at our work lunch for the holiday.

I ate a lot. I ate the way I used to before weight watchers. I had all kind of food healthy and unhealthy. Within an hour of eating I felt awful. I was tired and dizzy. I did not eat anymore then I would have, I just allowed myself to eat the way I used to. I felt awful. I came home and took a nap. I woke up and feel amazing now.

I have decided I like the way I eat now much better than before I lost the weight.

Yikes!

I weighed in today and since November 19 I have lost .4. That is good for maintaining but not so much for losing.
I have to pay 13.00 when I weigh in now (man has that weekly price went up).
They tried to charge me 40 for today, because they did not realize that with life time you dont have to pay a huge fee after missing some meetings.
I am still happy to have the loss no matter what. By the end of January I want to lose 5 pounds, which is a lot considereing I ordered cheesecakes for Christmas. We shall see...

Tired

I am super tired for some reason today.

I have done good today. I had a coffee this morning. I had salad for lunch. I had zero point soup for dinner. Not to bad. Hopefully only crackers and cheese before dinner. I am hoping to lose some weight this week.

Stuck!

I have been feeling kind of stuck lately.

My husband reached his lifetime at WW. He has been of maintenance ever since. I have kind of put myself on maintenance. I am not trying to. I have eaten things I should not be and to much of it. I have not been exercising either. I have been at the same weight for a month and a half. It is good that I have not gained, but I have not lost either.

I was trying to lose more before the holiday partying begins. My insurance is not paying anymore for the WW because it is a new insurance year and my bmi to them is safe. I am trying to go only once a month to WW.

It is time to get on track.

Back again!

Ok I have been off here for a while.

I went to Vegas for a week and ate what I wanted while I was there. I truly enjoyed everything. We had some amazing breakfast at the Sugar Factory at the Paris hotel. When I came home I gained 3 pounds, then over the next 2 weeks lost it. After that was Thanksgiving and I did let myself have a great weekend. We had some cheesecake that we ordered from the Cheesecake Factory. I know a week later weigh the same as I did right before Thanksgiving. So for about a month and a half I have stayed at the same weight overall.

My WW is not being paid for by insurance anymore. Since I am lifetime at WW from before I will weigh in once a month and pay myself until I hit my goal.

Time to get back on track. I have done very well today, and that is a start. I have only eaten 18 out of my 29 points for the day. We will see.

Oh, and WW is changing this week I have heard.

Loving life

I am thinking if I keep track of food a bit better I will do better.

Today I had coffee, a lean pocket, chips, potato salad, cauliflower, broccoli, and steak.

I was impressed. I had a lean turkey cheese pocket in a pretzel bread. It was 7 points, but man it was yummy. I am not a lean pocket fan. The one in pretzel bread was very good.

So far today I have eaten 20 points. I have 9 left.

I still need to get up and walk on the treadmill though. We shall see.

Walk, walk, and walk

I still have not exercised much, but that is about to change.

I am still countin my points, and have been going over a bit. I have had a hard time lately. I am not sure why. I was going strong all of this time, but the last 3 weeks not so much.

I told someone at work today maybe since it is getting chilly and rough outside, I am trying to be like a bear and store up to hibernate for the winter. I was just joking, but I need to change this right away.

Get on the stick

I need to get moving.

I have not done to well lately. I have lost a little and gained a bit, lost a little and gained a bit. I surely need to get moving.

I have been going over a bit on my points, and I have not been walking nearly as much lately.

It is time to get moving. I am like 3 pounds or so away from losing 50 pounds, and less than 15 pounds away from my goal.

I have been going so strong, and lately fell behind. It is time to get moving.

Hard time

I have been having a hard time this week. I lost weight last week. I have 15 more pounds to lose to reach my lifetime goal.

I have been eating more points this week then usual. I have been going over a bit here or there. I really need to get back into it, and start kicking butt.

I have been slacking in my exercise this week also. I walked in the park for one hour, and on the treadmill only for a half hour. That is surely not enough for a whole week, especially going over on my points eating.

I am sitting watching biggest loser while I type this. I need to get on the stick.

I just finished reading Ali's book and totally enjoyed it. I totally love her positive attitude. I really like her motivational attitude.

So Awesome!

I weighed in yesterday.

I lost 2.6 so super excited.
It is amazing. I am so happy about it.

I was so happy after having a gain the week before, to lose that much.

However, today I had a nacho from a Mexican restaurant for lunch today. That is a lot of points on WW. I am not sure how many points it is. For dinner though, we had tofu and veggies. My dinner was only 4 points, so that is making up for the lunch some. I just need to be careful how many snacks I have this evening.

Thinking about getting out and getting some walking in this weekend. Hopefully, it will not rain to much. It is cold out, and was hailing a while ago.

Weigh in day

Today is cold and rainy.

I weigh in today. I am hoping it goes well. Last week I gained and it was the first gain in the 27 I have been going. I feel like it is going to go well. I have tried hard all week. I did not exercise as much as I should have though. I did exercise good this weekend though.

We will see.

still cold

It surely feels like apple orchard weather out. Maybe this weekend.
Well, today I had Tim Horton sandwich for lunch and Dell Taco for dinner.
Dell Taco has 3 point tacos for WW.
They are very yummy also. MMMM.

I did not exercise today. My knee is hurting bad for some reason. I think it is the cold. My knees have not hurt in years.

Well ready to snuggle and watch some Hells Kitchen. I really like that show. Not a fan of the swearing though.

Cold and Blah

I am feeling cold and blah today.
Going from 96 to 65 degrees in 3 days is like wait a minute. I like it cooler, but it feels pretty cold today. I am feeling slightly lazy. Have housework to do but do not feel like it. I feel like laying on the couch with a blanket and a movie, cuddling with my family.

I did do crunches today and walk 20 minutes. I have eaten two burger king hamburgers so far today. I think we are having tofu with sauce and veggies later. I will be within my points so that is good.

Need to get motivated for sure.

Super hot out

How can it go from 96 today to 67 Monday. It will be nice for it not to be so super hot.
I walked 20 minutes today on the treadmill, and out of that 5 of them were jogging. I am excited about that.
I gained 1.2 this week, the first time in 27 weeks. I was kind of sad about it. I am doing good so far on eating, well pretty good.
I am hoping that Thursday I lose more than I gained.
I think I am going to look for some good recipes for the fall. Yum.

Treadmill

I am super excited today.

I walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes, and out of that 20 minutes I jogged 4 minutes. I am very happy about that.

I broke my ankle and had surgery a couple of years ago, and have really babied it ever since. I am starting to get moving. I have not ran in years anywhere.

My goal is to do some 5k runs next year. Yep runs. For me that is huge. I have never been in a run before. I want to do multiple 5ks next year, and I want to run them all.

We shall see.

The Weekend

Yesterday was the weigh in. I lost .8.
I was kind of bummed, but it is a loss and I need to be happy about that. I want to start losing over a pound a week.

I do not like when I have a meal and it is not that great. It bothers me because I try to choose good food to use my calories on. When it does not taste good or is cooked wrong it really bothers me, because I can not get those calories back.

I plan on getting some exercise and making good food choices this weekend.

Sleepy

It is Tuesday. I am doing pretty good this week. I have not gotten in as much exercise as I would like to. I very much need to work on that.

I had a tortilla with humus on it last night, and it was very yummy.

I am very sleepy and find myself eating more sometimes when I am tired.
I am not sure what I am eating tonight. It is a quick dinner evening.

It looks like I have lost some weight this week, but not sure how much. I step on the scale each morning just to keep an eye on myself and progress.

I am going to try to get some treadmilling in tonight and tomorrow. We shall see.

The Weigh In

I weighed in yesterday. I lost 1.8 for a total of 43.4 in just under 6 months.
I feel like I have a long way to go. It feels like it has been a long journey, but I need to remember I did not gain the weight over night so I am not going to lose it overnight.
We went out to dinner last night and I underestimated how fattening my meal was. I was thinking 30 points on the WW plan, but it was 49 points. It was surely a wake up to call to keep on my toes and pay attention.
We will see what the next week brings.

Back on to blogging

I have been slacking very much on my blogging.
I am getting back on track.

In 23 weeks I have lost 41.6 pounds. I still have 23 pounds more to lose to reach my lifetime at weight watchers. I want to lose 32 more pounds for my own goal.

The last couple of weeks my loses have not been very big. This week started out rough, but the last 3 days were great. Today is the day I weigh in. I did not do well today though. I ate lunch and it was just to much. I am so hoping for a loss.

It surely is great that my husband is doing it also. He is almost at his goal, and I am going to really have to push myself to stay on track.

We will see how the weigh in goes today. Stay tuned.

So super excited

I went to the doctor yesterday, and he was impressed.
I lost 21 pounds in 3 months.
My blood pressure went down even further.
My cholesterol was 209 and went down to 194.
In 3 months I went from high cholesterol to just above normal.
He said I don't have to come back until next year.
Dig on that Blue Care Network.

I am super happy. I wanted to go to see what 3 months could do. I am super excited.

Beautiful out!

We have been walking at the park and it is so beautiful out.

I lost 1.8 this week for a total of 21.4. I received my 10% from weight watchers, and it feels amazing.

We take egg roll wraps or wonton wraps and put a tiny bit of laughing cow cheese and some steamed veggies, wrap it up, and bake it. It is awesome. I am so very happy that my husband has made these for us. It is a great late night snack.

I am going to the dr tonight. When I started 3 months ago my cholesterol was high. I was just retested and can not wait to get the results.

Weigh in day!

Ok today is weigh in day. We will see what happens.

Our treadmill went out last week so it has been a little rough.
We have walked at a park for one hour a day for 3 of the days. The other days I have not done much.

I feel amazing, and have more energy so I am hoping to have a loss this week.

We have been eating veggies and fruit. I love it.

-Laughing cow cheese is so super yummy, with some low fat crackers. It makes a great snack.
-I also tried broccoli slaw that someone had mentioned at our last meeting. It was good and did add some crunch to our salad.
-Weight Watchers has some good low point desserts also. They have an ice cream bar that is kind of like a snickers ice cream. Yum.

So excited about weight loss!

I have not posted in a while. I am going to try to post more often. Going strong on Weight Watchers and loving it. I feel amazing. I bought a smaller size jean a few weeks ago and they are starting to feel baggy. I love it. I have more energy and feel so much better.

Week 5 lost 3.2
Week 6 lost 1.4
Week 7 lost 1.4
Week 8 lost 1.2 (Easter week)
Week 9 lost 1.0 (mini vacation)

So in 9 weeks I have lost 19.6 total.

Sometimes I feel like it is going slow, but you should average 1-2 pounds a week, and I need to remember that I did not gain it that fast.

I am going to try to post new things that we eat that are yummy and low in points. I am also starting a blog for recipes that are low in points. I will post that link once I start it. I am so excited about my new lifestyle!

4/1/11

Happy April Fool's Day!

I have not posted in a bit.

I joined weight watchers on 3/2/11. This is my progress so far.
-5 week 1
-2 week 2
-3 week 3
-1.4 week 4
total 11.4 pounds down in 4 weeks. I got my 5 percent today.

I feel amazing. I lost 5 percent of my body in 4 weeks. I think that is amazing.

For week 4 I surely struggled. I had a few birthday celebrations that week for family. I came out and went strong on the treadmill though. I have been eating vegetables way more than before. I really need to work on my fruit though. I have not been eating very much of that.

I feel amazing though and am pushing myself every day. I am hoping to lose 3 pounds this week though, because for me it would make an important milestone of being back in the 100's.

So excited to keep moving.

2/15/2011

I went to the doctor for my physical last night. I still have to get blood work done. We had to go for our insurance plan. So far all I have to do is start a weight loss program. Once the blood work comes back I will know more.
Something happened while I was there and it was a wake up call. I surely am ready and want to get to work. I want to be here as long as I possibly can with my family. So in the next few weeks I will be starting Weight Watchers. Until then, I am going to work as hard as I can on it at home.

Tonight I am going to clean off the treadmill. In the morning I will starting counting calories and drink my water. I want to start getting exercise 3 times a week to start. I don't want to say to many and then quit, so I am starting off at 3 days.

We shall see!
I know I can do this!

2/8/2011

208.8 2.5 weeks I gained 2.8 = -6.6

I knew I would gain back a little bit from when I was sick. It is time to get down to business. I have really been on again off again at this point.
I really need to start.
I want to be healthy so that I can run around with Avery, and feel good every day.

Starting tomorrow. I am going to put everything I eat on my blog, even if it is not healthy. I know that doing food tracking is the best way to go.
I am going to change my diet and make a lifestyle change.

I do notice the hypnosis is working. I do find myself snacking much less than I was before. I am also starting to find it easier to turn things down.

I can not wait to feel better and have more energy!!

One week on my weight loss journey

206.0 1 week -9.4

I am very excited. I lost 9.4 pounds this week. I was sick for a few days this week, so that probably helped the weight loss some. I did not get to much exercise though. I am feeling much better now and really want to get started on exercising.

I also really need to start concentrating on the healthiness of the food I eat. I have really cut back on the amount of food, but not yet worried about the quality of the food. I want this to be more than a diet. It needs to be a lifestyle change.

I really like the hypnosis. I was very skeptical in the beginning. I even tried to prove it wrong really. But I completely believe in it now. I am using the weight loss one in the hypnosis book I linked the other day. It really does work. I let myself relax, and listen. I am not even hungry often at all. I find myself full and not even interested in eating. We will see how this goes.

Thanks for following along with me.

Day 3 of my weight loss journey

I am counting this as day 3. I have been sick for the last three days. I have been feeling very yucky.

Beside watching what I eat and exercise I am also listening to weight loss hypnosis and using the body bugg.

My body bugg strap broke but they are sending one out right away and have extended my membership 2 months because of it. I really like the body bugg so that I know how many calories I burn each day. I don't use it so much for the calorie count as I do for the number of calories I have burned.

The hypnosis I feel is really working for exercise and eating. I notice that if I want something I don't always eat it. I also find that I am not as hungry at all.

I have been doing very well and have not felt hungry. These last three days of not feeling well has helped with not eating also, even though I would much rather feel better.

Day 2 of my weight loss journey

Today was a good day.

For breakfast I ate a cereal bar and had coffee.
For lunch I had baked chicken, stuffing, peas and had water.
For dinner I had 3 cheeseburgers from White Castle and had water.

I did walk away the pounds 1 mile walk. I really like the walk away the pounds much better than the tread mill.

I felt hungry at certain points during the day, but it was not to bad.

See you tomorrow!

Day one of my weight loss journey

215.4 pounds starting weight

I am starting a very important journey for myself. My weight loss journey. I am going to weigh myself in once a week to keep track of my progress, but I am going to update everyday to keep myself on track. I have decided  to make a lifestyle change. Maybe someone will make a change also. It is very important to feel good and be healthy. My mind is in the right place and now my body needs to follow. As of right now I do not get much exercise and my diet is not all that great. My goal is to get to 135 pounds within one year.

I am planning on tracking my food, exercise, feelings, and progress. Thanks for following my journey.