My shins still hurt and this morning I woke up to my calves hurting. I got a Charley Horse before I got out of bed. I will probably be working on the weed gardens again today, so it won't be a complete day off. I do a lot of bending and pulling and digging when I'm weeding, so I still get a workout.
The scale says I'm still in the 150s today. Can I make it through the weekend with this till happening? I sure am going to try.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. I "Sweat To The Oldies" with Richard Simmons. And boy, was I sweating. It was pouring off me. I am so out of shape. I used to go to Jazzercise before I went back to WW. I couldn't afford to do both so I quit Jazzercise and started back to WW. Once I make it back to goal and I can go free again I plan of going back to Jazzercise. I enjoyed it and the people were like family. I would love to try Zumba. I might check into that too.
Eating yesterday was good. My husband was home in the morning, so I made his breakfast too. I had 1 fried egg, 2 slices of toast, 1 slice of bacon and a wedge of cantaloupe. For lunch I had a leftover stuffed green pepper and mashed potatoes, a salad and a peach. For dinner I had 1/2 grilled pork loin chop, 1/2 ear of corn, salad with 2 slices of Swiss cheese. For an evening snack we tried yet another watermelon. This one was delicious. I've bought several and none of them have had any taste or were dried out inside. I got this one at Walmart on my way home from my WW meeting and couldn't wait to try it. I said this was my last attempt to find the perfect watermelon and I'm glad I finally found one. I'm doing good at tracking what I eat. Now I need to start tracking my points again.
I've been working on getting more water in. Yesterday I got in around 60 oz. Plus I had the watermelon, so I had to get up in the middle of the night to go pee. Usually I can hold it till morning, but not this time.
I have to finish sewing a cow costume and get it mailed out today and then get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Before too long it will be cold and I will be stuck in the house. Let me tell you now. I HATE WINTER and I am NOT looking forward to it!!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Shin Splints!
OUCH!! The front to my legs are killing me. I did the Leslie Sansone Fast 4 Miles on Monday and walked with the dog on Tuesday and Wednesday. My legs did not hurt while I was walking, but they started walking shortly after I got home and they've never stopped. I think I will take a break from walking today. I don't really think I could do a walk justice today. I think I'll go through my exercise tapes and pick something out that I haven't done in a while. Maybe I'll drag out Richard Simmons and do that. I can't remember the last time I did one of his tapes. I LOVE that man!!
Yesterday went pretty well. Breakfast was Kashi cereal. I worked in the garden weeding in the afternoon and ate 2 slices of swiss cheese while doing that. I did go to dinner at Lone Star Steakhouse for dinner. I had the new Tostada Salad. It was very yummy.
The scale has been very good to me this week. I've remained in the 150s all day. I usually gain during the day, but so far so good. This morning I was down to 158 on my scale. I have to continue to lose or at least maintain during the week and decide if I want to go to a different WW meeting since mine will be closed on Monday.
Yesterday went pretty well. Breakfast was Kashi cereal. I worked in the garden weeding in the afternoon and ate 2 slices of swiss cheese while doing that. I did go to dinner at Lone Star Steakhouse for dinner. I had the new Tostada Salad. It was very yummy.
The scale has been very good to me this week. I've remained in the 150s all day. I usually gain during the day, but so far so good. This morning I was down to 158 on my scale. I have to continue to lose or at least maintain during the week and decide if I want to go to a different WW meeting since mine will be closed on Monday.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Dinner and a movie
I went for a 1.5 mile walk this morning. I have to get back on track with the exercise. The dog was happy to go too. It was a beautiful morning.
I had oatmeal for breakfast. I haven't had that in a long time. Lunch was cottage cheese and cantaloupe. Dinner was 2 slices of stuffed crust cheese pizza and 1 bread stick. I went to see "The Help" and I can't go to the movie without having popcorn. Our local theater still has small popcorn not the HUGE bags you get at the big theaters.
Now I'm tired and think I'll go to bed. I plan on walking again in the morning and will probably do some weeding in the flower gardens in the afternoon.
I had oatmeal for breakfast. I haven't had that in a long time. Lunch was cottage cheese and cantaloupe. Dinner was 2 slices of stuffed crust cheese pizza and 1 bread stick. I went to see "The Help" and I can't go to the movie without having popcorn. Our local theater still has small popcorn not the HUGE bags you get at the big theaters.
Now I'm tired and think I'll go to bed. I plan on walking again in the morning and will probably do some weeding in the flower gardens in the afternoon.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Finally in the 150s
Well, I'm barely in them, but I'm taking it. Today I weighed in at 159.8. That was a .2 loss this week. Much better than I thought I was going to do. I really thought I would have a 2 pound gain. I did my Leslie Sansone 4 Fast Miles this morning, so it must have really helped me have a loss.
So far, the eating has been very good. I made my usual WW meeting smoothie and I took a Cascadian Farm organic Trail Mix bar with me to eat with the smoothie. For lunch I mixed up some Good Season's salad dressing. I used balsamic vinegar and olive oil to make it. I put 1 tablespoon of the dressing on a cut up tomato and cucumber salad. I also had a peach. YUMMO!! Stuff peppers are in the slow cooker and I got some Bob Evans mashed potatoes to have with it. I'll also make some corn on the cob and I'll have a half ear if that. Sounds like a good dinner. I'm going to really try hard this week to be good and on point. I am going to splurge on Wednesday and go out for steak. It would have been my Dad's 90th birthday and we always go out to eat on his birthday even though he's no longer with us. I won't get cupcakes like I usually do though. No dessert this year. I really want to have a good loss at next weeks meeting. Wait. Next week is Labor day so we will not have a meeting on Monday. I might go to another meeting on Wednesday. I hate to miss too many meetings. It's a waste of good money and I like to see what they talk about at the meetings.
So far, the eating has been very good. I made my usual WW meeting smoothie and I took a Cascadian Farm organic Trail Mix bar with me to eat with the smoothie. For lunch I mixed up some Good Season's salad dressing. I used balsamic vinegar and olive oil to make it. I put 1 tablespoon of the dressing on a cut up tomato and cucumber salad. I also had a peach. YUMMO!! Stuff peppers are in the slow cooker and I got some Bob Evans mashed potatoes to have with it. I'll also make some corn on the cob and I'll have a half ear if that. Sounds like a good dinner. I'm going to really try hard this week to be good and on point. I am going to splurge on Wednesday and go out for steak. It would have been my Dad's 90th birthday and we always go out to eat on his birthday even though he's no longer with us. I won't get cupcakes like I usually do though. No dessert this year. I really want to have a good loss at next weeks meeting. Wait. Next week is Labor day so we will not have a meeting on Monday. I might go to another meeting on Wednesday. I hate to miss too many meetings. It's a waste of good money and I like to see what they talk about at the meetings.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Missed last weeks WW meeting. ;-(
Last Sunday I was very sleepy and my neck hurt. When I went to bed I had a small lump on my neck just under my ear. I thought it was just a sinus condition and thought nothing of it. I took 2 Ny-Quil and went to bed. When I woke up in the morning, what a surprise. My ear was double in size. It was all swollen and my neck was also swollen and red. I was very dizzy when I stood up and I had the chills. My husband came home early from work and after looking at me he called the doctor. She said I should go straight to the ER. I am not one to even go to the doctor, so this ER thing was something I really didn't want to do, but I went. They didn't really know what was the cause of my symptoms. They said it might be from a nasty bug bite or from some kind of allergy. As far as I know, I have no allergies. They gave me 2 prescriptions and sent me home. I had to have a follow up with my doctor which happened on Friday. She also has no idea what had caused the symptoms. Earlier in the week, my face also had a large red bump, as big around as a golf ball, on it right in front of my ear. By the time I went to my doctor appointment my ear was back to normal, except for starting to peel and my neck was only a little swollen. My face was still a little swollen and a little red. Much better than the almost purple color that it had been. Everything that had been swollen is now itching like crazy. The doctor said she would like to give me a steroid shot. Today, I feel very tired and I'm freezing again. I sure hope I don't get up in the morning with last Monday's symptoms again. I can't miss another WW meeting.
I was so disappoint to not be able to go to my meeting. Of all meetings, I was looking forward to this one the most. They were going to discuss Plateau. The closer I get back to goal I now I'm going to need all the info I can get on this subject. I sure hope they have extra "Weekly's" at the meeting tomorrow, so I can get a copy. If my WW friend that always sits by me is there I'm hoping she was there last week and we can talk about what went on at last week's meeting.
I'm really not looking forward to getting on the scale this week. I have not done anything that even resembles exercise all week. I've spent a lot of time just laying or sitting around. Plus don't you gain weight when you are on steroids? I took 5 days worth, plus the shot and the antibiotics. I'm not going to stress if I gained (which I'm VERY sure I did). I will have to just work hard to get the weight back off. This was not really my fault. I have not been eating very much, because I'm never really hungry. I've been drinking my water. We have had frozen custard a couple times this week though. I've had mine in a cup to avoid the cost of the extra calories in the cone.
Wish me luck that tomorrow isn't as bad as I think it will be.
I was so disappoint to not be able to go to my meeting. Of all meetings, I was looking forward to this one the most. They were going to discuss Plateau. The closer I get back to goal I now I'm going to need all the info I can get on this subject. I sure hope they have extra "Weekly's" at the meeting tomorrow, so I can get a copy. If my WW friend that always sits by me is there I'm hoping she was there last week and we can talk about what went on at last week's meeting.
I'm really not looking forward to getting on the scale this week. I have not done anything that even resembles exercise all week. I've spent a lot of time just laying or sitting around. Plus don't you gain weight when you are on steroids? I took 5 days worth, plus the shot and the antibiotics. I'm not going to stress if I gained (which I'm VERY sure I did). I will have to just work hard to get the weight back off. This was not really my fault. I have not been eating very much, because I'm never really hungry. I've been drinking my water. We have had frozen custard a couple times this week though. I've had mine in a cup to avoid the cost of the extra calories in the cone.
Wish me luck that tomorrow isn't as bad as I think it will be.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Win It: a Month’s Supply of 3 points+ PopChips!
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Total loss = 26 pounds
At my meeting this week my weigh in was great. I lost 2.2 pounds for a total of 26 pounds. I received my 25 pounds anchor. This must have been the week for losses. There were 3 other 25 pounds losers and a guy that lost 100 pounds total. It's a little disappointing to know that he lost 100 pounds in the same time it took me to lose my 25. He did have a lot more to lose than I did and he still has a lot to go. My new total to lose to get to goal is 15.6 pounds. I want to be at goal by Christmas so I will continue on my journey to hopefully lose my 1-2 pounds a week. Slow and steady is the name of the game.
I've been reading my Fiber 35 Diet book. I like the idea of getting more fiber in, but you also have to count calories on that diet. I have a hard enough time counting points. They do have some good sounding recipes in the book that I might enter into the WW calculator and see how many points they are and go from there. I'm going to go back and reread my free online copy of The Full Plate Diet and remind myself what they say about counting calories. Once again you eat a lot of fiber, but I can't remember if they have you also count calories or not.
I went to the farmers market and got some good veggies on Sunday, so we are eating those for dinner. I had a taco salad yesterday with a fresh out of my garden tomato. Oh, how I've missed them. Tonight we will have green beans and corn on the cob. I'm going to make a grocery run and get some meat to go with them.
The weather had cooled off this week so I also have to get more walking in. The weeds in the flower gardens are doing just great. If only the flowers would do as well. I guess I should also get some weeding in before they start choking out all the new "real" plants we bought. It's just been so wet this year that the mosquitoes try to eat you alive when you get out there.
I'm off to enjoy a low fat blueberry banana muffin and then a shower. Off the store to buy some healthy food for me and some junk food for my grandson. I will make sure I buy stuff I don't like so I won't be tempted to eat his food too. Then maybe I'll take a walk around the neighborhood with the dog.
I've been reading my Fiber 35 Diet book. I like the idea of getting more fiber in, but you also have to count calories on that diet. I have a hard enough time counting points. They do have some good sounding recipes in the book that I might enter into the WW calculator and see how many points they are and go from there. I'm going to go back and reread my free online copy of The Full Plate Diet and remind myself what they say about counting calories. Once again you eat a lot of fiber, but I can't remember if they have you also count calories or not.
I went to the farmers market and got some good veggies on Sunday, so we are eating those for dinner. I had a taco salad yesterday with a fresh out of my garden tomato. Oh, how I've missed them. Tonight we will have green beans and corn on the cob. I'm going to make a grocery run and get some meat to go with them.
The weather had cooled off this week so I also have to get more walking in. The weeds in the flower gardens are doing just great. If only the flowers would do as well. I guess I should also get some weeding in before they start choking out all the new "real" plants we bought. It's just been so wet this year that the mosquitoes try to eat you alive when you get out there.
I'm off to enjoy a low fat blueberry banana muffin and then a shower. Off the store to buy some healthy food for me and some junk food for my grandson. I will make sure I buy stuff I don't like so I won't be tempted to eat his food too. Then maybe I'll take a walk around the neighborhood with the dog.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
No Longer Obese
I just calculated my BMI and I am no longer obese. I am now just over weight. If I lose my target of 2 pounds per week I will make my goal on my 1 year Weight Watchers anniversary. That would be awesome. My anniversary date is November 11th. I lost last year during the holidays, but that was when I first started which is much easier to do than at the end of your journey. I will be very happy if I make my goal weight by the end of the year. This is very doable. I am reading the Fiber35 Book. I would like to incorporate this into my WW diet. I love the idea of eating more fiber and cutting out all the bad things. I think I will try it and see how it goes. I will continue to track my points and see how the two diets work together.
I went to the farmers market today and got some good fresh veggies and fruit. I got green beans, tomatoes, corn and blueberries. Everything is cleaned and ready to go. I went to grocery store and got some peaches and bagged lettuce that was on sale for 89 cents. While I was there I looked at the discound rack. They had asparagus for 98 cents and bundle. They were the thin kind, which I love. I grilled all 3 bunches and saved some for my omelets and salad next week. The peaches are really good too. I think I'll go back before the sale ends and get some more. I love peaches and at that price I can afford to get several. If they start to get to ripe I can always put them in my smoothies.
The walking is going OK. It's been hot still, but I've managed to walk all but 2 days this week. Next week it's suppose to cool off and only be in the 70s so I will enjoy walking then much better.
We went to Steak & Shake for dinner tonight. I'm so proud of myself. I always get a milkshake and some kind of burger. Tonight I got sweet tea and a bowl of vegetable beef soup. The soup was very salty, so I am going to have drink a lot of water to help wash it all out of my system.
Here's to hoping for a loss this week. We will see how it goes on Monday.
I went to the farmers market today and got some good fresh veggies and fruit. I got green beans, tomatoes, corn and blueberries. Everything is cleaned and ready to go. I went to grocery store and got some peaches and bagged lettuce that was on sale for 89 cents. While I was there I looked at the discound rack. They had asparagus for 98 cents and bundle. They were the thin kind, which I love. I grilled all 3 bunches and saved some for my omelets and salad next week. The peaches are really good too. I think I'll go back before the sale ends and get some more. I love peaches and at that price I can afford to get several. If they start to get to ripe I can always put them in my smoothies.
The walking is going OK. It's been hot still, but I've managed to walk all but 2 days this week. Next week it's suppose to cool off and only be in the 70s so I will enjoy walking then much better.
We went to Steak & Shake for dinner tonight. I'm so proud of myself. I always get a milkshake and some kind of burger. Tonight I got sweet tea and a bowl of vegetable beef soup. The soup was very salty, so I am going to have drink a lot of water to help wash it all out of my system.
Here's to hoping for a loss this week. We will see how it goes on Monday.
Monday, August 1, 2011
It's Been A While
I've been going to WW meetings and I've been doing the program pretty well. I am at a 23.8 loss. The last 2 weeks I have had a .4 gain each week. Birthdays and hot weather have played with me. I hope to show a loss next Monday. This weeks meeting topic was snacking. I am not going to snack unless I'm hungry. It's not wise to eat when I'm bored or it's just "snack" time.
I've joined a walking challenge. The goal is to walk 1000 miles over the next year. The challenge started today. I did a 4 minute Leslie Sansone tape before weigh in. It's been so hot and humid it's hard to get out and walk. I think I'm going to have to start walking on the treadmill if it's too hot to walk outside. I have to get moving. I'm gardening and weeding on the weekends.
The vegetable garden is suffering this year. We had so much rain in the beginning of the growing season and then it turned super hot. My favorite tomatoes are doing awful. Something seems to be eating the leaves off the pepper plants even though we have a fence around the garden. I planted some burpless cukes this year. Usually the bush cukes have not done well. This year I've gotten 3 nice size cuke off the plants so far and they are yummy. I made some macaroni salad with 2 of them last week and tonight I just cut one up for a side dish with the grilled pork loin chop and green beans.
I've joined a walking challenge. The goal is to walk 1000 miles over the next year. The challenge started today. I did a 4 minute Leslie Sansone tape before weigh in. It's been so hot and humid it's hard to get out and walk. I think I'm going to have to start walking on the treadmill if it's too hot to walk outside. I have to get moving. I'm gardening and weeding on the weekends.
The vegetable garden is suffering this year. We had so much rain in the beginning of the growing season and then it turned super hot. My favorite tomatoes are doing awful. Something seems to be eating the leaves off the pepper plants even though we have a fence around the garden. I planted some burpless cukes this year. Usually the bush cukes have not done well. This year I've gotten 3 nice size cuke off the plants so far and they are yummy. I made some macaroni salad with 2 of them last week and tonight I just cut one up for a side dish with the grilled pork loin chop and green beans.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Weight Watchers 5K Walk
I just got back from walking with my fellow Weight Watcher friends. What a nice time. Of course I was at the end of the pack with the lady that usually sits by me at meetings. We were the 2 oldest walkers there, but it was a nice time anyway. We got to talk and get to know each other better. We had about 10 walkers show up.
Since I didn't write after my last weight I'll update now. I lost .8 and finally made my 10% on Monday. I got my Weight Watcher's key chain. I put my 16 weeks charm on it and on Monday I will be able to put my walking charm on it. My next charm goal is to get my 25 pound anchor charm. That is 6.8 more pounds. My next personal goal is to be at 165 by the end of the month. I have 3.4 pounds to go and 2 weigh-ins to do it in. Wish me luck!!
The weather is finally nice here in Ohio, so today I am going to get out and play in the dirt. I'm going to rake the leaves from around the plants and decide what needs to be replaces. I'm also going to do more weeding. I'm going to plant my onion sets and see if I can find my bean seeds so I can get them planted too. It's going to be a busy day outside in the fresh air. I hope it helps me show a loss at Monday's weigh-in.
Since I didn't write after my last weight I'll update now. I lost .8 and finally made my 10% on Monday. I got my Weight Watcher's key chain. I put my 16 weeks charm on it and on Monday I will be able to put my walking charm on it. My next charm goal is to get my 25 pound anchor charm. That is 6.8 more pounds. My next personal goal is to be at 165 by the end of the month. I have 3.4 pounds to go and 2 weigh-ins to do it in. Wish me luck!!
The weather is finally nice here in Ohio, so today I am going to get out and play in the dirt. I'm going to rake the leaves from around the plants and decide what needs to be replaces. I'm also going to do more weeding. I'm going to plant my onion sets and see if I can find my bean seeds so I can get them planted too. It's going to be a busy day outside in the fresh air. I hope it helps me show a loss at Monday's weigh-in.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Yesterday's Weigh-In
I had a 2.2 loss this week. This put me officially in the 160s. I am a half pound from being at my 10%. That is next weeks goal. I guess amping up the activity helped me this week. Now, I have to keep it up. It's been so nice the last couple days that I've been able to get out and do some much needed weeding in the flower gardens on top of all the extra walking I've been doing.
I went out to eat a lot this past weekend. This is something I always do. I'm learning to make better choices and I bring half home for another day.
Yesterday's meals: total 27 points 2 points left for day
Breakfast= 2 points
Smoothie
grapes
Lunch= 13 points
pizza
orange
Dinner= 12
hamburger on whole wheat bun
broccoli slaw
1/2 ear corn
Exercise= 9 points
30 minutes walking outside
4 mile walk with Leslie Sansone
I went out to eat a lot this past weekend. This is something I always do. I'm learning to make better choices and I bring half home for another day.
Yesterday's meals: total 27 points 2 points left for day
Breakfast= 2 points
Smoothie
grapes
Lunch= 13 points
pizza
orange
Dinner= 12
hamburger on whole wheat bun
broccoli slaw
1/2 ear corn
Exercise= 9 points
30 minutes walking outside
4 mile walk with Leslie Sansone
Friday, May 6, 2011
Outdoor walking
The sun was actually out for a change so I took the dog for a walk. I met my daughter and her dog and we walked around the neighborhood. It was nice to get out and get some fresh air. I walked a 30 minute mile outside and then came home and walked with Leslie Sansone doing her Fast & Firm 4 really "BIG" miles. That makes another 5 miles today. I was going to go out and move some rocks around to make my flower beds, but it's starting to cloud up. The forecast is rain everyday for the next 7 days.
My husband is going motorcycle riding for the weekend. He took me out to lunch before he left. I had the salad bar. I did ok until I went back for a bowl of fruit. They had a Black Forest dessert. I took a 1/2 piece (1"x2"). It was the best thing I've ever eaten. YUM!!! I would have loved to go back and get more, but I didn't. I shared my 1/2 piece with my husband. I have no idea how many points to put in my tracker for it.
Thursday's Meals:
Breakfast 5 points
smoothie
1/2 english muffin w/ 1 T peanut butter
Lunch 10 points
Spaghetti w/ 1 meatball
grapes
Dinner 20 points
General Tso's chicken w/ rice
Lemonade
Snack 2 points
WW dark chocolate raspberry frozen treat
Total points used today 37 leaving me with 39 remaining weekly points
Activity points
9 today with a total of 28 weekly points.
Today's weight on my home scale 171 Probably due to the salt in the chinese food.
My husband is going motorcycle riding for the weekend. He took me out to lunch before he left. I had the salad bar. I did ok until I went back for a bowl of fruit. They had a Black Forest dessert. I took a 1/2 piece (1"x2"). It was the best thing I've ever eaten. YUM!!! I would have loved to go back and get more, but I didn't. I shared my 1/2 piece with my husband. I have no idea how many points to put in my tracker for it.
Thursday's Meals:
Breakfast 5 points
smoothie
1/2 english muffin w/ 1 T peanut butter
Lunch 10 points
Spaghetti w/ 1 meatball
grapes
Dinner 20 points
General Tso's chicken w/ rice
Lemonade
Snack 2 points
WW dark chocolate raspberry frozen treat
Total points used today 37 leaving me with 39 remaining weekly points
Activity points
9 today with a total of 28 weekly points.
Today's weight on my home scale 171 Probably due to the salt in the chinese food.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FINALLY!!!
After doing a 20 minute mile on the treadmill and doing the 4 Fast Miles walk with Leslie Sansone, I finally got into the 160s. It was 169.5 on my scale. My scale only does the 1/2 pounds. Now I have to stay here or lose more for Monday's weigh in. I made my May 15th goal. Now I have to lose 4 more pounds to meet my end of the month goal.
My eating been good. I went over 2 point yesterday, but I was under both Monday and Tuesday so I feel OK about it. I think instead of posting what I plan to eat on the days I post I will review what I ate the day before since the menu changes.
Wednesday's meals:
Breakfast 5 points
Smoothie
1/2 english muffin w/ 1 T peanut butter
Lunch 10 points
egg salad pita
1 oz thin pretzels
Snack- 1 oz almonds
Dinner 12 points
1/2 cup broccolini
1 cup Whole wheat pasta
pasta sauce and 1 meatball
1/2 english muffin w/ 1/2 wedge laughing cow
Evening snack 4
WW dessert
Total points used today 31 leaving me with 47 remaining weekly points
Activity points
5 today with a total of 12 weekly points.
My eating been good. I went over 2 point yesterday, but I was under both Monday and Tuesday so I feel OK about it. I think instead of posting what I plan to eat on the days I post I will review what I ate the day before since the menu changes.
Wednesday's meals:
Breakfast 5 points
Smoothie
1/2 english muffin w/ 1 T peanut butter
Lunch 10 points
egg salad pita
1 oz thin pretzels
Snack- 1 oz almonds
Dinner 12 points
1/2 cup broccolini
1 cup Whole wheat pasta
pasta sauce and 1 meatball
1/2 english muffin w/ 1/2 wedge laughing cow
Evening snack 4
WW dessert
Total points used today 31 leaving me with 47 remaining weekly points
Activity points
5 today with a total of 12 weekly points.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
1st Day of Extended Exercise
I got up early this morning and made my husband's breakfast. I made myself a smoothie using a 1/2 banana, pineapple, blueberries and raspberries. I added a WW yogurt worth 2 points and some ice cubes. This made enough for me to have a glass for breakfast and another one for lunch. Since fruit is zero points I'm counting this as a 2 point smoothie
I walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes and then did a Leslie Sansone strength walk CD for 40 minutes, so I got in an hour workout today. I'm going to continue this for the week and see if it helps my next weigh in. After I worked out I had 1/2 english muffin with 1 T peanut butter.
I went shopping at Walmart for a few things. I got some turkey sausage crumbles and turkey pepperoni so I could have some english muffin pizzas for lunch. This is 4 points. They are remodeling our Walmart and it's almost impossible to find anything.
Dinner is going to be an egg salad sandwich using pita pockets 3 points for a half sandwich and I'm using up the last of the Easter ham and making some Ham Corn Chowder. It is 8 points for a cup.
I will have some watermelon for my evening snack while I watch Biggest Loser. Zero points.
I am low on points today. It's hard to get points in when fruits and veggies are zero points.
Breakfast= 4
Lunch=6
Dinner= 11
Total= 21
I'm suppose to have 29. I might add some almonds for an afternoon snack if I'm hungry.
I have 5 activity points
Today's weight on my home scale 171
I walked on the treadmill for 20 minutes and then did a Leslie Sansone strength walk CD for 40 minutes, so I got in an hour workout today. I'm going to continue this for the week and see if it helps my next weigh in. After I worked out I had 1/2 english muffin with 1 T peanut butter.
I went shopping at Walmart for a few things. I got some turkey sausage crumbles and turkey pepperoni so I could have some english muffin pizzas for lunch. This is 4 points. They are remodeling our Walmart and it's almost impossible to find anything.
Dinner is going to be an egg salad sandwich using pita pockets 3 points for a half sandwich and I'm using up the last of the Easter ham and making some Ham Corn Chowder. It is 8 points for a cup.
I will have some watermelon for my evening snack while I watch Biggest Loser. Zero points.
I am low on points today. It's hard to get points in when fruits and veggies are zero points.
Breakfast= 4
Lunch=6
Dinner= 11
Total= 21
I'm suppose to have 29. I might add some almonds for an afternoon snack if I'm hungry.
I have 5 activity points
Today's weight on my home scale 171
Monday, May 2, 2011
Why Is It So Hard?
Why is it so hard to get to the next 10 pound mark? It seems to take forever to get out of the 180s and now I'm stuck in the 170s. I've been stuck in the 170s since January. I am so close. Last week I weighed 170.8. I was hoping for a pound loss this week so I could finally be in the 160s. NOPE!! I had a .6 gain so now I have to lose a pound and a half to get into the 160s. It just doesn't seem fair. I'm going to up my exercise so I can hopefully get there next Monday. I've been walking on the treadmill for 20 minutes everyday. I think I'll still do that and then follow-up with some kind of exercise tape or wii game. I wish the weather would get better so I could go out walking too. It was so nice last year when we would go for a walk in the park after dinner. It's been raining so much that I'm sure that the park trails are very muddy.
I took my monthly measurements and I'm down 3 inches overall. I have a pair of jeans that I'm using for my clothing guide and I finally got them zipped without having to lay on the bed first. They are still too tight to wear, but I did get the zipped!!
My May goals are to be in the 160s by May 15th and to be 165 by Memorial Day. My original goal was to lose 1 pound a week. Today was my 19th week of Weight Watchers and I'm down 15.2 so I'm 4 pounds behind on my goal.
I took my monthly measurements and I'm down 3 inches overall. I have a pair of jeans that I'm using for my clothing guide and I finally got them zipped without having to lay on the bed first. They are still too tight to wear, but I did get the zipped!!
My May goals are to be in the 160s by May 15th and to be 165 by Memorial Day. My original goal was to lose 1 pound a week. Today was my 19th week of Weight Watchers and I'm down 15.2 so I'm 4 pounds behind on my goal.
Monday, February 14, 2011
One Pound Valentine Surprise
Today was weigh-in. I'm down another 1 pound. That is a total of 9 pounds in 8 weeks. It looks like the tracking and exercise is doing it's thing. I have walked on the treadmill everyday this month and I've don't the Wii almost everyday. I've been tracking my food on e-tools and I've stayed within my points almost every day and have never used my total weekly points. I don't trade in my activity points.
Today is Valentines Day and we are going to go out to dinner. We are going to have Mexican food. I will enjoy a margarita, but I will count it and since it's the same day as weigh-in I have a week to work it off. The rest of the week I will stay on program and I hope to see another loss net week.
Today is Valentines Day and we are going to go out to dinner. We are going to have Mexican food. I will enjoy a margarita, but I will count it and since it's the same day as weigh-in I have a week to work it off. The rest of the week I will stay on program and I hope to see another loss net week.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Started February out with a loss
Weigh-in was Monday. I lost 1.2 pounds this week. Last week I had a .4 gain so I'm glad I made up for that gain plus more. In 7 weeks I've lost 8 pounds. I'm still ahead of the my goal to lose a pound a week. Slow and steady!!
I walked on the treadmill all but 7 days in January. I also got some extra activity in a few days. So far I've walked on the treadmill everyday in February and I've done the Wii-fit several times. I ordered the "Walk-It-Out" and it's fun. I add some side bends and pump my arms as I walk so I'm getting extra exercise while I do it.
My eating has been pretty good. I've been staying within my WW points most days and I never go over my weekly allowance points. I don't trade in my activity points either. I did have a mini blizzard from DQ on Sunday. It was tiny, but plenty to get the taste that I wanted. It totaled 10 points and I wouldn't do it everyday, but as a special treat it wasn't bad. I was at the mall and did quite a bit of walking when I got it so I worked some of it off. I still had a loss so I guess it didn't hurt me too much.
I've been watching a lot of WW members on you tube and I've been getting some good recipe ideas and a lot of encouragement. From the sounds of a lot of the posters they gained last week too. Maybe it was the way the stars were aligned or something.
Last week was Groundhog's Day. I'm so glad he didn't see his shadow this year. I am so tired of winter. We have had snow on the ground since before Christmas and it just keeps piling on. This week it's really going to be cold. They are saying below zero wind chills over the next couple days and single digits at night. I just want to get outside and play in the garden. I can't wait to get fresh veggies out of my own garden and visit the farmers market.
Next week is Valentine's day. I'm gong to tell my hubby to forget my favorite chocolates this year and maybe we can go out and get a nice dinner instead. I'm thinking about getting some strawberries and dark chocolate and giving him some dipped strawberries this year. Maybe he'll even share a couple with me. Strawberries are zero points and the chocolate shouldn't be too bad is I go with dark chocolate. Weigh-in is Monday so I can work off any damage during the week.
I walked on the treadmill all but 7 days in January. I also got some extra activity in a few days. So far I've walked on the treadmill everyday in February and I've done the Wii-fit several times. I ordered the "Walk-It-Out" and it's fun. I add some side bends and pump my arms as I walk so I'm getting extra exercise while I do it.
My eating has been pretty good. I've been staying within my WW points most days and I never go over my weekly allowance points. I don't trade in my activity points either. I did have a mini blizzard from DQ on Sunday. It was tiny, but plenty to get the taste that I wanted. It totaled 10 points and I wouldn't do it everyday, but as a special treat it wasn't bad. I was at the mall and did quite a bit of walking when I got it so I worked some of it off. I still had a loss so I guess it didn't hurt me too much.
I've been watching a lot of WW members on you tube and I've been getting some good recipe ideas and a lot of encouragement. From the sounds of a lot of the posters they gained last week too. Maybe it was the way the stars were aligned or something.
Last week was Groundhog's Day. I'm so glad he didn't see his shadow this year. I am so tired of winter. We have had snow on the ground since before Christmas and it just keeps piling on. This week it's really going to be cold. They are saying below zero wind chills over the next couple days and single digits at night. I just want to get outside and play in the garden. I can't wait to get fresh veggies out of my own garden and visit the farmers market.
Next week is Valentine's day. I'm gong to tell my hubby to forget my favorite chocolates this year and maybe we can go out and get a nice dinner instead. I'm thinking about getting some strawberries and dark chocolate and giving him some dipped strawberries this year. Maybe he'll even share a couple with me. Strawberries are zero points and the chocolate shouldn't be too bad is I go with dark chocolate. Weigh-in is Monday so I can work off any damage during the week.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Biggest Mistake of My LIfe
The biggest mistake of my life is that I quit going to Weight Watchers after I made lifetime 7 years ago. Don't get me wrong. I've made a lot of mistakes in my lifetime, but working so hard to get to goal and then quitting the one thing that helped me get there was the biggest mistake. When (I was going to say if, but that would be a negative remark) I make goal this time I will continue going back no matter what happens on the scale. I swore before that I would never get fat again and what happened. I got fat again. This is the last time I'm going to have to lose 50 pounds. Why did I think that 5 pounds was the end of the world? It would have so easy to get those 5 pounds off and work at keeping it off. Now I'm back to working hard every week to just get a pound off and get a little back to goal. This is one mistake I will not make again. I've learned by my mistake.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hello, my name is Paula...
and I have a grocery shopping habit. What is wrong with me? I just can't go into a store without spending at least $100.00. I had about 10 things on my list and walked into the store geared up to buy only those items. As I walked around I found other things that I thought we needed. Of course we didn't really "NEED" these items. I bought dessert options for our evening snacks. I got yogurt that wasn't on sale. I did have a coupon for them. I think I'll be doing the pantry challenge for the month of February too. I still have plenty of food and I really need to cut the grocery bill. If I can stay out of the store I can actually save the money.
My Wwi fit arrived. I've heard so many good things about the wwi fit that I can;t wait to try it out. I think I will try it after dinner and before Biggest Loser. I already did my walking this morning so the extra exercise will be a bonus.
My Wwi fit arrived. I've heard so many good things about the wwi fit that I can;t wait to try it out. I think I will try it after dinner and before Biggest Loser. I already did my walking this morning so the extra exercise will be a bonus.
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