Kate's weight zone

.8 to go

2011-10-26T15:50:00.002-04:00

I was down .4 on Monday night. That's .8 to go to make my pre-pregnancy weight. I am SO close. I am so happy. I'm seeing results. My mom bought me a pair of jeans in June. I am having trouble keeping them up now. I don't have another size down though, so I'll see how long I can get away with wearing these now too big jeans!!!

I'm down 2.2 in my fall challenge with still 9 weeks to go. Can you believe that there is only 9 weeks left of the year? I recounted just now to be sure. Yup. It's true. My mind is blown away... the time goes so fast. I'm stuck in this day in and day out grind and yet when I look up and see it's already at the end of October, I think "where did that time go?!" I've basically been wasting time since I got back in July-- weight wise-- and I'm so tired of it. I'm over it. I said two weeks ago, I need to be more serious and then what did I do? .... nothing. I did nothing the past two weeks. I'm surprised I even lost .4 instead of gaining +4. So at least somewhere I'm still mentally in this game. And I resolved Monday night to truly stop fooling around about it. I can honestly say I journalled yesterday. I swept the driveway of leaves for a little activity even though I didn't get to the gym. I stayed within my points, measured things, and frankly did really well yesterday. Today I'm caught up with journalling breakfast and lunch. I'm already thinking about dinner choices and I'm on fire to do this!

Next week I want to hit my pre-pg weight and my 30 pound mark!

so close!

2011-10-11T14:36:00.002-04:00

I struggle with keeping this blog up to date. Not sure why. Maybe in part it's because I know I'm not doing 100% and with so many things, I feel like I have to be 100% or it's not enough. Case and point: last night's dinner was less than wonderful. It was edible. But I was embarrased serving it to my family. The desert was a near disaster (fire in the oven even) and the main dish was just not what I wanted it to be. I had tried to combine two recipes to create something new and it just didn't work. I felt awful. In fact it really ruined my night be/c I wanted to do this great thing... cooking dinner to me is like the most important aspect of the day in some cases. It is here that my husband (and currently my father-in-law) get to see what I've "been up to all day" and I was just upset that last night I served food I would have rather threw out and started again than serve. They both ate it and even had seconds but I was annoyed...

All that to say, some times THAT MEAL is how I feel about my weight loss efforts... Even though I'm doing good. Even though I'm losing... it's hard. It's slow. Some days I'm good at tracking. Some days I suck at it. Some weeks I'm great with working out. Some weeks, I do none. Some meals I measure and keep careful track of portions... sometimes I'm just too drained to do one more thing.

I would really like to be more serious about this part of my life, but I will admit it is hard. It's very hard with all the other components all around me. Church coming and going, Matthew's school and struggles there in, the new transition our house hold is going through, just trying to keep up with keeping the house... yada yada yada... it's hard too, being the only one in the house needing to be so focused about it. But that is what it is. I'm so thankful to have Jamie's support.

I'm pleased though, I joined a fall challenge in a group I'm in and I've challenged myself to 12 more pounds before the year is up. After last night's weigh in I was down 1.8 of that 12. Not a bad start!

In trying to catch up, I think the last update was a 2.6 loss. After that was a 2.2 loss. Then a 1.4 gain. Then a 1.4 loss! YAY to undo it. Then last night was a 1.8 loss. Hot dog! I'm "THISCLOSE" to being pre-pregnancy weight. THAT is my goal for this coming week. I CAN do that. I can I can I can.

10%

2011-09-12T14:03:00.001-04:00

I met my ten percent! YIPPPPPPIE!

I was up .6 last week

And down 2.6 today!!!

I surpassed 23 with flying colors and am .4 away now from 25 pounds down!

Looking forward to my meeting tonight.

checking in

2011-08-30T14:14:00.001-04:00

Heh. I can't seem to keep this blog afloat. I'm surprised people still check in here.

I was down .4 last week and 1.2 this week. So not too bad. I'm still plugging away. I haven't been tracking at all and know I need to be. So maybe I can anti that up more. Hoping to see my 10% this next week.

1.4

2011-08-09T20:10:00.002-04:00

another 1.4 down!
twenty pounds met.
waaaa hooooo

up and down

2011-08-01T17:38:00.002-04:00

So I suck at updating this blog. Sorry. I mean to. I really do. But then I just don't think it's all that interesting and life is nuts to get to the computer sometimes for longer than five minutes takes an act of Congress over here. (soooo many thoughts come to mind, but I better leave it at that.)

I was up .6 last week.

I was down 1.2 today!

I'm .4 away from TWENTY POUNDS down since April 11th's rejoining.

I can do it. It's been a slow go, but I'm going to keep going~

down again

2011-07-18T16:35:00.001-04:00

down another 1.2 this week

just keep swimming!

2011-07-13T00:49:00.002-04:00

I'm still trotting along....

Currently at 17.8 right now. DOWN DOWN DOWN!

I managed to make it through traveling, through the wedding, and all that and stayed on plan the whole time. Got to like 62 or 65 days in a row....

The first weekend home however, I blew it over the forth of July.

I will say that I am pleased I didn't even gain an ounce back and am back completely on track again since July 5th and working out, honestly journalling, really doing a great job all things OP right now.

I'll try to do better with updating this more.

say yes to the dress

2011-06-17T11:57:00.003-04:00

HOT DOG.

My dress came in the mail yesterday and it FITS! It is not pulling at my thighs and is not too snug on the middle and is not too showy in the chest! WOOOT~

So apparently, I can't keep up with this in STL but io'm still doing GREAT. I'm chugging right along.

I acutally am AT that 14.2 in the false weight mentioned earlier. I'm .8 away from 15 pounds. we're 8 days away from the wedding... i'm doing SO good, staying totally OP and TOTALLY loving it !

I can do this. I am doing this! WATCH ME GO!

harmph

2011-05-31T14:37:00.002-04:00

I was down .2 this morning. Well fancy that. I have something to say though, I was able to sneak a peak on Saturday... bah. Don't do that. Don't weigh midweek. I was down 2.4 pounds then. And where did that loss go?! Into the heat yesterday I'm guessing. I did really well this weekend. Even with pizza and a bbq and a picnic and and and... but we were out in the heat and I'm guessing I'm hanging on to the water retention friend today after the hot weekend. I need to hydrate more. BUT I will take that .2 be/c it is the right direction! So after 8 weeks i'm down 12 pounds. I'll take it! that's something to be proud of for sure, huh?

Next week's weigh in will be after a weekend of traveling but I WILL still be OP and we'll see how that works out.

two more

2011-05-24T18:22:00.000-04:00

I was down two whole pounds yesterday!

5K

2011-05-21T14:31:00.002-04:00

I walked a 5K (3.1 miles) today in just over an hour! I was really proud of myself. I walked with some people from my weight watchers meeting and I was surprised (in a good way) at how many people showed up. We had quite the turn out! It was really neat to do that. I wasn't so sure about that third mile, but I pressed through it. And walking with others to talk to surely helps. Annnnnd, all four of my men at the finish line cheering me on was worth it! I love my husband so much for supporting me! 2011 is THE year.

almost to ten

2011-05-19T10:19:00.003-04:00

Ooops. It's Thursday and I realized I never updated this. I was down 1.2 Monday night for a net total of 9.8 I was *thisclose* to making that ten pounds, but that's okay. I WILL this week for sure.

I may not get to make meeting be/c of Jamie's work schedule but that's alright. I will go and weigh in regardless if I can stay for the meeting or not.

Also, as a funny aside... I really don't like change. I was kind of put out that I didn't get my "two week" bookmark the second week in this journey, but in the new program they don't do book marks. They have this rewards thing in the booklet. I don't like the booklet. So... I made my own book mark ! UPS store lamenated it for me for two dollars so I have this picture here on one side and the page torn out of the booklet for reward stickers on the other side. The picture is to remind me WHO I am doing this for. And the rewards side is to remind me WHAT I am doing. and I LOVE IT! It's an awesome motivational tool for me right now. I can't wait to put that next five pound star on it for the ten pounds that will be OFF this next weigh in. Pizza this weekend aside, I WILL get that star!

just keep swimming...

2011-05-10T08:01:00.003-04:00

I was down .8 last night.

I seem to have found a trend: big loss, .8, big loss, .8 so we'll see what happens next week. Today is DAY 2 for me. I kind of fell off track over the weekend but yesterday I regained my mental game and am ready to press forward. I am committing to do this 100 days OP this time without interruption and believe me, there will be plenty of opportunity for interruption in the next month or two. But that's life. And this is a LIFE change. I'm ready to do this.

I have this big dress fitting looming over me and that's just the first hurdle. Sat at 10:30 is just another day, another time. It is not the final score. I will do the best I can this week not because of the dress fitting but because this is my life and I deserve it.

I missed Zumba last week and am looking forward to going back this week.

week three

2011-05-02T21:21:00.002-04:00

Twenty one days of SOLID OP-NESS!!! YAY.

Down 2.2 pounds to show for those efforts.

Zumba killed me again this past Thursday and I am looking forward to the torture again this week. I'm am trying to walk when I can 3 or so times each week. I'm going to attempt to do the Jillian Michael's shred video-- or parts of it, as I can but I know it will kick me hard. I'm just excited to do this!

pounds lost in three weeks: 7.8

Days until dress fitting: 12

week two

2011-04-26T16:01:00.001-04:00

Last night I was down .8 for a two week total of 5.6 ! I'm pretty pleased with these results. I'm hoping to keep trucking away. Here are my plans for this week:

write each bite down.
two bottles of water each day
walking at least twice
Zumba class at least once.
MAYBE try Spin class on Sat. MAYBE. maybe.
try not to eat so much sodium high foods on Sunday.

...

I've already made a menu plan for the month of May, we'll see if I can stick to it and keep up the additional fruit intake. "free" fruit is awesome on this new plan!!!

ZUMBA update: last week was TOUGH. I think it has the potential to be fun, but last week I was basically playing catch up all class trying to figure out what the heck I was doing. This week should be better hopefully. I haven't really been practicing any of the moves, but at least the exposure from last week should make this week a little more smooth. We'll see.

I've also joined a 100 days OP group! I'm on day 15 and going strong!!!

walk it

2011-04-20T19:18:00.002-04:00

So I've decided to sign up for a 5K (3.1 miles). I'll be walking, but I'm super proud of this. I've never had the gumption to do something like this, ever. I keep saying in my head "New Kate. New Kate. This is the year of New Kate." I'm going to do this and DO this and do it. So... I started training for said 5K. Last night I wanted to see if I could walk two miles. I could. and wow, I'm so out of shape. I'm SORE today. Sore. But that's okay. I did it. now I need to do it better and add the third mile.

In addition I'm going to try Zumba classes! I'm so excited about this. Jamie signed up for a gym membership and in doing so signed me up for 8 classes. I'm ready! This is all about MOVE IT MOVE IT and DO IT DO IT! I know that 4.8 pounds wont happen each week but I'm wanting to see how much I can achieve!

a-ha!

2011-04-18T19:50:00.002-04:00

WEEK ONE .... Down 4.8 !!!

I walked twice with the family TO the park.
I walked once by myself around the park.
I took the boys to play at the park a few times.
I tracked (journalled) every single bite all week.
I weighed and measured and looked up all my food to make sure I was in fact tracking honestly.
I drank two bottles of water most days. My goal was every day but I think I didn't hit it twice.

I am so so proud of these efforts!

new plan

2011-04-16T16:53:00.002-04:00

I didn't say anything about this new plan really at all so far but I will say I think I actually like it. (shhh! Nic I know I know) She's been saying how it's really great for weeks now but I kept thinking "ACK! CHANGE"! and not listening to anything about it. I really really miss having the easy ability to guesstimate points based on the calorie values. BUT I think that NOT being able to guess the points is a really good thing now. I'm FORCED to weigh and measure and honestly look up the REAL values. I can't figure it out on my own. I can learn what some things are and memorize it but I can't guess anymore. Which means I'm being more honest with my body, more honest with my tracking and more honest with my EFFORTS. (Ack, MoM! HUSH, I did it. I said the E word). In order to figure up the points for something I need to use their tools, their calculator and it's really... not that bad. I like that I don't have to "waste" two points for a banana any more. That banana is totally free. I like that an apple is free. Apples are becoming my new afternoon snack. Some things I'm looking up shock me. It's REALLY expensive. But then I can stop and decide, I do have the points to use, should I eat that? OR do I really want that much junk in my system? Be'c the higher the points, the worse the food seems to be for you. The higher amount of sugar and raw carbs it is... I know I will always be a carb eater, but at least this is really making me think and decide what's "best". I can do this! I AM DOING THIS!

the weekend

2011-04-16T10:26:00.002-04:00

Typically I think most people on a diet plan of any kind are good good good during the week and then the big scary weekend comes and derails them. This will not be the case for me this week. I've been GREAT all week and want to keep on chugging. We do have plans for pizza but that is part of our normal weekend so I just need to choose wisely and listen when I am full.

Hello again.

2011-04-14T17:30:00.003-04:00

HI.

It's me.

I'm back.

I've had our third bundle of boy--- I mean Joy. And he's precious.
Micah Henry joined us on 3-10-11

So...

I rejoined WW Monday night and am READY TO DO THIS!

My pre-pg weight was 209 and I climbed high up to 264 while pregnant. I was proud that I didn't exceed my heaviest ever number... which was 265. I am also pleased that at my two week check up I was down TWENTY TWO POUNDS! Can we say water weight from BABY?! Hello 242.8 ! Monday night (at four weeks) I was down another four pounds for a weight watcher start number of 238.8 !

I've listed a few goals on the side for me to see daily.

I committed to some friends to be truly ON PLAN for seven days with them. So I'm glad for such a great start up challenge. I CAN DO THIS. I will do this. I need to do this. For myself. For my family. It's time.

2011 is the year KATE finds KATE again. It's time to do this.

NOW.

Watch me go!

up that's what

2010-08-04T23:48:00.002-04:00

Well I'll tell you what happened Monday pm. I was up over two pounds. So that was nice. Granted it was a two week total and not a one week total, but still. Yuck. I have been slacking on the counting area greatly. I'm thinking it's time to come clean here...

We're pregnant again. So I wont be doing ww anymore. Sooooo, this site is 'officially' closed until spring!

pass

2010-07-28T09:34:00.001-04:00

after being coughy and sneezy and yucky and exhausted over the weekend, I skipped my meeting monday pm. we'll see what comes next week.

down one

2010-07-21T12:37:00.001-04:00

Monday I was down the pound I was up last week. I'll take it.

Walked this morning. Haven't been doing as much as I wanted to, but it's at least more than not walking at all.

up one

2010-07-13T09:22:00.001-04:00

Last night I was up one pound. Not too bad. Had a lot of trials over the weekend and dealt with them by eating. Also hadn't journalled since Thursday, so not too surprising. Maybe this week will be better. Still walking, and doing well with that.

four

2010-07-10T21:16:00.001-04:00

Four days in a row of walking. And you know what? I feel good.

I'll do my weigh in report on Monday.

Walking!

2010-07-09T12:03:00.001-04:00

Just wanted to report that I'm on day three in a row of walking over an hour each day at our park next door. I started with 10:30 then yesterday did 8:30 then be/c the kids were up even earlier today, loaded the stroller at 8am today. Whew! It's just too hot to walk in the afternoon and the playground equipment is way too hot for the kids, so I'm determined to get up, do breakfast and get it done! No more lazying in the morning with the TV!

week two down two!

2010-07-06T11:17:00.002-04:00

How about that?! I was down two pounds last night for a total of six pounds in two weeks. This was very encouraging to me since I'd had a pretty emotionally charged day and was really hoping to just maintain. I feel really good right now and am so pleased. I have a full week ahead of me, so hopefully I can stay on track.

Challenge results:
6/52 pounds
2/52 weeks

day before

2010-07-05T00:04:00.003-04:00

So tonight is the day before the weigh in. All in all I'm very pleased with my intake over the holiday weekend. Tomorrow will be a little rough having to wait all day to be weighed in with Jamie home and my desire to cook for him. But I'll have to reign it in. The proof will be in the pudding tomorrow night. I'll report back in.

challenge

2010-06-29T11:12:00.000-04:00

I'm challenging myself to lose 52 pounds in 52 weeks. Including the 4 pound first weigh in, I'm pretty pleased with having a bit of a jump on it. So...

Results so far:
4/52 pounds
1/52 weeks

DOWN FOUR

2010-06-29T11:05:00.000-04:00

Well week one back on plan, back on track was a success. I was down four pounds last night much to my surprise and very full weekend. Church game night Friday, wedding Saturday, out to lunch Sunday, Church potluck Sunday night and still a four pound loss on Monday! WOOO HOOO! It's nice to feel in control a little again.

I walked twice last week and did one work out video. I'd like to at least match (or better) that amount for this week.

I wrote almost all my food down. And have prejournalled my dinners for this week.

I have been trying to add more water to each day. Water is hard for me.

So. Week two. Here I come.

alright alright alright....

2010-06-23T22:09:00.003-04:00

Time to get serious.

Monday night I rejoined weight watchers.

See how I did that?

I didn't post and say "I'm going to do this Monday." I just did it. I think I surprised my husband by saying that I'd go back to meetings, but I donno. Anyhow, I am doing it.

Monday had sort of a "Last Supper" mentality and then I went to a pm meeting. Oh well.

Tuesday, yesterday was great. Right on target with points. Went for a walk. Swam with a friend...

Today, has been a little tricky... I had um like 31 points at lunch. But you know what, it's my baby's birthday and we had a great day. I have it all journalled, obviously with flex points to spare, I'm not sweating it. No work out today so I'll hopefully get back to that tomorrow.

Don't know if anyone is out there still, but here I am!

Recommitted.

(Someone should commit me...)

eh, who's surprised?

2010-04-22T15:50:00.001-04:00

Steps Sunday: 21

Monday nada

Tuesday nada

Wed no steps, but long walk

Thursday walked again.

step fail

2010-04-19T08:38:00.003-04:00

So last week's step challenge was great wasn't it??? BAH!!! Not. Step fail!

I could say I'd try again, but we'll see what actually happens.

Sunday count: 21 (at church)

step count

2010-04-12T21:37:00.000-04:00

Sat total: 101 (at park)
Sun total: 21 (at church)
Mon total: 101 (at park) probably 20 at home going in and out today, but can't count those since I didn't "count them"

I'm feeling pretty good... Sore actually.

Steps

2010-04-11T14:42:00.003-04:00

And I'm off! It's time to focus on my steps challenge again. I'm doing my best to be on plan right now and while I still don't feel 100 % after the two recent surgeries, I'm needing to press forward. I have a goal to be LESS come May. I have several big events at the end of May and I have a month to get as much down as I can before then. I'm challenging myself to at least 300 steps this week (Sat to Sat)

Sat total: 101 (at park)
Sun total: 21 (at church)

oy

2010-03-29T20:34:00.002-04:00

Sometimes life just does not work out how you think it will. I journalled all of that Thursday, two Thursdays ago and that was it. Friday morning I found out I'd probably have to have a repeat surgery (which I did) and my mindset went to poo.

A week ago Monday, I had a second surgery done and so I'm still "recovering" from that procedure. I'm hoping to start up the OP stuff soon though. I've got the motivation this time to get it done... or at least to get something done. I'm ready to take some steps in the right direction again.

Steps... literally.

My goal, once I can, is to start walking my steps again. We'll see when I can start back again.

One for the money, two for the show

2010-03-18T11:23:00.003-04:00

Three to get ready... go go go.

Well I did NOT think I'd be posting on this site again so soon. I don't know if anyone is even still reading this blog or not, but here I am. Today is day one of an attempt at being OP. (on plan) again. I was kind of using Monday as my goal date in mind for restarting, however one of my online boards told me otherwise last night that if I was going to do this, I needed to do it now.

Sooooo here I go again. I don't know my current weight. I was 188 pre-pregnancy and had gotten up to 197 on the doctor's scale. Not sure where I am after three weeks of jammy wearing, comfort food eating, but here I go. Not sure when I'll be able to step on a scale next either, but I'm trying to sort that out. I can't go back to meetings at ww right now. It's not there in the funds. But I will be striving to be OP for now and see what the scale says whenever I get back on one.

Deeeeep breath.... Here I go: off to journal breakfast.

change

2010-03-06T00:13:00.001-05:00

We're not pregnant anymore. Don't know when I'll reopen this, but I figured I'd better update it in case anyone was checking in. Life is hard right now.

here it is

2010-02-01T09:10:00.000-05:00

Weight loss efforts will currently be on hold, as we found out we are pregnant again. THIS great explains why I was working so hard and NOT losing any weight. I'll "re-open" this in the fall. :)

last week

2010-01-23T14:07:00.001-05:00

Last week I was down .2

.2

that's it.

More to come this week.

weigh in update

2010-01-11T17:16:00.003-05:00

I was up 2.8 Sat am at meeting. Not as bad as I was expecting though, so I guess that says something. I was on plan every day last week, worked out with a video three days and did stairs another day. Not a bad first week back.

The meeting topic was all about tracking... And I can say I'm in the right mind to do that! My house is under the weather today, so there isn't much to track but I will be.

My current Jan goal is to undo this 2.8 gain from the holidays.

ha ha ha

2010-01-07T22:52:00.002-05:00

Anyone shocked at all that I didn't post Monday morning first thing, bright and early? NO!

Now here's the real question.... anyone shocked that I actually HAVE been journalling my bites since then??!?!?! WELL I HAVE!

I really have. And I'm excited. I need to look up the points on something for today still but I will and then I'll be caught up. I'm trying to decide between weighing in tomorrow, in the snow, with my kids or Saturday without the boys and a friend instead. I'm guessing Saturday is going to win the coin toss. On December 18th the weight was 185.6. Let's see what two weeks of holidays have done to that number. I dont' know if a five day stretch on plan can cure that holiday cookie fest or not. But we'll see. I'll report back. ... to anyone who cares....

again

2009-12-29T14:23:00.003-05:00

I do not want to post another "restarting" post with a list of excuses. So ... I'm going to skip over that. Tune in next week when I will be diving back into the world of weight watchers full throttle.

See you Monday.

restart (again)

2009-12-18T22:28:00.002-05:00

Well I went -- in the rain-- and weighed in. I lost a total of 2 pounds in November. I was up 1.8 today. Nice huh? real nice. (groan). I had the first of three parties this weekend, tonight. And I did alright. I shouldn't have had a cupcake, but it was good and worth it. So oh well. I left the brownies I took there, and didn't have one of those. so I guess that sort of balances out. Party number two will be tomorrow night. My husband's work party. Hopefully I can just mingle and there wont be a lot of sweets. We'll see. ... Party number three is my youngest's birthday party on Sunday. There will be PLENTY of people to talk to and I'm making three soups, one very points-friendly. So I should be fine there. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.

another

2009-12-17T14:23:00.000-05:00

And another week has gone by. With besides the lack of posting, also the lack of follow through. Bleck. Shoot me now. My heart is just not there right now. I am going to a meeting in the morning though and going to weigh in for the first time all month and will HAVE to face the outcome one way or another. I'll be back after that.

wow a whole month.

2009-12-10T08:59:00.002-05:00

um. it seems like a whole month of november. interesting... or not. i've been hiding out apparently. the month of nov total i lost 2 pounds in a very up and down fashion. it's so annoying. i'm really frustrated with myself. i was scrolling the bog before opening up this fresh post... same story every 5 posts. stop. start. stop. start. yes.no. yes no up down up down on off stop start OP not OP.

my BFF wrote yesterday that someone told her she is the only one standing in her way. this is true. she is. ..... and i am the only one standing in my way. i was doing really well.... and some how have lost the motivation to keep going. it shouldn't be up to anyone else to get me to do this. but for some reason i am unable to move myself.

no real reason for this posting except to post. i'm just talking to myself at this point. not sure if anyone is still even checking this........

why can't i get with it again????

hello

2009-10-31T22:46:00.003-04:00

This week kind of got away from me. I didn't weigh in this morning. I ended up staying up until 6:30am last night. uh-huh. you read that right. So I slept through my meeting needless to say. Sorry for the lack of journals, like I said this week has just been nuts, constant go go go. I am journalling and I am on plan, and hopefully next week I can see a major scale result indicating this as so!

Thanks for bearing with me.

tuesday journal

2009-10-28T11:19:00.000-04:00

oatmeal 2
salsa chix 2
tort 3
corn 1
broc 0

red chicken 6
cheese 2
peas 0
rice 4
butter 1
corn bread 3
pears 0
sweet pots 5

THE LAST chinese donut 3
milk 2

Target 31
ate 35
flex used: 4
flex left: 17

GHGs:
5 F/V : Met
Milk: met
oil: yup!
liquids: 2 bottles of water, milk
whole grains: yes, rice
vitamin: mumble mumble

mon journal

2009-10-26T22:13:00.002-04:00

Donut 3
½ banana 1

Salsa chicken 4
Tort 3
Cheese 1
Apple 1

Bbq chicken 3
Bun 2
Corn 1
Pot-set- 6
Butter 1
Onions 1
Cornbread 6

Target 31
Used 33
Flex used 2
Total available flex left: 20

GHGs:
5 F/V : Met
Milk: only one.
oil: yup!
liquids: 2 bottles of water, need to do more.
whole grains: yes, buns
vitamin: mumble mumble. I need to before bed.

sun journal

2009-10-26T10:11:00.001-04:00

Second, yesterday's journal:
banana 2

general tsos chicken 1 c. 15
1 c fried rice 8
4 chinese donuts (Yah Yah) 12

milk 2

target 31
ate 39
flex used 8
still available flex 23

Not a great quality points day, but I spent the points on what I wanted to, we rarely get chinese, I've been in the house for DAYS with sick children and needed a "something". back to quality points mindset for today.

I'm DOING THIS

sat journal

2009-10-25T09:54:00.002-04:00

here's my journal from yesterday:

B:coffee 7
oatmeal 2
toast/butter 3
less than 1/4 c blueberries, 1/2 banana 1

L: carrots 1/2 c 0
corn 3/4 c 1
apple 1
1/2 cheese sandwich
lite ranch 1

S: mini bowl of cereal 2

D: Salsa Chicken 4
corn 1
corn bread muffin 3
rice 4
---
target 31
ate 35
flex used 4
flex left for week 31
---
GHGs:
5 F/V : Met with ease!
Milk: all three
oil: yup!
liquids: not bad, should have done more. I had 2 bottles of water, and the coffee, milk from cereal
lean protein: one serving
whole grains: yes, rice
vitamin: ooops.

NOT TOO BAD! for my first day of QUALITY POINTS mentality!

Self: STOP FOOLING AROUND

2009-10-24T13:29:00.002-04:00

I'm over this up down up down care, don't care, do don't maybe maybe not. It's over. I was up the pound I lost two weeks ago this morning. Expect daily journals from now on. So far today from just breakfast and lunch I've had 4 of the 5 F/Vs and 2 whole grain choices. The meeting this morning was about choose Quality Points instead of just eating your points to eat your points. Which obviously was then about eating all your Good Health Guidelines. I've never really been a fan of trying to get them all in, but I think Im' going to focus on these this week and see if I can get some QUALITY points eaten instead of just journalling my junk. (cheese, potatoes and more cheese and some cereal and more cheese and mroe cereal.) Today I've had oatmeal, blueberries, banana, apple, carrots, corn, half a cheese sandwich instead of a whole one, and I feel very in control (and satisfied). I can do this. No more on and off the fence. I can do this.

March 08 (pre Mark obviously) I was at my wedding weight, which right now is 21 pounds to get there. My goal is that March 2010 I will be there again. That's 4 months, 20 pounds. 5 pounds a month BETTER be obtainable.

It's now or nothing. I'm sick of this being a game instead of a life style. I'm CHOOSING to do this this time.

Someone smack me around if it's been a few days without any updates.

Oh and I need a new countdown... how many days until Christmas now??? Since I've jacked up and need to start over.

The count down is on.

2009-10-09T12:13:00.003-04:00

Okay so today will make day 3 of being back 100% on plan. It's about time right? I lost 3 weeks with all my on off on off on off crud. It's time to take charge again. Please note in those three weeks I was the same, up .6 and up another .6 SO, clearly, yet again it is confirmed, that you MUST journal. You must must must journal. MUST. I weighed in today and was down a pound. (Which I was soooo not expecting) So if you do the math I'm still up .2 from all this stupidity, but I will overcome that next week.

Soooo my commitment to myself is that I will journal from today forward until Christmas. This includes 2 dress rehearsals and 6 preformance nights of our church's Omega Trail (go here for info on that!), one wedding, Thanksgiving, two weekends with family here, one weekend with family out of town, Dinner club, Mark's birthday, and you know well every day life.

That's 78 days total. (76 days to Christmas as of today). It will be 17 days longer than my longest streak before taking my three week vacation from common senses. And I CAN DO IT.

It's on.

so...

2009-10-07T22:29:00.001-04:00

Hi. Yah, I'm still hiding out.

More on that later. Sorry.

I was OP today. So that's good.

suckity-suckity

2009-10-01T23:41:00.003-04:00

So the title of this blog describes my blogging abilities for my weight loss efforts as of late. Tomorrow is my anniversary. We have eating plans. I've been SERIOUSLY 100% on plan for a full week, since last Saturday. Tomorrow I have a plan and have already written down my food choices for the most part. I plan on having a good itme, not going hog crazy and then starting AGAIN on Saturday. You'll notice the left hand "how much" section is gone. I hadn't updated it in weeks... As of Saturday, my goal will be to journal EVERY SINGLE DAY until Christmas. Someone do the math for me, how many days is that going to be?

night.

ooops.

2009-09-12T17:46:00.003-04:00

so I haven't been in here for a couple weeks... sorry...

Not much to tell. I'm on plan and things are not going well. Bad combo huh? Not what you'd expect huh? I guess that's why I haven't been in to update. Meh. Okay last week I maintained which was frustrating... since I had been OP and doing well. It waas actually almost (not really, but almost) comical, two of my dearest friends also maintained last week. I mean a three way (and in three different cities) maintain across the board. So we all thought we'd do great this week... well. One lost a pound YAY! one lost 1.4 YAY! and I ... Well shoot... I gained .6 UGH! What?! .... Okay well do you know what this means? I *thought* this meant I was going to have to suck it up and start exercising again. ***Disclaimer: I hate exercising*** BUT after some brainstorming (er, letting someone else think for me) we (she) discovered that I'm still eating *ALL* of my nursing points and Mark is NOT nursing round the clock anymore. In fact he frequently skips sessions and is eating plenty during family meal times. So.... this week... I'm going to remove SIX points from my daily target. ACK!!!!!!!! I'm totally bummed but it's time. Some days it is a struggle to eat them all anyhow, (I know right, WHAT?!) so, we'll see how this does. PLEASE go back down scale. PLEASE. ALSO... I'm on day 59? or is today 60? of honestly journalling every single day! (((THANK YOU JAN for asking about it in meeting yesterday! and keeping me accountable!!!)))

and oh yah, the left side isn't accurate right now... I'll wait to change that next week. Hopefully I can make it go DOWN!

down is down

2009-08-31T08:23:00.002-04:00

I know that ends up being a title a lot, but it's the truth.

I was down .6 Friday before heading out of town.

I can't believe that I've actually made it through the WHOLE month of August staying OP every day. I am on day 51 of being on plan, in charge and consistently LOSING!

back to it!

2009-08-22T15:16:00.002-04:00

Well folks I'm on day 42 of honestly journalling, tracking, recording every bite and doing well. I was down 1.4 this morning. I didn't weigh in last week so that is a two week total but that's okay! I will certainly take it!

I'm going strong and I am doing this!

vacation pass

2009-08-13T12:03:00.003-04:00

Well kids, I wont be weighing in this week. I am a little nervous about being able to maintain my groove without being able to check in for a weight result but it will just have to be. We're at least an hour from a meeting spot here on vacation in CO, and I wont be allowed to drive that far just for a meeting. SO... we'll just have to press on and hope for a double loss next week.

I'm on day 33 of being OP and it feels great. So I just need to keep that feeling going. This is by far my longest streak of staying on plan each and every day like this. I'm so pleased.

Staying in control like this on vacation is awesome. Yesterday was the first day I really struggled. Everyone was having dessert and I was OUT of points. And I really wanted some. But I was out of points, I mean out out out. No more flex out. I really had to reign it in and just made a flavor water and sipped it. I need to get through today with no flex and then I will reset tomorrow. I can do it. :)

losing on vacation ROCKS

2009-08-07T13:17:00.001-04:00

So. I was down 1.2 this morning thank you very much! WOOOOT~ that was AFTER CHINESE FOOD AND SONIC ICECREAM YESTERDAY! It feels so good to be in so much control. I am doing this!!!

26 days OP in a row and counting!

more thoughts

2009-08-01T18:20:00.003-04:00

Okay, so Nic (and yes, Nic, yes I'm here. LOL) is pressuring me (in a nice but persistent way) to make another goal...

So in the past 8 weeks since I'd seen her last I lost just under 6 pounds in 8 weeks.
There are 16-ish weeks until I see her again... so I'd like to try for 13 pounds in this next stretch. That would be making me at 175. That's doable right? Right. I think so.

So, my next mini goal is I guess 175 by Turkey Day. ... is that too long? Should I have a mini-er goal before that mini goal? Maybe ten down by Oct 2nd? (which is my FIVE YEAR anniversary!!)... no, maybe not ten. ... eight? Okay. That's what we'll do. Mini-er goal by Oct 2nd of eight pounds: so 180 and then the next five by Turkey day? that's totally doable ... five pounds in over a month. but then again I just did 5+ in 8 weeks so I shouldn't get too excited.

The problem with goals is that you don't want to make them tooooo lofty and get discouraged and stop trying to reach them. BUT, you also don't want set the goals too shallow and not do more than you could have if you would have kept reaching, settling for a "doable" goal, instead of reaching higher... anyhow, I'm rambling.

GOALS:

Eight more down by Oct 2nd. (180)
Five after that by Turkey day (175)
Really really would be THRILLED to see 16 for 16 at 172. hehe!

mini goal MET MET MET!

2009-08-01T17:34:00.003-04:00

Today I was down another .8 which made my mini goal at 188 even steven! I was a little down about yet another .8 loss, but Nic reminded me that I *AM* on vacation and any kind of down on vacation is a good thing. So there.

Now I need to make a new goal...

mini goal (almost!) met!

2009-07-25T11:47:00.002-04:00

I had a mini goal to be at 188 by July 23rd. That's my second ten percent! I'm so excited because today I was down .8 and that made me at 188.8.... so not QUITE down to the 188 even but I'm just super excited because I set a goal and came .8 from it ! ! ! ! I am on vacation, and have a great start now to really stay focused and for sure see my goal truly met next weekend! I have several places I do want to eat at while I'm here, but last night my mom and I stocked up on produce, so I'm ready to do this!

Thanks for all who are cheering me on.

goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come....

2009-07-23T16:21:00.003-04:00

Well not really straight to KC, but I'm heading to MO in the morning. A week in STL, then a week in KC with just me and the boys. Jamie has to stay and work. However at the end of week two, he'll join us and we'll go on our family vacation to CO... Yes, count them that's three weeks to be gone. HOWEVER THREE WEEKS I WILL STAY ON PLAN.

So.

Things I will do...

Eat at places that I don't get down here: Imos, Rich and Charlies, Cathe Express, Kriegers, Chipotle (even though there are some in ATL, it is few and FAR between when I get there)...

JOURNAL EVERY DAY. (emily, hold me to this!)

TRY to exercise to some degree.

Things I wont do....

HOG just because I'm on vacation.

Eat mindlessly, just becuase I'm not at my house and those cubbards aren't stocked with foods I'd eat regularly.

Stress over being out of my routine.

I am going on a lengthy vacation.
However I am not going on a vacation from weight watchers. I can do this while I'm gone. Yes I can.

I will start by flying into STL tomorrow and weighing in on Sat ... we'll see... I don't know if I made my mini goal today or not. I have no scale to stand upon, but I'll see what it says Sat. Hopefully I'll see 188. I'd be elated to see 188.

down is down

2009-07-20T20:20:00.003-04:00

I was down .6 Saturday. Things have been kind of crazy since and I hadn't had time to report in. I was slightly bummed, I have to say. I really really had been full force OP in mindset and practice, I'd journalled all week honestly, no cheating and was really anticipating a larger loss. BUT what I've had to tell myself over the last couple days is down is down. And I should be happy with down.

I had Chinese Saturday... by way of looking up the points first, ordering second, measuring out only a cup's worth of the massive order and eating it lastly. ... rinse and repeat on Sunday though! HA. Hey, if I can eat Chinese food TWO days in a row and still stay within points, life is pretty good, huh? So the rest of this week I need to just focus and buckle down and keep at it. I am leaving Friday for a lengthy trip and I need to not let stress overwhelm me and just 'stay the course'.

I will say though that I made it to a new decade. So that's good! Good bye 190s.

Lists

2009-07-14T14:43:00.002-04:00

I'm going to post two lists that have been eye opening to me in the past couple days. The first is the List of fruits and veggies... by COLOR(who knew there were so many) ? This week's challenge at meeting was to eat at least 3 different colored fruits and veggies each day. This has really helped me. I've been thinking of them as a yellow, red or orange instead of just more "points" I am eating. It has been fun and rewarding. And I feel I'm doing well with it. The second is a list that was posted today on the ww site by a friend about oils. I, for one, don't have any trouble getting my healthy oils in. I think I've come to crave my olive oil. But for those who do have trouble with it, this list may help you with some creative ways to use the oils... Enjoy.

Green
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocados
Broccoflower
Broccoli
Broccoli rabe
Brussel sprouts
Celery
Chayote squash
Chinese cabbage
Cucumbers
Endive
Green apples
Green beans
Green cabbage
Green grapes
Green onion
Green pears
Green peppers
Honeydew
Kiwifruit
Leafy greens
Leeks
Lettuce
Limes
Okra
Peas
Sno Peas
Spinach
Sugar snap peas
Watercress
Zucchini

White
Bananas
Brown pears
Cauliflower
Dates
Garlic
Ginger
Jerusalem artickoke
Jicama
Kohlrabi
Mushrooms
Onions
Parsnips
Potatoes
Shallots
Turnips
White Corn
White nectarines
White peaches

Red
Beets
Blood oranges
Cherries
Cranberries
Guava
Papaya
Pink grapefruit

Pink/Red
grapefruit
Pomegranates
Radicchio
Radishes
Raspberries
Red apples
Red bell peppers
Red chili peppers
Red grapes
Red onions
Red pears
Red peppers
Red potatoes
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Watermelon

Yellow/Orange
Apricots
Butternut squash
Cantaloupe
Cape Gooseberries
Carrots
Golden kiwifruit
Grapefruit
Lemon
Mangoes
Nectarines
Oranges
Papayas
Peaches
Persimmons
Pineapples
Pumpkin
Rutabagas
Sweet corn
Sweet potatoes
Tangerines
Yellow apples
Yellow beets
Yellow figs
Yellow pears
Yellow peppers
Yellow potatoes
Yellow summer squash
Yellow tomatoes
Yellow watermelon
Yellow winter squash

Blue/Purple
Black currants
Black salsify
Blackberries
Blueberries
Dried plums
Eggplant
Elderberries
Grapes
Plums
Pomegranates
Prunes
Purple Belgian endive
Purple Potatoes
Purple asparagus
Purple cabbage
Purple carrots
Purple figs
Purple grapes
Purple peppers
Raisins

CREATIVE OIL LIST:

1) Cook with it, A lot of recipes start off with oil in the skillet
2) Mix up a marinade for meats and/or veggies
3) Mix it with meat sauces, or most sauces
4) Sautee with it.
5) Drizzle over pasta
6) Drizzle over popcorn
7) Drizzle over veggies
8) Drizzle over pizza
9) Drizzle over corn on the cob
10) Drizzle some over fat free cheese(it helps melt better)
11) Mix up some salad dressing (like olive oil and balsamic vinegar)
12) Rub it on poultry or fish before baking it
13) Rub it on meats for the spices and/or rubs have something to stick to
14) Rub some on a baked potato
15) Grill sandwiches
16) Stry Fry veggies
17) Coat some homemade baked fries
18) Makes garlic toast, (oil and garlic on bread toast)
19) Add some to soups
20) Add some to smoothies
21) Mix 2 tsps olive oil to fat-free salad dressing
22) Add to anything that is fat-free. instead of the fat, you're replacing it with healthy oils
23) Roast veggies with oil
24) Mix canola oil to oatmeal, yogurt, smoothies, soups
25) put some in salsa
26) If you eat frozen dinners, drizzle some over it.
27) make some Herb or Spice Infused Oil, (for dipping or cooking)
28) Mix in some Butter Buds or Molly McButter, You'll have butter flavored oils.
29) mix some in the new PB2 peanut butter flour that alot are trying. (you're replacing the fat with healthy oils)
30) Freeze some olive oil in a small container, put it in the coldest part of your fridge, and then use it as a soft spread

YES!

2009-07-13T09:41:00.003-04:00

After a week of journalling honestly and being very aware of my body, (and even a minor hiccup on Friday night before weigh in) I was DOWN 1.4 ! How about that!?

I'm two pounds away from my mini goal. I can do this before I leave town in two weeks, YES I CAN.

I'm *ahem* nearly out of my WPA already...

I already have dinner planned out, although, oops, as I'm typing this I'm reminded that I have a meeting tonight... hmmm I'll have to regroup and decide what to do because I know Jamie will still need dinner but I dont have time to cook, okay FOCUS. Okay, I'll think out loud on that one later, anyhow, I know I need to really plan this week and be careful with my points and not go over. I can do it.

Anyone with me?!

hog free

2009-07-06T00:19:00.001-04:00

I didn't hog while he was gone...

I didn't eat alllllll super healthy foods, but I did pretty well. Still have points left, how about that?!

We'll see what the rest of the week brings, just wanted to check back in here for accountability.

and that's what journalling does...

2009-07-03T15:54:00.003-04:00

I was down 1.2 today. Yes I was.

I made WW accumulative total of 40 pounds. Not a bad feeling!

Jamie's out of town all weekend and I've promised myself I will not hog. I will not hog. I will not hog. I will not hog. I will not hog.

So... no hogging from me. Right?!

ugh

2009-06-27T23:33:00.001-04:00

ok. ok ok ok ok ...

I know I need to journal. fine. I get it.

I know I need to journal.

There.

Do know I need to journal??

I maintained again.... and again I journalled like two days this week. ack.

Okay. Fine. I'm journalling now. again.

check in time.

2009-06-20T23:12:00.003-04:00

OOOPS! I've been neglecting this blog! I didn't mean to. I really didn't! (Theresa if you're reading, I really didn't, I've just been crazy! I'll be coming to you this week if at all possible!)

Anyhow... LAST week I was down .4 UGH. After maintaining I really wanted to see a loss larger than .4 BUT REMEMBER FRIENDS, .4 is a stick of butter. Someone said this today in my meeting that had I been drinking water, it would have shot out my mouth, it was that funny... she said (as she was celebrating losing 6 pounds since Jan. SIX. YES SIX...) ".4 is a stick of butter. Think about that like earrings. Just where exactly do you want that stick of butter hanging from?" That's what she said!!! And maybe it was one of those "you had to be there moments" but man, it was hysterical. 'N' if you are reading this, you are AMAZING. You're dedication and determination are a force! You're striving towards your goal and stick of butter by stick of butter, you're going to get there!

Anyhow, wooooo... rabbit trail.

So, last week I lost .4

This meant I was still on pound 194. Three weeks in a row of 194.something.

TODAY HOWEVER!!!! I was down 1.2 HOOOO! I skipped right over 193 and moved on to 192! I know I still have a long way to go, but it was just really nice to see something give today. I bought a new journal and a "Hungry" for my purse and I'm ready to get to that 188 pound marker and get my second ten percent. I'd really like to do this before I go back to MO at the end of July.

I've got a month almost exactly. Can I lose 4 pounds in a month??? I'd better be able to!

stay

2009-06-09T21:07:00.002-04:00

I managed to stay the same this week. Not a .2 in either direction. This week is already proving difficult... the hospitality room at church is stressful, I'm hoping that I can see a loss at the end of this week, in spite of every day temptations. Help!

overcame mall temptationS...

2009-06-04T15:30:00.001-04:00

whew. I went to the mall today to walk. and I will tell you that's a big trigger place for me. Aunt Annie's pretzels are flat dangerous. And the food court does not have the most healthy choices for places to eat, BUT I ended up PASSING the pretzels, and I did make a really healthy choice for lunch instead of the two other options of not so healthy I gave myself. GOOO ME!

pictures

2009-06-03T15:30:00.004-04:00

Okay okay, I said I'd share pictures with where I am currently, here's the most current I have. While I'd like to just show the first one, cuz dang my face is changing again. WHEW! (And who can resist my sweet baby?!) I thought I'd be honest and share the rest of me too. ha. So there's a side view that I'm not happy with. BUT maybe that's good to post it on here. I know I'm not happy with it. I know I still have a ways to go, and I can't wait to post another side picture down the road that I would be happy with.

And THAT is how it's done!

2009-05-30T23:33:00.002-04:00

I was down 1.6 today!!!! I could NOT believe it! Could not believe it! I was just hoping to not have gone even further up the scale, but I have successfully taken off the small gain from last week AND eliminated another pound. Gone! buh-bye! I can do this!

We drive back from STL to ATL tomorrow, so I'll have fast food and 'bored in the car' food. I'm going to try to stay on track as best I can given the situation. Regardless of what happens, I'm 100% on track Monday morning as for June I've rejoined the ALL DAY EVERY DAY challenge.

So, look out June! I'm coming.

the insanity stops here

2009-05-27T15:11:00.002-04:00

I have not been OP Sat- Mon... WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS?!

I was able to reign it in Monday night and was on plan all day yesterday. I have been really good so far today.

The amount of snacks available is so scary though. I have three days to undo whatever damage was done early on this week and not see even more of a gain on Sat am. bah.

NO MORE

up .6

2009-05-22T13:07:00.003-04:00

So maybe I should report in more, because my umph from Monday was gone by Wednesday. :( I'm up .6, but you know what?? I'll take that with a smile. I went to my "home" Friday meeting today... yes, the one I said I'd never go back to with the boys. uh huh. that one. Never lasted about a month, ha. Any how, I sucked it up and went since we're driving ten hours tonight and I know I wouldn't go to my normal Sat meeting in St. Louis after that trip.... I DO plan to hit up that meeting next Sat though, before leaving town.

.6 after not journalling since wed and a date and a party later... I'm ok with that.

reporting in

2009-05-18T11:56:00.001-04:00

The icy thing wasn't all that bad actually. I thought it would be more than it was, so that's always rewarding... I said I'd be back so I thought I would.

I also think I need to update a picture on the left side soon. I'll work on that.

report

2009-05-16T23:56:00.002-04:00

I had a small spoon of potato salad.

I chose NOT to have any bread. No bun for my meal, say what?!

I had too many chips though. DANG IT.

I had an icy thing at the movies (IT WAS NOT PLANNED TO GO TO THE MOVIES!)

I did have ONE small handful of popcorn, but it didn't taste GREAT, so I didn't want to waste any more points on it, and since I didn't buy it, I didn't feel badly not eating it, but now I do have to find the points for the icy thing. Bah. I'll do that in the am....

I'll report back.

HOT DOG!

2009-05-16T16:00:00.003-04:00

WHEW !

I was down 2.4 pounds today. Yes. I. Was.

I didn't weigh in last week since we had too much going on and I RARELY miss a meeting. I felt out of control most of the week actually and was disappointed myself for not finding a meeting site anyhow, but oh well. I picked up the pieces this week and did fairly well if I do say so myself.

This weekend we have a cookout to go to, and I already have my set point homemade fries in the plan to take with me. I plan on loading up with those and with any available fruit. I would like to pass up the potato salad but I probably will end up with a TASTE and not a PILE. I will report back about that.

This week will be CRAZY for me. Monday and Tuesday normal, then Wed we have date night out (help!) and then Thursday I am hosting a party (help!) and then Friday we are leaving for a ten hour drive to my parents (double help with the road trip food and BEVERAGES--caffeine). I'll be in MO for a week. I know I can do this there. I know that I can. I will NOT go backwards. I'm 7 pounds away from my next goal. Come on!

The ON PLAN Train is now leaving the station, and KATE IS ON IT! WOOOT WOOOT!

OH ... and as for the shred challenge, I was totally sucking. I'm trying to stay on top of it though, right now I'm at 7/20. Not at all where I want to be, but I am doing it. I will say this... THAT is a work out and some. Whew. I AM WORKING OUT. I may not like it and I may stink at it and it might not be consistent, but I AM DOing it.

fake it

2009-05-06T11:14:00.000-04:00

I'm kind of in a "fake it until you make it" mentality these days. I don't think I'll get to weigh in this week and that's effecting my attitude, but over all still doing okay.

Just wanted to put a midweek posting up in case I don't report a weigh in, we'll be out of town is why.

down some

2009-05-01T11:24:00.003-04:00

Well I didn't undo the whole pound, but I was down .8 So I'll take that.

I'm kind of in an emotional mood right now but I'll put it in the other blog if you're interested.

Yay for being down at least. If I would have weighed tomorrow maybe I would have gotten the full pound off.

carb fest

2009-04-29T21:40:00.003-04:00

Okay soooo I'm still within points, but I will confess that today has been slightly carb heavy. And by slightly, I mean HUGE. LOL

But I'm JOURNALLED.
I'm SHRED'D.
I'm two points under.
I'm PUMPED and ready to END This Weight WaR.

A friend called me today and pumped me up. (Thank you Megan!) and I really needed that. I'm going to go to Meeting on Friday this week. a whole day earlier. A scary thing when you're trying to undo a gain... but I will go and own it, whatever it is. Saturday is just toooo crazy with plans and I wont have time to even try the 6 am meeting, so I'm just going to suck it up and go a day early. WHICH, is actually fine cuz I'll get to see my old leader and love on her some. I miss her and those there.

Tomorrow then, will be day of chug the water. LOL!

Shred challenge: 2/20

mid week

2009-04-28T22:16:00.002-04:00

what's what:

I journalled yesterday and have done so for today also.

I shred'd last night and was going to tonight but am spent. Crying babies do so much to weaken your ability to think, let alone work out. I am walking tomorrow morning and plan to shred tomorrow night though. I need to prove I can do what I say I will do... and i'm in a Shred challenege on the ww board... I started over yesterday. so i'm 1/20 right now. I want to have that number MOVE not stay still.

I miss Emily. My resident cheerleader is on vacation. She can come back home here and bug me some more.

Okay, well that's it.

fess up

2009-04-27T08:59:00.002-04:00

Okay, bah. I have to fess up I guess...

I was up a pound.

And you know what, it's okay.

Last week was HARD. My baby was sick and momma was STRESSED OUT. Thursday I had a treat for dinner and then oooops! Friday I didn't flush out any of that salty treat with water at all. None the whole day. What was I thinking? So ... I was up a whole pound Saturday morning.

I also have not journalled since then. I did make "better-ish" choices yesterday and Saturday but I wasn't "on plan" either.

That stops today.
I will journal and report back.
My accountability partner is on vacation and she's already emailed me asking how my weekend was and if I journalled. If she can care while she's ON VACATION.... then I'd better care too!

walked twice.

2009-04-22T22:11:00.001-04:00

I have been walking with my Mom's club stroller moms on Wed mornings the past two weeks. So I did that this morning... 2 miles with them... then tonight I had a date to walk with a girlfriend and did near another 2 miles with her and 4 flights of stairs! Boo-yah!

day one

2009-04-21T23:12:00.002-04:00

Today someone on my ww chat board suggested a 30 day shred challenge. I accepted. Today was day one.

Whew. Jillian just killed me. But I did it.

Shred: 1/30

~~~

Jen.... thank you. I have to say I stole it from AmyLoo, but I'm claiming it. Are you?! You can choose happiness too.

I made a sign a few weeks back that says : I can choose to be happy. It's now on one of the cabinets in the kitchen. And when I look at it. I smile. I can choose to be happy. And today. And from now on... I want it. I choose happiness!

better

2009-04-21T12:24:00.001-04:00

So I'm doing okay. Yesterday I was in a bad pity party, poor me place, but I'm doing much better today. I journalled yesterday and am ready to deal with this-- no matter how long it takes. I will do this for me and my boys. No more poor me attitude. No more. I journalled yesterday and am ready to tackle this again. I CAN DO THIS.

I choose happiness.

shut up

2009-04-19T20:57:00.002-04:00

So.

How much "shut up and just do them" have I been doing since yesterday am?

not much.

Why can't I just do this?

I posted this in my online chatting, so it got me to thinking, and I thought I'd move it over here too...

I'm honestly not measuring, not weighing food. I'm guestingmating a lot instead of looking up points. I just can't seem to get and stay focused like I should be when I'm "serious". I'm still doing "okay" but I'm not doing my best. I dont' know where my motivation is right now. All around me my closest friends are doing so well but I'm just like gliding along at their heels.

I know what I need to do, I just can't seem to get it together. I know this post probably seems out of place since I am losing, but I just know it could be better. more. and I need to figure out how to suck it up. and just do it. stop making excuses, Kate. come on.

down again again!

2009-04-18T10:28:00.001-04:00

TODAY I WAS DOWN 1.4 !!!!!

I'm back on top, ready to go. Ready to stay strong. I need to journal every day. I need to be serious about fitting in the work outs. And I CAN do both those things. I just need to SHUT UP And do them.

down again

2009-04-12T23:35:00.003-04:00

I hope that title becomes a CONSTANT THEME on this blog. DOWN DOWN DOWN. We want to see that number going DOWN!

I was down again Friday morning by .8

I'd really like to see more than a pound each week but that's okay. I'll keep chugging. I'll keep telling myself that "slow and steady wins the race"

It was nice to go on Friday and see my "home" leader and my Friday member supporters.

Goals this week:
UP THE WATER.
UP THE ACTIVITY.
-- report on both these--

ONEDERLAND! HA-CHA-CHA!!!!!

2009-04-04T22:32:00.002-04:00

yessssssssssssssssssss!

I MADE IT TO ONEDERLAND!!! WOOOOOOT! What up!?!?

I was down 1.2 today so that puts me at 199.8 ! barely, but there. And I am NOT. Going. Back! NO MORE Twos for me. EVER. That chapter of my life is CLOSED. (Now please don't let me gain this week, right!?)

I like my new meeting and my new leader. It's different though because my meeting is larger than I'm used to, so it doesn't feel as personal yet, but I'm speaking up and being myself all the same. It's good to go with a friend too. Nice to have someone to sit with and talk with and nudge through out the week. Keep at it, E. I'm proud of you.

almost

2009-03-28T13:47:00.001-04:00

I went to a new meeting this morning without my children... it was wonderful. I went with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. She's going to start going with me now on saturdays without our children! and I'm so pumped... (I miss my previous leader, but know where to find her if I need her!)

I was down 2.2 today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

making an even 201.

TWO MORE POUNDS TO ONEDERLAND!

shut up!

2009-03-24T15:47:00.002-04:00

Okay so I had a little emotional break down Friday... and thought I'd be "fine" over the weekend... well it's TUESDAY and I still haven't journalled. IT STOPS today. STOPS TODAY. It's time to SHUT UP about it and just do it.

Last night we went on a family walk. I ran 3 or 4 different times in the walk, and I did 200 steps in the park parking lot. I can do this. I know how. Now it's time to put up or shut up about it before WI this week.

so there. My money is now on the table. Ha.

oops...

2009-03-21T17:03:00.001-04:00

Well I'll say one thing for sure... dieting alone is not the answer. I haven't done any structured exercise since I've been back home and it showed this week with a .8 gain. Not bad by any means, easily undone but PROOF that I will be working out this week.

down!

2009-03-15T17:41:00.001-04:00

So I was down this past week! I was hoping to just maintain the three pound loss, but I was down another 1.4~ WOOOT!

I'm hoping that I'll be going strong still for the week ahead of me. I'm feeling a little blah today and still need to track my food but I'm going to power through this. just saying.

maintaining?

2009-03-10T02:54:00.003-04:00

So, after a hogging weekend, though it was organized hogging, I did not exceed points... I'm just hopping that I'll break even this week. I have to weigh a day earlier since I'm traveling on my weigh in day, and hopefully that doesn't mess things too badly. That gives me an extra day in my week returning home to undo any damage if there is any to undo. I'm basically rambling now. That's what happens when I post at 2am (CST).

I just wanted to say that I had a hogging weekend and did not exceed my WPA! Even though I went over EVERY DAY!

THREE

2009-03-06T16:05:00.002-05:00

After a .4 loss last week, I had a THREE POUND LOSS today!

I'm so pumped! I've been traveling, (Back in MO visiting family and friends) and I'm always nervous while traveling about how I'm going to do eating out more, not being in my own kitchen...

I will be gone again through next week's weigh in and I'm sure I'll be skeptical then also but this was so rewarding. I do plan on splurging tonight but I WILL write every bite and own it in my journal.

I joined a challenge and I will stay on plan all day every day!

weekend recap

2009-03-02T09:17:00.003-05:00

Okay. so Friday weighed in with a .4 loss. Eh. I'll take it.

Then we traveled to visit family all weekend and I'd say after the pizza intake, that I'll have some cleaning up to do. Today's goal is to limit the processed foods and flush out the junk with water.

I DID stay within my points Friday even though that included a burger king stop while driving, Sat wasn't great. Over by ten, but that's what flexies are for. Yesterday much better, over by 3. Again, thank you flexies.