It seems as though I've given up on my weight loss goals.
I didn't.
It sure seems that way, but I've not.
No worries!
:-)
However, the end of September and begining of October bringing our move into a new place and all the joys and stresses that have come along with it, the past almost 30 days now have seemed like a total waste of not doing anything.
I am sorry to anyone and everyone who's been checking this blog and not finding new found success to my goals...
On that note, the end of October is nearing and my plans to kick back into the world of weight loss is turning back to being full gear in my life! :-) That's a happy thought...
Now, here's the plan. I have a TON of new recipes I've been wanting to try with my family, but never have worried about making them due to the fact that I've got this silly idea that if I make it I'll eat it and therefore ruin my diet plans. I'm not sure if I am going to go back to counting points with Weight Watchers or if I'm going to follow a different plan or not. I still want to try the article I found that was titled "Lose 7 Pounds in 7 Days" and so I might start out with that. I found three "new" Tae Bo workout tapes to add my arsinal and Rob and I are hoping to aquire the new Wii Fit Plus software for Christmas.
Rob's been getting active again, though. He's been using Wii Sports to box and he's definately working up a sweat when he's "playing" that game. (He's trying to keep his Pro status on the game, so it keeps him busy!) And lately, he's been sword fighting with Wii Sports Resort when the kids are napping or in bed for the night. It's fun to watch him get into those games like a workout, because it's a bit of motivation for me...
However, my new motivation needs to be a bit more vain, I fear. I think that I am going to have to pull out my old clothes, finally. I'm talking sundresses and jeans and all the cute tops and things I used to wear before getting pregnant with Hannah. I'm actually very, VERY tempted to use my wedding gown as motivation. If I can get my butt back into that dress then I'll have reached a major weight loss milestone! I'd love to be able to get into my old prom dress (which I still have) from my senior year in high school, but I'm not sure that will EVER happen! lol That's beyond wishful thinking, and just down right insane! But hey! If I can at least get back into that wedding dress, which means getting back down to at least 135lbs in weight, then maybe I can make it a goal to lose another 15-20 and get back into that prom dress...
HA! Yeah, right!
No one ever gets back to the weight they were in high school...
Well, this next week holds some new eating habits for me, and then November kicks off the holiday season of baked goods and homemade candies, to which I may have to not make my favorite peanut butter balls this year... (How sad!) And if I do, I'll have to give them all away before they get a chance to get too tempting! (Even sadder...)
So I'll end this post out with a sorry to anyone who's been following it, an admittance to my failure in this past month, and a big ol' fat "WISH ME LUCK!"
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Days 26, 27 & 28
Well, the busy weekend helped me to keep a sort of close eye on what I ate. I didn't eat much on Saturday while we were moving things from Jackson to Muskegon and my McDonald's lunch ended up costing me all but 6 of my points for the day, by the time I got home to count everything out. Did you know that a large fry at MickeyD's is 13 points?!?! YIKES!
It wasn't all that bad of a weekend, food wise though. Yesterday was pretty easy to watch what all I ate for lunch, then a piece of cake with some ice cream for Oliver's birthday and I was done for the day. I don't usually count points on Sundays, but just try and watch what it is that I eat. Unfortunatly, that usually means that if it's a youth group Sunday (like yesterday) then I'm probably not eating whatever we were supposed to be eating for dinner with the youth group that night.
Today will be similar to the past two. The next few days will be major packing up and cleaning of things, and shlepping things to the three bedroom unit we're moving into. It's exciting and tiring just thinking about it. If the rain lets up enough today, I might be able to get some stuff moved before Rob gets home from work. Meals are the farthest thing from my mind at this point, but I'll make something to help keep me going so I don't feel sick from not eating. It's also fairly hard to NOT eat when I'm having to make lunch for Hannah and feed Caleb, too. I just have to make sure that I actually pay attention to what it is I'm actually eating. I still have a goal to reach in the next four days!
It wasn't all that bad of a weekend, food wise though. Yesterday was pretty easy to watch what all I ate for lunch, then a piece of cake with some ice cream for Oliver's birthday and I was done for the day. I don't usually count points on Sundays, but just try and watch what it is that I eat. Unfortunatly, that usually means that if it's a youth group Sunday (like yesterday) then I'm probably not eating whatever we were supposed to be eating for dinner with the youth group that night.
Today will be similar to the past two. The next few days will be major packing up and cleaning of things, and shlepping things to the three bedroom unit we're moving into. It's exciting and tiring just thinking about it. If the rain lets up enough today, I might be able to get some stuff moved before Rob gets home from work. Meals are the farthest thing from my mind at this point, but I'll make something to help keep me going so I don't feel sick from not eating. It's also fairly hard to NOT eat when I'm having to make lunch for Hannah and feed Caleb, too. I just have to make sure that I actually pay attention to what it is I'm actually eating. I still have a goal to reach in the next four days!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Days 24 & 25
It looks like I'm getting a bit behind in my blogging. I'm finding at the end of the day, while I'm climbing into bed at night, that I'm remembering everything that I had to do that I didn't do during that day. This blog, for example...
Okay so the past two days I've not used all of my points. I'm feeling pretty good though. I'm still feeling kind of tired, but not as much. (Part of that could be because I'm no longer menstruating...) I've not really done much of a "workout" as one would say, but I was able to take a nice long walk with the kids this morning to a yard sale. So walking at a moderate speed and pushing a dual stroller made me fairly winded by the time we reached home. It felt pretty good, and I was surprised to not feel my legs tingling like they usually do when I've done a long walk like that. I must be starting to get back into shape!
I bought a new pair of jeans a couple of days ago, and if I can drop 5 more pounds and lose about two inches of extra "baby belly" fat, then I should be able to get into them, no problem! As much as I hate having to wear a belt to keep my current jeans from falling off, I like that I'm starting to need smaller sizes! :-D
Okay so the past two days I've not used all of my points. I'm feeling pretty good though. I'm still feeling kind of tired, but not as much. (Part of that could be because I'm no longer menstruating...) I've not really done much of a "workout" as one would say, but I was able to take a nice long walk with the kids this morning to a yard sale. So walking at a moderate speed and pushing a dual stroller made me fairly winded by the time we reached home. It felt pretty good, and I was surprised to not feel my legs tingling like they usually do when I've done a long walk like that. I must be starting to get back into shape!
I bought a new pair of jeans a couple of days ago, and if I can drop 5 more pounds and lose about two inches of extra "baby belly" fat, then I should be able to get into them, no problem! As much as I hate having to wear a belt to keep my current jeans from falling off, I like that I'm starting to need smaller sizes! :-D
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Days 22 & 23
I finally weighed in this morning...
September 23rd @ 7:55 am
BMI: 32.86
Weight: 192.5
Wii Fit Age: 25
I lost another 1.3 lbs and have only 1.5 until I've reached my 5lb goal! If I can lose the 1.5 (or more) before October 1st, I'll have BEAT my goal! :-) I'd love to tack on another pound to my goal so that I can start October at an even 190 with a goal to be 185 by Halloween.
I am starting to feel good, losing weight, even if it just a small amount to start with. I've found a number of things that I am going to try out while I'm doing this venture, too. The article I mentioned before about losing 7 pounds in 7 days, I'd like to try once I hit 190. I may try another "workout plan" from a different article (or two or three) when I lose another 5lbs. I think that in doing this, not only will I be able to keep my workout fresh and new, but I'll be able to not feel so blah about working out and not eating like I used to.
I will admit that I did not work out last week. I know that saying "I can't do that! I'm on my period right now!" is a pretty lame excuse, but until my system gets on some sort of normal schedule with less painful cramps and less lower back pain (the heating pad is my best friend those weeks!) then I just have to wait to work out. I am wondering if I had been able to do more than walk around the grocery store this last week, if I'd have lost more than 1.3lbs and could have possibly reached my goal almost two weeks early. I guess I'll never know, but will kick it back up this week (once I'm done with this blasted period!) and start workin' my tail off again! I'm thinking that even with being able to move into our new place this week, that shlepping boxes next door will probably be a great workout on it's own!
September 23rd @ 7:55 am
BMI: 32.86
Weight: 192.5
Wii Fit Age: 25
I lost another 1.3 lbs and have only 1.5 until I've reached my 5lb goal! If I can lose the 1.5 (or more) before October 1st, I'll have BEAT my goal! :-) I'd love to tack on another pound to my goal so that I can start October at an even 190 with a goal to be 185 by Halloween.
I am starting to feel good, losing weight, even if it just a small amount to start with. I've found a number of things that I am going to try out while I'm doing this venture, too. The article I mentioned before about losing 7 pounds in 7 days, I'd like to try once I hit 190. I may try another "workout plan" from a different article (or two or three) when I lose another 5lbs. I think that in doing this, not only will I be able to keep my workout fresh and new, but I'll be able to not feel so blah about working out and not eating like I used to.
I will admit that I did not work out last week. I know that saying "I can't do that! I'm on my period right now!" is a pretty lame excuse, but until my system gets on some sort of normal schedule with less painful cramps and less lower back pain (the heating pad is my best friend those weeks!) then I just have to wait to work out. I am wondering if I had been able to do more than walk around the grocery store this last week, if I'd have lost more than 1.3lbs and could have possibly reached my goal almost two weeks early. I guess I'll never know, but will kick it back up this week (once I'm done with this blasted period!) and start workin' my tail off again! I'm thinking that even with being able to move into our new place this week, that shlepping boxes next door will probably be a great workout on it's own!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Days 19, 20 & 21
So today is starting out slowly. The kids got up and ate. I got up and finally ate. I'm trying to incorporate eggs into my breakfast choice as much as possible now, noticing that an egg sandwich kind of makes me feel more full than not...
I did not blog on Saturday or Sunday because I wasn't really home. Saturday was a "no counting" day for me. Rob and I were in Saginaw at a seminar so we picked up fairly healthy lunches at Meijer on our way out of town, but then ended up needing to pick up food for dinner while we were there, and so had a completely non-POINT-friendly items later in the day.
Sundays I'm trying to not pay attention to points, but just watch how much I do end up actually eating and snacking on while I'm at my in-laws.
Today, so far, I've had a total of 6 out of 27 POINTS leaving me wtih 21 left. I still have a week left to my weight loss goal on the Wii Fit and am planning on weighing myself again tomorrow or Wednesday. I've not bothered this week yet, because (and I'll be blunt here) well, it's just pointless to weigh yourself as a woman while on your period! Instead of showing any progress, it's going to only make me feel like I can't keep losing weight and since I'd lost 3lbs already, I'd like to keep it to at least that this week and not showing that I've gained just because I'm bloated and retaining water. It's times like these that I dispise being a woman...
Hehe...
I did not blog on Saturday or Sunday because I wasn't really home. Saturday was a "no counting" day for me. Rob and I were in Saginaw at a seminar so we picked up fairly healthy lunches at Meijer on our way out of town, but then ended up needing to pick up food for dinner while we were there, and so had a completely non-POINT-friendly items later in the day.
Sundays I'm trying to not pay attention to points, but just watch how much I do end up actually eating and snacking on while I'm at my in-laws.
Today, so far, I've had a total of 6 out of 27 POINTS leaving me wtih 21 left. I still have a week left to my weight loss goal on the Wii Fit and am planning on weighing myself again tomorrow or Wednesday. I've not bothered this week yet, because (and I'll be blunt here) well, it's just pointless to weigh yourself as a woman while on your period! Instead of showing any progress, it's going to only make me feel like I can't keep losing weight and since I'd lost 3lbs already, I'd like to keep it to at least that this week and not showing that I've gained just because I'm bloated and retaining water. It's times like these that I dispise being a woman...
Hehe...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Day 18
I found an article in an old copy of All You magazine last night that was titled "Lose 7 Pounds in 7 Days" and I think I'm going to try it. I've been going through all of my old magazines to pull out tips and tricks, recipe ideas, and other household tidbits to store in my files, but have been running across a lot of things talking about eating healthy and losing weight. Most of them are good ideas, some are great ideas, and others are just a plain waste of time. I hope to, once we've moved completely, to work some of those good and great ideas into my current weight loss program...
Today was a slow start to everything. Both kids were wide awake by 7:30 (one at 7:00, actually) and by 8:00 we had no power. Needless to say, the kids had breakfast but I had nothing. We went to the store to pick up a few things figuring we'd wait out the power outage and I did finally eat something when we got home. Surprisingly, I was not feeling too out of it for having not had anything to eat or drink since being up this morning. Add to that, I've not really had all that much to eat for lunch today, but my lunch option seemed to give me energy enough to not feel the need for any caffeine this late in the day. Maybe I'll be able to use some points to splurge for dinner and have Rob pick up a pizza at Papa Murphy's tonight. Or I bet I could use even less points with a Naked Vegetarian Burrito from Q'doba!
Today was a slow start to everything. Both kids were wide awake by 7:30 (one at 7:00, actually) and by 8:00 we had no power. Needless to say, the kids had breakfast but I had nothing. We went to the store to pick up a few things figuring we'd wait out the power outage and I did finally eat something when we got home. Surprisingly, I was not feeling too out of it for having not had anything to eat or drink since being up this morning. Add to that, I've not really had all that much to eat for lunch today, but my lunch option seemed to give me energy enough to not feel the need for any caffeine this late in the day. Maybe I'll be able to use some points to splurge for dinner and have Rob pick up a pizza at Papa Murphy's tonight. Or I bet I could use even less points with a Naked Vegetarian Burrito from Q'doba!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Day 17
I realized this morning (when I woke up a hour after I should have) that I have not worked out at all this week. It's pretty sad, actually. I think I know my reasons behind not might be more of excuses, but as of today my body has decided to make my next 5-7 days a living hell; I'm officially menstruating.
I've had issues with this since having Caleb, and one of those things is increased pain with cramps and when I get cramps I get them in the front and in my lower back. This next week for me is going to be hard to deal with, what with trying to workout when I want to workout (which is at least three days a week) and get my house packed up to move.
My breakfast was fairly decent. I had a WW breakfast sandwich, like yesterday and then a WW cookie. I've yet to eat lunch today. Rob went to pick up a special lunch for us at McDonald's and all the searching online for a low-point salad turned out to be Rob bringing me home two Fruit & Walnut Salads which are 5 points each! On that note, I did ask for a small fry as well, craving the salt, that was going to be my splurge. So here I am having not eaten anything for lunch yet and not looking forward to eating apples and grapes (which are not appetizing to me at all), plain yogurt (which tastes NASTY to me), and having to toss the candied walnuts I can't even think about eating because of my cracked tooth. Grrr...
Today is not turning out to be a good WW POINTS day for me, but if I ever decide to stop counting food points, then I need to not stop in the middle of a week and get back to it the following week. That's just silly and stupid!
Or is it what I need to seriously consider right now?
I've had issues with this since having Caleb, and one of those things is increased pain with cramps and when I get cramps I get them in the front and in my lower back. This next week for me is going to be hard to deal with, what with trying to workout when I want to workout (which is at least three days a week) and get my house packed up to move.
My breakfast was fairly decent. I had a WW breakfast sandwich, like yesterday and then a WW cookie. I've yet to eat lunch today. Rob went to pick up a special lunch for us at McDonald's and all the searching online for a low-point salad turned out to be Rob bringing me home two Fruit & Walnut Salads which are 5 points each! On that note, I did ask for a small fry as well, craving the salt, that was going to be my splurge. So here I am having not eaten anything for lunch yet and not looking forward to eating apples and grapes (which are not appetizing to me at all), plain yogurt (which tastes NASTY to me), and having to toss the candied walnuts I can't even think about eating because of my cracked tooth. Grrr...
Today is not turning out to be a good WW POINTS day for me, but if I ever decide to stop counting food points, then I need to not stop in the middle of a week and get back to it the following week. That's just silly and stupid!
Or is it what I need to seriously consider right now?
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