Today was better...although I guess once I list my food I won't feel that way.
Honey Nut Cheerios
Chocolate Milk (with my vitamins)
Spaghetti Squash topped with turkey Italian sausage sauce and some shredded cheese
100 Cal coke
String Cheese (2)
Wheat Thins
Apple
Tuna Melt on 45 cal bread
Pickles
100 cal pringles
hot chocolate with marshmallows
So, I also had water, tea sweetened with splenda...and that is it for today. Not too bad I guess. But I don't feel like I did anything great in the EXERCISE REALM...so this is something I need to add. Of course I walk the dog twice a day...but we don't go far. I am not sure that is going to count! I need to add something in! I LOVE Yoga...but my work schedule is messing that up for me. AND...I loved my water fitness...which was great, but I am so not a morning person and eventually that caught up with me. So...I need to do something...I hope to add that in soon! Any suggestions?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Day Two
Turns out that day one...while interesting, turned out to be a failure as far as eating was concerned...so I resolved this morning that I would do better. So...Honey Nut Cheerios and a small glass of chocolate milk (to wash down the vitamins) for breakfast at 8:30am..followed by a tuna sandwich made with 45 cal bread, light mayo, tuna in water, and some sweet pickles with 100 cal pringles and a WW chocolate chip cookie and half an orange at 12:30pm I find myself in the McDs drive thru getting a MC FLURRY ?!?!??!?! okay, heard it was the last hot day of the year and was craving ice cream...at 6:30pm I am making some spaghetti squash and turkey Italian sausage sauce for the next couple of days...while I eat at 7pm a half an orange, some chicken and a sauce made of light plain yogurt, tomatoes, garlic, onion, lemon juice and cucumbers on a piece of naan...and discover that crystal light mix in lemonade tastes okay with blueberry vodka...what is wrong with me??? I guess I just don't know when to quit. But...I am pretty sure the rest of the night will be okay...with a possible small cup of hot chocolate before bed.
I discussed this with a co-worker today...what is it that makes us want to eat things we know are bad for us...things we know will only cause weight gain....and yet, we still eat them. All the while acknowledging the fact that this will not end well...I have to say I am not a bored eater, a depressed eater, or a fill in the blank eater. I tend to eat when I am hungry or when something sounds good. I do confess that when I do feel good I like to CELEBRATE with food. But I think if I could figure out WHY I eat...I think I could make some progress in the weight loss arena.
Today, weight loss =0, food = 1
I discussed this with a co-worker today...what is it that makes us want to eat things we know are bad for us...things we know will only cause weight gain....and yet, we still eat them. All the while acknowledging the fact that this will not end well...I have to say I am not a bored eater, a depressed eater, or a fill in the blank eater. I tend to eat when I am hungry or when something sounds good. I do confess that when I do feel good I like to CELEBRATE with food. But I think if I could figure out WHY I eat...I think I could make some progress in the weight loss arena.
Today, weight loss =0, food = 1
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Day One - 191.6
Okay...this isn't really day one. I came to a realization about four years ago that I was definitely overweight...and something had to be done. Now...I weigh less...but continue my struggle with losing weight and generally becoming a more healthy human being. I guess I feel like time is against me (I turn 40 next year). My method of weight loss was Weight Watchers...and it has been a success. But, about three months ago I lost interest in losing...and slowly but surely I have gained nearly 10 lbs back. It is alarming how quickly the pounds can creep back on. I guess I am trying to interest myself in losing again. Maybe the blog will help. Maybe a combination of blogging, WW and just being accountable to something will help. At this point I am willing to try anything. So I will post what I looked like BEFORE...and how I look currently. I guess I should also say that I don't plan to hit my optimum BMI...but in fact will still be overweight when I hit my goal of 175lbs.
I started Weight Watchers in May of 2007. I had just moved away from my home of 13 years and was ready for a new start. I knew it would take time...and I felt like I could commit t
o what it took to lose the weight. I lost 50 lbs in the first year. But over the following year I only lost 14 lbs. And...that is when I started to backslide. It was like watching something outside of the situation...you know you are making poor eating choices...but you can't stop yourself. I am afraid I am slipping back into the I DON'T CARE mode...and I don't want to undo all of the hard work I have done. My starting weight was 247 lbs. Now I weigh a little over 190...and I can remember when I was happy that I had hit 189. In July of this year I weighed 183...the lowest I have weighed in a long time. And, with only 8 lbs left to goal...I felt like I could do it. Now I weigh 7 pounds more...and it is Sept 2nd. I have undone about 6 months of hard work in a matter of a month or two...it is depressing. So...I have decided to start this blog. Who knows if it will help or not. But maybe if I have a place to talk about my weaknesses and strengths I can find what will work for me to keep the weight off for good!
o what it took to lose the weight. I lost 50 lbs in the first year. But over the following year I only lost 14 lbs. And...that is when I started to backslide. It was like watching something outside of the situation...you know you are making poor eating choices...but you can't stop yourself. I am afraid I am slipping back into the I DON'T CARE mode...and I don't want to undo all of the hard work I have done. My starting weight was 247 lbs. Now I weigh a little over 190...and I can remember when I was happy that I had hit 189. In July of this year I weighed 183...the lowest I have weighed in a long time. And, with only 8 lbs left to goal...I felt like I could do it. Now I weigh 7 pounds more...and it is Sept 2nd. I have undone about 6 months of hard work in a matter of a month or two...it is depressing. So...I have decided to start this blog. Who knows if it will help or not. But maybe if I have a place to talk about my weaknesses and strengths I can find what will work for me to keep the weight off for good!
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