Aug 7, 2008 Posted by Jennifer on Aug 7, 2008 in News, Weigh-in Wednesday | Comments Off

Weigh in Wednesday – stayed exactly the same!

I couldn’t go to my regular meeting again this week, because I had a work conflict, but according to my scale at home, I was exactly the same as I was last week!  I always think that is so weird when that happens, especially when you eat different things, and do different exercises, that at the end of the week it could be exactly the same amount.  Anyway, I’m glad it is not up, since my area was without power for 2 1/2 days because of a bad storm and I had a slight melt down and had a Big Mac attack! (but we won’t talk about that).  The one thing I don’t want to do, is since I haven’t really progressed that much the last couple of weeks, I need to shake things up again. I have been making good choices (except for the Big Mac) and I don’t want to get complacent and fall back into old habits and the next thing you know, I will have gained the 17 pounds I have lost so far!  My goal for the next week, is to write stuff down in my food journal.  I think I have been eating too little during the day, and subsequently eating more at night because in my head I am thinking “I hardly ate anything today!”  The other goal I am going to work on is make a specific work out schedule with my husband so I know for sure when I am going, and I will make it more of a priority.  I have read before that people who make working out like an appointment, carving out time for that, are more likely to stick to an exercise regime.  I have no excuse either, I just have to make a schedule and stick to it!

This leads me to another thing I was thinking about today.  When you are losing weight there are so many choices that come at you during the day that may hamper your weight loss efforts.  Someone at work brings in donuts or cookies, you get asked out to lunch, someone has candy at their desk, you get invited somewhere for dinner, or you have to go out to dinner for convenience.  Whatever it is, I am trying my hardest to make the best choices just for today.  I’m not going to worry about tomorrow, but for today, I am going to do the best I can.  Since my power has been out, I had to go to 7-11 this morning to get breakfast for work.  I know they have those tiny cups of cereal, and I thought I could get skim milk and a banana.  When I first walked in, of course my eyes darted to the huge muffins, and donuts that were laying out.  My first thought, was “it probably won’t be that big of a deal if I get a muffin.  I’ll just get a salad for lunch.”  But, just for the heck of it, I passed by to look at the cereal choices.  Fruit Loops.  Honey Nut Cheerios.  Lucky Charms.  Then next to that, I saw Kashi brand Heart to Heart apples and cinnamon oatmeal.  All I would have to do is add hot water when I got to work.  I glanced at the nutritional value: 200 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, and 6 grams of fiber.  That sounded like a good choice to me.  So, I grabbed that, a banana and I was set.  I never even looked at the muffins/donuts again!  So, I set my day up for success instead of feeling guilty that I started out the day on the wrong foot. 

Jul 31, 2008 Posted by Jennifer on Jul 31, 2008 in News, Weigh-in Wednesday | Comments Off

Weigh-In Wed…. +.8

I didn’t get a chance to go to my regular Weight Watchers meeting, but unofficially I gained .8 this week.  I’m not worried about it though.  I’ve had a loss for the last 10 weeks, and last week I still wrote everything down, and exercised 5x, so I still feel great and more motivated than ever.  I think the key to staying on track is planning and knowing what you are going to eat in advance.  Usually I like to make the food I am bringing to work the night before, but sometimes I get lazy and don’t do it until the morning.  Since its still summer, my kids are still sleeping before I go to work, so I definitely have time to make a good lunch and snacks to bring to work.  Today was kind of funny though, I haven’t gone grocery shopping this week yet, so I have forced myself to eat stuff out of my freezer that never seems to see the light of day.  I was thinking I didn’t really have that many choices, but in the end, I found great stuff!  I mentioned yesterday that I tried the hemp milk for the first time.  I used 1 cup of hemp milk, 1/2 cup of oatmeal and 1 banana and sprinkled some brown sugar on top for breakfast.  As I was searching through my freezer, I found an aluminum foil package that I had no idea what was inside.  When I opened it, I found 2 Trader Joe’s vegetable egg rolls.  Jackpot!  So, I took one out, I can cook it in the toaster oven at work.  I made whole wheat pasta last night, so I took about a 1/2 cup of that, some frozen stir fry veggies that were in my freezer, I chopped up 2 small carrots, and a little red onion.  So for my lunch today I am having a stir fry, topped with my favorite stir fry sauce.  House of Tsang Peanut Thai sauce.  Then for snacks, I grabbed a few small apples, and a cheese stick and a light yogurt.  So, for thinking I had no food to make something deluxe, I was totally wrong!  It’s going to be a great day!

Jul 23, 2008 Posted by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2008 in News, Weigh-in Wednesday | Comments Off

Weigh-In Wednesday – down 1.4!!!

I went to Weight Watchers today and was elated to be down another 1.4 pounds!  I thought today as I was sitting in my meeting that I think this time its for real, this is going to be my year to make goal again.  The funny thing is that I am starting to notice the small changes I am making such as staying away from the food table at work (like today there were Krispy Kreme donuts, left over deserts from a luncheon…arghh!!), riding my bike to work (3.4 miles per day), getting to the Y when I can to do a class or my own workout, planning my meals, weighing my food, trying new foods, eating half on my plate and reevaluate if I am still hungry, cutting down on chips at night, and lastly, I’m just taking it one day at a time. 

Here’s a recap of my weight loss since March/April:

Lost 7 pounds on my own before coming back to Weight Watchers (again!)

• -1.6
• +1.6 (not a good way to start!)
• -3.0 (yeah!)
• -1.0
• +.2
• +2.4 (rats!)
• -4.6 (amazing!)
• -1.0
• -.8
• -1.0
• -1.4

7 pounds before WW, 10.2 since mid-April, down 17.2 pounds!

Wahoooo!!!

It makes me want to do a Snoopy Happy Dance!

 

Jul 16, 2008 Posted by Jennifer on Jul 16, 2008 in News, Uncategorized, Weigh-in Wednesday | Comments Off

Weigh-In Wednesday

I couldn’t go to my regular weigh in today because of a work conflict, BUT, I think I did great this week making healthier choices. I refrained from weighing myself at home because I am still in the zone, and I want to stay there, so another week of making better choices will not hurt me in the long run.

Here was my dilemma today.  I brought a healthy lunch of my homemade macaroni and cheese, but I had a lunch meeting which meant ordering from a restaurant and having the food delivered.  Two things popped into my head.  The first one was:

1. I don’t have to weigh in for another week, so it probably would be no big deal if I went off my healthy eating plan.
2. I could order something and eat only half?
3. I could stick with what I brought for lunch and know exactly how many calories I was going to eat.

The one that won out??  I chose number 3!!  That is a first for me.  It was too hard for me to pick something that was healthy on the menu, or didn’t have hidden calories somewhere, so I stuck with my lunch and it was fine.  No one else cared that I was eating my own lunch, so it worked out great.  I’m glad I chose that in the long run, because my usual that I would get from that restaurant is the chicken finger dinner, which with fries is about 1500 calories!!  I feel much better about my decision and I can just continue on!  Wish me luck on next week’s weigh-in, I will keep you posted! 

Jul 9, 2008 Posted by Jennifer on Jul 9, 2008 in News, Weigh-in Wednesday | Comments Off

Weigh-In Wednesday – down another pound!!

 

 Believe it or not, this is an example of one pound of fat lost!!I can’t believe another week has gone by!!  I’m diggin’ my new outlook of taking things one day at a time, because before you know it, its time for my weekly weigh-in at Weight Watchers! As you can see from the title of this post, I’m down another pound, which is great, because I threw out my back last Thursday and it bothered me all week, so I was not able to work out at all.  I was kind of down about that, because I am trying to move more, and ride my bike to work, going to the “Y”, etc…but then I thought about a few people I know who lost all their weight on Weight Watchers just watching their portions and not exercising at all, so I tried to watch my intake of food and portions all week.  One thing I am doing different this time is not weighing myself AT ALL during the week.  This is hard for me, because I am used to weighing myself every day.  I have read several articles that say if you are losing weight, weighing in more than once a week is unnecessary, and if you are maintaining your weight, weighing in more often is okay.  For me, not weighing in everyday keeps me on track and I don’t get all bummed if I see the number up a little because depending on the day, your weight fluctuates all the time to some degree, so I don’t put as much importance on that as I used to.  Now, when I wake up, I just continue my day and try to do the best I can…and so far it’s working! I’ve had a loss every week for the last 7 weeks! Until next weigh-in Wednesday, have a great week!