I'm giving you an early Saturday morning post to share some great news! I peed rivers for two days in a row, getting rid of the water weight from my period, and I counted my calories and stopped myself from snacking and stuck to between 1300 and 1400 calories most days (even last night when Jim wasn't home and I wanted to snack SO BADLY), and it paid off.
This morning I stepped on the scale, and I'm down 10.25 pounds in just under four weeks! Yay!!! I now weigh 217.25. Woo!!
Celebrate with me, won't you? I'm VERY excited about this, people. It means I'm doing it! I'm doing what I have to do to get to a healthy weight by my wedding! Yay! It all seems so possible now!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
I'm down another pound this week! I wanted it to be more, but my period started and I always gain water weight with it, and I know I did this time, too. I weighed myself on Wednesday and I was already down to 220.25, and today I was 221, and I didn't eat badly enough to gain any weight.
Anyway, in a week when that's happening, I'm happy with a pound loss!
Also, I'm coming down with a head cold, and it's time to take some Nyquil and go to bed, so this is a short entry tonight. But yay, I'm down 6.5 pounds in three weeks! Woo!
Anyway, in a week when that's happening, I'm happy with a pound loss!
Also, I'm coming down with a head cold, and it's time to take some Nyquil and go to bed, so this is a short entry tonight. But yay, I'm down 6.5 pounds in three weeks! Woo!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Second Week Challenges
So, I didn't do the best last week. Of the seven days, I only really counted my calories and made a point of staying in my range on two of them. It was a hard week! I don't know why, but it was.
Part of the problem was Jim working nights three days in a row. I don't know why, but being alone at home at night makes me want to eat to fill the emptiness. Obviously food isn't really going to replace Jim when he's not there, but it's what I want to do, and something I obviously need to keep working on. He was gone three nights, I was only good one of those nights. I need to work on making it all three, eventually.
I did have some good points to the week. We went to Applebee's for lunch on Saturday, to use a gift card Jim had gotten for Christmas. I looked at the menu online before we went,and saw that the sliders I like to get were over 1200 calories. Whoa! So I decided I should get the sirloin steak and baked potato, which would be a much more reasonable 690 (not a huge difference, but more manageable). When we were there, I almost caved and got the sliders, but I got the steak instead, and when I counted up my calories for the day, even though I thought I hadn't done well at all the rest of the day, I was only over my calories by about 100! So that was good.
Anyway, it was a tough week, and I never stepped on the scale during the week at all, so I was a little afraid when I got on this morning. But the news was good! I weighed 222 exactly this morning, meaning I lose 1.25 pounds! And in a week when I thought I did really badly, so I was happy.
Two weeks in, and 5.5 pounds have been lost! Woo!
And yes, I'm planning on doing better this week! :)
Part of the problem was Jim working nights three days in a row. I don't know why, but being alone at home at night makes me want to eat to fill the emptiness. Obviously food isn't really going to replace Jim when he's not there, but it's what I want to do, and something I obviously need to keep working on. He was gone three nights, I was only good one of those nights. I need to work on making it all three, eventually.
I did have some good points to the week. We went to Applebee's for lunch on Saturday, to use a gift card Jim had gotten for Christmas. I looked at the menu online before we went,and saw that the sliders I like to get were over 1200 calories. Whoa! So I decided I should get the sirloin steak and baked potato, which would be a much more reasonable 690 (not a huge difference, but more manageable). When we were there, I almost caved and got the sliders, but I got the steak instead, and when I counted up my calories for the day, even though I thought I hadn't done well at all the rest of the day, I was only over my calories by about 100! So that was good.
Anyway, it was a tough week, and I never stepped on the scale during the week at all, so I was a little afraid when I got on this morning. But the news was good! I weighed 222 exactly this morning, meaning I lose 1.25 pounds! And in a week when I thought I did really badly, so I was happy.
Two weeks in, and 5.5 pounds have been lost! Woo!
And yes, I'm planning on doing better this week! :)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Fighting!
I faced an issue tonight that I have faced so many times before. Jim was at work, I was going to be home alone. I left work and got my car washed, and then I got back on the street and turned the corner to go home. But then I turned left, and went to the store. I bought the same things I always buy - junk. Crap. Shit that I don't need.
I came home. I ate most of it. I put the leftover chips (Hint of Lime Tostitos, one of my biggest challenges and temptations) in my desk drawer to finish eating later in the week.
Then I was sitting here watching The Biggest Loser. I was listening to these people saying that they had burned 4,000, 5,000, even 6,000 calories in one day. I thought about how I'll be going to the gym tomorrow, and working hard to burn an extra 400. And then I thought of those chips in my drawer, and thought how much I needed to dump them right in the trash.
I took the bag out of the drawer, and I looked at them, and I thought about how much I love them, I thought about how good they taste. But then I walked to the garage, I opened up the trash can, and I dumped the chips out of the bag into the trash, threw the bag into the can after them, and walked back into the house, thinking that I couldn't believe I had done that.
But I was so proud that I did. It's no secret that I have a lot of food issues that I need to face. Sometimes I lose the battle, sometimes I win. For most of last week, I won the battle. For the first two days of this week, I have failed. But from here on out, for the rest of this week, at least, I WILL win. I WILL lose at least two pounds this week. I WILL work as hard as possible in the gym tomorrow and Thursday. I WILL work out at home to Jillian's ass kicking DVD either Friday or Saturday.
I WILL beat those food issues, for this week, at least.
I am glad those chips are in the trash.
I came home. I ate most of it. I put the leftover chips (Hint of Lime Tostitos, one of my biggest challenges and temptations) in my desk drawer to finish eating later in the week.
Then I was sitting here watching The Biggest Loser. I was listening to these people saying that they had burned 4,000, 5,000, even 6,000 calories in one day. I thought about how I'll be going to the gym tomorrow, and working hard to burn an extra 400. And then I thought of those chips in my drawer, and thought how much I needed to dump them right in the trash.
I took the bag out of the drawer, and I looked at them, and I thought about how much I love them, I thought about how good they taste. But then I walked to the garage, I opened up the trash can, and I dumped the chips out of the bag into the trash, threw the bag into the can after them, and walked back into the house, thinking that I couldn't believe I had done that.
But I was so proud that I did. It's no secret that I have a lot of food issues that I need to face. Sometimes I lose the battle, sometimes I win. For most of last week, I won the battle. For the first two days of this week, I have failed. But from here on out, for the rest of this week, at least, I WILL win. I WILL lose at least two pounds this week. I WILL work as hard as possible in the gym tomorrow and Thursday. I WILL work out at home to Jillian's ass kicking DVD either Friday or Saturday.
I WILL beat those food issues, for this week, at least.
I am glad those chips are in the trash.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Week One Recap
I had a very good first week! There were ups and downs, there were challenges, their were failures, their were triumphs. I guess every week will have all of those things, but for this week, at least, there was more good than bad.
Some challenges I faced this week:
*A day and a half at a conference, where food was provided for us (not being able to plan ahead)
*Temptations in the form of cookies, dessert, high fat chips, high calorie bagels
*The gym being closed one day - not being able to go another day because of the conference
*Trying to be good on Sunday, when it felt so wrong! We've always cheated on weekends, so it was very hard to not overeat. Having a weigh-in looming over me for the next morning helped, though.
Things I did wrong:
*Not working out at home on either Wednesday (when the gym was closed) or Thursday (when I was at the conference all day, but home by 6:00)
*Stopping to buy a chocolate frosted doughnut from Dunkin for breakfast on the way to the conference
*Eating dessert with my lunch on Thursday at the conference
*Eating a chocolate chip cookie as a snack on Thursday at the conference
*Overeating on Thursday by eating those two things above, and then eating some junk they had in our "goodie" bag that we got when we registered
*Gobbling a bag of Lay's potato chips and two chocolate chip cookies when leaving the conference on Friday, because I was STARVING (I'm used to eating lunch at 11:30 - we left the conference and got lunches to go at about 12:45)
Things I did well:
*Working out Monday, Tuesday and Friday at the gym, doing about 2/3 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD on Saturday (so hard - she kicked my ASS in just 2/3 of the workout, and I was hobbling around the rest of that day AND all of Sunday)
*Deciding on Friday to push myself in my work out. I was at my usual 136-141 heart rate, and decided to see how hard I had to work to get it to the upper portion of my target heart zone. I pushed and got it to 149-153, and kept it there for the last 13 minutes of my time on the elliptical, woo!
*Eating half a sandwich and a lower calorie chip choice for lunch on Thursday (mostly because I knew I was having chocolate cake for dessert, but still)
*Choosing to take some strawberries for a snack at the conference Friday morning, instead of the blue and orange frosted half-moon cookie (done in SU colors)
*Keeping to my calorie limit six out of the seven days, woo!
*Not overindulging this weekend at all, even though they've always been "cheat days" for me in the past.
So, a lot of good things this week! And here's the best thing. I weighed myself this morning, and I'm down 4.25 pounds, woo! I now weigh 223.25. Yay!
Some challenges I faced this week:
*A day and a half at a conference, where food was provided for us (not being able to plan ahead)
*Temptations in the form of cookies, dessert, high fat chips, high calorie bagels
*The gym being closed one day - not being able to go another day because of the conference
*Trying to be good on Sunday, when it felt so wrong! We've always cheated on weekends, so it was very hard to not overeat. Having a weigh-in looming over me for the next morning helped, though.
Things I did wrong:
*Not working out at home on either Wednesday (when the gym was closed) or Thursday (when I was at the conference all day, but home by 6:00)
*Stopping to buy a chocolate frosted doughnut from Dunkin for breakfast on the way to the conference
*Eating dessert with my lunch on Thursday at the conference
*Eating a chocolate chip cookie as a snack on Thursday at the conference
*Overeating on Thursday by eating those two things above, and then eating some junk they had in our "goodie" bag that we got when we registered
*Gobbling a bag of Lay's potato chips and two chocolate chip cookies when leaving the conference on Friday, because I was STARVING (I'm used to eating lunch at 11:30 - we left the conference and got lunches to go at about 12:45)
Things I did well:
*Working out Monday, Tuesday and Friday at the gym, doing about 2/3 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD on Saturday (so hard - she kicked my ASS in just 2/3 of the workout, and I was hobbling around the rest of that day AND all of Sunday)
*Deciding on Friday to push myself in my work out. I was at my usual 136-141 heart rate, and decided to see how hard I had to work to get it to the upper portion of my target heart zone. I pushed and got it to 149-153, and kept it there for the last 13 minutes of my time on the elliptical, woo!
*Eating half a sandwich and a lower calorie chip choice for lunch on Thursday (mostly because I knew I was having chocolate cake for dessert, but still)
*Choosing to take some strawberries for a snack at the conference Friday morning, instead of the blue and orange frosted half-moon cookie (done in SU colors)
*Keeping to my calorie limit six out of the seven days, woo!
*Not overindulging this weekend at all, even though they've always been "cheat days" for me in the past.
So, a lot of good things this week! And here's the best thing. I weighed myself this morning, and I'm down 4.25 pounds, woo! I now weigh 223.25. Yay!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Doing Well So Far!
The first two days have gone so well! I have kept my calories between 1300 and 1350 both days, and I've scheduled my food to do the same today. I went to the gym both nights and did half an hour on the elliptical. I feel really good about my start.
Of course, the one thing I haven't been very good at is staying off the scale. I had told myself that I needed to stay off the scale during the week, so I don't drive myself crazy when my weight fluctuates, as it does. But of course I got on it yesterday and today. :) When I do well at exercising and eating less, I feel like I NEED to know if it made a difference. Hee.
It did make a difference, too - so far I'm down two and a half pounds, woo! (Mostly water weight, I'm sure, but still - it looks nice on the scale.)
I'm very much taking this as a one day at a time journey, too. If I focus too much on how much I have to lose, and on how long it will take, I get overwhelmed and fail. But looking at it a day at a time makes it much more manageable. So first thing in the morning I plan my food for the day. Today we're having meatloaf for dinner, which is a higher calorie meal, so I planned my day around a larger than usual dinner. Then it was pretty easy to divide the rest of my food up for the remainder of the day.
Anyway, so far so good! I am really excited for our first week weigh-in. (And I'm going to try to stay off that scale tomorrow morning!)
Of course, the one thing I haven't been very good at is staying off the scale. I had told myself that I needed to stay off the scale during the week, so I don't drive myself crazy when my weight fluctuates, as it does. But of course I got on it yesterday and today. :) When I do well at exercising and eating less, I feel like I NEED to know if it made a difference. Hee.
It did make a difference, too - so far I'm down two and a half pounds, woo! (Mostly water weight, I'm sure, but still - it looks nice on the scale.)
I'm very much taking this as a one day at a time journey, too. If I focus too much on how much I have to lose, and on how long it will take, I get overwhelmed and fail. But looking at it a day at a time makes it much more manageable. So first thing in the morning I plan my food for the day. Today we're having meatloaf for dinner, which is a higher calorie meal, so I planned my day around a larger than usual dinner. Then it was pretty easy to divide the rest of my food up for the remainder of the day.
Anyway, so far so good! I am really excited for our first week weigh-in. (And I'm going to try to stay off that scale tomorrow morning!)
Monday, January 3, 2011
A Fresh Start
Today is the day! Jim and I got our starting weights, and we're starting to eat healthier and less as of today.
Boy did we have fun during our holiday vacation, though. Ha! So much junk food passed through my lips that I actually started getting sick of sugar yesterday, and started wanting some "real" food - something more substantial and healthy. That didn't stop me from eating all the junk I could scarf down, though. :)
But today I'm back on track. I've got my food figured out for the day, and even though I had my afternoon snack an hour and a half ago, I'm already hungry for dinner. It'll take a while for my body to adjust to eating less, though, so that's fine. After work I'm going to the gym and using the elliptical for half an hour, plus cool down. I'm being active in Spark People again, entering my food to make sure my calories don't climb too high, and I'll be entering my exercise there, too. I also set up my beginning weight and I'll record my weight loss there every week. I do need to get my measurements, though. I also joined a group on SP that will do 30 minutes of cardio five days a week (which I was planning on doing anyway) plus a 10 minute strength video, which is created by their site.
So I'm doing well so far, and I've got all the support and tools I need to make it happen - plus the motivation of my wedding, which is creeping ever closer! Eight months will go so quickly!
Oh, and here is where I get embarrassed and admit my starting weight for this, my latest (and hopefully final) attempt to finally drop this weight. I stepped on the scale this morning, and weighed 227.5.
I don't think the junk food binges were worth it, really. :)
Anyway, here I am, chronicling this again for 2011. Here's to a slimmer me by my wedding!
Boy did we have fun during our holiday vacation, though. Ha! So much junk food passed through my lips that I actually started getting sick of sugar yesterday, and started wanting some "real" food - something more substantial and healthy. That didn't stop me from eating all the junk I could scarf down, though. :)
But today I'm back on track. I've got my food figured out for the day, and even though I had my afternoon snack an hour and a half ago, I'm already hungry for dinner. It'll take a while for my body to adjust to eating less, though, so that's fine. After work I'm going to the gym and using the elliptical for half an hour, plus cool down. I'm being active in Spark People again, entering my food to make sure my calories don't climb too high, and I'll be entering my exercise there, too. I also set up my beginning weight and I'll record my weight loss there every week. I do need to get my measurements, though. I also joined a group on SP that will do 30 minutes of cardio five days a week (which I was planning on doing anyway) plus a 10 minute strength video, which is created by their site.
So I'm doing well so far, and I've got all the support and tools I need to make it happen - plus the motivation of my wedding, which is creeping ever closer! Eight months will go so quickly!
Oh, and here is where I get embarrassed and admit my starting weight for this, my latest (and hopefully final) attempt to finally drop this weight. I stepped on the scale this morning, and weighed 227.5.
I don't think the junk food binges were worth it, really. :)
Anyway, here I am, chronicling this again for 2011. Here's to a slimmer me by my wedding!
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