Holy moly! Granted, we did have beef stew for dinner last night made with full sodium beef broth, but the scale was a whopping 190.8 this morning! I didn't want to ever see the 190s again! I knew it probably would be high though - I was up 1/2 the night sweating profusely, not because I am sick, but because of all the salt. Boy was it uncomfortable. And then this morning I felt so hungry, but really was it was was thirst. But thankfully I did not succumb to the fake hunger pains - I have learned! I drank a ton of water.
But some of the gain is legitimate - But this is why I need to weigh myself every day. I didn't weigh myself yesterday and all day I was wondering, but it didn't really help me eater healthier during the day.
But I've been pretty good all day and been dreaming about working out tomorrow morning :)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
When the eating is ugly, go running
My eating has been pretty ugly since Thursday. I was successful with just getting a burrito on a low-carb tortilla on Friday. But since I hadn't gone grocery shopping and we had zero food in the house, instead of throwing a frozen pizza in the oven Friday night with no vegetables to go with it, I decided that the whole family should test out the new McDonalds in town. I only have McDonalds maybe 4 times a year and almost never to sit down. I didn't grow up with fast-food and fast-food really didn't play a part in me gaining weight. I don't want to deprive my kids of it - I just don't want it to be a habit. We had a McDonalds and they tore it down and built a new one. I couldn't have had a cheeseburger and small fries, but instead I got a Big Mac and the regular fries. No soda though.
Saturday I had Slim Fast AND a granola bar as we ran out the house to my daughter's dance recital. We had time to burn between the recital and her skating lesson so we went to Dunkin Donuts. I had a donut and 3 Munchkins despite the Fiber One bar in my purse. Lunch was a ham and cheese sandwich, with chips, snacks was picking throughout the afternoon, and dinner was what will become our annual "thank god winter is 1/2 way over" celebration of spaghetti (and garlic bread) and cake and ice cream. Spaghetti was a huge, huge contributor to me gaining weight. But since we usually have it on Wednesdays, the night before weigh-in, I have been very good at eating a small amount. But before dinner was even served, I decided I was going to indulge. Not to the point of feeling stuffed. But to be honest, it felt really nice to not care but not feel so full I was miserable. I even had a second serving of ice cream after the kids went to sleep so I could savor it.
I woke up this morning feeling achy. Not I'm-getting-sick-achy, but my arms hurt because we had to rake snow off our roof to try to prevent ice damns (the unit next to us had severe damage 2 years ago from ice dams). I love the feeling of having achy arms!
My daughter and I tried to go swimming but when we got there we found there was a meet going on so the pool was closed. I was itching to get some sort of exercise, so I hit the treadmill. I originally planned on just walking for 45 minutes. But as soon as I got on I decided I was going to go for a 5K. I had the time. But at my slow pokey pace of 3.2 mph max it was going to take forever. So I decided to do some intervals of jogging (and a whopping 4.0 for 90 seconds) Including the warm-up, the 5K took me 55 minutes - My last interval I did at 5.0 - my pants almost fell down :) I am not sure where I will go with it - If I am going to be on the treadmill I have to get my heart rate up and in order to do that I need to at least jog some of the time. But the treadmill has never been my favorite form of hard cardio - Biking and Step I enjoy more. But I will try it occasionally and see what happens.
We have a tv on our top floor where I am wasting money each week paying for a cable box - I think I need to get the guy out to move it downstairs (I am not sure if the cable downstairs is even working) so I can watch DVRed shows down there or do On Demand videos.
Saturday I had Slim Fast AND a granola bar as we ran out the house to my daughter's dance recital. We had time to burn between the recital and her skating lesson so we went to Dunkin Donuts. I had a donut and 3 Munchkins despite the Fiber One bar in my purse. Lunch was a ham and cheese sandwich, with chips, snacks was picking throughout the afternoon, and dinner was what will become our annual "thank god winter is 1/2 way over" celebration of spaghetti (and garlic bread) and cake and ice cream. Spaghetti was a huge, huge contributor to me gaining weight. But since we usually have it on Wednesdays, the night before weigh-in, I have been very good at eating a small amount. But before dinner was even served, I decided I was going to indulge. Not to the point of feeling stuffed. But to be honest, it felt really nice to not care but not feel so full I was miserable. I even had a second serving of ice cream after the kids went to sleep so I could savor it.
I woke up this morning feeling achy. Not I'm-getting-sick-achy, but my arms hurt because we had to rake snow off our roof to try to prevent ice damns (the unit next to us had severe damage 2 years ago from ice dams). I love the feeling of having achy arms!
My daughter and I tried to go swimming but when we got there we found there was a meet going on so the pool was closed. I was itching to get some sort of exercise, so I hit the treadmill. I originally planned on just walking for 45 minutes. But as soon as I got on I decided I was going to go for a 5K. I had the time. But at my slow pokey pace of 3.2 mph max it was going to take forever. So I decided to do some intervals of jogging (and a whopping 4.0 for 90 seconds) Including the warm-up, the 5K took me 55 minutes - My last interval I did at 5.0 - my pants almost fell down :) I am not sure where I will go with it - If I am going to be on the treadmill I have to get my heart rate up and in order to do that I need to at least jog some of the time. But the treadmill has never been my favorite form of hard cardio - Biking and Step I enjoy more. But I will try it occasionally and see what happens.
We have a tv on our top floor where I am wasting money each week paying for a cable box - I think I need to get the guy out to move it downstairs (I am not sure if the cable downstairs is even working) so I can watch DVRed shows down there or do On Demand videos.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Long Chinese Hangover
I still feel the affects of the chinese food from yesterday.
I wasn't hungry for a snack yesterday afternoon, though did drink my 8 oz coke that I didn't have with lunch, because I needed a little pick-me-up. And I had my intended LC pizza and carrots for dinner instead. I still felt so bloated at bedtime and woke up 2 lbs heavier this morning. Ugh.
I was feeling lazy and adventurous, so didn't pack myself any food except for a morning lunch, my 8 oz coke, and my afternoon snack. Instead of my normal breakfast sandwich AND yogurt parfait, I just got my yogurt parfait. For lunch I need to run out to Target (yeah payday!) and I plan on going to Fresh City and getting a black bean burrito on a low-carb wrap and NO salad - for a while I was getting both the burrito and a salad (with nuts, cheese and lots of dressing).
My husband, my daughter and my birthdays are all within 3 weeks of each other in August - last summer, after having cake 3 times in 3 weeks, we decided that we'd only do cake for her and ice cream for all of us. And then my son's birthday is St Patrick's Day. We are going to do cupcakes for his birthday, so since we won't be buying a cake at this insanely yummy place, I am going to pick one up tonight for tomorrow. Tomorrow is my daughter's dance recital. And we all need a pick-me-up to celebrate the 1/2 way point of winter (well almost the 1/2 way point) - I do get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) to a degree and this month has been insane with 60" of snow so far. So yes, we are going to celebrate with cake :)
I wasn't hungry for a snack yesterday afternoon, though did drink my 8 oz coke that I didn't have with lunch, because I needed a little pick-me-up. And I had my intended LC pizza and carrots for dinner instead. I still felt so bloated at bedtime and woke up 2 lbs heavier this morning. Ugh.
I was feeling lazy and adventurous, so didn't pack myself any food except for a morning lunch, my 8 oz coke, and my afternoon snack. Instead of my normal breakfast sandwich AND yogurt parfait, I just got my yogurt parfait. For lunch I need to run out to Target (yeah payday!) and I plan on going to Fresh City and getting a black bean burrito on a low-carb wrap and NO salad - for a while I was getting both the burrito and a salad (with nuts, cheese and lots of dressing).
My husband, my daughter and my birthdays are all within 3 weeks of each other in August - last summer, after having cake 3 times in 3 weeks, we decided that we'd only do cake for her and ice cream for all of us. And then my son's birthday is St Patrick's Day. We are going to do cupcakes for his birthday, so since we won't be buying a cake at this insanely yummy place, I am going to pick one up tonight for tomorrow. Tomorrow is my daughter's dance recital. And we all need a pick-me-up to celebrate the 1/2 way point of winter (well almost the 1/2 way point) - I do get SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) to a degree and this month has been insane with 60" of snow so far. So yes, we are going to celebrate with cake :)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
If only we could be back in Hawaii....
All of this snow this winter is really getting to me. It is only January 27th and we've had at least 60" of snow and none of it is gone!
While I am working from home, in celebration of seeing the "Overweight" instead of "Obese" for the first time, I decided to try on my honeymoon clothes. I am 1.6 lbs away from where I was when I got married, but I look very different - thanks 2 kids (and from what I hear from friends who are over 40, the sagging boobs isn't just a kid thing). I got married in May 2005 and got pregnant 6 months later.
The clothes I wore to Hawaii were size 14 dresses, size L shirts, and size 16 shorts/skirts. Everything zipped up, though I had a couple of dresses that zipped on the sides and I had a slight problem getting them up but I was successful. But things I could wear braless almost 6 years ago, no way anymore! I think I was a 38 C when I got married and now I wear a 40 C but dreaming of getting back to a 38. Well, what I really want is to be a 36 B again, which I was through highschool, all through my 20s, and into my early 30s.
Trying everything on made it painfully obvious how much I need to work out and try to tone everything as much as I can. I don't expect to look like I did in my 20s. Honestly, I don't know what to expect in terms with how much I can tone my mid-section. Until I had kids I never had weight in my stomach area, even at 200 lbs.
And what did I do after all this, I went with my husband and raided the Chinese Buffet. Ugh I feel sick now and I don't want to eat for a week!
While I am working from home, in celebration of seeing the "Overweight" instead of "Obese" for the first time, I decided to try on my honeymoon clothes. I am 1.6 lbs away from where I was when I got married, but I look very different - thanks 2 kids (and from what I hear from friends who are over 40, the sagging boobs isn't just a kid thing). I got married in May 2005 and got pregnant 6 months later.
The clothes I wore to Hawaii were size 14 dresses, size L shirts, and size 16 shorts/skirts. Everything zipped up, though I had a couple of dresses that zipped on the sides and I had a slight problem getting them up but I was successful. But things I could wear braless almost 6 years ago, no way anymore! I think I was a 38 C when I got married and now I wear a 40 C but dreaming of getting back to a 38. Well, what I really want is to be a 36 B again, which I was through highschool, all through my 20s, and into my early 30s.
Trying everything on made it painfully obvious how much I need to work out and try to tone everything as much as I can. I don't expect to look like I did in my 20s. Honestly, I don't know what to expect in terms with how much I can tone my mid-section. Until I had kids I never had weight in my stomach area, even at 200 lbs.
And what did I do after all this, I went with my husband and raided the Chinese Buffet. Ugh I feel sick now and I don't want to eat for a week!
Weekly Weigh In
Last Week: 187.2
This Week: 185.6
Change: -1.6
Total Since 3/25/2010: -30.4
Okay, I'll admit, I was a cheater this morning. Originally I posted my weight of 186.2, but 2 hours later, after shoveling a ton and peeing more :) I was back to 185.6. The first time I stepped on my scale I was 185.4 so I got to see the magic number. But when I went to get my iphone for photographic proof, it wouldn't go back down. But I did jump on the Wii Fit seeing that they love to say 'That's Obese'. But no, finally they got to say 'That's Overweight'!!!!! BMI of 29.94 since the Wii Fit goes to 2 decimals and my scale only goes to 1 so my scale has me right at 30.0.
So even though it was a little of a cheat, I am standing by it! And I am staying on course because I don't ever want to be obese again!
This Week: 185.6
Change: -1.6
Total Since 3/25/2010: -30.4
Okay, I'll admit, I was a cheater this morning. Originally I posted my weight of 186.2, but 2 hours later, after shoveling a ton and peeing more :) I was back to 185.6. The first time I stepped on my scale I was 185.4 so I got to see the magic number. But when I went to get my iphone for photographic proof, it wouldn't go back down. But I did jump on the Wii Fit seeing that they love to say 'That's Obese'. But no, finally they got to say 'That's Overweight'!!!!! BMI of 29.94 since the Wii Fit goes to 2 decimals and my scale only goes to 1 so my scale has me right at 30.0.
So even though it was a little of a cheat, I am standing by it! And I am staying on course because I don't ever want to be obese again!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Mid-week Check In
Lots of stuff going on - it's been a little hectic and the next few weeks will continue to be so.
Work is crazy and I have barely been at my desk which makes it a bit harder to eat all my meals and snacks on time, but I have been doing it. I work with all men and they are great - either they are on Weight Watchers, want to be on Weight Watchers, or have wives on Weight Watchers, so they definitely help.
Despite disorganized dinners this week, the scale was at 185.6 this morning! I so badly want it to be 185.4 because that is a very, very magic number according to my scale.
We are getting another snow storm tomorrow so I cancelled Weight Watchers - the storm is not supposed to be as big as originally expected, but even with a little snow a lot of people will work from home. So I postponed the registration until next week (and now I won't be there) - I am still worried we won't get 15 people. I am trying not to stress about it though. I will need to find a meeting elsewhere though - I don't trust myself to do it 100% on my own. Plus I want to get the trinkets and stickers you get at milestones :)
And next week I am supposed to travel for work. I haven't had to travel by plane for work in over 10 years. I hate flying. And I am so nervous about the eating aspect of being on the road for 3-5 days. I feel like I am on a roll and I don't want it sidelined due to travel, but there is nothing I can do about it. Plus I think I may have to go shopping because I don't have any nice business casual that fits.
Work is crazy and I have barely been at my desk which makes it a bit harder to eat all my meals and snacks on time, but I have been doing it. I work with all men and they are great - either they are on Weight Watchers, want to be on Weight Watchers, or have wives on Weight Watchers, so they definitely help.
Despite disorganized dinners this week, the scale was at 185.6 this morning! I so badly want it to be 185.4 because that is a very, very magic number according to my scale.
We are getting another snow storm tomorrow so I cancelled Weight Watchers - the storm is not supposed to be as big as originally expected, but even with a little snow a lot of people will work from home. So I postponed the registration until next week (and now I won't be there) - I am still worried we won't get 15 people. I am trying not to stress about it though. I will need to find a meeting elsewhere though - I don't trust myself to do it 100% on my own. Plus I want to get the trinkets and stickers you get at milestones :)
And next week I am supposed to travel for work. I haven't had to travel by plane for work in over 10 years. I hate flying. And I am so nervous about the eating aspect of being on the road for 3-5 days. I feel like I am on a roll and I don't want it sidelined due to travel, but there is nothing I can do about it. Plus I think I may have to go shopping because I don't have any nice business casual that fits.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The weekend is over...
I woke up Saturday morning at 186.0 and was ectatic, but this wasn't the best weekend food-wise. Not horrible, but definitely not great.
I had chips both days at lunch and I nibbled in the chip bag (pita chips) more than once.
We had pulled pork and Asian coleslaw for dinner Saturday night - I literally can eat a whole bag of asian coleslaw, it is that good, but I only had 2 servings, though I did find myself nibbling off the spoon as we were cleaning up.
I had one piece of pizza at a birthday party - my poor daughter doesn't like pizza, but that is what they serve at every party, and usually it is at their place when they go in to sit down. But I didn't have a second piece. And I passed on the cake and the orange soda.
My husband make pancakes this morning, using Star Wars molds the kids gave him for Christmas. I didn't put butter on mine and instead of seconds, I have yogurt and blueberries.
I roasted a chicken for dinner tonight and made Thanksgiving stuffing. Another dish I could eat a whole dish full, but didn't even have seconds. But we did have ice cream for dessert.
So I'd love to be back to 186 by Thursday, but I am not sure. Our dinners this week are a little wacky. And we have potentially another huge storm to deal with this week. And the rumor is that the after-school program at school is full meaning we'll have to figure out something on our own (which will be a PITA and lots of $) and throw in tons and tons of work, this week could be incredibly stressful. But I am going to try to eat well despite the stress. Because the work stress isn't going to go away any time soon.
On a good note, we broke out the Nickelodeon Fit and Just Dance for the Wii and all 4 of us had fun with them. It felt good to just move at all!
I had chips both days at lunch and I nibbled in the chip bag (pita chips) more than once.
We had pulled pork and Asian coleslaw for dinner Saturday night - I literally can eat a whole bag of asian coleslaw, it is that good, but I only had 2 servings, though I did find myself nibbling off the spoon as we were cleaning up.
I had one piece of pizza at a birthday party - my poor daughter doesn't like pizza, but that is what they serve at every party, and usually it is at their place when they go in to sit down. But I didn't have a second piece. And I passed on the cake and the orange soda.
My husband make pancakes this morning, using Star Wars molds the kids gave him for Christmas. I didn't put butter on mine and instead of seconds, I have yogurt and blueberries.
I roasted a chicken for dinner tonight and made Thanksgiving stuffing. Another dish I could eat a whole dish full, but didn't even have seconds. But we did have ice cream for dessert.
So I'd love to be back to 186 by Thursday, but I am not sure. Our dinners this week are a little wacky. And we have potentially another huge storm to deal with this week. And the rumor is that the after-school program at school is full meaning we'll have to figure out something on our own (which will be a PITA and lots of $) and throw in tons and tons of work, this week could be incredibly stressful. But I am going to try to eat well despite the stress. Because the work stress isn't going to go away any time soon.
On a good note, we broke out the Nickelodeon Fit and Just Dance for the Wii and all 4 of us had fun with them. It felt good to just move at all!
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