Woops, I didn't even realize I never posted last week - I hate not being able to post from work.
Here I am on a Friday night - I am not 100% sure if I am going to WW tomorrow morning. I really should.
I did got last week - I was 195.8 at the time. So a loss of -.8. But I've been majorly feasting since then.
I ended up getting sick Friday night (sore throat) but we still went to an all-day holiday party. Eating as so-so there. Sunday I was sick and even with a sore throat, grazed all day. Monday I was diagnosed with strep and Tuesday I was home for a sick/snow day (but working).
Wednesday evening my kids went to my parents, so my husband and I went out to a dinner - a fairly nice one. 2 glasses of red wine, onion soup, spinach salad, a side of lobster mac and cheese and some ice cream pie for dessert. Yummy!
Since I didn't get to do much holiday stuff last weekend, I have a ton planned for this weekend, which includes lots of cookies and cheese (not together!), topped off with a Chinese Buffet Sunday night.
The eating will just continue through Christmas Day, but then I am DONE! No waiting until New Year's Day. Get it all done now!
Me and I friend were talking today about maybe doing a New Year's Day 5k, which means I need to get on the treadmill! But my cold (which was a head cold in addition to strep) is moving down to my lungs.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Weekly Weigh-in #2
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 196.6
Current Weight: 196.6
Change Since Last Week: -0.0
Total Change: -35.6
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Okay, one week after my 1 year anniversary of WW and I already blew of the meeting :(
Honestly, I was completely surprised by the maintain (but I'll take it!). The scale was high on Friday morning and a stressful day (and stressful week) resulted in a lot of Chex Mix being consumed at lunch time.
The weather forecast for this morning was ice and snow and we've got a long day of activities planned, coupled with the predicted gain and the real need to catch up on sleep, had me turning off my alarm at 3 am.
The beginning of the work week started off well, to compensate for the less than stellar start to the weekend. But per normal, once my routine gets thrown off, I cave. My daughter was home Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday I took her to the doctor (strep), and I had tons of work to do, then we went to see Holiday lights, but not before a stop at The 99. I hadn't had my snack so I overate at the restaurant. *sigh*
I am hoping this coming week should be better. Originally we were going to go out to dinner tonight but we have a kid's birthday party from 4-6 so my husband thinks the kids will get fed pizza there. Tuesday we were going to go to the Cheesecake Factory before seeing Santa, but there was an impromptu meeting with Santa on Wednesday so we don't need to go to the Mall. Sunday could be an indulgent day - making some cookies and decorating the house, so dinner is just going to be a bunch of appetizers I thrown in the oven.
I am going to try to fit in run tomorrow morning. There just was too much to do today to fit it in. I DID get up on Tuesday morning and ran a 5K on the Treadmill! Mentally it was tough, but I got through it. If I can make myself run 5 miles on the treadmill, that would be great!
Last Week: 196.6
Current Weight: 196.6
Change Since Last Week: -0.0
Total Change: -35.6
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Okay, one week after my 1 year anniversary of WW and I already blew of the meeting :(
Honestly, I was completely surprised by the maintain (but I'll take it!). The scale was high on Friday morning and a stressful day (and stressful week) resulted in a lot of Chex Mix being consumed at lunch time.
The weather forecast for this morning was ice and snow and we've got a long day of activities planned, coupled with the predicted gain and the real need to catch up on sleep, had me turning off my alarm at 3 am.
The beginning of the work week started off well, to compensate for the less than stellar start to the weekend. But per normal, once my routine gets thrown off, I cave. My daughter was home Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday I took her to the doctor (strep), and I had tons of work to do, then we went to see Holiday lights, but not before a stop at The 99. I hadn't had my snack so I overate at the restaurant. *sigh*
I am hoping this coming week should be better. Originally we were going to go out to dinner tonight but we have a kid's birthday party from 4-6 so my husband thinks the kids will get fed pizza there. Tuesday we were going to go to the Cheesecake Factory before seeing Santa, but there was an impromptu meeting with Santa on Wednesday so we don't need to go to the Mall. Sunday could be an indulgent day - making some cookies and decorating the house, so dinner is just going to be a bunch of appetizers I thrown in the oven.
I am going to try to fit in run tomorrow morning. There just was too much to do today to fit it in. I DID get up on Tuesday morning and ran a 5K on the Treadmill! Mentally it was tough, but I got through it. If I can make myself run 5 miles on the treadmill, that would be great!
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Thanksgiving Week
I didn't want my previous post to get too long....
I am so glad it is December - I love Christmas time! And I am always so glad when Thanksgiving is over.
To me, Thanksgiving isn't a big deal. We host, so I do all the cooking, but I don't love the food - We eat at 2:00 so I don't even provide appetizers, it is one meal and it is over....though I did have quite a bit of leftovers on Saturday :) I don't really like the colors and I am so sick of Fall by that time, so I am just ready to bring on Christmas. That is why I love it when Thanksgiving is the latest it can be like this year, when December comes even before the long weekend is over. I hate, hate it when it is as early as it can be like last year when December is 8 days away.
We don't go overboard early. While it was early last year, we did put up our lights over Thanksgiving weekend because we were excited for the new house. This year we did the same, but mainly because it was so late. We never, ever get our tree Thanksgiving weekend - we'll get it next weekend, and the years Thanksgiving is really early, it may be 2 weeks after Thanksgiving before we get it.
The outside lights are up, our Elf on the Shelf arrives on December 1st every year, the 2 advent calendars are out, but that is it. But next weekend our house will be throwing up Christmas!
But back to last week. I felt pretty out of control over last weekend and into the beginning of the week. Work was stressful and I found myself eating cafeteria food both days even though I had packed my lunch. But I was more calm once I could work from home on Wednesday and got a lot of the food prep done.
Thankgiving I had my normal breakfast, and I always have a cup of eggnog to welcome Santa during the Macy's Day Parade - but I measured out the 1/2 cup (5 points!) which didn't even fill 1/2 of our smallest cups. I had one normal size plate of food and a small helping of dessert (after a walk) and 1 glass of wine. Knowing I had to run in the morning and had WW on Saturday kept me sane. I had a PB&J sandwich for dinner for fuel for the race.
It was chilly! 30 degrees maybe? It was hard to run in the cold, but I still PRed! I don't know my exact time - I double hit my Garmin so I didn't stop as I finished the line, and the official results had my Gun Time and my Chip Time the same. I could have been as little as 33:20 or as much as 34:05, but since my previous PR was 34:28, I PRed no matter what. It was the first time that me and my running friend actually raced against each other. I knew she would be faster (she ran a 1/2 marathon back in October), but I don't care.
I ate pretty well the rest of the day - again, knowing I had WW the next day. And I only had run 3.14 miles so I didn't need to re-fuel. But after WW I did go a little overboard. I spent a bundle at Target (made sure to eat well before I went) and when I came back I was starving even though it was only 11:30 and I had the house to myself so I had enjoyed lots of leftovers (including dessert) before heading back out for more shopping.
Today was a pajama day, so there was some grazing going on, but the Thanksgiving food is gone (a lot thrown away) and the pantry and freezer and fridge full of good foods). I've planned menus for the rest of the month - trying to minimize the number of days I could do real damage (and tried to plan as most of them for Saturdays - in the past I've done cheese fondue on New Year's Eve - this year we will do it December 28th as a final "hurrah" for Christmas, and we'll just do a pasta meal on NYE since I will most likely be running the next morning).
Happy December!
I am so glad it is December - I love Christmas time! And I am always so glad when Thanksgiving is over.
To me, Thanksgiving isn't a big deal. We host, so I do all the cooking, but I don't love the food - We eat at 2:00 so I don't even provide appetizers, it is one meal and it is over....though I did have quite a bit of leftovers on Saturday :) I don't really like the colors and I am so sick of Fall by that time, so I am just ready to bring on Christmas. That is why I love it when Thanksgiving is the latest it can be like this year, when December comes even before the long weekend is over. I hate, hate it when it is as early as it can be like last year when December is 8 days away.
We don't go overboard early. While it was early last year, we did put up our lights over Thanksgiving weekend because we were excited for the new house. This year we did the same, but mainly because it was so late. We never, ever get our tree Thanksgiving weekend - we'll get it next weekend, and the years Thanksgiving is really early, it may be 2 weeks after Thanksgiving before we get it.
The outside lights are up, our Elf on the Shelf arrives on December 1st every year, the 2 advent calendars are out, but that is it. But next weekend our house will be throwing up Christmas!
But back to last week. I felt pretty out of control over last weekend and into the beginning of the week. Work was stressful and I found myself eating cafeteria food both days even though I had packed my lunch. But I was more calm once I could work from home on Wednesday and got a lot of the food prep done.
Thankgiving I had my normal breakfast, and I always have a cup of eggnog to welcome Santa during the Macy's Day Parade - but I measured out the 1/2 cup (5 points!) which didn't even fill 1/2 of our smallest cups. I had one normal size plate of food and a small helping of dessert (after a walk) and 1 glass of wine. Knowing I had to run in the morning and had WW on Saturday kept me sane. I had a PB&J sandwich for dinner for fuel for the race.
It was chilly! 30 degrees maybe? It was hard to run in the cold, but I still PRed! I don't know my exact time - I double hit my Garmin so I didn't stop as I finished the line, and the official results had my Gun Time and my Chip Time the same. I could have been as little as 33:20 or as much as 34:05, but since my previous PR was 34:28, I PRed no matter what. It was the first time that me and my running friend actually raced against each other. I knew she would be faster (she ran a 1/2 marathon back in October), but I don't care.
I ate pretty well the rest of the day - again, knowing I had WW the next day. And I only had run 3.14 miles so I didn't need to re-fuel. But after WW I did go a little overboard. I spent a bundle at Target (made sure to eat well before I went) and when I came back I was starving even though it was only 11:30 and I had the house to myself so I had enjoyed lots of leftovers (including dessert) before heading back out for more shopping.
Today was a pajama day, so there was some grazing going on, but the Thanksgiving food is gone (a lot thrown away) and the pantry and freezer and fridge full of good foods). I've planned menus for the rest of the month - trying to minimize the number of days I could do real damage (and tried to plan as most of them for Saturdays - in the past I've done cheese fondue on New Year's Eve - this year we will do it December 28th as a final "hurrah" for Christmas, and we'll just do a pasta meal on NYE since I will most likely be running the next morning).
Happy December!
One Year Weight Watchers Anniversary
Here are the stats, one year out:
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 198.4
Current Weight: 196.6
Change Since Last Week: -1.8
Total Change: -35.6
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
I never post pictures, so here are some:
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| 11/5/2012 - The picture that got me back to WW |
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| 11/5/2013 - One year later - 35 lbs down |
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| Thanksgiving 2013 |
So how do I feel 1 year out? I really didn't know how much I would lose in a year, so I can't say if I am disappointed or not. I knew this journey would take 2 - 2 1/2 years, and I am still on track for that. I am thrilled I am under 200. I feel SO much better about myself than I did a year ago!
BUT Friday night I decided to play around with my weekly weigh-ins (I am an analyst so data is my life) and I found out that I haven't lose 35.6 lbs this year, I have lost over 70 and I have GAINED 35 lbs! I was reminded that I had 14 weeks of gains, 9 of which were 2+ lbs, 5 of which were 4+ lbs. I can gain weight an an incredibly rapid rate, thus the 50 lb gain in 21 months.
So what will the next year bring?
--I can't estimate how many pounds I will lose
--I want to make it to more WW meetings (I missed 15 this year!)
--No more rapid gains. If I lose 40 lbs in a year, I want to think I've lost 50 and gained 10 or such. No gains would be even better!
I will be as successful or better in the next year by:
--More WW meetings
--Tracking - not necessarily being strict with my points, by accountable for what I eat in non-working hours/ in the 5 pm - 7 pm where I do so much damage
--Less eating out (we need to do this also because we really need to rein in the budget next year)
--Move my body more- not exactly sure how this is going to look since all I've been doing is running once a week the last month or so.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Weekly Weigh-in #52
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 197.4
Current Weight: 198.4
Change Since Last Week: +1.0
Total Change: -33.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Wow - didn't realize I hadn't written since last Friday.
Yep, a gain of a pound. I am pretty lucky to come out with only +1 because during the week I was up +5!!!
So let's re-cap the week:
Friday - Went out on the town with my husband - had 4 pints of beer and dinner - dinner wasn't too bad. The scale wasn't too bad in the morning.
Saturday - My mom's 75th birthday celebration - was in the kitchen all day - but didn't do too bad. Only had a little wine. But did have cheese, and ice cream and cake!
Sunday - Got up and ran SEVEN miles!!!!!!! In under slightly less than 90 minutes. Slow, but steady. Longest run by .8 miles.
And later in the day went skating (ice) with my family!
But the eating was pretty downhill Sunday - Tuesday - Tons of snacking, tons of eating while making dinner. Really out of control. Not exactly sure why. A little boredom, maybe a lot of boredom. Stress of work.
But I reeled it in come Wednesday and turned it around. Hope to not have such a horrible week this coming week. I don't particularly like Thanksgiving food and have a Turkey Trot on Friday, and then next Saturday is 1 year at WW.
I removed the 5 lb sticker from my WW book (for 35 lbs) - hoping to earn it back next week, but that could be a stretch - losing 1.2 lb the week of Thanksgiving!
Last Week: 197.4
Current Weight: 198.4
Change Since Last Week: +1.0
Total Change: -33.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
Wow - didn't realize I hadn't written since last Friday.
Yep, a gain of a pound. I am pretty lucky to come out with only +1 because during the week I was up +5!!!
So let's re-cap the week:
Friday - Went out on the town with my husband - had 4 pints of beer and dinner - dinner wasn't too bad. The scale wasn't too bad in the morning.
Saturday - My mom's 75th birthday celebration - was in the kitchen all day - but didn't do too bad. Only had a little wine. But did have cheese, and ice cream and cake!
Sunday - Got up and ran SEVEN miles!!!!!!! In under slightly less than 90 minutes. Slow, but steady. Longest run by .8 miles.
And later in the day went skating (ice) with my family!
But the eating was pretty downhill Sunday - Tuesday - Tons of snacking, tons of eating while making dinner. Really out of control. Not exactly sure why. A little boredom, maybe a lot of boredom. Stress of work.
But I reeled it in come Wednesday and turned it around. Hope to not have such a horrible week this coming week. I don't particularly like Thanksgiving food and have a Turkey Trot on Friday, and then next Saturday is 1 year at WW.
I removed the 5 lb sticker from my WW book (for 35 lbs) - hoping to earn it back next week, but that could be a stretch - losing 1.2 lb the week of Thanksgiving!
Friday, November 15, 2013
Weekly Weigh-in #51
Starting Weight (12/1/2012): 232.2
Last Week: 198.6
Current Weight: 197.4
Change Since Last Week: -12
Total Change: -34.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
I did end up going to WW a day early - I feel so good about myself, not just by the loss, buy by making myself a priority.
Last night I went out with our team at work for drinks - it was 4:00 so not dinner time. I had my snack before I left. I had seltzer water with lime (even sending the second one back when they brought me Sprite by mistake) and didn't have any appetizers. I had some family-free time to spare, so I went to the more expensive grocery store to get stuff for my mom's birthday celebration. Didn't buy anything out of the ordinary and had my normal pre-WW dinner of PB&J.
So thrilled to see the WW scale below 200! It was the same scale I was on last Saturday that had me way more than the normal 1.2 higher. And today it was only 1.0 higher than my scale - so WW said I lost 35 lbs so more stars :) Incentive to keep it low for next week.
I think I am going to try to run in the morning. My friend can't make it and she can only make it on Sunday if we go at 7 am! I'll decide in the morning once I know how much I've eat/drunk and how little sleep I've gotten tonight :)
Last Week: 198.6
Current Weight: 197.4
Change Since Last Week: -12
Total Change: -34.8
Height: 5'6"
Goal: 149
I did end up going to WW a day early - I feel so good about myself, not just by the loss, buy by making myself a priority.
Last night I went out with our team at work for drinks - it was 4:00 so not dinner time. I had my snack before I left. I had seltzer water with lime (even sending the second one back when they brought me Sprite by mistake) and didn't have any appetizers. I had some family-free time to spare, so I went to the more expensive grocery store to get stuff for my mom's birthday celebration. Didn't buy anything out of the ordinary and had my normal pre-WW dinner of PB&J.
So thrilled to see the WW scale below 200! It was the same scale I was on last Saturday that had me way more than the normal 1.2 higher. And today it was only 1.0 higher than my scale - so WW said I lost 35 lbs so more stars :) Incentive to keep it low for next week.
I think I am going to try to run in the morning. My friend can't make it and she can only make it on Sunday if we go at 7 am! I'll decide in the morning once I know how much I've eat/drunk and how little sleep I've gotten tonight :)
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Will I make it to WW on a Friday?
I don't want to go to WW on Saturday morning - not when we are kid's free for the night, and not when I would rather run 5 miles before cleaning the house and preparing/hosting dinner for my mom's 75th birthday. But if the scale says happy things tomorrow morning, I am going to try to sneak in a meeting. I know I have said that before and never done it. But I think, I might, I pray that the scale could possibly say under 200 at WW tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately I have been exercise-free this week. Sunday I did do a ton of housework. But Tuesday I woke up to freezing rain/sleet and went back to sleep. Wednesday I was pooped. Thursday I just plain blew off Bootcamp and I think I've decided to not go back until at least the spring - I've learned a lot at Bootcamp and I would rather start forcing myself to get up at 5:30 and get some serious exercise done downstairs, than getting up at 5:00 and having to drive in the cold and snow and it has become too easy to blow it off. I hate giving up, but I want more control over what parts of my body I work out when. At least for a while.
Unfortunately I have been exercise-free this week. Sunday I did do a ton of housework. But Tuesday I woke up to freezing rain/sleet and went back to sleep. Wednesday I was pooped. Thursday I just plain blew off Bootcamp and I think I've decided to not go back until at least the spring - I've learned a lot at Bootcamp and I would rather start forcing myself to get up at 5:30 and get some serious exercise done downstairs, than getting up at 5:00 and having to drive in the cold and snow and it has become too easy to blow it off. I hate giving up, but I want more control over what parts of my body I work out when. At least for a while.
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