Weigh In Day

Well, I weigh exactly, ounce for ounce, what I did last week. I am a little torn by all of this. On the one hand, with Thanksgiving being this week, I am glad that I did gain anything but I also made an effort to make Thanksgiving healthier. Since I have learned that C will eat whatever, I made my stuffing from scratch...yep, with stale bread and stuff. It was a WW recipe and it was AWESOME. It tasted really good and the only thing I would change is to use less sage next time. The good news was that it was only 2 pts per serving instead of the 6-8 of normal stuffing. I also made green bean casserole with frozen green beans and 98% ff soup, and skim milk. I did put the onions on top but how could I not?? I also made myself a yummy pumpkin cheesecake that was a WW recipe and not many points at all. So, I ate pretty healthy compared to how Thanksgiving could have gone.

Now, the frustrating part is that I am not losing like I feel like I should. I am eating WAY better than I was a few months ago and the scale doesn't seem to move at all. I do feel a TON better and my pants are a little looser and I have lost 5lbs but that just doesn't seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things and when I want to lose about 15-18 more. UGH. I try to focus on the positive but I just feel like if I am working out 5 days a week and eating healthy that the weight should leave me a little faster.....guess I am wrong and at least the scale is going down.

This week I am traveling but have CPE during most of my lunch times so I will not be forced to eat with clients at unhealthy places. I think that I might do Subway most days. I can get a decent for me lunch (though it is not my favorite but it will do) and then I will have a little more room for dinners, which I am going to try to plan out. I also am taking my Jillian DVD that I did the other day (and it was surprisingly hard and I was sore for 2 days even though I spin 5 times a week) and am going to force myself to do it at least 3 times.

Wish me luck.....

Weigh In

It went well today. I was down about 1.4 from last which is good but since I was up last week by a pound, I am really only down .4. Oh well. It is still down. I can deal with the two pounds down, one pound up that comes with traveling because it still nets to be having lost over 4 lbs....just taking forever for me to do it. I suppose I could follow a stricter diet but if I do that I don't feel like it will something that I can do long term. For me, I need something I can live with so I will just have to take the slower loss (or stop traveling). I did give into a few cravings last week so that probably had an affect on it. This week should be easier and since it is just C and I for Thanksgiving I can make everything and make sure it is all healthy.....that will certainly help!!

Day 107

I haven't posted this week because there wasn't much to report. I wasn't around on Sunday to weigh so I did it on Monday and was up a little. It wasn't my official weigh in day (which I am sure would have been worse since I had Taco Bell at 1:30am on Saturday night) but it was the closest I could get.

This week I have felt the urge to eat a lot. That sucks but I have tried to at least pick some healthy things. I also have worked out all 4 days this week! 3 spin classes and a muscle pump class! I am really proud of myself and hoping that it will pay off. I am also going to a spin AND muscle pump class tomorrow. I am trying to get more weight lifting into my routine but I feel silly doing it in the main gym part because I am so weak. I need to get some heavier than 5 lb weights to work with at home for a while....

Anyway, I will check back in on Sunday for the weigh in.

Day 98

Well, after three days of traveling, I feel like I have done pretty well. I have been really bad about the water though...darn it.. I really wanted to improve on that....I have counted everything that I have eaten and I am still doing well with my points for the week. That is good. I am not sure I have ever been this ahead on points on Wednesday of a travel week. If I could just get in some exercise then I would really be good with everything.

I think that so far I have done enough to maintain. I just have to worry about the next 3 days which will be the hardest because I will be in Atlanta with all my friends and lots of drinking :-) I will just make sure to count it all and hope that I don't go over and do well.

Day 96 - weigh in

Well, that was yesterday but I didn't report in. I was down .2lbs. Not much but there were a couple days when I ate poorly and I went over my points for the week by a little bit so I was just happy to lose.

Yesterday was a great point day and I even got on some exercise raking leaves. According to my heart rate monitor I burned over 500 calories by raking leaves for an hour. It was beautiful in OH this weekend so it was much better to be outside rather than inside.

I also made a healthy potato soup yesterday (nothing super processed) that I will share when I am not on my blackberry. I am not sure it is for everyone but we liked it :-). Definitely not the super rich kind you get in the restaurants.

Day 92 - Feeling Better

Sorry for my mini freak out yesterday. I shouldn't step on the scale in my clothes and not at my normal time....it just frustrates me. I had to step back and think about it a little bit (and vent on here) because I know I am eating healthy...minus that stupid pumpkin bread and I know it will eventually work.

I have been really good about the water this week. Normally I would have a diet coke with lunch but this week I have had water. I have to admit that I sometimes don't feel as full but I think that is just the bubbles talking :-) I also have added some tea before bedtime. I have always wanted to be a tea drinker...it seems like there are so many that are so good for you, but I just couldn't get into it. I think that they smell so good but then never taste as good as the smell. The other night I had some Chai tea and I liked it a little bit better than I have in the past so yesterday I bought some bedtime tea....it is chamomile and peppermint and is supposed to help you relax. It also helps me get in another cup of water for the day. So, at least I am getting that goal in this week....small changes.

Next is looking up the nutrition of the restaurants that I know I can eat at next week and then making decisions about what I will order so that I don't slip up......I hate having to do all this and wish I was one of those people that could eat whatever they wanted but oh well, not going to happen for me :-)

Day 91 - shouldn't I have seen more progress

Well, today I am feeling a bit discouraged. I ate some pumpkin bread when I went out to lunch with a coworker yesterday and when I got back and looked up the points it was 20!! 20!! I only get 21 in a day! UGH, I was sick. I did really well the whole rest of the day but since I normally use all my weekly points I am now over for the whole week with 3.5 days to go. I also peeked at the scale and it was up again....that doesn't really make sense...it is not like I overate yet....probably by the end of the week I will be over but as of today I am right on.....very frustrating and just hoping that it has to do with the outside factors that I deal with.

I have cooked really good for us stuff this week....we had roast beef (vegetarian, hormone/antibiotic free beef) and roasted potatoes the other night, then homemade french onion soup last night and tonight I am cooking a turkey breast (like the kind with all the bones still in and stuff). This is the first time I have made just a turkey breast (or a turkey when it wasn't Thanksgiving) but I am looking forward to it and then we should be set with leftovers for most of the weekend. I have a healthy potato soup recipe that I got off a WW site that I will probably try one night when we don't want anymore leftovers.

I also went to the gym twice this week...only problem is that now I feel like I HAVE to go because I need to earn some more pts so I will hopefully lose this week. I tried to run today but it went horribly....I was sucking wind way too early and never really could catch my breath....I think that I am more out of shape than I thought.

The good news is that I think that next week is the only week I will travel between now and the end of the year minus the week I go home for xmas so I should be able to really get some good eating in while I am in town (and some time with C, which is always a bonus).

Anyway, just had to vent today....but trying not to get down about it all.....I just feel like for being on day 91 I should be a lot further along....but then I guess that I have learned a lot in those 91 days and should see much better progress in the next 91. It can't be worse.....

Day 88 - 2.6!!!!!

That is how many pounds I lost this week! YAY!!! Of course, it is just the 2 lbs that I gained on vacation but to get them plus a little gone 7 days after I returned I consider to be an accomplishment for me. What did I do different? Well, I ate every single meal at home for 6 straight days. That streak ended this weekend with Dudley here and we had Mexican (and a big beer) on Friday and then pizza and cheese dip while watching the Dawgs get their ass kicked by Florida and topped it off today with a grilled cheese at a restaurant. Oh, and Waffle House yesterday. That was a HUGE mistake...after eating nothing processed all week, Wafflhouse and hashbrowns was a BAD idea ...I felt like crap all day yesterday after that.

I went to the store today (and have to hit up the local one for the fresh stuff) and got lots of good stuff. I am now trying to find some crockpot recipes to make. I think that lunch is my challenge. I find it hard to eat stuff that isn't easy (read processed) for lunch. This past week I had a sandwich and mixed greens each day made with quality Boar's Head products and I think that it filled me up but yet wasn't really bad for me. I know I will get sick of sandwiches but I feel like soup could also fill that void or some other sort of thing I could throw in the crockpot then reheat in individual servings for lunch each day. If anyone out there (drena) has a good receipe, send it my way. Trying to stay away from processed stuff so I prefer fresh ingredients to other ones.

Anyway, I already started the water consumption and am doing pretty good today. I bought some coke today for C but didn't buy any diet for myself....baby steps!! I am just happy about the weight loss and I have one more week in town to lose a little more before going out of town for a week (including the Auburn game so I will have to save up some points for that one).