Tonight was not disheartening however I lost .4. I was thankful for not having a gain but I sure would have enjoyed a larger loss. It all takes steps to go down. I counted back to my fourth week in month one and looked in the book to find that is when I had the 2.2 gain. It's that time of month so now I'm excited to see what's going to happen again next week. I'm getting closer to that 10% mark which I'm excited to reach.
I'm down to 25 points per day and it has been harder for me to make sure I stay in that range. I've done it however with a bit of sadness wanting a few more goodies to eat, not because I'm hungry just because things looked good.
I walked again tonight and I'm looking forward to jumping back into that this week. Leaving for Mexico on 3/28 so I have definite goals for that trip. I won't be disappointed if I'm not at 188 but I sure would like to be by that time.
Feeling better in my jeans. How about you?
Dawna
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Calculations
Tonight was wonderful with a five lb. loss. That keeps with the average of 2.5 per week since I was unable to attend last week's meeting. Four more lbs. and I'm at my 10% goal.
Calculations you may ask?? Well I'm down to 25 points per day and my calculations changed as soon as I logged on and put the new weight in which made me over .5 for the day. What?? ARE YOU KIDDING???? Okay I was like "get out of here" I really wanted that bag of popcorn before bed. I'm not going to eat it and I will accept the fact that I should have waited until tomorrow to sign in the new weight! Now I know.
So many calculations with all of this food. I'm looking forward to the time when it is such a part of my life that it won't be necessary because the best food choices will come naturally.
I'm just glad that I'm subtracting and not adding : )
Dawna
Calculations you may ask?? Well I'm down to 25 points per day and my calculations changed as soon as I logged on and put the new weight in which made me over .5 for the day. What?? ARE YOU KIDDING???? Okay I was like "get out of here" I really wanted that bag of popcorn before bed. I'm not going to eat it and I will accept the fact that I should have waited until tomorrow to sign in the new weight! Now I know.
So many calculations with all of this food. I'm looking forward to the time when it is such a part of my life that it won't be necessary because the best food choices will come naturally.
I'm just glad that I'm subtracting and not adding : )
Dawna
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Staying on track
This has been a busy week and I'm still feeling under the weather thus it's been hard just living life as it should be lived. I wanted to post and say that I didn't weigh in this week. NOT because I have messed up but just because I couldn't go due to a business meeting on Monday night.
I'm secretly looking forward to going this coming Monday and see the big number drop(Smile)
This past weekend Kathy and I attended a sales training which included dinner and all of the goodies. I'm so thankful that I wasn't tempted in a real way at Stir Crazy. Someone ordered all of these appetizers which were WAY off of the points counter. A lot of people started eating them and ordered mixed drinks and unfortunately for them they were full when the full meal was offered. I decided to order some soybean pods in hot sauce and shared them with a couple of folks at the table. Good and healthy : )
My meal was a tuna stir fry where I got to pick all of these great veges/ brown rice and thre 1/2 C of Ginger Garlic Sauce. The sauce didn't look fatty and they put a bit of oil in the pan when they stir fried it and I ate half. That is truly all I could eat. Yum Yum
The next day was the average hotel fare. May I be the first to say that they need to improve that. Scrambled eggs and a waffle. Lunch was from Einstein Bagels and it was wonderful. I had went out and purchased fresh salsa, baked chips and my secret snack (100 Calorie Pack Strawberry Cupcakes). I enjoyed it and didn't overeat. Then they wanted to go to dinner and frankly I didn't. I wasn't hungry and I was sooooo tired. I ordered soup and some mashed potatoes. Ate 1/2 and went home to bed.
I say all of this to say "How in the world do folks do it that eat out all of the time?) I'm noticing how much time is spent around food and business. I'm looking forward to enjoying time with friends, business associates and family doing something besides eating : )
I tracked my points but I wasn't sure if I went over so I ate less yesterday and I was comfortable doing so. It's nice to feel in control.
I know this is boring but I wanted to write how I was feeling.
A new food I really enjoyed! DeLite Pizza at Papa Murphy's The Chicken Mediterranean was awesome and 4 points per slice. I had three and still had points left tonight.
Sleep well good friends. I'm looking forward to getting more active again when I feel better!
Dawna
I'm secretly looking forward to going this coming Monday and see the big number drop(Smile)
This past weekend Kathy and I attended a sales training which included dinner and all of the goodies. I'm so thankful that I wasn't tempted in a real way at Stir Crazy. Someone ordered all of these appetizers which were WAY off of the points counter. A lot of people started eating them and ordered mixed drinks and unfortunately for them they were full when the full meal was offered. I decided to order some soybean pods in hot sauce and shared them with a couple of folks at the table. Good and healthy : )
My meal was a tuna stir fry where I got to pick all of these great veges/ brown rice and thre 1/2 C of Ginger Garlic Sauce. The sauce didn't look fatty and they put a bit of oil in the pan when they stir fried it and I ate half. That is truly all I could eat. Yum Yum
The next day was the average hotel fare. May I be the first to say that they need to improve that. Scrambled eggs and a waffle. Lunch was from Einstein Bagels and it was wonderful. I had went out and purchased fresh salsa, baked chips and my secret snack (100 Calorie Pack Strawberry Cupcakes). I enjoyed it and didn't overeat. Then they wanted to go to dinner and frankly I didn't. I wasn't hungry and I was sooooo tired. I ordered soup and some mashed potatoes. Ate 1/2 and went home to bed.
I say all of this to say "How in the world do folks do it that eat out all of the time?) I'm noticing how much time is spent around food and business. I'm looking forward to enjoying time with friends, business associates and family doing something besides eating : )
I tracked my points but I wasn't sure if I went over so I ate less yesterday and I was comfortable doing so. It's nice to feel in control.
I know this is boring but I wanted to write how I was feeling.
A new food I really enjoyed! DeLite Pizza at Papa Murphy's The Chicken Mediterranean was awesome and 4 points per slice. I had three and still had points left tonight.
Sleep well good friends. I'm looking forward to getting more active again when I feel better!
Dawna
Monday, February 2, 2009
Down the River Again
Well tonight was funny. Why you may ask??? Well after last week's dismal weigh-in due to illness I am now down 5.6 for this week. That horrible cold last week turned into a serious sinus infection and now I'm on antibiotics and can only seemingly eat soup. That works for weight loss : ) Hopefully I won't gain a bunch back this coming week. I was 8 points down yesterday and 12 today. I now that is not a good idea but I just couldn't help it!
Funny story ready??? Well Saturday night before the big ear blow-out I organized a birthday party for one of the girls on Claire's softball team. My 21 day challenge is not to eat past 8:00PM which I've been successful. Well..... By the time the game ended we were at the restaurant at 9:30 and I hadn't eaten dinner. Hmmm I have a couple of grace days so I knew I would be fine. The problem? It was a WINGS and RIBS joint. Did I say I love a good hot wing??? WHY DID I PICK THIS PLACE????? So I'm sitting there trying to convince myself that I no longer like hot wings and I settled for a chicken noodle soup and hot tea AT A WINGS AND RIBS place. It was awesome. One of the dad's sat next to me with a 16 pc. order of wings. I asked him if he could tell me how good they were and maybe afterwards I could just smell his breath. Ha I really said that! He laughed and I'm sure wondered if I was serious. We finished and we plowed back to the hotel room and I decided to look up the ol'chicken wing on WW site. 16 pc. wings 48 points!!!!!! I'm so glad I didn't even have one. Whew It felt good to make the right choice.
I'm down a total of 13.8 pounds since I began this journey 5 weeks ago. That's over 2.7 lb average per week. That is great and I'm satisfied. My leader last week kept emphasizing to me that I'm to look at it as a four week cycle. She's right because I could have been discouraged without that viewpoint. When oh When will I be out of these size 18's? I'm ready.
I'm still not touching those 35 bonus points and I have an inside fear that I would gain if I did. Your thoughts?
Funny story ready??? Well Saturday night before the big ear blow-out I organized a birthday party for one of the girls on Claire's softball team. My 21 day challenge is not to eat past 8:00PM which I've been successful. Well..... By the time the game ended we were at the restaurant at 9:30 and I hadn't eaten dinner. Hmmm I have a couple of grace days so I knew I would be fine. The problem? It was a WINGS and RIBS joint. Did I say I love a good hot wing??? WHY DID I PICK THIS PLACE????? So I'm sitting there trying to convince myself that I no longer like hot wings and I settled for a chicken noodle soup and hot tea AT A WINGS AND RIBS place. It was awesome. One of the dad's sat next to me with a 16 pc. order of wings. I asked him if he could tell me how good they were and maybe afterwards I could just smell his breath. Ha I really said that! He laughed and I'm sure wondered if I was serious. We finished and we plowed back to the hotel room and I decided to look up the ol'chicken wing on WW site. 16 pc. wings 48 points!!!!!! I'm so glad I didn't even have one. Whew It felt good to make the right choice.
I'm down a total of 13.8 pounds since I began this journey 5 weeks ago. That's over 2.7 lb average per week. That is great and I'm satisfied. My leader last week kept emphasizing to me that I'm to look at it as a four week cycle. She's right because I could have been discouraged without that viewpoint. When oh When will I be out of these size 18's? I'm ready.
I'm still not touching those 35 bonus points and I have an inside fear that I would gain if I did. Your thoughts?
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