Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Weigh-in Day

I have had a pretty good week. I didn't quite stick with logging everything on my Calorie Count page, but I still tried to watch what I was eating. I didn't do any exercise this week either and knowing me I won't until I start back with the Y Not Shrink It class at the YMCA the first week of October. Anyway, I am down a pound this week!! Funny how at Weight Watchers that would have seemed huge, but at home it's like, OK a pound, hmm. Anyway, it's a start!!

Today's weight: 174.5

Friday, September 11, 2009

So far so good

Being back on track is going OK. I am hungry. Which is kinda weird because part of my problem when I am being "bad" is that I don't eat enough, don't eat proper meals. Sometimes I don't eat at all until late in the afternoon (bad bad bad, I know). So it's interesting to me that on those days I can go without eating, but as soon as I have eaten something for breakfast, then I am starving all day. I am sure smart food people know why, probably something about metabolism or protein or something.

Anyway, I have been eating pretty well yesterday and today, staying around my calorie goal. Haven't exercised yet though.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Weigh-in Day

Dreams do come true!!! And apparently, so do nightmares.

I weighed in today and wouldn't you know it? I am up 12 pounds, just like in my "dream". Ugh. Now to be fair to myself, I am weighing in now on my home scale and not at Weight Watchers, so I don't really know how accurate it is and whether I *really* gained 12 pounds. But this is the scale I will be weighing in on, so it is what it is. And it said:

Today's weight: 175.5

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Here I go again. Again.

Wow, what a summer it has been!! And I don't just mean how fast it went by, or how crappy the weather was (most of the time). I don't even mean all the good times we had as a family, and we had a fun summer!!

Nono, of course, I mean all the food I ate.

Yeppers, that's me - squashed under the wagon, again.

The last time I weighed in at Weight Watchers was July 18th. I *think* I was around 163. Still struggling around the 25 pound loss mark. Knowing I had a busy summer ahead of me and I would be away alot, I decided not to renew my membership until after the summer was over. Of course, in my mind that began to mean FREEDOM to eat whatever I wanted. It truly is a sickness eh? I swear I'd think "what should I eat/drink before I start again, get back on the wagon again, back on track again?". The answer was chips, chocolate, french fries, wine, coolers, desserts... Sick.

But, the kids went back to school today and on Thursday I will begin again. Again.

And I have decided to go it on my own. Eeeek. The last 6 months with Weigh Watchers wasn't working very well for me. I hit my 25 pounds lost in November 2008 and by June of 2009 I was still hovering around the same mark. That is not right and it's very frustrating. So I am going to see if I can do this on my own. I know I can!! I will track at Calorie Count and be better about my blog posts as a way to keep accountable. I will weigh in on Thursday and hope that a dream I had doesn't come true. A few weeks ago I dreamt I gained 12 pounds. Please no.

So wish me luck. Again.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Boy oh Boy

Hard to believe I am making another post...another post about how I am not losing weight. It has been quite a year. I hit 25 pounds lost in November 2008 and now, 8 months later, I am still fluctuating between 23-25 lost. It's very frustrating BUT...my body is obviously changing. I am almost completely in a size 11/12 now, which is just flat-out unbelievable to me!!! 11/12?? WOW!! So although the scale is a battle, obviously my body is changing.


Here's a recent shot of me from Canada Day:


So...I continue with my weight loss efforts. It is a lifetime battle, right? I am proud of my accomplishments, even though I am also frustrated with what a battle it is. I will see goal, eventually!!

Monday, March 23, 2009

It's been awhile...

Since I blogged. I've been pretty consistent with my weight loss, though it has been a slow start to 2009.


In the new year I vowed to start getting better about eating breakfast, eating before noon!! So I bought a Magic Bullet and some protein powder and set out to have a smoothie shake every morning. I did very good and quite enjoyed them. But my weight loss was enfuriatingly slow!! Finally my dad asked, "When did you start the protein powder?" My answer, "January." "And when did your weight loss slow down?" "January." Hmmmm. Well isn't that interesting!?!??! So needless to say, I quit the protein powder and, low and behold, lost 3.2 pounds that week!!!


At the same time, I had joined a group at the YMCA called Y Not Shrink It, which was a Biggest Loser-type program where a group of us worked out twice a week with a trainer. It was fun but hard work!! They took our weight and measurements. During the 7 weeks I did that, I lost 7 pounds and 7 inches!! Not bad!! I signed up again and start the next round tomorrow!!


So I continue to be down around 25 pounds. I feel like I have been lingering here forever!! I went to our Epicure conference at the beginning of March and received many compliments about how much weight I had lost. It felt good to hear because I often do not feel like I have lost much at all. I even dressed up for Gala in a swanky dress!!


So I am back on track...expecting to gain this week because with March Break I was not tracking and stuff.
Goal weight here I come!!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Happy New Year!!

It's been awhile, I sure have been slacking quite a bit on this blog, eh. Been slacking on the weight loss too during the holidays. I weigh in on Thursday and hope to hell it is not as bad as I fear!! LOL!! I haven't been completely horrible over the holidays, but I wasn't as good as I had planned to be (the best intentions, right?) Chocolate, wine, Chinese food. All could spell disaster for me on Thursday!! I am hoping I didn't gain more than 2 pounds. We will have to wait and see!! Tomorrow I am back on track 100%.

My motivation continues with my friends and neighbours, Kathy and Cory, who are doing so incredibly well with their weight loss that you can't help but be inspired - and awww'd by them. I don't have their permission to post this, but they look so great how could they mind? This was them on New Year's Eve - Kathy down 104 pounds (I think) and Cory down 90. WOW!!


I can't wait until I can see a picture of myself and really SEE the weight loss!! Congrats guys!!