Weigh Ins, Week 18 and 19

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Hi everyone,

Sorry I’ve been so MIA lately! Work and life has been nuts…I had a bad week last week and gained 0.8- my biggest gain to date.  I blame it on weighing in at the end of the day. I think you get a very skewed number by doing that, and for someone who generally loses a little bit each week, it can be very discouraging.  Anyway, I was really turned off by the lady who weighed me in- she was pretty harsh when she told me I had gained, and wasn’t encouraging at all like my old leader was. I was also so bored at the meeting that I got up and left before it was over.  I called my ww buddy who informed me that she hadn’t been to a meeting in 2 weeks becaus she hasn’t been doing well and she “feels bad about herself” when she goes.  This is frustrating to me because I can’t be there to hold her hand through this, but she complains about how she wants to do well and doesn’t put in any effort at all.  To top it all off, she won’t even go and face the music after a week of bingeing.  I can’t force her to go, but it’s really disappointing to me.

On to the better news- I found a Saturday morning meeting near my place, so I’ve switched my Weigh-in day to Saturday.  I liked the group better, and I’m happy to be able to weigh in in the morning.  AND, I lost 1.6 this week! I’m down to 171 lbs and my total loss is 16 lbs.  I’m proud of myself for losing anything considering the circumstances of my life right now.  2 more lbs to my 10%!!

Would love to hear how everyone else is doing.  I am really trying to get re-focused because I really want to have a decent loss by the time I go back to school.  I don’t want to throw my summer away!  I just need to remember the reasons I’m doing this in the first place. I’m going to read over my blog today so that I remember just how far I’ve come.  Yesterday I picked up a 10 lb weight and a 5 lb weight- I can’t imagine how tired I’d be if I had to carry those around all day!  That put it into perspective for me that 16 lbs is great progress.  My goal for this week is to get in a workout every weekday. I did turbo jam a few times this week, but not as often as I’d like.  I have been doing really well with my food at work- I’ve been getting accustomed to my schedule and I’m not starving anymore.  I still miss my kitchen, though… Thankfully there’s a Subway right across the street from me- I think that it will be my saving grace!

Have a great week!

Update: I just went out for a super long mall-walk with BF…bought 2 cardigans for work and some Dr. Brant Microdermabrasion face scrub from Sephora.  I LOVE this stuff!!  It’s so expensive, but I figure I deserve a treat for hitting 15 lbs :)

Looong Weekend!

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Hi everyone,

It’s the long weekend and life is great.  I spent some quality time with my cousin (the one whose wedding I’m going to be a bridesmaid in), and tonight I’m off to visit my parents with my BF.  The weather is beautiful, I’m home sweet home, and I couldn’t be happier!

My job is going really well- I love my boss and my co-workers are great, and the work is really interesting so far.  I’m definitely getting more settled into my routine. I’ve done well with my lunches this week, and I think I’ve figured out a solution to my problem with being ready for lunch at 10:30 am.  The issue is that I leave for work so early, so I’ve been eating breakfast really early.  So, this week, I went to the breakfast buffet with BF and had approximately 1/2 a cup of plain yogurt with about the same amount of melon.  Then when I got to work I had some oatmeal with splenda.  That was enough to tide me over until about 1pm.  Then I’d have some carrots, soup, tuna and melba toast (spread out over an hour and a half or so).

I’m proud of myself because I’ve worked out on both Friday and today. I even did the ab routine today! I’m really doing my best to get back into the swing of things, and I think I’ll try to go for a run while I’m at home tomorrow.

We’re going out for Chinese food tonight- should be delicious (and extremely high-point) but I’m just going to take it a day at a time.

Happy Victoria Day to all the Canadians!  And to all the Americans, hope you’re having a great regular-length weekend :)

Week 17 Weigh In

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Incredible….I lost a pound!

I don’t even know what to say. I’ve never been more shocked. My jaw hit the floor!

So, my current weight is 171.8 which means….I have lost 15.2 lbs!

Yay!! 15 lb goal achieved!  Not only did I lose what I had gained, but I’ve hit my lowest weight so far. On to the next goal!

My next goal is my 10%- 169 lbs.  Only 2.8 lbs to go!  That’s incredible to me…it seemed so far off when I started.

47 lbs to go….

Slowly but Surely

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I’m getting back on track.  Thanks for all the kind support, everyone! It helps me to know that I’m not alone in facing these challenges.
This week I’ve moved to a new place, started a new job, and lost the ability to cook for myself since I now live in a hotel.  It’s a long story.  Anyway, there is a breakfast and dinner buffet included in my summer accomodations, but as you can imagine buffets are not very WW friendly.  The biggest challenge is that I can’t measure anything, so whatever I eat will be “eyeballed”, and that is never a good thing.  So, I’m doing what I can. I went shopping yesterday and bought some cans of soup, a bag of carrots, some melba toast, pitas, peanut butter, and some little cans of tuna- all things I can keep at work.  I made a peanut butter-banana-pita rollup for breakfast and ate it at work since I have been STARVING during the day.  Eating breakfast too early leads to hunger, which leads to over consumption during the day, at least for me. As for the dinner buffet, there’s not much I can do to get around that.  I’m just eating LOTS of salad and trying my best to keep portions in check.  Luckily I cook a lot so I have a decent idea of what a cup looks like, but still…not ideal.  Another challenge is that I am smack-dab in the centre of downtown in a city with some of the best restaurants in the world- many of them dirt cheap- right outside my doorstep.  My favourite thai restaurant is 3 blocks away.. oh the temptation. I’ve eaten there once already.  Hopefully I’ll be able to control myself this summer.  I know that I can have treats like that as long as it’s not all the time, and as long as I’m doing my exercise.  Which, (drumroll please) I actually did today! I just came home from work and got right at it.  I feel much better. I’ve only done Cardio Party twice this week, but it’s better than the past 2 weeks when I did it, um, never….

Tomorrow is Weigh In day.  I am not hopeful, once again. I know I don’t lose unless I work out, and I haven’t been doing that.  So, my goal is to not have gained a lot and to get right back into the swing of things this week.  Wish me luck!

Hope you’re all doing well :)

Week 16 Weigh-In

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Okay, ladies. It’s not good news.

I’m up another 0.4 lbs. So, I’ve gained 0.6 over the past 2 weeks and am up to 172.8.  I’m not going to freak since I spent the entire week on the road and not cooking my own meals (as detailed in my last post).  It could be worse. I hope I go back down next week.

I miss my regular meeting!  The one I went to was kind of chatotic- tons of people, and the weigh-in stations weren’t separated from the meeting, so it was really loud. Not as good as my original meeting, but it’s really convenient- right down the street from work.  So, it’ll have to do until I get back!

Hope you’re all doing well…wish me luck this week- I don’t know why, but I’m having a really hard time.

Brutal….

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Well, I made it home!

I have not worked out for almost 3 weeks. This is ridiculous. Now, I don’t want to make excuses, but the fact is that my life has been insane. First there was the flying home for my interview. Then there was Vegas.  Then I drove almost 4000 kms across the country in the past 4 days, and tomorrow I start my new job.  All I want to do is Turbo Jam, but I’m at home and there’s nowhere I can do it. I should have run today, but somehow my life just gets out of my control when I’m at home with my parents.  By Saturday, I will be in my new apartment and I’ll be able to get back at it.  I will have to get used to watching TJ on my laptop…boo…I’ll miss my TV!  But at least I’ll be back in control of my eating.  I really did do fairly well on my road trip…I think my WW leader would be proud.

So, I’ve decided to go to a meeting tomorrow night to face the music. I’m certain I gained.  I’ll post my report after the meeting.  I’m really hoping I don’t get stuck in traffic on my way home- I don’t want to miss the WI!

Have a great week :)

Week 15 Weigh In

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Hi Everyone,

Sorry I’ve been MIA this week- it’s been CRAZY! I’m back from Vegas and just finished day 1 of my 4-day drive across Canada and the USA.

I went to my last weigh in yesterday evening :(  I say “last” because I’m going to have to find a new meeting in my new home, but I’ll be back to my original meeting in the fall when I go back to school.  I will really miss my leader! She’s so sweet…she gave me her email so that I could keep in touch. I’m really hoping to be down another 15 lbs by the time I get back.  Anyway, I was up 0.2 lbs this week (172.4 lbs).  I’m not too worried about it considering I ate out every single day, didn’t do any proper workouts (though I did walk a LOT in Vegas), and I weighed in at the end of the day as opposed to the morning like I usually do.  All in all, I think a 0.2 gain is not too bad considering the circumstances.

Today I’ve done okay.  We will be driving about 10 hours each day for the next 3 days, so we’re going to be eating at restaurants a lot.  I packed a bunch of stuff in a cooler so that I would have some healthy things to snack on- yogurt, granola bars, apples, etc. Today we stopped in a small town for lunch.  I went to get subway, but the store was under construction! Literally the only other option was McDonalds.  Uugh.  Anyway, I studied the nutrition guide and figured out that a hamburger was actually the best choice.  I decided to get a cheeseburger for 7 points (it was just one extra point and totally worth it to me, because I LOVE cheese), and a BIG salad with 1-point dressing (very good!) and lots of water for a total of 8 points. For dinner I had a turkey sandwich on whole wheat with honey mustard and a small chicken noodle soup.  I also had some snacks throughout the day- activia fibre yogurt, a fibre one bar, and some melba toast.  BF ate so much crap today- chips, McDonald’s fries and a crispy chicken burger, a HUGE sandwich for dinner…If only I had his metabolism!

Here’s hoping I can stay within my points this week and see a small loss…I’d LOVE to hit that 15 lb mark! Only 0.4 to go, and 47.4 to goal…