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…

CHAOS!!!

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This is the most insane week EVER!!

Ladies! I just got an amazing summer job at a law firm in my hometown.  This means that I have exactly ONE and a HALF DAYS to pack my entire life into my car, drive it across the country, and get to work! It’s going to be crazy.  Of course, I didn’t know about the job when we booked our Vegas trip, so this week has erupted into major chaos.  I’m VERY happy and VERY excited to be able to go home, spend the summer with BF, see my family, and visit with my friends!

I have not been doing well this week….food wise, I’ve been fine, but I have NOT exercised at ALL.  This is really bad. I’ve always been so good about exercising every day! I don’t know what happened.  I’m going out for sushi tonight with some friends, so if I can make some room in my chaotic condo for working out, I’ll do it when I get home.

So much packing! So much insanity! I’m sad that I’m going to be away from my WW meeting all summer.. I’ll have to find one back home!

How is everyone doing this week? I love to hear from you! :)

Week 14 Weigh-In

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Unbelievable- I lost 1.6 lbs this week!

I can’t believe that after the week I’ve had that I saw any loss. I guess in retrospect I did do alright- I still counted my points and stayed within them every day. I wasn’t expecting a loss because I had a few treats, like pad thai, ribs, and homemade cookies…I limited my portions when I was eating higher-point foods. When I had the pad thai, I ordered it without eggs or shrimp, and with minimal oil. Then I only ate half of it. It could have been worse- I’m actually really proud of myself, considering the circumstances.  This is further proof that WW works!

My total loss to date is 14.8 lbs- only 0.2 to go until I reach my next goal! (15 lbs)

47.2 lbs to go…

I think I can, I think I can…

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Hi All, just a quick update from home….I’ve been here for a full day, and let me just say…staying on plan is REALLY DIFFICULT here!! I did the best I could today. We had a lunch party- I had some cauliflower soup (homemade), 1/2 piece of homemade bread with garlic butter, and some salad for lunch. The salad had pecans and blue cheese with a homemade oil and balsamic dressing. Then I had a small amount of apple crisp. I didn’t need it, but I ate it to appease my mother, and because I seem to remember that it’s one of the better desserts, points-wise…. For dinner I made chicken parmesean with mashed potatoes (ww style- just with broth, no butter or milk) and steamed broccoli. Then I made some cookies for the family and ate the equivalent of one in dough, and then another cooked one.

Okay, so I probably should have skipped the cookies. I really didn’t need them. But, I did only have one, and I did really want it. So, I guess there’s no sense in fussing about it.

Tomorrow I’m going to a thai restaurant with my granny. I have NO idea what I’m going to eat there. I’ve resigned myself to the idea that I just may not be able to lose this week. I didn’t exercise today because it was POURING rain and it’s freezing out. I fully intended to get up and go for a run, but I’m just not hardcore enough to run in bad weather.

You know what? I changed my mind. I’m not giving up on losing this week. I’m still going to try my best. I haven’t calculated my points yet today, but I think I did okay, especially considering the circumstances. I’ve banked some APs, and I’ll do my best to exercise for the next several days leading up to my weigh in. It’s not a lost cause!!

Update: I just sat down and figured out my points for the day- I only went about 4 over, so I’m covered by my extra APs. Fingers crossed that my body wants to cooperate this week!

Operation 160s

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I’ve been having a few off days…not off plan, but I didn’t work out yesterday or today.  I finished my last exam today, and I never sleep well leading up to exams. But, I’m planning to sleep in tomorrow and then do a double workout to make up for my off days.  I’m feeling pretty guilty, but I honestly just didn’t have it in me today.  I’m totally exhausted!

I’m setting my sights on the 160s….I’m getting close enough that it feels a little more attainable.  I keep expecting the scale to just stop, but then I remind myself of how far I’ve come and how hard I’ve worked. I started my journey at 187lbs, and now I’m at 173.  I stepped on the scale this morning just to see where I’m at, and I hit 171!  That’s not an official weigh-in, but it’s nice to see anyway.  It feels like I’ve come a REALLY long way from 187…I have noticed that my cheeks are less puffy, and my fat jeans are looking ridiculous because they’re WAY too big. The jeans I bought over Christmas 2007 finally fit again, and are even a little loose in the butt and thighs! I can’t believe it.  I’m losing the dreaded muffin-top, and I’m loving every minute of it. There’s no better inspiration.

So, what am I going to do to get to the 160s?

- Focus on filling foods wherever possible

- Drink extra water

- Keep up my workouts (especially when I’m away from home!)

I would love to get there within the next 3 weeks.  Think I can do it? That’s just a little over 1 lb a week.  It’s going to take a lot of hard work, but I really want it.

So, I’m unexpectedly going to be going home to my parents’ house for 3 days. I leave on Sunday and I’m back on Wednesday night, which means I’m going to miss my WW meeting :(. I’m going to go to the one on Thursday, though.  I just really don’t want to miss my regular meeting, because I love my leader.  I’m planning to take my running shoes home with me so that I can get some cardio in.  There’s really nowhere in my parents’ home that I can do turbo jam, so this is a good opportunity to get back into running.  I’m going to make a new playlist for my ipod and just give it all I’ve got!  I also remembered that I have some 5lb and 10lb weights at home that I can use, so that’s good news.  I actually miss those weights- when I went away to school I could only take the 3lb ones because of baggage weight restrictions, but they would be really handy to have around…there’s only so much you can do with 3lb weights.

I’m also going to make my WW granola and some other WW food to take home.  As I’ve mentioned, I haven’t told my family about WW.  It’s not that I don’t think my mom would be supportive- I know she would! I just wanted to surprise her with the new and improved me, and I don’t really want her asking about it all the time.  I’m not sure if she’ll notice, but I guess I’ll tell her if she asks.

My mom is an amazing cook, but she uses REAL ingredients…cream…butter….flour….cheese….none of the low-fat stuff! This is probably because the most my mom ever weighed was 130 lbs when she was 9 months pregnant with me…Yeah….why couldn’t I have inherited HER body/metabolism?!  But anyway, I just don’t want to be tempted by all her delicious offerings…homemade bread….homemade jam….bacon from the butcher down the street…cookies…okay, enough! I have to stop. I want to lose weight more than I want to eat these things. Case closed.

So, I have that little trip to deal with, and right after that I’m off to Vegas! I can’t wait to go swimming outside…lots of walking, lots of shoe shopping…Oh, I can’t wait to go to the Christian Louboutin boutique…I CAN’T WAIT!  Let’s cross our fingers for a sale!

Hope you’re all doing well! Check in when you have a minute :)

Update: Okay, even though I vehemently oppose weighing every day, I was so excited by my 171 yesterday that I decided to step on the scale today again…and I’ve hit 170! I can’t believe that after skipping 2 workouts in a row and eating a huge sushi feast last night that I hit that number. The 160s are so close I can taste it…

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