Weigh-In, Week 10

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Down another 0.6 this week!

Current weight: 171.2

2.2 lbs to 10%, and 46.2 to goal.

My goal for this week is to get back into my exercise regimen.  I want to work out at least 4 times this week. So close to my 10%- that should be motivation enough!

Update:

Okay, i just spent some time poking around other people’s blogs…It reminded me of how motivated I used to be. Why is it that some people can lose 12 lbs in a month and I can barely lose 5? I didn’t care, because at least I was losing consistently. I REALLY want to lose this weight. I want to be thin. I want to wear all the clothes I have in my closet that don’t fit me. I want to take care of my back. I want to wear that Diane Von Furstenberg dress to my graduation in April.  I don’t want to be the fat bridesmaid! I feel like i have this mental block about getting into the 160s. Why do I never seem to be able to do it? Why do I always get derailed at that point? I have one month before I go home for Christmas. There’s no reason why I can’t lose 5 lbs between now and then with some hard work. I need to stop being lazy. I need to get up, get my work done, get to the gym. I have a gym in my condo! I have no excuse!  I need to stop eating in restaurants, start being active again, and get re-focused. Enough is Enough. It’s time to get into the 160s and say goodbye to the 170s FOREVER.

Weigh In, Week 9

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I’ve been negligent at posting my results for the past few weeks…i’m going to try to be better from now on!

I made it to a HUGE personal goal today- I’ve now lost a total of 15 lbs!  I am seriously surprised I have been losing, because I have NOT been exercising. Usually I don’t lose unless I work out EVERY day.  My body makes NO sense. But I’m certainly not complaining. I wasn’t perfect with food this week, but I suppose it wasn’t the worst.  Today I lost 1.8 lbs, which is HUGE for me! My current weight is 171.8, which means I have only 2 more lbs to go until I reach my lowest weight from the summer.  I can do this!

25.8 lbs to go until I’m in my healthy BMI range. I really want to hit that before I move home. I want my current leader to be the one to give me my key chain!

Only 2.8 lbs until I hit my 10%!!  I was 0.8 lbs away from achieving it in the summer when I fell off the wagon.  I’m really proud of myself for sticking at it and I can’t imagine how great it will feel to achieve that.

46.8 to my personal goal!  (125 lbs)

I’m trying to decide what I should set my WW goal at.  I would really like to strive for 125, but I’m wondering if maybe 130 or 135 would be more realistic for me.  I don’t know how my body will react, and I want something that will be maintainable when I become a lifetime member.

Here are some goals that I’m really looking forward to meeting, hopefully in the near future.

First, my 10%- so close I can taste it! This will also mean that I’m into the 160s, which always seems to be SO difficult for me.  My body just does NOT seem to want to go below 172-173lbs, but that is about 25 lbs overweight for my frame, so I just need to keep at it.

Second, I’m looking forward to hitting the low 160s. The lowest adult weight I remember being was about 164, and when I hit that weight, people really started noticing. More importantly, I noticed the difference in my body and I felt great. Every 10 lbs seems like such a HUGE hurdle to get over, but DAMN, it feels good.

I just need to remember how disappointed I was to gain weight back after I’d worked so hard to lose it. I need to stay with the program this time and I need to reach my goal.  I had a goal to lose 25 lbs by my birthday in June.  I obviously did not meet that goal. So, my new goal is to be at a healthy weight (i.e. 146 or below) by my champagne birthday next June.

Finally, I really want to be at 165lbs by February for my cousin’s wedding. I want to have to have my size 12 bridesmaid dress taken in.

Here are my updated measurements:

Waist: 38 (-1)

Thighs: Left: 24.25 (-.25), Right: 23.75 (-.75)

Arms: Left: 12.25, Right: 11.5 (no change)

Hips: 42 (no change

Bust: 38.5 (-.5)

Neck: 14 (No change)

BMI: 30

Waist-Hip ratio: 0.90 (- 0.02)

TOTAL: 2.5 inches lost

Battle Royale

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..me vs. the 170s.  I have lost for the past 3 weeks (thankfully), and am currently at 173.6.  Still 5 lbs heavier than what I was in July.  I can’t help but think that going home for the summer was a huge mistake.  I should have stayed here and stayed focused on my weight loss. I just feel like such a failure.  It’s like I CAN’T get out of the 170s.  I am constantly having health problems that prevent me from working out, and I feel like everything is working against me.

Anyway, I bought my bridesmaid dress. It’s a size 12, and the other bridesmaids are size 4.  This should be good for the self esteem.

Hoping for another loss this week, although I haven’t been able to exercise, so I don’t know how well that’s going to go.

Current weight: 173.6.  48.6 lbs to go.

Weigh-In, Week 4….Grr.

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So, last Wednesday I was up 2.2 lbs.  Great.  I have no excuse other than the steady stream of houseguests I’ve been entertaining for the past 2 weeks. I’m trying to remember that this is only 2 weeks in the grand scheme of my life, but I really wish I could have maintained better control of my eating. I’ve been eating crap the whole time, so I have nobody to blame but myself.

What is it about the 170s? I just seem to have the hardest time getting out of them. The same thing happens every time I try to lose weight. I can never seen to maintain any weight under 170. I am NOT having any other visitors for the foreseeable future, and getting under 170 is my goal for the next month.  I would really like to be in the 160s by mid-november.

I am starting to feel the pressure to get in shape for this wedding.  I tried on my bridesmaid dress a few weeks ago and I looked like a sausage.  The other bridesmaids are all skinny, and I don’t want to be the one girl who looks terrible in the dress.  I now have to decide which size of dress to order. I had hoped to be in a size 8, but I could barely fit my fat ass into a 12.  Sigh. The wedding is in 21 weeks.  I have to get serious about this and start losing 1 lb a week. I cannot screw around with this anymore. I need to remember how good I would feel if I was down to 155 by the wedding. Anyway, since one of my pet peeves is when people whine about a problem and do nothing to fix it, I’ve decided to start the Couch 2 5K Program.  The bride has started running, and I figure that there’s no reason I couldn’t do the same. I did the first day today- 2 minutes running, 4 minutes walking x 5, for a total of 30 minutes.  I found it pretty easy, but I’m going to stick to the program because I don’t want to do too much too soon.  I will do that Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday.  I’m planning to do turbo jam on the days I’m not running.  I would also like to start weight training, so maybe I’ll do the TJ weight program.  I really need to strengthen my back/core, because I’ve been having issues with it as a result of not exercising as much as I should.

Would love to hear if you are doing or have done a running program….Please feel free to leave any motivational tips/comments!

Weigh-In, Week 2

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As I suspected I had a much smaller loss this week- BUT- I had a loss, so I’m not complaining!

I lost 1 lb this week, and that’s 1 lb closer to my goal. Meeting was great today- I had coffee with a really nice lady from my group after. She reached her goal last week, and she is very inspirational!  I am missing my WW buddy (she no longer lives in the same province as me) and so it’s nice to make some other connections with people who are doing the program.

I have been really good with working out this week. I did cardio party for the past 4 days in a row, and ab jam every day except last night.  I was hurting last night- i had a long day at school, and then I watched the premiere of The Biggest Loser, so my workout didn’t happen until midnight, but I still did it!  I’m really proud of myself, and I feel like I’m getting back into the groove.  The food is easy for me- I love cooking and I don’t usually get junk cravings.  It’s the workouts that I really have to make an effort to get into. I find that once I’ve done it for a few days, though, it becomes much easier. Today my leader told me that she’s running her SECOND marathon in Hawaii at Christmas….and she’s 60 YEARS OLD!! It’s pathetic that she’s in better shape than basically everyone I know (including me). She’s so inspirational…it makes me want to start running again! We have a treadmill in our building, so maybe I’ll give it a whirl this winter. It really has been the best exercise for me when it comes to losing weight. I’m just a bit hesitant to do it again because of the impact on my back…but I suppose I’ll just have to start slow.  But isn’t that amazing? Overweight to running marathons at 60. I want to be like her when I grow up.

So, here’s the sum up for the week: My current weight is 174, which is 13 lbs down from my original start weight and 3.8 lbs since re-starting WW 2 weeks ago. As I mentioned last post, my new goal is 6.2 lbs a month, which would allow me to reach my goal before I leave to go home.  That means I need to lose 2.4 more lbs this month.  Hope I can do it!!

49 lbs to go!

P.S. I’ve updated the some of the other tabs on my blog (my workouts, i can’t wait to…, etc.) so check it out! :)

Week 1 Weigh-In

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I’m confusing myself by starting over at week one again… :S

Today’s weigh in was a success. I lost 2.8 lbs, which is the biggest loss I’ve ever had in a week!  Current weight is 175.

Today’s meeting was about eating out.  We talked about different restaurants that people like to go to, and tactics for maintaining control.  I’ve been trying really hard not to eat out lately, since I’m more successful on the program when I make my own food. The bottom line is that you never know what is in your food when you eat in a restaurant, and it’s just not worth it to me most of the time.

I’ve been really delinquent with exercise this week. I didn’t work out at ALL, so I’m quite surprised that I lost as much as I did. I haven’t been feeling 100%…very tired and headachy. I rarely ever get headaches, so I haven’t been dealing very well.  Usually I am most successful on the program when do approximately 6 exercise points per day, and eat about half of those points.  My goal for this week is to get back into my workout program. I’m still sticking with Turbo Jam, because I find that it’s the program that gives me the best results.

So, my loss to date is back up to 12 lbs.  5 more lbs and I’ll be back where I was before (170 lbs).  29 lbs to lose until I’m at a healthy weight, and 50 lbs to my goal.

Weigh-In, Week 24

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Woo hoo!! I am FINALLY below 170!!

Weigh-in today was 169.8.  That means only 0.8 until I reach my 10% goal! I can’t believe how long this has taken. If I was at home I would have reached this goal a long time ago.  I wouldn’t be surprised if I was up again next week, since that seems to be the trend, but we’ll see. I’m trying to stay positive.

They were giving out the chocolate chip brownie bars at the meeting.  I’m just eating mine now, and I have to say- not worth the 2 points, in my opinion.  blech.

I’ve done okay with my eating this week. I’ve been very good at breakfast and lunch, and I had subway a few times this week.  I never used to eat subway more than once a week because of the sodium in the turkey. It used to really affect me. But, it seems that my body is adjusting.  Desperate times call for desperate measures, it seems.

I have several dinners out this week, so I’m not all that hopeful about losing again, but I’ll just continue to do my best.  I’m feeling very good about getting under 170, even though it’s only 0.2 under! :)  My total loss is 17.2 lbs, which means I have 44.8 to go.  Hopefully I can reach it by graduation in May 2010!

Weigh-In, Week 22 and 23

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After such an exciting loss on week 21, I was back up to 173 on Week 22. :(

Boo.  I’m just yo-yoing. It’s so frustrating. I lose and then gain the same 2-3 lbs over and over and over again.  I know I’m doing the best I can do, considering my circumstances, but still…I just really want to be under 170.

Last friday was my 25th birthday. I had a goal to be down 25 lbs by that date and I am only down 15.  Oh well. I guess 15 is better than 0.  Unfortunately I have been very ill since my birthday and am actually home sick from work today. I don’t have much of an appetite but am feeling like maybe I could eat something now.  I missed my meeting on Saturday because I was out of town, but will definitely be going this week.  I just stepped on my scale and I’m down to 170.2- so close!  Then again it’s 2pm and I have’t eaten anything yet today, so I don’t know that it’s the most accurate number.  I just SO desperately need to reach a goal or do something to get myself motivated again.  I agree with Tracy’s comment on my last post- I wish I could just pick up a box of motivation at the store!

Weigh-In, Week 20

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WTF.  I gained 2 lbs.  I have NEVER gained more than 0.8 in a week, and I wrote that off as salt bloat.  2 lbs?! I’m back up to 173. I feel like getting into the 160s is an impossible task. I’ve been yo-yoing between 173 and 171 for the past 7 weeks. I feel like I’ve been wasting time, but I know that I need to be cooking my own food to be successful.  What can I do apart from eating at subway every night? I do fine with breakfast and lunch, but I can’t control dinner. It’s basically impossiblet to know what’s going into your food when you eat in a restaurant.  I feel helpless. No matter how specific I am with my instructions for preparation, it seems that I can’t ever get exactly what I want.  I am SO disappointed. :(

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 :)

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