Yesterday I was out at a flea market almost the whole day (as a vendor) and I could see the bags of chips on the wall across the way and boy were they calling to me. But I resisted and pulled out my apple and peanut butter sandwhich that I brought with me. Last week I wouldn't have even bothered bringing the lunch. Instead I stayed within my budgeted points for the day even with a nibbly evening.
Today my belly has been growling non stop it seems but I have been sticking to the snacks I brought and although the chocolate has whispered my name a few times, it hasn't been screaming and I've been able to drown it out.
I'm so glad I figured out the problem and found a solution!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
ACCOUNTABILITY
I never quite realized how much I need outside intervention to keep me focused on goals. It's really quite sad actually. I thought that weighing in every week would keep me on track throughout the week. Who wants their WW leader seeing a gain on the scale? Worked for a few weeks and 10 pounds but then it didn't seem to matter anymore.
I thought buying the 3 month tracker and writing down everything that crossed my lips would help. NOPE. Didn't keep me from eating chocolate bars (and not the regular sized ones), chips and going over my points and using up my flex points by Tuesday (week runs Sat-Sun).
Today I weighed in +1.6 pounds. Exactly what I was down last week. I expected it and it wasn't nearly disappointing enough. But as I sat through the meeting I wondered what would help me get focused on this journey and realized that I need someone looking over my shoulder. So I'm going to work with my strengths and build up my weaknesses. I asked my leader if she would look at my tracker every week and give me a little kick in the pants if I'm falling off track. And I think that is what will get me going.
Also, I want to be a little more present in the BLBE so I'm saying right here, right now that I vow to comment on at least one of Team Lynne's member blogs per day. That's a big commitment from someone trying to cut out a lot of her internet time :)
Next week you'll hear me shouting from the rooftops about my fantastic loss. Off to make some soup for my lunches this week!
I thought buying the 3 month tracker and writing down everything that crossed my lips would help. NOPE. Didn't keep me from eating chocolate bars (and not the regular sized ones), chips and going over my points and using up my flex points by Tuesday (week runs Sat-Sun).
Today I weighed in +1.6 pounds. Exactly what I was down last week. I expected it and it wasn't nearly disappointing enough. But as I sat through the meeting I wondered what would help me get focused on this journey and realized that I need someone looking over my shoulder. So I'm going to work with my strengths and build up my weaknesses. I asked my leader if she would look at my tracker every week and give me a little kick in the pants if I'm falling off track. And I think that is what will get me going.
Also, I want to be a little more present in the BLBE so I'm saying right here, right now that I vow to comment on at least one of Team Lynne's member blogs per day. That's a big commitment from someone trying to cut out a lot of her internet time :)
Next week you'll hear me shouting from the rooftops about my fantastic loss. Off to make some soup for my lunches this week!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Not a great couple of days
for staying in my points but I have been tracking everything whether it's pretty or not.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
3 month tracker
Last night I sat down with my 3 month tracker to take a look at everything it offers. It's actually a pretty cool tool. Definitely has more than the regular weekly trackers, tracking your weightloss in graph format and boy do I love a graph LOL.
It's still set up in weeks, so I dated everyday for this week and am determined to stay on track with it. I'm hoping at the very least this will show me the difference in my loss between weeks where I tracked and weeks that I didn't.
It's still set up in weeks, so I dated everyday for this week and am determined to stay on track with it. I'm hoping at the very least this will show me the difference in my loss between weeks where I tracked and weeks that I didn't.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Weigh in
I weighed in this morning down 1.6. I'm pretty pleased with that. I was hoping to be down 2 but I didn't track and I indulged a bit more than I should have. I'm not sure what's holding me back from tracking. I know that I do better when I track and I don't really like to write down things I "shouldn't" be eating. So if I have a "bad" snack I stop tracking for the day. I really need to get back in the habit of tracking so today I bought a 3 month tracker in the hopes that it will help.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Progress
OK so I can't say that I've been 100% on avoiding the morning snacks but I can say that I have been better overall and the goal has made me much more conscious of my snacks.
In the pursuit of my goal of dropping 2 pounds this week I submit this plan for the rest of the evening: Nothing else to eat. I had a good filling dinner, a post dinner snack and a cup of hot cocoa. There is nothing else I need besides water. To ensure this, I'm off to brush my teeth. So there. :)
In the pursuit of my goal of dropping 2 pounds this week I submit this plan for the rest of the evening: Nothing else to eat. I had a good filling dinner, a post dinner snack and a cup of hot cocoa. There is nothing else I need besides water. To ensure this, I'm off to brush my teeth. So there. :)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Resolutions...
Everyone has made at least one of those grand sweeping New Years Resolutions.
I'm going to lose 50 pounds.
I'm going to exercise an hour every day.
I'm never going to eat junk food again.
I've made a few myself. Fortunately I've learned a few things and now set realistic goals instead of sweeping resolutions. This year is no exception. I have financial goals, work goals, home goals and of course health and fitness goals. But since this is a weight loss blog I'll only post those.
1. Reach my goal weight. This is only 19 pounds away and so I think a year is a totally reasonable time frame to achieve this.
2. Run a 5K this summer in under 30 minutes. I can do the 30 minutes right now on the treadmill so again a totally doable goal if I stick with my workouts.
3. Get to the point where I'm only having "treats" once or twice a week. But I'm tackling this slowly. For January the goal is to limit my morning snack to fruits and veggies. In February, it will be to not have "treats" before 3pm. And so on until I meet my goal.
I'm pretty pleased with this but definitely open to feedback.
I'm going to lose 50 pounds.
I'm going to exercise an hour every day.
I'm never going to eat junk food again.
I've made a few myself. Fortunately I've learned a few things and now set realistic goals instead of sweeping resolutions. This year is no exception. I have financial goals, work goals, home goals and of course health and fitness goals. But since this is a weight loss blog I'll only post those.
1. Reach my goal weight. This is only 19 pounds away and so I think a year is a totally reasonable time frame to achieve this.
2. Run a 5K this summer in under 30 minutes. I can do the 30 minutes right now on the treadmill so again a totally doable goal if I stick with my workouts.
3. Get to the point where I'm only having "treats" once or twice a week. But I'm tackling this slowly. For January the goal is to limit my morning snack to fruits and veggies. In February, it will be to not have "treats" before 3pm. And so on until I meet my goal.
I'm pretty pleased with this but definitely open to feedback.
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