This is how awesome I feel!
Losing it,
Lisa
7.31.2013
7.26.2013
I made it!
What a week this has been. I'm proud to say that I finally made it to a meeting last night at 630. It was definitely needed. I was on the verge of binge eating and just pretending like it didn't happen. That's kinda what got me into this situation in the first place I would be upstairs watching TV and Joe downstairs playing video games and I would have a cookie or two or three. A bowl of kettle corn or two or three. A Popsicle or two or three! You see. No one can see me so they have no idea how much or little I'm eating, or so I thought.
I was supposed to go to yoga on Thursday night, but when my Mom asked which I was going to, all I could think was, I want to eat an entire bag of delicious, flavorful and crunchy Chex Mix. I told my Mom, I think I should go to a meeting. It was a weird statement to make for me. It felt like I was an addict and needed to go to a meeting to remain clean. Then my Mom broke it down plain and simple for me. I am an addict, but my addiction is to something I need to survive, not something that is a choice. It really helped me see the bigger picture. In the moment I wanted to eat that bag of Chex Mix, I was stressed out and I hadn't eaten any fruits or veggies that day. It's amazing to see how much eating correctly can affect your mood. I'd never have believed it. I was sure that eating a bag of Chex Mix made me happy. I mean that satisfying crunch. It's hard to get that from a fruit. That delicious salt and seasonings. Oh my goodness. That is heaven, isn't it? I hate to say it, but I don't think so.
One lesson I learned the hard way this week was that grocery shopping is a must! You can't sustain yourself on Smart Ones and Weight Watchers friendly carbs. While I maintained my points, I didn't fill myself. I was hungry most of the week. I was lacking my fruit with my breakfast. I was missing my luscious greek yogurt! Today, I finally made it a priority to get to the grocery store. I would have done this earlier this week, but a chicken carcass eaten by my sweet Sophie derailed life for a good 24 hours. I was on a mission at the grocery store today. I didn't take a list. Will do next time. I did however load up my cart with the most lovely fruits and veggies. I realized as I was unloading my bags, that I didn't get a single piece of junk food. everything I got was either whole wheat, brown rice, fruit, vegetable or lean protein. The best part is, I was happy about that. I was proud. I was completely content with my fridge full of fresh goodness. Less than two weeks in and this is feeling right to me.
I realize that one area I need to step it up is in my exercise. I havehad allowed life to get in the way. I am not making movement a priority and that needs to stop. I will do better!! I have even been given the offer to walk a trail with a friend and her daughter. Think that sounds like a Win-Win!
Can't wait to share my week 2 results! Wish me luck this weekend. They certainly prove to be a challenge!
I've got a 138 days left to go! Check out my campaign at 10Centsapound.com!
Losing it,
Lisa
I was supposed to go to yoga on Thursday night, but when my Mom asked which I was going to, all I could think was, I want to eat an entire bag of delicious, flavorful and crunchy Chex Mix. I told my Mom, I think I should go to a meeting. It was a weird statement to make for me. It felt like I was an addict and needed to go to a meeting to remain clean. Then my Mom broke it down plain and simple for me. I am an addict, but my addiction is to something I need to survive, not something that is a choice. It really helped me see the bigger picture. In the moment I wanted to eat that bag of Chex Mix, I was stressed out and I hadn't eaten any fruits or veggies that day. It's amazing to see how much eating correctly can affect your mood. I'd never have believed it. I was sure that eating a bag of Chex Mix made me happy. I mean that satisfying crunch. It's hard to get that from a fruit. That delicious salt and seasonings. Oh my goodness. That is heaven, isn't it? I hate to say it, but I don't think so.
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| Check out those fruits and veggies! Beer is Joe's I promise! |
I realize that one area I need to step it up is in my exercise. I have
Can't wait to share my week 2 results! Wish me luck this weekend. They certainly prove to be a challenge!
I've got a 138 days left to go! Check out my campaign at 10Centsapound.com!
Losing it,
Lisa
7.22.2013
That's not what I expected.
I'm not really sure how to start this post. I started my day thinking this was going to be a post about how my second Weight Watchers meeting went. I had everything lined up and I was ready to go. I left Lucas with my Mom and headed to my meeting. Upon arriving at 615 I was shocked when I entered the room and my biggest fear came true, I was L-A-T-E! Somehow my eyes had deceived me. I read that the meeting started at 630 and now, I learn it started at 6. UGH! I am constantly overly early to everything in my life! All I could think was, this cannot be happening. Everyone turned to look at me. UGH!
My normal response would be to run, but I stayed and talked to the receptionist. She took my weight and gave me my week's pamphlet and off I went. Back to put my child up right where I left him 15 mins prior. Oh, you noticed I skimmed over the weight part?
I was a little shocked to see that I had only lost 2.6 lbs. Yes, yes. That is a good thing, but my scale at home, that I stand on every morning, had told me I was down 7 lbs. How could this be? I mean, I know I didn't do that much exercise, so that could figure in, but how can my home scale and my meeting scale differ by so much! On my drive to the meeting I was already congratulating myself for getting 2 stickers! A weight loss sticker and a 5 lbs loss sticker. How awesome would that be? Everyone would be looking at me for the right reasons, instead of being the one who can't read a website and showed up 15 mins into a 30 min meeting.
I'm not discouraged, but bummed that I had been living this "lie" in my head. I guess checking everyday is a bit obsessive and a bit misleading, so this week I will only check once mid week and once the morning of my meeting. That should be fair and not so much of a mind game.
3 big lessons learned here today:
1. The Monday meeting is at 6.
2. Don't weigh yourself everyday or you will go crazy
3. You don't get stickers when you don't attend a meeting. :(
I'm going to try and find a way to get to another meeting this week. I think the information is still important. I will also double and triple check the times!
Losing it,
Lisa 199.4 (should be celebrating being under 200, but I'm too focused on the fact that my home scale said 195.4 this AM!)
My normal response would be to run, but I stayed and talked to the receptionist. She took my weight and gave me my week's pamphlet and off I went. Back to put my child up right where I left him 15 mins prior. Oh, you noticed I skimmed over the weight part?
I was a little shocked to see that I had only lost 2.6 lbs. Yes, yes. That is a good thing, but my scale at home, that I stand on every morning, had told me I was down 7 lbs. How could this be? I mean, I know I didn't do that much exercise, so that could figure in, but how can my home scale and my meeting scale differ by so much! On my drive to the meeting I was already congratulating myself for getting 2 stickers! A weight loss sticker and a 5 lbs loss sticker. How awesome would that be? Everyone would be looking at me for the right reasons, instead of being the one who can't read a website and showed up 15 mins into a 30 min meeting.
I'm not discouraged, but bummed that I had been living this "lie" in my head. I guess checking everyday is a bit obsessive and a bit misleading, so this week I will only check once mid week and once the morning of my meeting. That should be fair and not so much of a mind game.
3 big lessons learned here today:
1. The Monday meeting is at 6.
2. Don't weigh yourself everyday or you will go crazy
3. You don't get stickers when you don't attend a meeting. :(
I'm going to try and find a way to get to another meeting this week. I think the information is still important. I will also double and triple check the times!
Losing it,
Lisa 199.4 (should be celebrating being under 200, but I'm too focused on the fact that my home scale said 195.4 this AM!)
7.20.2013
Hello, Temptation!
Almost a week in and I have been staying true to Weight Watchers. I have avoided fresh brownies at my parent's house. I cancelled my standing pizza order at work and sat and ate my lunch while all the kids in my class took bites of their delicious pizza! Today, I'm at a crop (a scrap booking event) that usually is synonymous with an all day food fest. Everyone brings a dish and you eat off of those all day long. You can see how this would be hard for a newbie Weight Watcher! I brought my own Weight Watchers friendly meal consisting of rice, black beans, chicken, lime and cilantro! It proved to be very filling and very helpful in keeping me on target for my day!
You and my meetings are keeping me on track! So much so, that I feel I will go ahead and share my "Before" Picture. It's not pretty, I know that. I know this isn't something I have to do, but it's something I want to do. I am proud that I am taking this step and I'm not ashamed that this is the current version of me, cause she won't be around for too long!
I've learned that I need to not just focus on eating free foods, like fruits and veggies. They are filling and delicious, but they also don't seem to keep me full for long. I need to make sure I'm getting my protein in each day and then add the fruits and veggies on top of that. I have had an off work schedule this week and that has halted much of my activity goals. I am hoping to get into a better fitness routine to go along with my eating to just increase these results exponentially!
I logged in to my Weight Watchers online and it showed me the last milestone I hit. It was a loss of 25 lbs. I was confused, because I have only have had one weigh which would have set my baseline, so how could this be? Remember how I said I had done Weight Watchers before? I don't remember much about it, but that it was awhile ago and I did it online only. Apparently I was successful then. I tried to pull more stats, but was unable to. I'm not even sure what my starting weight was in 2006. I'm happy to see that this has worked before. It gives me confidence with the greater support group I have now, I can be that much more successful!
Goals for this week:
1. Talk at my Weight Watchers meeting.
2. Walk at least 5 days next week for at least 60 minutes.
3. Take time Sunday to plan out meals for the week and prep as much as possible.
I can't wait to get to my next meeting to see what my official weight is. Unofficially, my scale is saying I'm down 6 lbs. That's certainly been motivation to stay on track.
Losing it,
Lisa
7.16.2013
"I did It" as Lucas would say!
Well, I walked in the door. I stepped on the scale and I sat in the most uncomfortable chairs I've ever met! The whole time I was on the verge of tears. I'm not really sure why. I don't think I'm embarrassed or ashamed. I think it was just all so overwhelming. I learned a lot from the first meeting. I learned to plan as much as possible! I like that though cause I need more planning in my life. It will help my meals for my family and also allow me to not spend all of my day focused on what my next meal will be. Those days are usually met with spontaneous, calorie laden meals!
I was surprised that the meetings weren't too long. You really kinda welcome everyone in, not AA style, and then move on to a recap of the week prior and reviewing your week's homework. Yeah, homework. It's fun though! This week's assignment is looking for a sensational salad. Easy! It's not rocket science, but the support is worth it!
Speaking of support, I left the meeting in tears too because of wonderful people like you! My phone was alerting me to all kinds of messages of encouragement! I'm incredibly thankful to have such wonderful people in my life! THANK YOU!
Losing it,
Lisa
7.15.2013
Getting into ACTION!
OK, so in the last 24 hours I have made some major decisions to help me jump start this weight loss thing. I know I have failed up to this point, but not anymore. I know I've said that before, but this time something inside me has truly clicked and I will be the person that I deserve to be!
With that being said, I have done two major things to help me shed this weight. The first being joining Weight Watchers. I have done Weight Watchers before online, and stopped and started and paid for it and never used it, but that ends here. I have faith that this program will allow me to get beyond my inner voice saying, "but I don't want to eat lettuce all day." Good news is with Weight Watchers you are essentially using moderation of foods you already eat, and you are able to guide yourself to better choices with their e-tools and their mobile apps. I'm also going to go to meetings for a little bit to help seal in the Weight Watchers lifestyle. I'm also hoping it will give me some accountability. I know my friends and family will forgive me my missteps, but I don't want a stranger to think poorly of me. Silly, but true!
Already today I have learned that I can eat fast food (not my ideal, but was necessary today) and still maintain some semblance of control on my life and my diet. When I say "diet" I mean the food I put inside my body NOT crunchy granola food that will never make me happy as a person. I also learned that one spot I will need to watch is drinking my calories. Did you know a small Lemonade from Chick-fil-A is 5 Points?! Yikes! While I have said a final farewell to Diet Coke, I am still allowing myself some Sprite on occasion (sadly too regularly) and that can add up quickly. I also learned that cutting both my front and backyard in 1 hour, earned me 6 Activity points! That's pretty good seeing as a 30 min jogging session would only yield me 4 Activity points. I'm sure people are going to get sick of my points, but I'm having fun with it, and that is the only way I'm going to be able to lose weight is if I'm having fun.
One quick note, about my lunch today, I ordered one of Chick-fil-A's new salads and when I got home and realized I ordered one that had fruit in it? I was taken back a bit. I guess I didn't read the descriptions well. Why I would EVER doubt Chick-fil-A I have no idea. It was one delicious salad, that I honestly can't wait to have again! Check out the amazing Grilled Market Salad. If I did my Weight Watchers calculation correct, that salad (minus dressing) is only 4 Points! Not a bad lunch.
The other major thing I have done is joined forces with a friend and his genius idea of crowd-powered weight loss at 10centsapound.com. Think of your a-thon's that you have done in the past, whether it be Jump Rope for Heart, Trike-A-Thon, heck, I did a Math-A-Thon in middle school! You ask your friends and family for support in your cause. In this case, the object of Ten Cents a Pound is to support those wishing to lose weight. My personal campaign can be found HERE. I would love any support you would be able to provide. If it's well wishes here on my blog, wonderful. If you are able to donate in support, while I'm not donating it to charity, I am going to use the money I raise to help to offset the costs of joining Weight Watchers as well as to get some amazing family pictures taken that I can be proud of.
One major reason I'm losing weight is because I would like to expand my family and in order to do so, in a healthy fashion, I need to lose. My last pregnancy I was at 170 when I conceived and I never felt proud of the pregnant body I had, nor was I comfortable as my pregnancy progressed. Some of my comfort could have easily been prevented had I conceived at a lower weight.
I plan to keep up with my blog as well. I want to share the fun and healthy things I am learning and doing. I mean I have had a blast with the Weight Watchers Scanner App. I have always had a dream of being a grocery store clerk, and this is my dream come true. Instead of adding up costs, when you scan, you add up points. It will locate a product for you and you learn the point value. No typing or scrolling needed!
Lastly, I just want to say a MAJOR thank you to you all for sticking by me as I have failed more than I have succeeded, but this will change!
Losing it,
Lisa
With that being said, I have done two major things to help me shed this weight. The first being joining Weight Watchers. I have done Weight Watchers before online, and stopped and started and paid for it and never used it, but that ends here. I have faith that this program will allow me to get beyond my inner voice saying, "but I don't want to eat lettuce all day." Good news is with Weight Watchers you are essentially using moderation of foods you already eat, and you are able to guide yourself to better choices with their e-tools and their mobile apps. I'm also going to go to meetings for a little bit to help seal in the Weight Watchers lifestyle. I'm also hoping it will give me some accountability. I know my friends and family will forgive me my missteps, but I don't want a stranger to think poorly of me. Silly, but true!
Already today I have learned that I can eat fast food (not my ideal, but was necessary today) and still maintain some semblance of control on my life and my diet. When I say "diet" I mean the food I put inside my body NOT crunchy granola food that will never make me happy as a person. I also learned that one spot I will need to watch is drinking my calories. Did you know a small Lemonade from Chick-fil-A is 5 Points?! Yikes! While I have said a final farewell to Diet Coke, I am still allowing myself some Sprite on occasion (sadly too regularly) and that can add up quickly. I also learned that cutting both my front and backyard in 1 hour, earned me 6 Activity points! That's pretty good seeing as a 30 min jogging session would only yield me 4 Activity points. I'm sure people are going to get sick of my points, but I'm having fun with it, and that is the only way I'm going to be able to lose weight is if I'm having fun.
One quick note, about my lunch today, I ordered one of Chick-fil-A's new salads and when I got home and realized I ordered one that had fruit in it? I was taken back a bit. I guess I didn't read the descriptions well. Why I would EVER doubt Chick-fil-A I have no idea. It was one delicious salad, that I honestly can't wait to have again! Check out the amazing Grilled Market Salad. If I did my Weight Watchers calculation correct, that salad (minus dressing) is only 4 Points! Not a bad lunch.
The other major thing I have done is joined forces with a friend and his genius idea of crowd-powered weight loss at 10centsapound.com. Think of your a-thon's that you have done in the past, whether it be Jump Rope for Heart, Trike-A-Thon, heck, I did a Math-A-Thon in middle school! You ask your friends and family for support in your cause. In this case, the object of Ten Cents a Pound is to support those wishing to lose weight. My personal campaign can be found HERE. I would love any support you would be able to provide. If it's well wishes here on my blog, wonderful. If you are able to donate in support, while I'm not donating it to charity, I am going to use the money I raise to help to offset the costs of joining Weight Watchers as well as to get some amazing family pictures taken that I can be proud of.
One major reason I'm losing weight is because I would like to expand my family and in order to do so, in a healthy fashion, I need to lose. My last pregnancy I was at 170 when I conceived and I never felt proud of the pregnant body I had, nor was I comfortable as my pregnancy progressed. Some of my comfort could have easily been prevented had I conceived at a lower weight.
I plan to keep up with my blog as well. I want to share the fun and healthy things I am learning and doing. I mean I have had a blast with the Weight Watchers Scanner App. I have always had a dream of being a grocery store clerk, and this is my dream come true. Instead of adding up costs, when you scan, you add up points. It will locate a product for you and you learn the point value. No typing or scrolling needed!
Lastly, I just want to say a MAJOR thank you to you all for sticking by me as I have failed more than I have succeeded, but this will change!
Losing it,
Lisa
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