All Things Considered

Whew!  Friday is weigh in at Weight Watchers.  I was dreading today.  After everything that has happened this week (falling and injuring my foot and a major case of PMS), I was expecting to have a huge weight gain.

I stepped on the scale with much trepidation and waited for the number to register--then realized it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected--I only gained 1.4 pounds!!  I was expecting 4 or 5 pounds.

So I'm not as far behind the eight ball I I thought I would be--yay!

No the real test for me is staying on track and finding some sort of exercise to do that doesn't involve standing on my feet.

The other issue is that I am pretty painful all over from the fall on Wednesday and I'm supposed to spend lot's of time with my foot iced and elevated.  My butt is sore from sitting/lying around with my foot up.

Tomorrow and Sunday will be a test as well--12 hours on my feet with the boot on and feeling like a sloth with every step.  I weighed the boot--2 1/2 pounds!!  No wonder it feels like a workout every time I take a step.

Here's to hoping I can post a 2-3 pound weight loss by next Friday.

A Big Setback

Well--today I slipped and fell at home and managed to sprain my right foot pretty badly.  I cannot walk on it and must wear a walking boot for at least the next two weeks.  It needs to be iced and elevated for the next two days. 

This is such a huge bummer for me.  I had just started walking consistently 3 times a week and now this will set me back for probably three weeks, maybe more.  UGH!!!!!!!!!!!

It's hard at this point to not be very discouraged.  I have been trying really hard all week and yet I am gaining weight because of PMS and I know that weigh in on Friday will not go well.  I need to figure out how to not let this overwhelm me and cause me to just give up.

Week 4 Already??!!

Four weeks ago I set up this blog (although I don't think anyone reads it).  I am now 10.8 pounds thinner and have 66.2 pounds to go.  I now am beginning to feel that I can really do this.  The first couple of weeks were HARD but it is getting better.  I still crave sweets and am learning to not listen to those cravings.  The Weight Watchers meetings have been great.  I finally settled on the Friday morning group that meets at 10 am.  That way I can get up, work out and go to my meeting.

I have begun exercising more consistently and boy does my butt hurt.  Three days this week I went walking.  I logged almost 6 miles so far--quite an accomplishment for this mom.

I am looking at possibly training to jog a 5K in the fall.  I should have about 50 pounds off by then.  Just gotta find the right race.

I don't think I look all that different yet.  People probably won't notice until I have lost 25 pounds--that's a while off, but I'm not doing this for them, I'm doing it for me and for my family.

My hubby and I are going out for dinner tonight--part of me wants to just go crazy, but then I would feel terrible.  I will be good and tomorrow I will go on a longer walk.

So far, so good.  Thanks Kim Komando for the jump start!!

Catching Up

Was busy all weekend working so no blog postings.  Today was Valentine's Day and I was busy making a good, healthy dinner for my family--well, the cupcakes weren't healthy, but everything else was.

I have signed up for Johathan Roche's NEWO (No Excuses Work-out).  I used a Plum District deal to get half-off a 1 year subscription.  He encourages you to move every day--even if it's just 15 minutes.  I can do that!!

I walked my daughter to school this morning and then kept walking--logged 1.14 miles.  It felt so good to be outside in the crisp air.

After my walk, I was busy all day cooking and cleaning.  I felt that I had more energy after the walk and it really seemed to help me throughout the day.

I am also remembering to drink my water and take my medications.

Busy day tomorrow and Wednesday.  Thursday I have to get crown build-up work done at the dentist.  Hope things go well with that.

I should get myself to bed soon.

Weigh-In

Week 2 Weight Watchers weigh in--5.8 pounds lost for a total of 10 pounds.

I am really excited.  This was my second goal and I have met it.  It feels so good to be setting goals and achieving them.  I think that I will go out a buy the next size down jeans to keep hung up in my bedroom as a motivator for the next 10 pounds.

The hardest part for me now is consistent work outs.  I am working to find something that I will do regularly and not get tired of.

I'm looking into something to use on our Wii or PS3.  In a perfect world, we would have an X-Box 360 with Kinect and Your Shape Fitness.  But this world isn't perfect and I need to figure out something else.

10 pounds--I can't believe I hit that goal already--pinch me I must be dreaming.

Finally!!

I finally went under 200 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Surprisingly I lost weight from morning to evening--that is unusual.

This was my first goal and now that I have reached it I need to set a new one.I know my goals can't be too huge or else I will get discouraged..  I am thinking that just aiming for 5 pounds at a time will be good.

I am looking forward to my weigh- in on Friday.  My official WW loss won't be as much, but if I can get to under 200 at the WW weigh-in, I will be overjoyed!

Let's see what happens between now and Friday!!

Monday, Monday

Today was......difficult.  I felt like crap all day long--migraine headache, upset stomach, generally didn't want to be out of bed but what do you do when you have to be at work?  And that Curves workout??  Didn't happen--when you wake up nauseated with a headache, you don't work out--at least I don't.

As I type this, my headache is finally subsiding (thank God)!

I didn't feel much like eating today, so I finished the day way under on my calories.

One thing I am forcing myself to do is drink water like a camel.  I have always found that drinking plenty of water is crucial in weight loss.  It's a difficult thing to do when I'm at work, but I am taking two water bottles to work with me so that I have it at my fingertips all the time.

I am hoping that this water weight will come off by tomorrow morning--I finally got my blood pressure medication going again--silly me for leaving it at work,

The other thing I am going to TRY to do is to get to bed before 11:00 pm each night.  It is fairly well documented that people who get less sleep gain more weight so it makes sense to get some more shut eye.

That being said--goodnight!

What a Weekend

Well--I love entertaining and we had a great Super Bowl party here, but getting ready for the big game was exhausting.  Cleaned house all day Saturday and prepped food Saturday evening.

I was disappointed that even though I was pretty careful about what I ate I posted a 3 lb weight GAIN Sunday morning.  UGH!!!  I drank lots of water Sunday and then realized that I hadn't taken my blood pressure medication for 3 days--it is a diuretic--DUH!!!  I will remember to take the medication Monday morning (I left it at work) when I get to work.

All in all though, I ate pretty well this weekend.  Saturday was good, especially dinner--roasted chicken, broccoli and rice--I measured all my portions to make sure that I wasn't over-estimating.

Today we had a mexican buffet for the Super Bowl party and I was careful about what I ate--more protein--but I did allow myself to have 4 Red Vines and 3 cookies.

Back at it hard tomorrow morning--going to Curves again before work to try out the circuit again.  I really like the circuit training but wonder if it will become boring.  I have until the end of the week and then I will go try out Gold's Gym and see what they are like.

I want to do better at eating more veggies--wasn't that good about that last week but was hindered by having to eat soft foods for 5 days.  Even today I didn't have anything really difficult to chew and I still have pain on the left side where I got the root canal.

Let's see where this week takes me.

Week 2 Begins

Well--official weigh in at Weight Watchers was 4.2 pounds--I am pretty happy with that.  I will be super happy when I get below the 200 pound mark.  That is currently my goal.

I went to Curves today and tried them out.  I found a pass on-line for a free week.  The workout was good and it got my heart rate up.  I think I'm going to try out some other places that have free week passes and try to find something that fits with my work schedule.

I know I could just walk or try to work out at home (I will do some of that) but I am so out of shape and flabby that I need something more structured and sort of regimented.

On the upside--I felt pretty good after the workout which surprised me.  I thought I would be more tired.

My biggest worry now is Super Bowl Sunday.  We will have a house full of people and LOTS of food.  This will be a big test for me--all that food and temptation to eat what I shouldn't.

Day 7--End of Week 1

Tomorrow I weigh in at Weight Watchers.  I will get up early and go to the 7:00 am meeting. The director of the WW here suggested that I try out the early morning meeting because I might like the leader better.

I will also be going to Curves for a free workout to see what it is like.  I don't know what to expect.  We'll see.

Today was better pain wise but I still can't chew on the left side of my mouth so I am still on super soft foods and liquids--scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, applesauce--getting kinda old but this too will pass.

More tomorrow after I weigh in and workout.

Day 6--After the Root Canal

Today was hard--I had to work 12 hours and it was difficult eat because of the pain from the root canal.  This will probably help me lose a little more weight this week.

I am also cold all the time--I've read that is because I have cut back on my calories and my body is burning fat.

I hope that the pain from the root canal is better on Friday.

On the bright side, I am losing weight--probably water weight but still it is a loss.

Looking forward to Friday's weigh-in at Weight Watchers.

Day 5--What to eat when nothing sounds good

I woke up this morning and was hungry but nothing sounded good.  I know I SHOULD eat something but I really don't feel like eating anything I have in the house.  That's a problem, especially today because in 1 hour I will be having a root canal and will be unable to eat anything for hours afterwards.

I did have a glass of instant breakfast just to get something into my stomach so I could take my morning pills and vitamins.

Today may just have to be an "OFF" day for me--I won't go crazy but I think it will be mostly liquids for me today.

Wish me luck on the root canal.