Where Did Last Week Go??

In all of the hubbub of last week, I never made it over here to update things.  Holidays are always so busy.

Last Friday at Weight Watchers, I gained 0.6 pounds (PMS sucks) but all things considered, not too bad.

I started physical therapy last week--talk about hard work.  I have lost a lot of strength in my right foot and we are working on helping me to regain strength and mobility.  Lot's of exercises for not only my foot, but my legs and my core and my shoulders.  When you walk with crutches for almost 2 months, everything heads south.  This is gonna be hard work, but it's good hard work because it will help me get back to work at the hospital.

One of the exercises I  have to do involves picking up marbles with my toes and depositing them into a bowl.  Well, my cats think that these marbles are new toys for them and unless I hide the marbles, they are attempting to roll them everywhere.  Pretty funny.

It feels good to be able to do something more proactive in my recovery process.  I am looking forward to showing my physical therapist next week how well I have done on improving strength and  range of motion with the exercises she has given me.

Time to go make dinner.

See you Friday!

20 Pounds--Wahoo!!!!

I weighed in at 187 lbs at Weight Watchers yesterday!!!  I hit my 10% goal and my 20 pound goal on the same day.  I had a really terrible week food wise--had difficulty even wanting to track points and one day was a total bust point wise.  I completely expected a gain so a loss of a pound was pretty sweet and to meet those first two goals was great as well.

I figured out that part of my difficulty is boredom being home and part is feeling mildly depressed because of the wet, cold Oregon weather.  I eat when I'm bored and I eat when I'm depressed.  I am working on figuring out the solution.

So my next goal is 160 lbs.  I would love to be there by my 49th birthday on August 18th--4 months, 27 pounds--a little less than 7 pounds a month--might be a little ambitious but I am hoping that once I get off these crutches and can start exercising again I will lose closer to 2 pounds a week instead of the pound a week I am currently losing.

Please heal up foot!!

So Close

Weight Watchers Weigh-in day--lost 0.8 pounds.  I am now at 188 pounds--one pound away from my 10% loss goal.  I thought that I would be satisfied just maintaining while my foot is injured, but I find myself becoming more and more frustrated.  I want to be able to walk normally again.  I want to get back to being productive.  I want to get back to work.

I am having a lot of difficulty wanting to eat the right foods because boredom drives me to eat.  The things I would normally to do combat boredom--go for a walk, clean house, be active--I cannot do.  I have really struggled with having a bad attitude and have been pretty crabby lately.

I feel so useless and it is driving me crazy.

I need to figure out two things:

1--what can I do to combat boredom that doesn't involve food or physical activity?

2--what can I do to push my body into losing weight again?

We'll see if I figure those out this next week.

TTFN

It's Been a Tough Week

This past week has been tough.  I think it's because when I step on the scale every day I sem to be losing and gaining the same 2 to 3 pounds.  I have hit a plateau. 

The most frustrating part is that most people just increase activity to get out of a plateau.  I can't do that due to the restrictions placed on me because of the foot injury.

Aargh!!!!  It isn't easy not being able to exercise!  It's not easy to eat the right things when you are at home all day and bored out of your skull! 

I need to figure this out and I just don't know how to do it.

Almost there

Weight Watchers weigh-in day--188.8--just 1.5 pounds away from 20 pounds lost.

I went shopping last night for a new pair of pants--everything I own is super loose.  Went to JC Penney--I love the clearance rack there.  Found a pair of pants in a size 16 that fit nice in the butt and hips and thighs but then the waist is a little loose.  I am soooooo happy---I was a snug size 20 when I started and now Im probably about 8 or 9 pounds away from a 14!!!
It felt good to buy something that fit and that I was comfortable wearing--and I only paid 10 bucks for them.

I am going to work hard this next week to try to get to that 20 pound mark.  I have been losing steadily but only lost 0.6 pound this week--although I was in a PMS kinda way too.  That never helps.  Last month I actually gained 1.4 pounds with the PMS and this month I still managed to lose.
I would really like to be at 180 for Easter--that would be so incredible.

Time for another re-fill on my water bottle.