I spent some time yesterday re-reading all of my old blogs. I was looking for a recipe I was sure I had posted, but didn't put it in the title, so I ended up reading each and every one of them. A lot of it was like reading through an old high school journal, kind of embarrasing and all I could think was, "What is wrong with me?!" As painful as it was to read, I did get some good motivation out of it. And it reminded me of things I was doing and eating back when I first started WW and was so successful.
I'm finally back in the mindset of wanting to lose weight again, not just maintain what I've already lost. While I still don't have the zeal and excitment of when I first joined, I do feel inspired to get with the program and actually stick to it. I read in an earlier post that before I would lose weight for an arbitrary event (wedding, vacation, etc) and then I would quit. I decided I wasn't going to do that this time around. But then I realized that I really don't have any goals or timelines set for myself, and I think that's part of why I let myself vear off course.
So, I have less than 7 months until vacation in Jamaica; 29 weeks from Saturday to be exact. My goal is to lose 40+ pounds from where I was this morning by the time we leave. I'm not saying exactly 40 because if I'm close or hit it before we go, I'll slack off. So the minimum that needs to be gone by December 22 is 40 pounds. If I can manage to lose 60 pounds, that would put me at goal weight!
I've had an awesome week this week with tracking and styaing within my points. And I've earned a fair amount of activity points, although I've been kind of sluggish the last 2 days. I just need to force myself to stay on plan and move as much as I can. The movement is about to get easier and way more fun...I'm getting a motorcycle sometime in the next couple of weeks. It's a serious core workout and can earn massive activity points!
Todays weight: 195.0
Jamaica goal weight: 155.0
Final goal weight: 135.0
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
20 Pounds by 4th of July
I realized that I haven't really been working towards anything as far as my weight loss goes. Yes, I want to lose weight, but I haven't been setting any goals for myself. So today, I decided that I want to drop 20 pounds by 4th of July. That's 7 weeks from today. It's going to be difficult, but I know I can do it. I think I need to jolt myself back into reality and back into being on plan. I've been really sloppy and lazy lately. I know I can't accomplish this goal without a plan of attack, and even setting mini goals along the way.
Step 1: get the eating under control. It may sound easy, but this involves tracking every bit of food that enters my mouth and staying within my points. I also need to cut out all of the crap I've been eating. And we need to quit going out to eat on a whim. Or at least I need to stop ordering the high fat stuff. If we go out to eat, it's grilled chicken and veggies, or a salad for me. I will also be limiting the amount of junk food enters the house, and buying more fresh fruit since it's coming into season.
Step 2: move more. We all know I hate to exercise, but I know that I'm never going to be able to lose weight and keep it off without it. So bring on the gym. I'm going to focus more on cardio than weights because that's what will take the fat off. My goal is to go to the gym twice a week so I can do different cardio equipment, like the arc trainer, eliptical, or bike, and then I will walk at home either on the treadmill or outside 3 more days a week.
Step 3: have a contingency plan. Lets face it, life doesn't always go according to plan. There are going to be nights that I don't want to cook, or don't have time to cook. There are going to be days when I don't feel like working out. I have to be able to work around these obstacles without throwing in the towel. First, I will make sure that there is always a low-point food option in the freezer for when I don't want to cook dinner. I'm also going to make sure that I have menus planned in advance so I don't have to wing it. On days I don't want to work out, I'm going to make myself do 10 minutes. If I'm not feeling it after that, I can quit. But more often than not, once I've been doing it for 10 minutes I want to keep going.
Step 4: take my meds as prescribed. This sounds like a no-brainer, but I have issues in this department. While I'm not diabetic, I am insulin resistant and therefore need to take medication to lower my insulin levels. This directly affects my weight loss and I haven't been taking it like I should. I honestly just forget to take it. I'm going to pull it out and sit it on the kitchen counter where I can see it instead of keeping it hidden away in the medicine basket.
I'm going to make this work, come hell or high water. I just have to.
Step 1: get the eating under control. It may sound easy, but this involves tracking every bit of food that enters my mouth and staying within my points. I also need to cut out all of the crap I've been eating. And we need to quit going out to eat on a whim. Or at least I need to stop ordering the high fat stuff. If we go out to eat, it's grilled chicken and veggies, or a salad for me. I will also be limiting the amount of junk food enters the house, and buying more fresh fruit since it's coming into season.
Step 2: move more. We all know I hate to exercise, but I know that I'm never going to be able to lose weight and keep it off without it. So bring on the gym. I'm going to focus more on cardio than weights because that's what will take the fat off. My goal is to go to the gym twice a week so I can do different cardio equipment, like the arc trainer, eliptical, or bike, and then I will walk at home either on the treadmill or outside 3 more days a week.
Step 3: have a contingency plan. Lets face it, life doesn't always go according to plan. There are going to be nights that I don't want to cook, or don't have time to cook. There are going to be days when I don't feel like working out. I have to be able to work around these obstacles without throwing in the towel. First, I will make sure that there is always a low-point food option in the freezer for when I don't want to cook dinner. I'm also going to make sure that I have menus planned in advance so I don't have to wing it. On days I don't want to work out, I'm going to make myself do 10 minutes. If I'm not feeling it after that, I can quit. But more often than not, once I've been doing it for 10 minutes I want to keep going.
Step 4: take my meds as prescribed. This sounds like a no-brainer, but I have issues in this department. While I'm not diabetic, I am insulin resistant and therefore need to take medication to lower my insulin levels. This directly affects my weight loss and I haven't been taking it like I should. I honestly just forget to take it. I'm going to pull it out and sit it on the kitchen counter where I can see it instead of keeping it hidden away in the medicine basket.
I'm going to make this work, come hell or high water. I just have to.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Am I Really Having A Mental Shift?
I was really worried about how today was going to go. I knew we were going out for German/Austrian food tonight for Mother's Day and my dad's birthday. Last time we went I got the sausage sampler...6 sausages to the tune of 8 points each. That was before WW. Anyways, I poured over the menu for the last few days trying to figure out what I was going to get. I was still clueless as of this morning.
During our meeting today, we talked about motivation. Right now, I really don't have any. I mean, yeah, I'm sick of being fat, but that's never gotten me anywhere before. I have a trip to Jamaica coming up in 6 and a half months, but I just got back from a cruise and didn't really lose any weight for that, so why would Jamaica be any different? I'm just kind of here, going through the motions (barely) and having a hard time figuring out why I'm doing all of this when I really just want to go eat a cheeseburger. My leader challenged us to force ourselves to have an on-plan week, even if we weren't feeling it. The theory is that if we have an on-plan week, then we'll notice how much better we're feeling and that will make us want to stay on-plan.
I decided to give the challenge the old college try. So I pulled up the menu again, knowing that I was going to stay away from anything breaded, and the yummy sausages. I decided on sliced beef and roasted root vegetables in a vegetable and beef cosumme. I was not at all excited about it, but I knew it was the best decision, especially if I wanted desert. To my surprise, it was absolutely delicious! And it was only 6PP! It really was one of the best dishes I've ever had, and I don't feel sick after eating it.
Since today was such a positive day, I came home and planned out my breakfasts and lunches for the week and I'm focusing on yummy, but whole and nutritious foods. I'm actually excited. I really thing this is the mental shift that I've been needing and waiting for. Normally when we go out to eat, I order my old standby's, which is what I always ordered before WW. Now I feel like I can branch out and still have wonderful food, but lower points. Now I just need to figure out a way to make exercise fun!
During our meeting today, we talked about motivation. Right now, I really don't have any. I mean, yeah, I'm sick of being fat, but that's never gotten me anywhere before. I have a trip to Jamaica coming up in 6 and a half months, but I just got back from a cruise and didn't really lose any weight for that, so why would Jamaica be any different? I'm just kind of here, going through the motions (barely) and having a hard time figuring out why I'm doing all of this when I really just want to go eat a cheeseburger. My leader challenged us to force ourselves to have an on-plan week, even if we weren't feeling it. The theory is that if we have an on-plan week, then we'll notice how much better we're feeling and that will make us want to stay on-plan.
I decided to give the challenge the old college try. So I pulled up the menu again, knowing that I was going to stay away from anything breaded, and the yummy sausages. I decided on sliced beef and roasted root vegetables in a vegetable and beef cosumme. I was not at all excited about it, but I knew it was the best decision, especially if I wanted desert. To my surprise, it was absolutely delicious! And it was only 6PP! It really was one of the best dishes I've ever had, and I don't feel sick after eating it.
Since today was such a positive day, I came home and planned out my breakfasts and lunches for the week and I'm focusing on yummy, but whole and nutritious foods. I'm actually excited. I really thing this is the mental shift that I've been needing and waiting for. Normally when we go out to eat, I order my old standby's, which is what I always ordered before WW. Now I feel like I can branch out and still have wonderful food, but lower points. Now I just need to figure out a way to make exercise fun!
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