Woo Freaking Woo! Another awesome week on Weight Watchers! I am sooooooooooooo thrilled that after several months of struggling (at least six!) I am back! Not only did I struggle with WW and tracking, but I even went so far as to try another program. It was okay, but I didn't feel good on it. I made my way back to WW on May 4th, 2011. That day I weighed in at a scary for me 199.2 pounds (which means I was over 200 at home because my scale at home weighs heavy). The following week I weighed in at 195.2 and today I was 191.6! OMG. I shouldn't be excited about that number, BUT I am! 21.6 pounds and I will be back at lifetime AND I feel awesome at 170. It's my number!
I really, really liked having the Traveling Journal for a week. I was very aware of what I ate and tracked every single point. I ate all my daily points and all but four of my weeklies and still lost 3.6 pounds. It was a light exercise week for. I walked almost every day and I hooped, but that is less then normal. I am having an issue with my left knee so I am taking it easy.
Off to plan another week of healthy eating! I LOVE planning and I love how I feel when I am in control of my calories and exercise.
Being overweight is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Pick your hard!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Today is Freaking Amazing
A totally honest and open FB message I just sent to a few friends who are on this journey with me:
Andrea Childers May 14 at 10:23am
Time to eat fricking CROWE! I am soooo freaking EXCITED to share with you my meeting enthusiasm on this dreary Saturday:) Not dreary in my head though!!!!!!! O.M.G. I wish I could have taped the experience of my meeting for you to see! It was WAY more amazing then my account of it could ever be via a fb message! Am I jumping out of your computer yet? If not, I will be! I am typing fast and hitting the keys with fury!
I have had a great week. Was it perfect? NO way! But it was great. I even had a night where I didn't eat a ton of extra points and not record them! NOT a normal occurence. I need to stop night time eating and will probably have to take on the One Day at a Time practice just as I have with alcohol. This is definitely my biggest challenge.
Down 4.0 pounds (195.2 today)! OMG. This is big. Last week was really, really scary for me! Claire and Fran might not know this, BUT I was at 250 pounds when I started this journey. I hit lifetime about 18 months ago. I have slowly gained a bit over the past year. Lifetime for me is doctor noted at 170. I was at a VERY scary 199.2 weigh in last week! The meeting leader was very supportive and reminded me of where I had been and that it isn't too late to get back in control. I left feeling SUPER motivated. That was on a Wednesday. I have been jumping around meetings and I am sure that hasn't helped. I hadn't been to a Saturday meeting in months...my favorite leader...Working retail, I can always make this meeting. I have friends who can also make this meeting. It is a win, win situation that I haven't been taking advantage of! Slap me now! GUESS what? I type this with GOOSEBUMPS as I type that I have to go back to the meeting next week BECAUSE I grabbed the bull by the horns and SNATCHED the "traveling journal"! They started it at this meeting a month ago! OMG! So I guess the traveling jornal has been spoken for for this week and next:( BUT, I grabbed the darn bull by the horns and shouted, "Why can't there be two traveling journals!?!!!!!!!" and the leader handed me a new journal to take home! I have actual tears as I write this! I get it! I am ready! I am here! I am present! I am doing it! I got home, had my breakfast got out my favorite Sharpies and colored all over the cover of the journal. I wrote on the back, "If I fail to plan, I plan to fail"...I wrote on the inside of the cover, "Being overweight is hard, losing weight is hard, choose your hard!". Then I planned out my goals for the week and planned out my points for today:)
BTW, I. Am. Back! I. Am. Back!
Andrea Childers May 14 at 10:23am
Time to eat fricking CROWE! I am soooo freaking EXCITED to share with you my meeting enthusiasm on this dreary Saturday:) Not dreary in my head though!!!!!!! O.M.G. I wish I could have taped the experience of my meeting for you to see! It was WAY more amazing then my account of it could ever be via a fb message! Am I jumping out of your computer yet? If not, I will be! I am typing fast and hitting the keys with fury!
I have had a great week. Was it perfect? NO way! But it was great. I even had a night where I didn't eat a ton of extra points and not record them! NOT a normal occurence. I need to stop night time eating and will probably have to take on the One Day at a Time practice just as I have with alcohol. This is definitely my biggest challenge.
Down 4.0 pounds (195.2 today)! OMG. This is big. Last week was really, really scary for me! Claire and Fran might not know this, BUT I was at 250 pounds when I started this journey. I hit lifetime about 18 months ago. I have slowly gained a bit over the past year. Lifetime for me is doctor noted at 170. I was at a VERY scary 199.2 weigh in last week! The meeting leader was very supportive and reminded me of where I had been and that it isn't too late to get back in control. I left feeling SUPER motivated. That was on a Wednesday. I have been jumping around meetings and I am sure that hasn't helped. I hadn't been to a Saturday meeting in months...my favorite leader...Working retail, I can always make this meeting. I have friends who can also make this meeting. It is a win, win situation that I haven't been taking advantage of! Slap me now! GUESS what? I type this with GOOSEBUMPS as I type that I have to go back to the meeting next week BECAUSE I grabbed the bull by the horns and SNATCHED the "traveling journal"! They started it at this meeting a month ago! OMG! So I guess the traveling jornal has been spoken for for this week and next:( BUT, I grabbed the darn bull by the horns and shouted, "Why can't there be two traveling journals!?!!!!!!!" and the leader handed me a new journal to take home! I have actual tears as I write this! I get it! I am ready! I am here! I am present! I am doing it! I got home, had my breakfast got out my favorite Sharpies and colored all over the cover of the journal. I wrote on the back, "If I fail to plan, I plan to fail"...I wrote on the inside of the cover, "Being overweight is hard, losing weight is hard, choose your hard!". Then I planned out my goals for the week and planned out my points for today:)
BTW, I. Am. Back! I. Am. Back!
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