Weigh in Saturday

Well I did it!!!  I managed to lose 4.8 pounds last week :)  I was thrilled to see that number went down.  I didn't lose everything that I gained but it is more than half so I was happy with it.  I usually go to the Friday night meetings so I wasn't expecting to see sooooo many people.  Seriously, there were only a few empty chairs in room.  Then since it was my 16th week I got the infamous clapping hands charm!

I'm proud of myself for sticking to my exercise goal for the weekend.  Last post I mentioned I went to the gym that night........I also went Sat afternoon too!!  I really wanted to go yesterday but studying for an exam has taken up all my time.  I will try and get something in tonight since I won't be able to do anything until Friday again.

Today's food has been pretty good & I have alot of points left for dinner.  Breakfast was an arnold thin w/ 2 Tbsp of peanut butter & banana slices (soooo yumm-O), lunch was a can of tuna (no mayo) on 1 slice of wheat bread, strawbeery Greek yogurt & 1 cup of canteloupe.  I have some shrimp for dinner so we'll see what I can come up with.

Until next week..... =)

Back on the wagon

OK, so I haven't posted anything in awhile.  I was on vacation & missed 2 meetings.  When I went back last week (which I was dreading) I had gained 8 lbs!  OMG, I felt like crap when I saw that.  I worked out 2 days at home & tonight at the gym.  I go to school 3 nights a week straight from work so I only have 4 days to do everything else.

Anyways, I am going to the meeting tomorrow so I hope my hard work will pay off.  Tonight's dinner was 6oz of salmon, drizzled olive oil w/ greek seasoning & 3/4c Near East rice pilaf.  I have 4 points left for the day so I wonder if i should have that WW ice cream bar that tastes like a snickers or just go to bed...hmmmmmm

Tomorrow I will either head back to the gym, take the dog for a walk or pop in some of these videos or Wii games.  I will also be planning out meal plans for the week.  If anyone has any suggestions on what I can bring to class that doesn't need a microwave/fridge please share!  I've been bringing snacks w/ a sandwich but sometimes the sandwich gets mushy :/

Weigh-In Friday

Well I was off today so I decided to go to the AM meeting.....of course before I ate anything!  To my surprise I had lost 2.2 pounds this week!!  I made up for my gain from last week...YAY =)

It was an interesting topic this week...breakfast.  I start work at 6:30am so I don't usually eat anything until 9-10am.  It's mostly oatmeal or anything microwavable.  Some of the other members were chiming in with different ideas.  The one that stuck with me is......an Arnold Thin, 1 Tbsp of peanut butter, and banana slices.  OMG, it sounds heavenly!!!  I'm am ADDICTED to peanut butter.  I usually do a snack of PBJ on a bagel thin but to add a banana on it sounded great.

Next week I may go to the Thursday meeting.  I leave for Daytona Beach Friday evening & will be gone the whole week.  I'm hoping to be able to control myself and at least maintain when I get back home.

Weigh in Friday...not so good this week

Well Friday's weigh in didn't go as good as the last few.  I've gained 1.4lbs.  I know what I did wrong though, I've been very leinant on myself and missed tracking a few days.  I'm back in the zone now and will get it back off.  I also had finals this week so I'm sure that helped with the gain.  At this meeting they had some of their snacks on sale so I picked up the BBQ pop chips, cinnamon swirl pop crisps, and the cinnamon crumb supreme bars (my favorite).  Will be doing grocery shopping today & stocking up on lots of good stuff!  Until next time.

First 10 pounds=GONE

Yesterday was my weigh in.  I kind of had an idea of what the scale would show since I'm a serial weigher. LOL  We also have a Biggest Loser competition going on at work and that weign in was yesterday morning.  OK, enough typing....now on to the good part.  This week I managed to lose 3.4 pounds bringing my total to 10.4!!!!  I lost my first 10 pounds since starting!!!!!  My leader wasn't there so we had a fill-in & she couldn't find the 5lb sticker so I will have to get one next week.  I love opening my weight tracker & seeing all the stickers on there.  I did manage to get a Bravo star though. LOL

Tonight we have a birthday party at a pizza place...great.  I will try and load up on salad and have only a slice or two of plain cheese or veggie pizza. 

Weigh In Friday

I was pleasantly surprised with this week's weigh in since it was after Easter.  Down 0.4 for a total of 7.4lbs lost so far.  I also decided to purchase a pedometer this week.  A small investment in my health!  I used it all day Saturday and came up with about 9000 (plus some) steps and earned 5 activity points.  Sunday I noticed I didn't do as many so I dragged myself, the hubby & the dog on a family walk!

Goal for this week is to walk more & increase my water intake.  I used to like water but it's been so blah lately.....thank goodness for Crystal Light!

Have a great week!!!!

Little bit about me

Well where do I begin.  I've always been overweight & finally need to do something & for good!  I've been on so many diets, I can barely keep track of all of them.  Low carb, no carb, protein, etc.  Last year I went to my PCP and asked if there was something they can give me...they said "get moving" LOL.  They did give me a nutritionist though.  Hubby & I met with this Dr & signed up to do Optifast.  It was tough at first but I lost 52 pounds in 4 months!!!  I felt great & thought I looked pretty good too! ;)  After the 4 months we decided we can do it on our own.  By the time the end of the year came, I had gained pretty much everything back.  Hubby initially lost about 90 & he gained back about 40. 

In January I decided to give Weight Watchers another chance.  I did it years ago and did pretty good but then went on an all-inclusive vacation & never went back.  My first week in Jan I lost 6 pounds!!  The second week was around 2.  The third week I ended up gaining & got frustrated.  I stopped going for about a month & gained back about 8.  Here we go again.  I decided to go back though & have been doing pretty good.  Total loss as of Jan right now is 7ish lbs.  I plan to stick it out even if I do gain.  2 weeks ago I did gain 1.2 lbs but last week I lost 4.2 so I made up for it!  I just have to get it through my head that there will be good & bad weeks.  I just have to get back on track after the bad weeks.  I also have to learn how to like exercising, that is my weakness.  My goal weight is FAR away but I will get there.

I go to the Friday evening weigh-in & meeting.  I tried to do pretty good this week considering it was Easter Sunday so I'm anxious to see how I did.....will update more later on.