Alright fellow Blog Partakers, it's time for my 2 cents. I've thought about blogging all day and almost started the task a couple times. Instead, I decided to wait and organize my thoughts and I'm glad I did. I think I would have overly critiqued my poor eating over the holiday break instead of being optimistic of the year to come. Now that I've had the day to reflect I also feel very positive about the start of this new year. I have many goals and dammit I will succeed and reach them. I'm sick of seeing year after year pass me by and no progress towards things that truly matter to me. I'm not repeating history in 2009.
I've thought about my goals/resolutions and I really like the route that Nicole is taking. I could easily repeat my usual ones that entail weight loss and fixing my appearance. Obviously goals like that haven't helped me accomplish much in the last 8-9 years of my life so why beat a dead horse? I want to create resolutions that promote happiness therefore my emotions won't lead me toward poor eating decisions. It's no secret that I'm an emotional eater. My logic may be simplistic but if I'm happier my lifestyle changes will happen and will become concrete.
Resolution #1: I will exercise more and it will become a regular occurrence in my life. It's a fact that exercise reduces depression and boosts feelings of happiness.
Resolution #2: I will fix my social life. I've gotten into a ridiculous habit of rarely going out on weekends or evenings. I just stay at home with my son. If I do go out its for work functions or to hang out with my friends from church. I want to date again. I want to meet people. And I'm not going to do that by staying at home.
Resolution #3: I will create more organization in my life. When Gavin was younger this wasn't an issue but over the last year things have been so hectic in this household. Gavin participates in more activities, I work more, and I bring a lot of work home with me. The fun factor has decreased in our home and I want to fix that quickly. If I'm more organized and structured I will find time to have fun with my son and also boost that happiness I mentioned before.
I think three is a good number so I'm sticking with it. I think all three could directly or indirectly help me lose weight and create a healthier lifestyle. My next project is to buy a treadmill. I'm at the point where I can pay for most of one but cannot pay for it in full. Do I buy it now and put it on my credit card so it's paid off in a few months? Or do I wait until I can just pay it in full? I personally think I should buy it now while I'm so motivated to start a running program. I need to use it now in the winter since running outside is dangerous for my hamstrings. Plus I anticipate getting a refund back for my taxes so that will help me pay off any outstanding bill in a timely manner. I wish I had more motivation to use the Rec Center at ISU but I hate being around that college crowd and the available times at our exercise clinic in my building suck with my schedule. But eh, no excuses....I should be able to work my life into that exercise clinic schedule.
Anyway...cannot wait to hear more about your movie Nicole. It never hurts to be positive about life. Too many people are pessimistic and it's often obvious that it affects everything in their life. I often worry about developing into someone like that so any tips are helpful. I'm worried yet excited about going to Weight Watchers on Thursday. Worried because I gained and feel like a cow. Excited because I want to get back on the wagon and reach my 20 lbs goal before Valentines Day. I overate during the holidays but dammit I enjoyed most of it. (I could have done without some of the chocolate.)
I also look forward to anyone else who wants to join this blog and share their knowledge, concerns, or questions with everyone. The more people we have communicating on here, the more we will succeed. I sure the hell don't know everything so we need as many minds and opinions as possible! Good luck with the work week everyone! Jenny
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
New year, new attitude!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I love the beginning of a new year. It always seems like this is a magical time of the year when anything and everything is possible. We all get to start with a clean slate and the holidays are never as far away as they are right now!!! I will apologize in advance but I have some things I'd like to share with you as we start the year off and it might take some time.
First, as it is a tradition for the beginning of a new year I will be making my resolutions on our blog. I always seem to have the same lofty resolutions, eat less, exercise more, obviously become thin, marry an incredibly gorgeous man and live happily ever after (how Bridget Jones of me). However, the more I ponder my resolutions for the new year the less excited I am to set the same, tired, boring, goals. So, in a fit of fancy I have decided to not include any of these goals. I know that this might seem like a strange move. Clearly we are trying to lose weight and change our patterns, that's why the blog is here. Certainly it makes sense for me to include things like I will lose no less than 50 pounds this year or I will be in a size 18 by Christmas. However much sense these resolutions would make I am tired of always focusing on the things in my life that I don't like in my resolutions. I am frustrated with taking away things that I like in my life (like chocolate and chips) as part of my new year goals. Therefore, I have decided this year to focus my resolutions on increasing the time and energy I spend on things that make me happy, in doing so, I hope to continue to strive towards the goals that we are working towards in the lifestyle change.
New Years Resolutions 2009:
-I will try to spend at least 10 minutes, 3-5 times a week dancing around my apartment like an idiot. I love doing this, it makes me happy and I get to increase my heart rate...and I just bought the perfect CD for doing this.
-I will try to try 1 new recipe a week.
-I will try to do my part in helping the planet by recycling more. I am very bad right now (I only recycle pop cans).
-I will complete my thesis by May and be done with school!!!!
As of today, these are my resolutions. However, I do have the ability to change or add to any of these in the next 12 months!!!
New year down, onto the new attitude. I got up this morning and weighed myself. This is the first time that I've weighed myself since the week before Christmas. I was at 310.3 pounds. I was happy because I hadn't returned to my former glory of 321.7 but I was also sad because clearly I had not reached my goal of 300 by 2009. I was going to blog right away this morning but decided that I would later in the day, and let me tell you, I am ecstatic that I waited.
For Christmas this year my dad and step-mom decided that instead of gifts that they were going to give us all $25 and a movie. We were instructed to spend the money on soemthing fun and the movie was given to help us really put some perspecitive into our lives right now (which we can all use with the current state of things). The movie is called The Secret and it's a documentary on the power of positive thinking. It focuses on the law of attraction. Now, I'm not talking "Me Tarzan, you Jane lets get this loin cloth off," kind of attraction (although that was included in the film) it's more about how our thoughts and feelings attract certain circumstances, events and people to our lives. Now, as a scientist by nature, I am always a bit skeptical about the wholistic, metaphysical, fluffy type movements. While I think positive thinking is good I feel that there is a lot more to a desired outcome than sitting around and wishing for it to happen. However, as it was a gift I felt that I should watch this video, besides, my father (who is cut from the same cloth so to speak when it comes to this type of idea) recommended it to me. If he found it helpful I knew that there must be something of benefit in there, and let me tell you, there was. Let me just start off by saying that I haven't taken notes while watching a movie since my undergrad days and as I sit writing this blog entry I have 2 pages of notes to look at. I could write all of my thoughts on this video in the blog today but it would make for a very long blog entry so I am planning to, over the next week, break up what I found helpful into several different blog entries. Each of the ideas that I hope to highlight all focus on positive thinking and the journey that we are embarking upon, specifically to us the path to greater health. However, these thoughts can be applied to all aspects of our lives. Now, no worries, I haven't gone all hippy on you but I really feel that there are some good points to be made and want to share them with you. I have many thoughts right now floating around in my head so I won't be writing more about the film today (I need a chance to organize my thoughts into a coherent message) but I do want to leave you with one little morsel to chew on until I write again. Thoughts become things. I will expand on this but for now take it at face value and think about what it means to you!
p.s. I am no longer angry, upset or sad that I didn't reach my goal...
First, as it is a tradition for the beginning of a new year I will be making my resolutions on our blog. I always seem to have the same lofty resolutions, eat less, exercise more, obviously become thin, marry an incredibly gorgeous man and live happily ever after (how Bridget Jones of me). However, the more I ponder my resolutions for the new year the less excited I am to set the same, tired, boring, goals. So, in a fit of fancy I have decided to not include any of these goals. I know that this might seem like a strange move. Clearly we are trying to lose weight and change our patterns, that's why the blog is here. Certainly it makes sense for me to include things like I will lose no less than 50 pounds this year or I will be in a size 18 by Christmas. However much sense these resolutions would make I am tired of always focusing on the things in my life that I don't like in my resolutions. I am frustrated with taking away things that I like in my life (like chocolate and chips) as part of my new year goals. Therefore, I have decided this year to focus my resolutions on increasing the time and energy I spend on things that make me happy, in doing so, I hope to continue to strive towards the goals that we are working towards in the lifestyle change.
New Years Resolutions 2009:
-I will try to spend at least 10 minutes, 3-5 times a week dancing around my apartment like an idiot. I love doing this, it makes me happy and I get to increase my heart rate...and I just bought the perfect CD for doing this.
-I will try to try 1 new recipe a week.
-I will try to do my part in helping the planet by recycling more. I am very bad right now (I only recycle pop cans).
-I will complete my thesis by May and be done with school!!!!
As of today, these are my resolutions. However, I do have the ability to change or add to any of these in the next 12 months!!!
New year down, onto the new attitude. I got up this morning and weighed myself. This is the first time that I've weighed myself since the week before Christmas. I was at 310.3 pounds. I was happy because I hadn't returned to my former glory of 321.7 but I was also sad because clearly I had not reached my goal of 300 by 2009. I was going to blog right away this morning but decided that I would later in the day, and let me tell you, I am ecstatic that I waited.
For Christmas this year my dad and step-mom decided that instead of gifts that they were going to give us all $25 and a movie. We were instructed to spend the money on soemthing fun and the movie was given to help us really put some perspecitive into our lives right now (which we can all use with the current state of things). The movie is called The Secret and it's a documentary on the power of positive thinking. It focuses on the law of attraction. Now, I'm not talking "Me Tarzan, you Jane lets get this loin cloth off," kind of attraction (although that was included in the film) it's more about how our thoughts and feelings attract certain circumstances, events and people to our lives. Now, as a scientist by nature, I am always a bit skeptical about the wholistic, metaphysical, fluffy type movements. While I think positive thinking is good I feel that there is a lot more to a desired outcome than sitting around and wishing for it to happen. However, as it was a gift I felt that I should watch this video, besides, my father (who is cut from the same cloth so to speak when it comes to this type of idea) recommended it to me. If he found it helpful I knew that there must be something of benefit in there, and let me tell you, there was. Let me just start off by saying that I haven't taken notes while watching a movie since my undergrad days and as I sit writing this blog entry I have 2 pages of notes to look at. I could write all of my thoughts on this video in the blog today but it would make for a very long blog entry so I am planning to, over the next week, break up what I found helpful into several different blog entries. Each of the ideas that I hope to highlight all focus on positive thinking and the journey that we are embarking upon, specifically to us the path to greater health. However, these thoughts can be applied to all aspects of our lives. Now, no worries, I haven't gone all hippy on you but I really feel that there are some good points to be made and want to share them with you. I have many thoughts right now floating around in my head so I won't be writing more about the film today (I need a chance to organize my thoughts into a coherent message) but I do want to leave you with one little morsel to chew on until I write again. Thoughts become things. I will expand on this but for now take it at face value and think about what it means to you!
p.s. I am no longer angry, upset or sad that I didn't reach my goal...
Sunday, December 21, 2008
In 5,4,3,2,1...
CHRISTMAS!!! Wow, it's pretty much official now, I'm a nerd! Ladies, this week has not been my shining moment as far as this lifestyle change is concerned. I am unhappy to report that I even ate out (on Friday they bought Chinese take-out for those of us who drug our asses into work). I've been eating too much and not eating the healthiest of things. Unfortunately my holiday spirit is interfering with the spirit of our mission. I'll admit it, at first this really, REALLY bothered me. I was doing so well and then the holidays hit and I fell off of the bandwagon. What's wrong with me?!?!? As I pondered that question it dawned on me. I don't think there is anything wrong with me, or you Jenny or you Leann. We are still learning. We can't take a lifetime of questionable/bad eating and health choices and do a complete 180 in 3.5 months. If we expect perfection out of ourselves or eachother, we're just setting ourselves up for failure and disappointment. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying this because I'm giving up or want either of you to give up yoursleves or let me off the hook for doing poorly. I'm just saying that we're still amatures and need to have goals that are realistic for our current situation. I've already been dreading my trip back home because I know I won't be perfect but it stops today. I barely get to see my family and I refuse to spend the whole time beating myself up because of the fact that I over eat or make less than healthy choices at times. My Christmas goal has shifted. I'm going to try to spend my holiday focusing on the good choices that I make instead of the mistakes I make. Only eating one dessert...yay! Eating too many tortilla ham wraps, not wise but something to work on. I read this article yesterday about how heavy eaters feel more pressure, like they're being judged when they eat in social situations, especially at the holdiays and it's true. I already feel like my eating habits are being scrutinized by everybody else, I don't need to become my own worst critic.
Now, in order to compensate for the increased calorie content, I play to kick up the physical activity. I have already promised my nephew that we would go sledding everyday that we're together...that is some serious exercise, lugging myself, 2 kids and at least 2 sleds up a hill all day. My sister has also promised to walk with me while we're at our parents house. They live in the country so a quick jaunt around the block is over 2 miles! I know this doesn't negate the fact that I over eat but it helps keep things in balance!
Ok ladies...I have to get to my breakfast, laundry and caramel corn (I'm giving it all away!) so I should go. Once I leave home I won't have access to the internet, or at least I don't think I will, so if I don't talk to you before then, have a very merry Christmas!
Now, in order to compensate for the increased calorie content, I play to kick up the physical activity. I have already promised my nephew that we would go sledding everyday that we're together...that is some serious exercise, lugging myself, 2 kids and at least 2 sleds up a hill all day. My sister has also promised to walk with me while we're at our parents house. They live in the country so a quick jaunt around the block is over 2 miles! I know this doesn't negate the fact that I over eat but it helps keep things in balance!
Ok ladies...I have to get to my breakfast, laundry and caramel corn (I'm giving it all away!) so I should go. Once I leave home I won't have access to the internet, or at least I don't think I will, so if I don't talk to you before then, have a very merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
T-Minus 7 days til Christmas
Hey ladies:
Well I almost didn't go to Weight Watcher's today. But I talked myself out of that line of thinking since I won't be attending any meetings until January. I'm excused from attending meetings because they take place on Thursdays and the next two Thursdays are holidays. I might attend a meeting in Decorah on the 30th though just to keep myself in check. I was unhappy with my eating but managed to only gain 0.4 lb since last week. I tried to fix things the last couple days so I think that helped a lot.
So my next topic today is....popcorn. I really wish I liked it more. Gavin and I have made it the past two nights. I wanted something to fill me up and tide me over so I wouldn't snack all night. The thing is, I really don't enjoy popcorn that much. I know a lot of people that love it but I practically have to force myself to eat a bowl. We don't put butter on it (to keep it healthy plus I hate butter). I have Macaroni and Cheese topping for it and its decent.
So the main topic for WW today was "plan for holiday success". You need to meet, move, eat, and think over the holidays. Obviously meeting refers to WW meetings but I think it could also pertain to our communications over this blog. The one that stands out to me is thinking. I really need to think before I eat massive meals and Christmas goodies. Will I truly be hungry when I'm consuming that food? Or will I eat it simply because it's there on the table?
They actually shared a good recipe today too. If you like Almond Joy candy bars ( I love them), then you should like this:
Almond Joy Pudding
1 package of fat-free, sugar-free instant fudge pudding
2 cups of skim milk
1 cup quick oats (not cooked)
1 tsp coconut extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
Mix pudding and milk together until smooth. Add uncooked oats. Add extracts. Chill. Enjoy
Makes 4 servings....only 2 points for Weight Watchers.
I also received my January issue of Reader's Digest and it's main story is "13 Things No One Ever Tells You About Weight Loss". Here are the 13 things...I'll probably expand my thoughts on some of them later in a different blog entry.
1. Being overweight IS genetic (the FTO genome marker is related to type 2 diabetes and fat mass)
2. Some people just have more fat cells than others
3. You CAN change your metabolism
4. Stress fattens you up
5. Your mom's pregnancy affects your weight
6. Sleep More, Lose More
7. Your spouse (or significant other's) weight matters
8. A virus can cause obesity (this one seems crazy!)
9. Cookies (and other junk foods) really are addictive
10. Ear infections can taint your taste buds
11. Antioxidants are also anti-fat
12. Pick a diet, any diet (they all seem to have the same 4 rules: consume carbs in the form of whole grains and fiber, avoid trans fat and saturated fat, eat lean protein, and fill up on vegetables and fruits).
13. You can be fit and fat (I love this one....my thesis pertains to this point)
Hey Nicole....Steven Blair was a big influence in this article...are you familiar with him?
Ok ladies, that's enough for now!
Well I almost didn't go to Weight Watcher's today. But I talked myself out of that line of thinking since I won't be attending any meetings until January. I'm excused from attending meetings because they take place on Thursdays and the next two Thursdays are holidays. I might attend a meeting in Decorah on the 30th though just to keep myself in check. I was unhappy with my eating but managed to only gain 0.4 lb since last week. I tried to fix things the last couple days so I think that helped a lot.
So my next topic today is....popcorn. I really wish I liked it more. Gavin and I have made it the past two nights. I wanted something to fill me up and tide me over so I wouldn't snack all night. The thing is, I really don't enjoy popcorn that much. I know a lot of people that love it but I practically have to force myself to eat a bowl. We don't put butter on it (to keep it healthy plus I hate butter). I have Macaroni and Cheese topping for it and its decent.
So the main topic for WW today was "plan for holiday success". You need to meet, move, eat, and think over the holidays. Obviously meeting refers to WW meetings but I think it could also pertain to our communications over this blog. The one that stands out to me is thinking. I really need to think before I eat massive meals and Christmas goodies. Will I truly be hungry when I'm consuming that food? Or will I eat it simply because it's there on the table?
They actually shared a good recipe today too. If you like Almond Joy candy bars ( I love them), then you should like this:
Almond Joy Pudding
1 package of fat-free, sugar-free instant fudge pudding
2 cups of skim milk
1 cup quick oats (not cooked)
1 tsp coconut extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
Mix pudding and milk together until smooth. Add uncooked oats. Add extracts. Chill. Enjoy
Makes 4 servings....only 2 points for Weight Watchers.
I also received my January issue of Reader's Digest and it's main story is "13 Things No One Ever Tells You About Weight Loss". Here are the 13 things...I'll probably expand my thoughts on some of them later in a different blog entry.
1. Being overweight IS genetic (the FTO genome marker is related to type 2 diabetes and fat mass)
2. Some people just have more fat cells than others
3. You CAN change your metabolism
4. Stress fattens you up
5. Your mom's pregnancy affects your weight
6. Sleep More, Lose More
7. Your spouse (or significant other's) weight matters
8. A virus can cause obesity (this one seems crazy!)
9. Cookies (and other junk foods) really are addictive
10. Ear infections can taint your taste buds
11. Antioxidants are also anti-fat
12. Pick a diet, any diet (they all seem to have the same 4 rules: consume carbs in the form of whole grains and fiber, avoid trans fat and saturated fat, eat lean protein, and fill up on vegetables and fruits).
13. You can be fit and fat (I love this one....my thesis pertains to this point)
Hey Nicole....Steven Blair was a big influence in this article...are you familiar with him?
Ok ladies, that's enough for now!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Butternut Squash is Grrrrrrrreat!
Well not to be pessimistic, but the last two days haven't been so hot. Nothing has triggered my poor eating....I'm just in a lazy, "oh well" kind of mood. I haven't counted my points very well at all. I really wanted to lose enough weight to reach the 15 pound point at Weight Watchers so I'd have a nice even weight to maintain over the holidays. Hopefully I can make a difference by being wise tomorrow and Wednesday.
My boss had a dinner tonight for her grad students. The food was so good! The roasted vegetables were the best. She had the best combination of onions, tomatoes, and butternut squash. She also fixed a pork roast and a great salad. The dessert was so rich....turtle pie. It was my first turtle pie and I couldn't believe she made it herself. The dessert probably didn't help my diet LOL.
Anyway, I felt like tattling on myself. I've been eating when I'm not truly hungry. My physical activity is still rather low. And like I said before, I'm not counting my daily point values. I woudn't be horribly worried about that except I'm not listening to my hunger and not making wise choices. I've purposely been keeping non-appealing junk food in the house that only Gavin likes...but now I find myself eating it even though I don't care for it much. Little Debbie cakes are the main culprit. I hate those things. Occasionally I like Star Crunches but the rest of the stuff isn't that great. I've also been eating normal food in inappropriate portions. Blah. Alright, enough tattling for now....I hope you are having better luck than me!
My boss had a dinner tonight for her grad students. The food was so good! The roasted vegetables were the best. She had the best combination of onions, tomatoes, and butternut squash. She also fixed a pork roast and a great salad. The dessert was so rich....turtle pie. It was my first turtle pie and I couldn't believe she made it herself. The dessert probably didn't help my diet LOL.
Anyway, I felt like tattling on myself. I've been eating when I'm not truly hungry. My physical activity is still rather low. And like I said before, I'm not counting my daily point values. I woudn't be horribly worried about that except I'm not listening to my hunger and not making wise choices. I've purposely been keeping non-appealing junk food in the house that only Gavin likes...but now I find myself eating it even though I don't care for it much. Little Debbie cakes are the main culprit. I hate those things. Occasionally I like Star Crunches but the rest of the stuff isn't that great. I've also been eating normal food in inappropriate portions. Blah. Alright, enough tattling for now....I hope you are having better luck than me!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Bah humbug...
I suck! Obviously not in general, I feel as though I am a delightful friend and companion but when it comes to keeping on track I must say...not good. I feel like I was doing so well. I was at 301.5 the morning before I left for my thanksgiving sojourn to Iowa and I am officially back to 307.4 as I type. Humbug I say...sorry, I watched my favorite Christmas movie Thursday night and I have Scrooge in my head! I have no excuse except for the fact that I am sucking right now. I'm lazy, unmotivated, bored, lazy, homesick...did I mention lazy?!?!? I too have made Jenny's discovery that I've been doing fewer dishes this past week. However, my dish decrease is coming from the fact that I cooked one night this week, ONE, and ate out (well technically in) the rest of the week...double humbug! My physical activity has consisted of me walking up and down my steps to get to my car or apartment and walking down the hill to work and back up the hill to the bus. At this rate I should honestly forget my goal of 300 0r less by new years and just pray the God that I'm not back at 321 when 2009 rolls around!
Although giving up until after Christmas/New Year's seems so easy, I'm not going to do that and I'm not going to forget my goal...that would be ridiculous. I don't need to change my goal I just need to change my path, my way of thinking/acting (much like Scrooge does at the end of the movie...see I can keep this theme going). First and foremost I cannot eat out anymore. I only have 1.5 weeks until I leave for Christmas and it will be home-prepared meals until that day. I also need to start listening to my body again and eating when, and only when my body is truly, phyisiologically hungry. Third, I need to pick up my activity level. I always feel better when I'm doing some sort of exercise. It doesn't have to be a lot but it has to be something. I've been doing really well with drinking water...I make myself drink at least 4, 16 oz. glasses of water each day at work so that's great. I need to make sure I'm drinking as much on the weekends though. And lastly, I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. I knew moving out to Michigan would be hard, and I don't think I've made a good enough effort to enjoy life out here by myself. I whine about being alone but all I do is go to work and sit at home. I need to look into doing something. Joining a church, a community group, a book club...I am so not picky anymore. I just need to do something! No more humbugging for this girl. I am, from here on out happy Scrooge!
Although giving up until after Christmas/New Year's seems so easy, I'm not going to do that and I'm not going to forget my goal...that would be ridiculous. I don't need to change my goal I just need to change my path, my way of thinking/acting (much like Scrooge does at the end of the movie...see I can keep this theme going). First and foremost I cannot eat out anymore. I only have 1.5 weeks until I leave for Christmas and it will be home-prepared meals until that day. I also need to start listening to my body again and eating when, and only when my body is truly, phyisiologically hungry. Third, I need to pick up my activity level. I always feel better when I'm doing some sort of exercise. It doesn't have to be a lot but it has to be something. I've been doing really well with drinking water...I make myself drink at least 4, 16 oz. glasses of water each day at work so that's great. I need to make sure I'm drinking as much on the weekends though. And lastly, I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. I knew moving out to Michigan would be hard, and I don't think I've made a good enough effort to enjoy life out here by myself. I whine about being alone but all I do is go to work and sit at home. I need to look into doing something. Joining a church, a community group, a book club...I am so not picky anymore. I just need to do something! No more humbugging for this girl. I am, from here on out happy Scrooge!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
T'was a good day at Weight Watchers.....
The computers were working correctly!!! I am down 1.8 lbs. I guess I was 269.8 lbs last week so I'm right at 268 labs. I would like to be at 260 lbs in the middle of January. My next weight goal is is to be at 260 lbs by January 15th.
Weight Watchers is adopting a new program, the Millennium Program. Things aren't much different from the previous program. Stuff just looks fancier and there are a few changes with Point values and food choices. I am starting to develop some worry about eating around the holidays. I do really well in Ames where I control what's in my apartment. My mom usually has a stash of chips or other goodies so I give into temptation more often at her home. The buffet style meals at family gatherings can also be troublesome. If I would just track what I ate, I think I'd be ok. But it's so easy to discard that habit when I'm at home and forget about it while I'm enjoying time with family. I guess I should think positive and not assume that I'll fail. I really want to lose each week....even if it's 0.1 lbs I'll be happy. The 2.6 lbs I gained over Thanksgiving really irritates me.
I made an interesting observation today. Ever since I've adopted the way of WW, I've been doing less dishes. I must have been eating exteme amounts of food months ago because I'd have a lot of pots and pans each night. Housekeeping in the kitchen has been much easier. Not too significant but damn nice.
I started pricing treadmills today too. I believe I will buy one on credit in January and then completely pay it off when I get my tax refund. 2nd Wind Equipment in Ankeny and Des Moines has some decent models that I can afford. Best of all, those models are foldable and have an appropriate weight limit. I just hope delivery is simple, cheap, or even free. I feel somewhat guilty for spending that much money on myself but it's for my health. I guess I will condone it like I condoned buying my bike this year.
Anyway...I hope things turn around and improve this weekend Nicole. I know it's easier said than done but it's mind over matter. Just have to tell yourself that you can do it and persevere. I'm holding you to your goal of getting below 3o0.
Ok, that's enough for now. Happy and Healthy Eating!
Weight Watchers is adopting a new program, the Millennium Program. Things aren't much different from the previous program. Stuff just looks fancier and there are a few changes with Point values and food choices. I am starting to develop some worry about eating around the holidays. I do really well in Ames where I control what's in my apartment. My mom usually has a stash of chips or other goodies so I give into temptation more often at her home. The buffet style meals at family gatherings can also be troublesome. If I would just track what I ate, I think I'd be ok. But it's so easy to discard that habit when I'm at home and forget about it while I'm enjoying time with family. I guess I should think positive and not assume that I'll fail. I really want to lose each week....even if it's 0.1 lbs I'll be happy. The 2.6 lbs I gained over Thanksgiving really irritates me.
I made an interesting observation today. Ever since I've adopted the way of WW, I've been doing less dishes. I must have been eating exteme amounts of food months ago because I'd have a lot of pots and pans each night. Housekeeping in the kitchen has been much easier. Not too significant but damn nice.
I started pricing treadmills today too. I believe I will buy one on credit in January and then completely pay it off when I get my tax refund. 2nd Wind Equipment in Ankeny and Des Moines has some decent models that I can afford. Best of all, those models are foldable and have an appropriate weight limit. I just hope delivery is simple, cheap, or even free. I feel somewhat guilty for spending that much money on myself but it's for my health. I guess I will condone it like I condoned buying my bike this year.
Anyway...I hope things turn around and improve this weekend Nicole. I know it's easier said than done but it's mind over matter. Just have to tell yourself that you can do it and persevere. I'm holding you to your goal of getting below 3o0.
Ok, that's enough for now. Happy and Healthy Eating!
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