Today marks 1 year since I joined WISH.
I started at 138 and weighed in today at 140. Not exactly the results I was looking for, but what can I do?!?!?
The highest I have been was 142, the lowest was 133. When I get back from my vacation I am going to start a new journal. I have made some progress this past year, even though the scale doesnt necessarily show it. I am in the best cardiovascular shape of my life, I have some nice upper body definition, I am no longer embarrassed to wear sleeveless shirts/tank tops, and I am STRONG. Some other accomplishments:
1) Cut down on the obsessive afternoon snacking (for the most part)
2) Started exercising regularly
3) Started consistently drinking 100+oz of water every day (including weekends!)
4) Started eating more fruits and veggies
5) Stopped obsessing about the number on the scale
6) Started tracking everything I eat (both the good AND the bad)
Things I still need to work on:
1) Liking my body the way it is
2) Getting control of the weekends/social gatherings
3) Not beating myself up if I have a bad food/exercise day
4) Maintaining weight while on vacation (I average a gain of 1lb per vacation day!)
I had to break into my emergency almond stash at work yesterday I was getting light headed and felt I had to eat something and that was better than getting something out of the snack locker or eating my co-workers animal crackers! Also, I got really upset DH was converting old tapes to DVD and there was one from Christmas 03. The kids were so young and cute and I was so SKINNY! Its back when I was still 128. I got REALLY depressed. I eat better and work out more than ever and the harder I try, the fatter I get. And of course I did the WRONG thing by emotional eating. But today starts a new day and once my vacation is over, I will have to try something new. Im sure if I just stop snacking Ill be OK.
I just need to try harder and make some sacrifices! Yesterdays totals were 1699 cal, 74g fat, 156g carbs, 119g protein, 30g fiber and I drank 100oz water, 2 cups green tea and a DC:
6:00am: Chocolate Oatmeal; ½ Bran Muffin
8:40am: FF Cottage Cheese (1/2c); Cantaloupe (1c)
11:30am: Chicken (3oz); Romaine (2c); LF Dressing (2tbsp); Red Pepper (1/8c); Bacon (1tbsp); FF Feta (2tbsp); Tomato (1/8c)
2:30pm: LF String Cheese; Strawberries (1c); Almonds (1.2oz)
6:30pm: Beef Roast (3oz); Carrots (8 baby); Onion; SF/FF Pudding
8:00pm: Peanut Butter (2tbsp); Peanut Butter Crunch (1/2c) ~ I sense a theme here
WORKOUT: Pilates (40min)
RESISTED: Animal Crackers; the rest of the Peanut Butter
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Tracey, it sure is hard to get back into the gym habit if it's broken, which is why I don't want to take too much time off! Easy to get out of the habit though...
Jane, my dad's house is on a huge private lake. It's so awesome to just walk out the back door and down to the dock! There are lots of little islands that we can boat to as well. I'm really looking forward to it (once that dreaded red-eye is done with!)
Amy, I was glad I held out until today to weigh in. I am going to weigh tomorrow morning so I can have my beginning vacation weight. My goal is to not gain more than 2 lbs this trip. I CAN DO IT!!! My tooth is still reall bothering me. I'm fine as long as I don't chew on that side, but I am still ticked off because it never hurt before this crown business!
Anna, I hope I don't have to get a root canal.. the tooth will scream if I suck cold air over it, but it's fine if I drink cold water. I just hope it's something simple and when they take the temp off they will say "Oh, THIS is why it was hurting" and fix it before they put the permanent one on!
You are probably right about the flight. Us adults will be the ones needing the nap!
Gee, Marie, rub it in why don't you? I think I would die from pain if this one came off and that tooth was exposed to the elements. Of course maybe I am completely wrong and the temp crown is the problem, not the tooth. I had a dream last night that I popped the temp off. I hope it wasn't a foreshadow!