Life can get so busy yet I feel like nothing is 'new'. Laundry, learning, reading, talking and housecleaning take up the day completely.
Food focus was on track yesterday and so far today.
There are so many great bloggers out there that I get inspiration from, Thank you ladies for putting finger to key (so to speak) and expressing yourselves so well.
Since I don't have much to say but have the urge to write I will give show my food plan for today.
Breakfast
Oatmeal (apple & cinnamon) 2pts.
orange 1pt.
Snack AM
Apple 1pt.
1 tbsp. peanut butter 2pts.
Lunch
2 Hard boiled eggs 4pts.
slice of high fibre bread 2pts.
1 tsp. margarine 1pt.
1 cup baby carrots 1pt.
Snack PM
1cup grapes 1pt.
1 cup Cheerios 2pts.
Supper
1 sausage link 4.5pts.
3/4 cup brown rice 3pts.
2 cups mixed greens 0pts.
1 tbsp. light Thousand Island Dressing 1pt.
Total Daily Points Used 25.5
(3.5 to use for something? maybe a weight wathchers dessert or popcorn)
Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Total Vent
Well I am going to sit here and vent! "Its my blog and I can if I want to, can if I want to, can if I want to." (Hum while you read!)
I feel like a loser today because I have allowed the fact that I am going to start a 2 week challenge tomorrow to eat healthy and stay on points ruin my strength to eat well today!
Why??? What makes me sabotage myself in this way??? Why does food have such control???
I want to do what I know is good for my health. I lost my father to heart disease at the young age of 50. I am only 15 years from that now. I want to see my children grow up, marry, explore and have children and if I don't continue this journey to health than I will miss these milestones.
In the more short term my husband and I are considering having another baby (getting pregnant in the summer) and I know I can't start a pregnancy without having lost a good amount of weight and got into a good routine for exercise. Motivation? Should be!
So what will it take???That I haven't come to fully understand yet but will continue to look at.
Tomorrow the challenge starts and I will succeed in this for the next 14 days!
For the remainder of the day I will focus on the positive and use the support I have to work through these thoughts and ideas.
I feel like a loser today because I have allowed the fact that I am going to start a 2 week challenge tomorrow to eat healthy and stay on points ruin my strength to eat well today!
Why??? What makes me sabotage myself in this way??? Why does food have such control???
I want to do what I know is good for my health. I lost my father to heart disease at the young age of 50. I am only 15 years from that now. I want to see my children grow up, marry, explore and have children and if I don't continue this journey to health than I will miss these milestones.
In the more short term my husband and I are considering having another baby (getting pregnant in the summer) and I know I can't start a pregnancy without having lost a good amount of weight and got into a good routine for exercise. Motivation? Should be!
So what will it take???That I haven't come to fully understand yet but will continue to look at.
Tomorrow the challenge starts and I will succeed in this for the next 14 days!
For the remainder of the day I will focus on the positive and use the support I have to work through these thoughts and ideas.
Sweater
Here is the sweater I got myself for my 1st 10lb loss. My husband actually picked it out, I wouldn't have choose the colour but he liked it and I trust his 'taste'.
I posted this picture on request and it has been good for me because I hate getting my picture taken. So I had to look at some self esteem issues. I don't like how I look (rolls & rolls) and as long as there isn't pictures then I can avoid reality! NOT! I am sure someone out there can relate with me.
Anyway here is the picture..JPG)
I posted this picture on request and it has been good for me because I hate getting my picture taken. So I had to look at some self esteem issues. I don't like how I look (rolls & rolls) and as long as there isn't pictures then I can avoid reality! NOT! I am sure someone out there can relate with me.
Anyway here is the picture.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
News from the Scales
With no surprise I was up 1.2 lbs this week!
Oh well......I did exercise alot this week so I will focus on this victory.
Back to tracking points today and I plan to continue with my exercising this week.
I will not let this get me down!
I got my sweater in today from my first 10lbs reward. I love it too!
Oh well......I did exercise alot this week so I will focus on this victory.
Back to tracking points today and I plan to continue with my exercising this week.
I will not let this get me down!
I got my sweater in today from my first 10lbs reward. I love it too!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday Musings
Well......I weigh in tomorrow! Hopefully the scale is nice to me.
I am a little bit worried. I exercised everyday this week but I also had 2 birthday parties that had ice cream and cake. Of course I had to eat a bit of each, I did have control though so this is a victory.
In the past I wouldn't have stopped at just one serving so I am proud of myself for allowing myself this treat and then stopping.
{If only I had remembered to not eat the wieners I probably would not have had any problem after Friday's party.}
My abs are adjusting to the crunches I have been doing and are getting easier already.
I am a little bit worried. I exercised everyday this week but I also had 2 birthday parties that had ice cream and cake. Of course I had to eat a bit of each, I did have control though so this is a victory.
In the past I wouldn't have stopped at just one serving so I am proud of myself for allowing myself this treat and then stopping.
{If only I had remembered to not eat the wieners I probably would not have had any problem after Friday's party.}
My abs are adjusting to the crunches I have been doing and are getting easier already.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Birthdays
My eldest daughter turns 10 tomorrow!
Yesterday she had friends over to celebrate with us and had a sleepover.
I don't know what I was thinking last night but I had 2 wieners on white buns!
{I wasn't thinking}
Now it didn't hit me until I was trying to go to sleep at close to midnight and my stomache was telling me many stories. I have not eaten meat (if you can call wieners meat) or white flour in almost 3 weeks. Without getting into details I will just say I paid for my indulgence and am still paying.
On a positive note I have done my 30/30 now 4 out of 5 days. See my previous post for details. YEAH for me!
Yesterday she had friends over to celebrate with us and had a sleepover.
I don't know what I was thinking last night but I had 2 wieners on white buns!
{I wasn't thinking}
Now it didn't hit me until I was trying to go to sleep at close to midnight and my stomache was telling me many stories. I have not eaten meat (if you can call wieners meat) or white flour in almost 3 weeks. Without getting into details I will just say I paid for my indulgence and am still paying.
On a positive note I have done my 30/30 now 4 out of 5 days. See my previous post for details. YEAH for me!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Abs of Pain
How long have those muscles been hiding???
I have not done crunches since before I got pregnant with my last baby. So it has been almost 2 years since my stomache muscles have had to work.
A well meaning mom posted a challenge on the WW boards and my guilt would not let me pass it by. So on day 1 of this challenge to do 30 push ups and 30 sit ups I had to haul my behind out of bed and do the required amount because I couldn't allow myself to know that some moms were doing this challenge I had wimped out.
Day 2 came along and my big son was a little concerned about his mom because she was making some pretty weird noises while attempting to complete this round 2. None the less I did do them!
Today is day 3 of a 36 day challenge. By day 36 I shouldn't feel the pain anymore!
Here is to inches I hope to lose! Cheers!
I have not done crunches since before I got pregnant with my last baby. So it has been almost 2 years since my stomache muscles have had to work.
A well meaning mom posted a challenge on the WW boards and my guilt would not let me pass it by. So on day 1 of this challenge to do 30 push ups and 30 sit ups I had to haul my behind out of bed and do the required amount because I couldn't allow myself to know that some moms were doing this challenge I had wimped out.
Day 2 came along and my big son was a little concerned about his mom because she was making some pretty weird noises while attempting to complete this round 2. None the less I did do them!
Today is day 3 of a 36 day challenge. By day 36 I shouldn't feel the pain anymore!
Here is to inches I hope to lose! Cheers!
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