melnhardy

Well, at weigh-in (Monday), I was up one pound, but the next day, that pound was gone along with 2 of his evil little friends.  I pretty much expected it since my mom took us out to dinner Friday night.  I had a 1/2 fish log, hot slaw and home fried potatoes.  Man was it good, but suprisingly, Saturday morning I was right back on track.  Then….Sunday night, my hubby decided to celebrate my step-son finding a job (just in the nick of time too!) by bringing Popeye’s chicken home.  How on earth is anyone supposed to resist Popeye’s chicken???
My hubby (the absolute BEST man on the planet) told me last night that he would just eat sandwiches while I eat my Smart Ones/Lean Cuisine frozen meals this weekend, to help offset Turkey day.  I have to say that the first few weeks of this “diet” were rougher on him than me, but he has really stepped-up and is helping me more often than hurting my weight loss.  I think part of that is that now my progress is so visible that he wants me to help me succeed.
Anyway, hope everyone is having a great week and I wish us all success next week!

Okay, sorry I have not posted sooner, but have been a little busy this week.  Weigh-in on Monday was fine, lost another 2 pounds.  The rest of the week has gone to pot though.  I have not done ANYTHING differently from the last 2 weeks when I lost 2 pounds, except that 2 points have been dropped off my daily allowance.  I have even stayed 2-3 points under my daily allowance on Wed. & Thurs. and I have gained a freaking pound!  GRRRRRR!

I know, I know, I shouldn’t weigh myself every day.  I can deal with staying the same, but to gain 1 pound….    I realize this is a normal part of the weight loss process, but dang it, it’s still frustrating!

Oh well, I’m not letting it derail what I’ve done so far.  As long as I stay on plan, I know I will eventually reach my destination…but this is one time, I don’t want to take the scenic route. 

Until next time.

((HUGS))
Melissa

Lost another 2 pounds, although I feel really guilty about it, since I was really bad this weekend. 

Friday morning, I was 4 pounds down.  Hubby & I went to the Chinese buffet Friday night.  Saturday morning, I was only 3 pounds down.  Then Saturday night, hubby changed menu at last minute.  That along with traditional Sunday morning breakfast put another pound back on. 

I need to get back on track, but have temporarily lost my motivation.  Part is due to the change in weather & time change, but mostly just because.  We/I used to walk in the evening, but now that it gets dark so early, can’t go out and do that.  I have a (cheap) elliptical, but have a hard time finding motivation to do it, when hubby is watching T.V. upstairs (he of course is thin and doesn’t struggle). 

But, I need to listen to the Nike ad and, “Just do it.”

At least I don’t have Halloween candy around the house tempting me in my moment of weakness. 

I seriously need your opinion.  I have been walking the track below for several weeks now.   I start at the left end (between the tree and the blue rectangle on the yellow portion) and do a “figure 8″ pattern twice. 

Large track (orange): 1.0 Mile+ (5,475 feet)

Small Track (yellow): .8 Mile (4,481 feet)

If I walk a figure 8 of this track 2 times, how many miles would you say I have walked?

Please tell me what you think.

I lost another 2 pounds to make my total weight lost 35 pounds.  5 more pounds and I get me second reward.  Every 20 pounds gone, I reward myself with an expensive ball of cashmere yarn to make a shawl once I reach my ultimate goal of 100 (maybe 120) pounds lost.

I had a couple really nice compliments from co-workers this week.  Yesterday, I was told I look so thin (from behind) and then again today, I was told that from behind, it doesn’t even look like me.  So, this means that only my backside is losing weight.  Now if I can just get rid of that “stubborn belly fat.”

Now that the weather is turning colder, I’m finding it harder to stay motivated for my workouts.  Once I’m into it, it’s not so bad, but I’m finding it harder to get started.  Both (especially) morning and evening.  Is anyone else experiencing this?

I am so happy.  TOM is gone and he took the hungries with him.  Goodbye and good riddance! 
I did manage to get through yesterday without going over on my points.  Thanks to everyone for “listening” to my rant.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Melissa

I am sooooo hungry. Only problem is, I don’t know if it’s TOM, or if my body really needs food. What’s a girl to do? I swear, I think I could eat anyone under the table right now.

Sorry, but I just needed to get this off my chest. This is the 3rd day of this. Even when I eat , I’m still hungry afterwards(snack or full meal, it doesn’t matter). I’m not talking I think I’m hungry, I’m talking the growling in my tummy is scaring small children hungry. I keep drinking water to try and fill the void. Only problem with that is that now I’m in the bathroom every 30-45 minutes. I’ve tried to keep a sense of humor about this, but it’s getting harder. Last night I snacked on half a bag of microwave popcorn, a Skinny cow ice cream sandwich and a soft pretzel (all were spaced at least 20 minutes apart so I would have a chance to feel satisfied). I ate the soft pretzel so fast, my hubby asked, “Did you even taste it?” What I wanted to tell him was, “Yes butthead, yes I did and it was great, now go get me another one.”

So far, I’m staying well within my points, but I’ve been on WW for 4 months now and this is the first time it has been this bad. Any suggestions?

Another 2 pounds gone.  Yeah me. 

Although, I had a moment of panic yesterday morning.  Last week I worked really, really hard to lose extra weight because I knew I had a family reunion to go to this past Saturday.  I figured I would try to lose at least 4 pounds by Saturday so I could enjoy myself @ the reunion.  This way, I would still have a loss for the week.  So, Saturday morning comes, I do my workout, get on the scale and I’m 4 pounds down.  Ate a light breakfast, went to the reunion, and enjoyed myself without over-indulging.

I get up Sunday morning, do my workout and then get on the scale.  All four pounds were back!  I was so bummed.  I mean it’s not like I went overboard.  I had expected to gain a pound or two back on Saturday, but FOUR POUNDS in one freakin’ day!?!?  Needless to say, I was bummed all day.  My hubby, step-son, and I went for a mile walk at the park and then visited a friend.  Afterwards, we had decided to go to MD for McFlurries (I planned for and had a fruit n’ yogut parfait).  The whole way home, I have to hear how it was the best McFlurry ever and how ther girl making them had put extra stuff in it.  GRRRRRR! 

 I swear, I think they were messing with my head because last night, they had Spumoni ice cream and once again, “This is the best Spumoni I’ve ever had.  It even has whole pistachios in it.”  Double GRRRRRR!

 All I kept thinking all day, was, “I gained 4 freakin’ pounds in one day, while these two are eating this junk and not gaining a pound.  B#$@&#d’s ”

Of course, it was a great relief when I hopped on the scale this morning and 2 of those 4 pounds were gone…just as I had planned.

I am currently 7 pounds behind on my personal schedule to lose 10 pounds per month.  That gives me 5 weeks to lose 17 pounds.  We have no family get togethers or any other functions until Thanksgiving, so now I’ll just have to play “catch-up”. 

Wow.  I was looking at my logbook and comparing where I was last week vs. this week.  So I only lost 1 pound, but I lost 1/2″ each from my chest, hips & thighs and 1″ from my arms.  That is why it’s important to track measurements as well as weight.  The scale may show a small drop, but I’ll take those inches gone over pounds gone any day!

My total inches lost are as follows:  Chest = 4″, Waist = 3-3/4″, Hips = 4″, Thighs = 4-1/2″, and Arms = 2″

Not only, that, I have gone down at least one shoe size, 2 pants sizes, 2 shirt sizes and my rings are so big I had to wrap them with a band-aid to keep them from falling off.  My watch was getting tight on my wrist, now it slides about 2 inches down my arm!

I guess what I’m trying to do is to remind myself not to focus so much on the scale that I don’t notice the other signs of progress.