Today's Weight (Wednesday, February 24, 2010): 176.6 Pounds
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 30.4 Pounds
Yes, we're into the final week of February and I'm still continuing on in my "journey to fitness"!
I have to say that at this point, it's getting tougher to do all the things I need to do, given that winter returned to my neck 'o the woods this week. I have gone to exercise class (and will again tomorrow), but my walking routine seems to be out the window. I'm really hoping that the weather warms up very soon because without that walk I don't think I'm getting all of my required 10,000 steps per day in. This is critical for me to get out of the half-pound per week weight loss I'm going through right now. My BP follow-up appointment at the doctor is coming up in a couple of weeks and I want to show him that I'm serious about losing the weight and getting my BP under control (right now, I don't think it is and the doctor will be making a medication adjustment - I'm sure of it!).
At least, I'm not going nuts in the eating department. I continue to weigh the pros and cons in my head when it comes to having that extra portion of chicken, or mashed potatoes(!).
Last week at my WW meeting, the topic was "how to manage eating out". This topic, while interesting, was not one I needed at this time, since I hardly eat out any more. This was quite the primer on what to look for in menus. Needless to say, I would absolutely stay away from anything that says "fried"! I tend to go for anything that's baked or broiled.
Anyway, it's been a slow week and I'm on track and hopefully at my next weigh-in, I'll have lost more than .4 pounds!
Till next week!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Taking Care of Me First!
Today's Weight (February 13, 2010): 177 Pounds (Lost .4 Pounds Since Last Post)
Total Weight Loss: 30 Pounds
Another week down and another .4 pounds down too! This feels amazing - I'm at my lowest weight in about 20 years. I've started to go back into my closet and find clothes which I haven't been able to wear comfortably in so long that really when people see me they comment on my "new" clothes!
This week's WW topic was Putting Yourself First. This actually was a continuation of the discussion on motivation. To start with, Kelly (our fearless, funny leader) told us to ask ourselves why we chose to come to the meeting. For me, the answer is simple - I have to in order to take care of ME! Also, I get a lots of helpful information from others there (more on that later).
Kelly shared some very interesting strategies on how to put myself first. Here's some of the suggestions:
1. Write out my meeting and/or exercise plans on a calendar. This is helpful because once it's on paper (or even in cyber-space), you're committed!
2. Ask for help.
3. Make enjoyable changes. This suggests finding activities that make you happy and are fun.
4. Celebrate accomplishments. This is so important and, at least for me, motivates me to continue on in my journey to better health and fitness. As a matter of fact, this week, I reached a very important milestone - I've lost 30 pounds to-date! Yay me!
5. Last, but not least - Strive for persistence - not perfection! I believe this last one ties in all of the other points mentioned before.
I don't think I need to write down my meeting/exercise plan because I'm completely committed to coming to meetings and attending exercise class twice a week, and trying to walk at least once a week (weather permitting!). However, I think I need to add to this, by making an enjoyable change. I have for some weeks been contemplating this, and have to decide on whether or train for a 5 KM run or train to climb the CN Tower in October, as part of the United Way fundraising I participate in at work. I'm torn about this because I'm still pretty heavy and tried running across the street earlier this week, and my knees were not impressed. However, on the same day, I walked for an hour, and then tackled the stairs in my apartment building. I live in a building with 14 floors - I made it up 6 flights. I don't think that's too disasterous after walking an hour. However, I think the true test would be walking up the entire building a few times consecutively. I may try that in coming weeks and see how that goes. I will also check out the website www.fromthecouchto5k.com.
Until next week, take care!
Total Weight Loss: 30 Pounds
Another week down and another .4 pounds down too! This feels amazing - I'm at my lowest weight in about 20 years. I've started to go back into my closet and find clothes which I haven't been able to wear comfortably in so long that really when people see me they comment on my "new" clothes!
This week's WW topic was Putting Yourself First. This actually was a continuation of the discussion on motivation. To start with, Kelly (our fearless, funny leader) told us to ask ourselves why we chose to come to the meeting. For me, the answer is simple - I have to in order to take care of ME! Also, I get a lots of helpful information from others there (more on that later).
Kelly shared some very interesting strategies on how to put myself first. Here's some of the suggestions:
1. Write out my meeting and/or exercise plans on a calendar. This is helpful because once it's on paper (or even in cyber-space), you're committed!
2. Ask for help.
3. Make enjoyable changes. This suggests finding activities that make you happy and are fun.
4. Celebrate accomplishments. This is so important and, at least for me, motivates me to continue on in my journey to better health and fitness. As a matter of fact, this week, I reached a very important milestone - I've lost 30 pounds to-date! Yay me!
5. Last, but not least - Strive for persistence - not perfection! I believe this last one ties in all of the other points mentioned before.
I don't think I need to write down my meeting/exercise plan because I'm completely committed to coming to meetings and attending exercise class twice a week, and trying to walk at least once a week (weather permitting!). However, I think I need to add to this, by making an enjoyable change. I have for some weeks been contemplating this, and have to decide on whether or train for a 5 KM run or train to climb the CN Tower in October, as part of the United Way fundraising I participate in at work. I'm torn about this because I'm still pretty heavy and tried running across the street earlier this week, and my knees were not impressed. However, on the same day, I walked for an hour, and then tackled the stairs in my apartment building. I live in a building with 14 floors - I made it up 6 flights. I don't think that's too disasterous after walking an hour. However, I think the true test would be walking up the entire building a few times consecutively. I may try that in coming weeks and see how that goes. I will also check out the website www.fromthecouchto5k.com.
Until next week, take care!
Friday, February 12, 2010
I'm Baaaack!!!
Today's Weight (Friday, February 12, 2010): 177.4 Pounds
Total Weight Loss Since Last Entry (December 29, 2009): 5.8 Pounds
Yes, I'm back at blogging about my journey to fitness. I know that the last entry was done before the New Year, and I've been somewhat negligent in making my entries, but that's what tends to happen as you get further into the "journey". I even had been slacking off in making my daily food journal entries figuring that I know what I ate and figure that I'm okay and within my WW points allotment for the day or even week.
I've lost weight since the last entry, but I feel like I'm about to hit another plateau, and that's not good for keeping my motivation going. So, when I went to my WW meeting last Saturday, the topic couldn't have been more appropriate - Keeping Motivated.
Given that it's winter, it's been pretty easy to come up with excuses not to go to my weekly meetings. As a matter of fact, my husband, Rob came up with a real doozy..."if it snows, you're not going anywhere". Well, for heaven sakes, we live in Canada - in February it snows all the time! Except that this year, the weather gods have been smiling on the city I live in, and we've had the least amount of snow EVER! So, that excuse goes out the window. So, out of excuses, I get dressed, put my shoes on and Rob drives me to my meeting. When I get there, I'm pretty nervous about getting on the scale, most week's the news is good to great, then there's others where I wish I hadn't bothered coming (like the week of New Years - where I gained a whopping 1.8 pounds!). Then the following week, I lost 3.2 pounds - it's those weeks I live for. So, not only did I lose the gain but I even added to the lost total.
What's motivating me these days to go to my WW meetings is my fantastically funny leader Kelly. She is such a positive and motivating person, that I would feel guilty if I missed a meeting. Also, I would wonder what funny tidbits of her own journey she she shared and that I missed. So, every week, I go not just for myself, but also to laugh about some hilarious anecdote she shares with the group. I've noticed that since joining in June 2009, the group has grown - I don't know if it's because there's more people who need to lose weight, or whether people have heard about Kelly and how funny and motivating she is. She always has a positive attitude, and encourages all of us to continue on. She even encourages us to e-mail her during the week if we have a question or just want to unload on her.
Last week, Kelly had some very wise advice:
1. Lose weight without perfection - it's okay to make mistakes;
2. Learn from my mistakes and make changes;
3. Do some positive self-talking;
4. Come up with a motivating strategy; Think of the potential payoff;
5. Anchoring - "I did it before - I can do it again";
At the end of the meeting, Kelly challenged all of us to do one of the following:
1. Give myself 10 passes to forgive myself for bad choices;
2. Read one success story each day;
3. Keep a victory log in which I record the positive things I do daily for weight loss;
4. Start an on-line blog;
Well, the easiest and best thing for me is to do the blog option. So, here I am, back on the proverbial horse, and will try to post on a much more regular basis. Optimally, I should do this each week. I'm going to commit to this. Now that it's out there in cyber-space for the world to read - I'm committed and WILL BACK NEXT WEEK - PROMISE!
Total Weight Loss Since Last Entry (December 29, 2009): 5.8 Pounds
Yes, I'm back at blogging about my journey to fitness. I know that the last entry was done before the New Year, and I've been somewhat negligent in making my entries, but that's what tends to happen as you get further into the "journey". I even had been slacking off in making my daily food journal entries figuring that I know what I ate and figure that I'm okay and within my WW points allotment for the day or even week.
I've lost weight since the last entry, but I feel like I'm about to hit another plateau, and that's not good for keeping my motivation going. So, when I went to my WW meeting last Saturday, the topic couldn't have been more appropriate - Keeping Motivated.
Given that it's winter, it's been pretty easy to come up with excuses not to go to my weekly meetings. As a matter of fact, my husband, Rob came up with a real doozy..."if it snows, you're not going anywhere". Well, for heaven sakes, we live in Canada - in February it snows all the time! Except that this year, the weather gods have been smiling on the city I live in, and we've had the least amount of snow EVER! So, that excuse goes out the window. So, out of excuses, I get dressed, put my shoes on and Rob drives me to my meeting. When I get there, I'm pretty nervous about getting on the scale, most week's the news is good to great, then there's others where I wish I hadn't bothered coming (like the week of New Years - where I gained a whopping 1.8 pounds!). Then the following week, I lost 3.2 pounds - it's those weeks I live for. So, not only did I lose the gain but I even added to the lost total.
What's motivating me these days to go to my WW meetings is my fantastically funny leader Kelly. She is such a positive and motivating person, that I would feel guilty if I missed a meeting. Also, I would wonder what funny tidbits of her own journey she she shared and that I missed. So, every week, I go not just for myself, but also to laugh about some hilarious anecdote she shares with the group. I've noticed that since joining in June 2009, the group has grown - I don't know if it's because there's more people who need to lose weight, or whether people have heard about Kelly and how funny and motivating she is. She always has a positive attitude, and encourages all of us to continue on. She even encourages us to e-mail her during the week if we have a question or just want to unload on her.
Last week, Kelly had some very wise advice:
1. Lose weight without perfection - it's okay to make mistakes;
2. Learn from my mistakes and make changes;
3. Do some positive self-talking;
4. Come up with a motivating strategy; Think of the potential payoff;
5. Anchoring - "I did it before - I can do it again";
At the end of the meeting, Kelly challenged all of us to do one of the following:
1. Give myself 10 passes to forgive myself for bad choices;
2. Read one success story each day;
3. Keep a victory log in which I record the positive things I do daily for weight loss;
4. Start an on-line blog;
Well, the easiest and best thing for me is to do the blog option. So, here I am, back on the proverbial horse, and will try to post on a much more regular basis. Optimally, I should do this each week. I'm going to commit to this. Now that it's out there in cyber-space for the world to read - I'm committed and WILL BACK NEXT WEEK - PROMISE!
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