Current Weight (as of Saturday, April 17, 2010): 172.2 Pounds
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 34.8 Pounds
Looks like my typical weekly weight loss is on a .4 pound kick. Again, not complaining but I really feel like it should've been more since I'm moving more and eating the same. Well, at least it's a loss.
On to this week's topic. Emotional eating. In all the years of trying to lose weight, I've heard all kinds of things about "emotional eating" and thought I wasn't one...
Until this past Friday! I've blogged before that Rob and I were having some financial issues and went to credit counselling to help us out. Everything is in place for them to proceed, however our payday loans places seemed to have not gotten the message. I dealt with them on Thursday and tried to explain that we were in credit counselling and that a proposal was being worked on. The guy I spoke with said "when things are signed, let us know the name of the agency and the contact person". I thought this was great and I could finally move on with my life...how wrong! I came home from work on Friday to find 6 messages from one of the places. It seems they have my number on auto-dial and it keeps dialing until someone picks up (ha!) - almost hourly! I thought, fine, I'll speak to the next person who calls and hopeful the calls will stop. Well, without fail, the phone rings, and I pick it up...I got "please stay on the line for an important call" - this repeated a couple of times and then the line clicked off. Okay, 10 minutes later, the phone rang again, and again I picked it up, and got the same message, except this time, a live person came on the line. At first quite cordial, and he knew that I had spoken with someone the day before. The purpose of HIS call was likely to dissuade me from going the route Rob and I were planning. Again, I repeated my intent, and he retorted..."well, you must be very heavily in debt Ma'am". I responded that that was not the case, I simply wanted to be free of payday loans and this was my only option. To which he annoyingly replied "credit counselling ONLY for people with heavy credit card debt - NOT PAYDAY LOANS!" and that he was speaking to me as someone who has "years" of experience in finance. Having been down this road before, I knew he didn't know what he was talking about. I stuck to my guns but I was getting increasingly testy. Additionally, he told me that if I went that route, it would be on my credit report for 7 YEARS. Again, I knew he was full of it - because I wasn't applying for bankruptcy!!!! Realizing that he wasn't going to convince me to settle up with him right then and there, he resigned and stated "well, as a citizen of Canada, I have done my duty to inform you of your options...good luck Ma'am", and with that he hung up on me. I should mention that when I was having the conversation, I was in the midst of preparing dinner (a healthy one - veggie and chicken meatball stirfry). Within minutes of the end of the call, Rob came home from work to find me in quite the foul mood. I explained what happened and he was extremely supportive and we agreed to speak to our credit counsellor on Monday about what had happened.
The next day, we went out (I went to my WW meeting) in the morning and didn't return until about 1:00 p.m., to find that the calls resumed in earnest and there were 3 messages. Throughout the day, another 3 came through, which we decided we were not going to respond to, but rather follow through with calling the credit counsellor. Rob saw that I was so upset that he suggested I make a tray of low-fat brownies. Normally, I'd be okay and decline his suggestion...this time, I went whole hog and made the brownies. When they were ready, I didn't hold back, but not before I ate 5 fajitas I made. Needless to say, while it felt good in the moment, it felt awful in hindsight. I only hope and pray that when I get on the scale this Saturday, I don't pay too heavy a price for my out-of-control emotions.
I'll let you know what happens next week.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Making an Investment
Current Weight (as of Saturday, April 3, 2010): 172.6 Pounds
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 34.6 Pounds
First order of business...I'm down another .4 pounds, which, as I've said before, "a loss is a loss", so I'm embracing it and doing a happy dance. So, since I've started blogging about my journey in December (or voyage!), I've lost 11 pounds. Not bad at all, but I have to start ramping up my efforts, so I can continue to lose weight. This means investing the time to do it.
At this past Saturday's WW meeting, the topic was "Making an Investment", which dealt with finding the time to get activity into my daily routine. Kelly reviewed the Week 2 booklet which deals with activity. It suggests that for those who are sedentary (like me) that we start off with 10 minutes of activity a day and work our way up to 30 minutes a day. Being someone who doesn't do things entirely by the book, I started at 30 minutes a day right away with my walking routine - that was back in June 2009. Since the weather was amazing, getting that kind of time was really easy for me. However, it became a problem as winter set in and the weather got really cold. I think I walked a total of maybe 3 times over the winter months. Not great, but then I also started going to exercise class in November. It helped, but I could've done better. So, back to making an investment. Given that I'm already at the suggested "maximum", I may have to increase the walking component and likely change the routine where I may have to get off at an even further subway station and try walking from there - and increasing the time to 45 minutes. Investing this kind of time may turn out to be well worth it, and have me increase the weight losses every week. I have to think this through. I'll let you know if I actually do this.
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 34.6 Pounds
First order of business...I'm down another .4 pounds, which, as I've said before, "a loss is a loss", so I'm embracing it and doing a happy dance. So, since I've started blogging about my journey in December (or voyage!), I've lost 11 pounds. Not bad at all, but I have to start ramping up my efforts, so I can continue to lose weight. This means investing the time to do it.
At this past Saturday's WW meeting, the topic was "Making an Investment", which dealt with finding the time to get activity into my daily routine. Kelly reviewed the Week 2 booklet which deals with activity. It suggests that for those who are sedentary (like me) that we start off with 10 minutes of activity a day and work our way up to 30 minutes a day. Being someone who doesn't do things entirely by the book, I started at 30 minutes a day right away with my walking routine - that was back in June 2009. Since the weather was amazing, getting that kind of time was really easy for me. However, it became a problem as winter set in and the weather got really cold. I think I walked a total of maybe 3 times over the winter months. Not great, but then I also started going to exercise class in November. It helped, but I could've done better. So, back to making an investment. Given that I'm already at the suggested "maximum", I may have to increase the walking component and likely change the routine where I may have to get off at an even further subway station and try walking from there - and increasing the time to 45 minutes. Investing this kind of time may turn out to be well worth it, and have me increase the weight losses every week. I have to think this through. I'll let you know if I actually do this.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Buddy Up?
Current Weight (as of Saturday, April 3, 2010): 173.0 Pounds
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 34.0 Pounds
Another week, another 1.6 pounds down! I know my losses aren't "Biggest Loser" losses, but they're losses nonetheless and need to be celebrated. So, for the first time in a long time, I decided that at the beginning of my WW meeting, I would raise my hand when Kelly asked if there are any celebrations. She didn't get to me immediately, but eventually she did and along with everyone elses losses, mine was celebrated with the awarding of 2 "Bravo" stars - they immediately went onto my record book as badges of pride.
After all the celebrations and announcements were dispensed with, Kelly started to talk about the topic of the week "Buddy Up!". I instantly thought "oh no, she's going to make me buddy up with another fellow WW member. Not that I'm anti-social, but I'm so shy that having to share anything with another person terrifies me (maybe another thing to work on at another time?). Well, that wasn't what happened...what followed was a discussion on finding a buddy you feel comfortable with when you're going through a weight-loss journey (I think I have to find another word besides journey, as people are getting tired of it being referred like that - I think I'll use "voyage" or "odyssey").
This got me thinking about who my "supports" are. I have direct support in the form of Rob. But, I also have "indirect" support. My family and friends support my efforts, especially when it comes to family functions. My sister is extremely supportive in that she will ask what I can have and what I can't. I simply tell her that I can have everything she puts on table, I just have to be accountable for what goes into my mouth. That responsibility does not, nor should it, fall on her or any one else!
At work, my boss is also extremely supportive. She knows that I attend an at-work exercise class during lunch hour. She's supportive in that she allows me to come back and have my lunch at my desk afterwards. Not many bosses are that supportive - thank you Jane! Having said this, her motives for support are on the selfish side...she knows I have health issues and if I don't take care of them, I'll be calling in sick at some point - not something she can cope with very well (I've seen e-mails to colleagues where she states "I'm cc'ing Cutey on this so she can help you when she gets back...without her here, I'm paralyzed"). Nice sentiment and nice to know she's that reliant on my services! I won't look a gift-horse in the mouth on this one - I really appreciate the support and I'm just grateful that my supports are there and in place.
Total Weight Loss To-Date: 34.0 Pounds
Another week, another 1.6 pounds down! I know my losses aren't "Biggest Loser" losses, but they're losses nonetheless and need to be celebrated. So, for the first time in a long time, I decided that at the beginning of my WW meeting, I would raise my hand when Kelly asked if there are any celebrations. She didn't get to me immediately, but eventually she did and along with everyone elses losses, mine was celebrated with the awarding of 2 "Bravo" stars - they immediately went onto my record book as badges of pride.
After all the celebrations and announcements were dispensed with, Kelly started to talk about the topic of the week "Buddy Up!". I instantly thought "oh no, she's going to make me buddy up with another fellow WW member. Not that I'm anti-social, but I'm so shy that having to share anything with another person terrifies me (maybe another thing to work on at another time?). Well, that wasn't what happened...what followed was a discussion on finding a buddy you feel comfortable with when you're going through a weight-loss journey (I think I have to find another word besides journey, as people are getting tired of it being referred like that - I think I'll use "voyage" or "odyssey").
This got me thinking about who my "supports" are. I have direct support in the form of Rob. But, I also have "indirect" support. My family and friends support my efforts, especially when it comes to family functions. My sister is extremely supportive in that she will ask what I can have and what I can't. I simply tell her that I can have everything she puts on table, I just have to be accountable for what goes into my mouth. That responsibility does not, nor should it, fall on her or any one else!
At work, my boss is also extremely supportive. She knows that I attend an at-work exercise class during lunch hour. She's supportive in that she allows me to come back and have my lunch at my desk afterwards. Not many bosses are that supportive - thank you Jane! Having said this, her motives for support are on the selfish side...she knows I have health issues and if I don't take care of them, I'll be calling in sick at some point - not something she can cope with very well (I've seen e-mails to colleagues where she states "I'm cc'ing Cutey on this so she can help you when she gets back...without her here, I'm paralyzed"). Nice sentiment and nice to know she's that reliant on my services! I won't look a gift-horse in the mouth on this one - I really appreciate the support and I'm just grateful that my supports are there and in place.
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