Weigh In #40 weight loss: 2.9 lbs
Weight loss this week: 0 lbs
Total weight loss so far: 56.9 lbs
So things have been better...still not amazing but better. I was really happy with my weigh in #40...it was nice to have a large loss after a gain. This week was a little disappointing considering I was pretty good all week. I think my downfall was Sunday. I had almost all my weekly points left and I just hung out at home and snacked. I tracked everything and I was way within my points but I think eating so much the day/night before my weigh in was a bad idea.
On a very positive note, I joined Planet Fitness on Friday evening. I decided to go for it and I found the money because I knew it was necessary for my health and my continued weight loss. I went for the first time tonight and it was really good. I was proud of myself because for the first time, I didn't allow myself to make excuses for myself. I went saying I would do 30 minutes walking on the treadmill and 30 minutes on the elliptical. The first 15 minutes of the treadmill were easy. Then I got on the elliptical and after 15 minutes I thought I was going to die. I started to form excuses in my head but I shut myself down and pushed through the whole 30 minutes. I finished off with a 15 minute walk on the treadmill. It felt great to stick with my plan. I have my personal trainer meeting on Thursday evening and I'm excited to learn how to optimize my gym time and work out my whole body properly. But until then, I plan on repeating the workout I did tonight.
I am pooped and ready for bed but psyched to get moving on this new leg of my journey!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Weigh In #39
Total weight loss this week: +.4lb
Total weight loss so far: 54.1 lbs
So this was a bit of a surprising gain...though I know why it was there. I did really well all week, making sure I got in all my GHG's and even taking my vitamin. Exercising didn't happen but my eating was on track. Well...until Saturday night. We went to Kyle's parents that night for the Broncos/Patriots game. I had two beers (which, as I've learned before, probably contributed more than I like to my weight gain) and consumed a lot of food. I had an unmeasured amount of chips, steak, and potatoes. I tried my best to track everything and it took almost all my weekly points (I had only used 8 of them before then). I did okay on Sunday and had hoped that, with enough water, I would be okay. Unfortunately, I still showed a gain.
I'm still working on feeling like I'm totally back on track. Most days, I feel good...but some days I still feel like I'm slipping. I am just trying to take it a day at a time and remember that this isn't a race but a lifelong change.
I did make a decision to join a gym as soon as I can afford it. I am going to join Planet Fitness...its only $10/month (which is really low for a gym membership) and they pride themselves on being a "judgement free gym". I've read a lot of reviews and I've decided its the best place for me. While some people criticize them for "looking down on" extremely physically fit people, I think I'll feel comfortable in a place where they welcome not-so-fit people such as myself. They don't offer some of the amenities as some of the more expensive gyms (such as group classes or a pool) but I think it is a good start for me. I am not ready for group classes...I'm far to self conscious still. While I would love to do them eventually (I want to do Zumba and yoga), I think that is something I can build up to and when my comfort level is there, I'll find a gym that fits. I really wish I could go and join today but unfortunately I can't afford the fee (its only $40 for the sign up fee and first month but things are REALLY tight right now). I'm praying I can afford it when I get paid...I don't want to wait til my tax refund...but I fear I may have to.
I'm trying to remain positive...trying to remind myself that I'm losing at the best pace for me right now...and things will get better if I just really focus in. I need to stop comparing myself and my progress with others and just focus on the fact that I'm trying to get healthy for myself. I'll get there...
Total weight loss so far: 54.1 lbs
So this was a bit of a surprising gain...though I know why it was there. I did really well all week, making sure I got in all my GHG's and even taking my vitamin. Exercising didn't happen but my eating was on track. Well...until Saturday night. We went to Kyle's parents that night for the Broncos/Patriots game. I had two beers (which, as I've learned before, probably contributed more than I like to my weight gain) and consumed a lot of food. I had an unmeasured amount of chips, steak, and potatoes. I tried my best to track everything and it took almost all my weekly points (I had only used 8 of them before then). I did okay on Sunday and had hoped that, with enough water, I would be okay. Unfortunately, I still showed a gain.
I'm still working on feeling like I'm totally back on track. Most days, I feel good...but some days I still feel like I'm slipping. I am just trying to take it a day at a time and remember that this isn't a race but a lifelong change.
I did make a decision to join a gym as soon as I can afford it. I am going to join Planet Fitness...its only $10/month (which is really low for a gym membership) and they pride themselves on being a "judgement free gym". I've read a lot of reviews and I've decided its the best place for me. While some people criticize them for "looking down on" extremely physically fit people, I think I'll feel comfortable in a place where they welcome not-so-fit people such as myself. They don't offer some of the amenities as some of the more expensive gyms (such as group classes or a pool) but I think it is a good start for me. I am not ready for group classes...I'm far to self conscious still. While I would love to do them eventually (I want to do Zumba and yoga), I think that is something I can build up to and when my comfort level is there, I'll find a gym that fits. I really wish I could go and join today but unfortunately I can't afford the fee (its only $40 for the sign up fee and first month but things are REALLY tight right now). I'm praying I can afford it when I get paid...I don't want to wait til my tax refund...but I fear I may have to.
I'm trying to remain positive...trying to remind myself that I'm losing at the best pace for me right now...and things will get better if I just really focus in. I need to stop comparing myself and my progress with others and just focus on the fact that I'm trying to get healthy for myself. I'll get there...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Weigh In #38 (I think)
Total weight loss this week: 2.9lbs
Total weight loss so far: 54.5lbs
So things definitely improved after New Years was over...I got back on track with my eating and staying way within my points. For the first time in awhile I had about half of my weekly points left. Sunday I did get a little out of hand about not counting (and eating ice cream straight from the carton...whoops)...but I was still way within my weeklies and it showed on the scale.
I started back at work yesterday and it was bittersweet. I love my job but 2 weeks of being free to do what I want was wonderful! I'm actually okay with not having a normal summer break because I don't know how I'd handle coming back after 2.5 months off lol. It is nice to be back and getting in a routine again. My sleeping schedule is wacky because I was staying up until 2am with Kyle and sleeping in until 10:30am. But, again, its nice to get back to life.
Exercise is still a battle for me. I didn't get to the gym at all during my vacation...I just got sucked in to the relaxation. I didn't do anything yesterday because I was super exhausted after my first day back to work...I didn't go to bed until way later than normal on Sunday so when my alarm went off on Monday morning, I wanted to throw it across the room. I close on Tuesday nights, so I got home an hour later than I usually am. Kyle had dinner ready so we ate and I watched the Biggest Loser. That show both motivates me and discourages me. It makes me want to exercise but it does discourage me because these people are losing so much weight. I try and remind myself that they have a personal trainer with them 7 days a week and a nutritionist on hand and I don't have anything close to that. I would love to try and get a few sessions with a personal trainer so I could develop an exercise routine. I don't really know what I'm doing in the gym and I know that there is so much more I could be (and should be) doing at the gym other than the elliptical or treadmill. Unfortunately, I just can't afford a personal trainer. I am going to try and look around and see if I could find one for cheap for a few sessions come tax return time...but we'll see. On a positive note, I did at least get on the Wii Fit. I only did it for about 15minutes but its better than nothing. I plan on waking up early to do Zumba on the Wii and Kyle just got me the newest Zumba game so I'm excited to try it out. I've realized that I need to stop making excuses for myself because the longer I do that, the longer I'll be fat.
Here is to a positive week of good food choices and more exercise!
Total weight loss so far: 54.5lbs
So things definitely improved after New Years was over...I got back on track with my eating and staying way within my points. For the first time in awhile I had about half of my weekly points left. Sunday I did get a little out of hand about not counting (and eating ice cream straight from the carton...whoops)...but I was still way within my weeklies and it showed on the scale.
I started back at work yesterday and it was bittersweet. I love my job but 2 weeks of being free to do what I want was wonderful! I'm actually okay with not having a normal summer break because I don't know how I'd handle coming back after 2.5 months off lol. It is nice to be back and getting in a routine again. My sleeping schedule is wacky because I was staying up until 2am with Kyle and sleeping in until 10:30am. But, again, its nice to get back to life.
Exercise is still a battle for me. I didn't get to the gym at all during my vacation...I just got sucked in to the relaxation. I didn't do anything yesterday because I was super exhausted after my first day back to work...I didn't go to bed until way later than normal on Sunday so when my alarm went off on Monday morning, I wanted to throw it across the room. I close on Tuesday nights, so I got home an hour later than I usually am. Kyle had dinner ready so we ate and I watched the Biggest Loser. That show both motivates me and discourages me. It makes me want to exercise but it does discourage me because these people are losing so much weight. I try and remind myself that they have a personal trainer with them 7 days a week and a nutritionist on hand and I don't have anything close to that. I would love to try and get a few sessions with a personal trainer so I could develop an exercise routine. I don't really know what I'm doing in the gym and I know that there is so much more I could be (and should be) doing at the gym other than the elliptical or treadmill. Unfortunately, I just can't afford a personal trainer. I am going to try and look around and see if I could find one for cheap for a few sessions come tax return time...but we'll see. On a positive note, I did at least get on the Wii Fit. I only did it for about 15minutes but its better than nothing. I plan on waking up early to do Zumba on the Wii and Kyle just got me the newest Zumba game so I'm excited to try it out. I've realized that I need to stop making excuses for myself because the longer I do that, the longer I'll be fat.
Here is to a positive week of good food choices and more exercise!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Hellish Holidays
Total weight loss so far: 51.6 lbs
Total weight loss this week: 0 lbs
Okay, so the holidays weren't hellish...but the way I ate was! Man, I was a wreck. I would start out the week trying so hard but by the time Thursday or Friday rolled around, I was a mess!
Christmas weekend, I snacked and ate whatever I wanted. I had made cupcakes and I ate more of those than I should have (and each one was at least 10pts)! I gained about 1.3lbs my weigh in after Christmas. Then I started my winter vacation...two weeks off and I was super psyched. Again, I started the week off okay but as the days went on, it just got worse. Wednesday I went to Greeley and had sushi...lets just say that overindulgence was an understatement. I was out of bonus points by Thursday morning and I knew the week was a bust. I continued to over-indulge all weekend. Between the excessive food and alcohol on New Years Eve, I was out of luck. Luckily, when I weighed in this morning, I didn't gain anything. I think my problem was that I allowed myself to just continue to mess up. I would have a bad meal, then a bad day, and then a bad two days...after that I just stopped trying.
I don't believe in New Year resolutions...I think they are an excuse to put off good choices and they generally fall by the wayside within a month or two. So I am not going to say that me resolution is to get back on track. I am getting back on track because I know its time to and I've had 8 months of steady weight loss that I'm pretty proud of. I am going to get on track with my eating and work on my exercising. I am currently involved in a sort of weight loss competition and I'm hoping that will help boost my motivation a little bit. I know I won't let the holidays derail me completely and I'm excited to start losing again.
Total weight loss this week: 0 lbs
Okay, so the holidays weren't hellish...but the way I ate was! Man, I was a wreck. I would start out the week trying so hard but by the time Thursday or Friday rolled around, I was a mess!
Christmas weekend, I snacked and ate whatever I wanted. I had made cupcakes and I ate more of those than I should have (and each one was at least 10pts)! I gained about 1.3lbs my weigh in after Christmas. Then I started my winter vacation...two weeks off and I was super psyched. Again, I started the week off okay but as the days went on, it just got worse. Wednesday I went to Greeley and had sushi...lets just say that overindulgence was an understatement. I was out of bonus points by Thursday morning and I knew the week was a bust. I continued to over-indulge all weekend. Between the excessive food and alcohol on New Years Eve, I was out of luck. Luckily, when I weighed in this morning, I didn't gain anything. I think my problem was that I allowed myself to just continue to mess up. I would have a bad meal, then a bad day, and then a bad two days...after that I just stopped trying.
I don't believe in New Year resolutions...I think they are an excuse to put off good choices and they generally fall by the wayside within a month or two. So I am not going to say that me resolution is to get back on track. I am getting back on track because I know its time to and I've had 8 months of steady weight loss that I'm pretty proud of. I am going to get on track with my eating and work on my exercising. I am currently involved in a sort of weight loss competition and I'm hoping that will help boost my motivation a little bit. I know I won't let the holidays derail me completely and I'm excited to start losing again.
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