weigh in 19 + simply filling technique

shocking, very shocking loss of 2.2 pounds this week!!! i am currently at 156.6 pounds. i drank massive amounts of alcohol and went a little o.d. on doughnuts and i finally lost weight. wow. i love when weight loss doesnt make sense.

but i guess one thing is certain. i am one persistent woman. if you keep going, no matter what the scale says every week you will succeed. we get discouraged sometimes but i think...no....i know, if you stick with it that you will have some sort of success. as long as you are committed. this is my 20th week on weight watchers. i have never been committed to a "diet" this long in my entire life. i'm so proud of me.

i went to an extra meeting this weekend. it was fun to visit a new group of people. i'm also going next saturday to my friends meeting. i think it keeps me motivated to go to even more meetings.

so this week i have committed to following the simply filling technique. if you've been on weight watchers for a while you'll see that its pretty much identical to the core program. i'm not going to count points for a whole week and i'm only eating filling foods. and anytime i eat something that is not part of the list i have to count it as one of my weekly points (which thank god i still have). i chose to do this to have a change and to say that i tried it and it wasnt so bad. i will probably go back to counting points next tuesday unless i fall in love with this new plan. heh. although today it felt nice to not look up food points and just eat. but it just feels more limiting. but i can still do it.

anyway, wahoo for a loss!! i'm only 6.4 pounds away from my goal. :) i spoke to my leader and she said to talk to her again in 3 pounds so i know for sure about being 150 or if i want to go further. i'll see in 3 pounds.

Damn donut

I'm typing this on my itouch cuz my computer died on me. Ugh! But anyway, why did I just eat that. LOL everytime I feel good aboutmy weightloss I sabatoge it. LOL and I know in life im able to have a donut but I made a commitment to lose this week and now I may have ruined that by getting drunk yesterday and eating crappy food. Ugh I hate the scale. But I'm still going to face it on Tuesday or else ill never know how I'm progresing or not progressing. I hate hangovers...

OMFG

so i go into target today looking for a dress for my friends bday party tonight and i saw a pair of jeans. it was a size 8 but it looked big for a size 8. i don't know if its bigger cause of target brand or whatever. but anyway i go in knowing they werent going to fit. cuz i mean, c'mon. so i get in the fitting room put one leg in and it goes in. then the other...then i'm like ok, maybe it wont zip. and OMFG! it zips!!!! huh? what crazy. this was my first time trying on jeans since i started weight watchers. and if this size 8 fits, then that means i have surpassed my goal of a size 10. but to make sure of this i'm going to try on my usual jeans in a size 10 and then if thats fits then, wow. i made it. but until then, yay! so no matter what the scale says this tuesday i still have a victory! woot!

weigh in 18, grrrr

158.8?????????? shut up! this is not fair. i didnt over eat, i stayed within points, but yet i still gain. 0.2 of a pound.

i'm mad. yes. but i have to take it and move on. atleast it wasnt a whole lot of weight. and i guess i still am in the 150's. but if i keep going this way...ugh.

i wanted to try the simply filling technique. because i was thinking maybe my body is getting to used to this and needed a change. but i need to plan that better and i'm not prepared. so i'm going to try it next week for one week. i need to learn when i'm full and be a little bit more limited with my foods. especially since i keep eating sweets. i need some boundaries to get my ass in gear. so next week will be sort of a fresh start. something new.

in the mean time, i just have to keep tracking and checking my portions. i've been walking more than anything (yet i still gained...don't get it *sigh*) but i got the next move dvd and i'm going to start that tomorrow.

my goal this week is to lose 1 pound. so i need to be 157 by january 27th! i'm sick of 158....

the new year, new resolve challenge, week 3 tasks:
1)try a new recipe
2)dance
3) go to an extra meeting

last week was good, i ate more than 2 filling foods each day and had 11 activity points. i felt good. but the scale depressed me today. i just have to re motivate myself....

mmmm

i made dinner for myself tonight. i feel like its been forever because all last week i ate out a lot. i need to really start eating in more because its healthier, i can eat more and not feel guilty, and its cheaper!

so this meal was extremely easy and yummy and low in points. i cut up (and sauteed with a little onion and garlic) 1 ounce of polska keilbalsa sausage which i count as 1.5 points because the serving is 2 ounces and that's 3 points so i just cut it in half. then i also prepared 1 cup of near east whole grain brown rice pilaf which is 4 points when prepared with olive oil. man oh man. this will definitely be a new staple for me. i need it in life. lol. then i shredded up some spinach and put a little bit of 0 points taco sauce on it for a kick. all in all, i had dinner that only came up to 5.5 points. woah, shocking. my dinners are usually 9 points at least. yay for brown rice pilaf and sausage!

hmmm what can i make for tomorrow?

weigh in 17, challenge week 2

*sigh* i gained a little. very much expected. today i weighed in at 158.6. which is a gain of 0.2 of a pound. you know what. not bad. especially considering my week. to me, its as if i maintained my weight which is so much better than really going backwards.

my week involved food from mcdonalds, chinese food (twice!) and other junk i ate because of my period. i also didnt really stick to any of my good health guidelines. so i'm pretty happy that i didn't gain much. i think thats because i've been walking a whole lot more! i got a dog and it lives at my boyfriend's house so i walk to his house every morning (which is like a 15 minute walk), then walk the dog then walk back home. so i've been moving more and all i need is my toning.

this week i've made a promise myself to sticking to the momentum plan. choosing filling foods first, follow the healthy guidelines, and checking my portions. also i'm going to challenge myself NOT to use my weekly points allowance and instead work for my induldgences. like if i want a piece of 1 point chocolate i will earn an activity point and swap it for that. like working for your supper. lol. i'm gonna try it for one week and if i feel too deprived, then next tuesday i'll get back into using my weekly points allowance.

the new year, new resolve challenge, week 2 tasks:
1)add two filling foods everyday
2)earn two more activity points values than last week (that means i need 8 ap's this week)
3) ask for help
.....so week 1 didnt go so well. i mean, i guess i did add more activity. i didnt plan my food, and i didnt take my measurements. but i can take that this week. i just can't plan food, i wont stick to it even when i write it down. i eat whats available to me.

i want to atleast lose a pound this week! its a new year. i need to get motivated and get to goal! anyhoo, its dinner time. i'm lazy so i'm having a smart ones with a salad and my healthy oils. later guys. :)

weigh in 16

wow my ww meeting was packed today...guess everyone wants to lose that holiday weight. anyway, i weighed in today at 158.4 pounds. not surprising. but i did lose 0.4 of a pound which is half a pound in ww. so all good even after i drank everyday. lol.

so i'm just gonna focus on my challenge this week and well see what next tuesday will look like. not gonna push myself mucho hard though because i know my period is coming. i'll just make sure to eat filling foods so i don't crave junk as much.

have a good week!

The 2009 New Year, New Resolve Challenge, Week 1

i'd like to start this year off well! today is my first weigh in of the new year. i'm not expecting too much because i feel like i'm bloating from my period and i havent made the smartest choices this past week....but every week is a fresh new start. especially since its a fresh new year! if you are a weight watchers member, you'll know this is from the website. i think its a fab way to kick start the new year!

my goal over the next four weeks of this challenge is to:
stick to all of my good health guidelines. especially since i've been slacking on them the past holiday season. and of course, to lose weight!

the tasks for this weeks challenge is to:
1) plan a week's menu
2) add 5 minutes to my daily activity
3) take my measurements

this is truly a challenge for me because i never plan my meals. ever. i always feel like i'll never stick to the plan. but now with my points becoming fewer, i should be planning ahead so i don't run into disasters. adding more activity shouldnt be a problem. i might just stick to the 30 minutes a day rather than adding 5 since i havent done much activity besides walking and a little toning. and oo i havent done measurements in a few months. itll be cool to see if anything has changed.

i'll be back after I weigh in. :)

happy new year

one of the scariest things about losing weight is realizing that just as you lost it, it's even easier to gain it back. i'm hoping that when i make it to goal i'm able to learn how to maintain my weight. which has been a constant struggle. i've lost weight before. and even though it was never the amount i wanted, i still have never been able to maintain my losses. so i hope weight watchers can teach me. but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it. anyway, that's a pic of comparison. its only face shots but you can see the difference from january 2008 to...well, today actually!

happy new year! i hope we all choose to make healthier choices for our bodies and continue to do well so that we can be even more fabulous come january 2010!