Event Eating

Its been a rough week.  If I would have weighed in on Sunday as scheduled, it would have shown a loss - I swear!  Unfortunately, due to the 4th of July holiday they were closed.  Sunday afternoon was a picnic and it ruined me. I weighed in on Monday instead at a whopping +2 lbs.

As if that wasn't enough, my husband's grandfather passed away on Saturday morning.  All the sadness, and family togetherness has added to my scale this week.  I couldn't resist the yummy goodies everywhere.

At the meeting on Monday, a member said the following that I wish I would have given more thought to:

"If hunger isn't the issue, food isn't the answer"

Those are truely words to live by.

Weigh in this week, was 222.2 lbs. That's a grand total of -24.4 lbs.

Milestones

First of all, let me say that last week was really disappointing.  I ended up at weigh-in with a gain of .6 lbs.  I was ashamed that I had come this far only to see a gain.  I wasn't going to let that happen again.

Last Saturday (the 19th) was my birthday.  I think I did really well - staying away from the goodies we all love so much.  The girls at work, instead of cake with icing, brought in angel food cake with strawberries and blueberries topped with redi-whip.  It was delicious and extremely healthy compared to what could have happened. 

This past week was different. Determined not to get behind again, I set out and followed plan to the T.  All was fine until Tuesday when I went to dinner with my mother in law.  We went to Applebee's.  Applebee's, while Weight Watcher's friendly, does have some booby traps.  I ended up with the Paradise Chicken Salad.  A whopping 6 points according to their menu.  Word slipped out that it was my birthday dinner to the waitress - and we were informed that dessert was free.  FREE!?! How could I turn that down.  After combing over their dessert menu, and then wiping the drool from my chin, I settled on the Maple Blondie with all intentions on sharing with my dinner mate.  Turns out she didn't like it and I couldn't put my spoon down once I started. 

After nearly licking the plate, the guilt set in.  What did I just do?!?!?  Haven't I learned anything?  Do I not want to achieve my goals like I thought I did?  I set out to find the points on the damage done. 

990 calories + 52g fat + 13g protein = 23 Points

My stomach sank once I realized what had happened.  Knowing that I had to pick up the pieces and start fresh and be more diligent I rearranged my week.  Wednesday did some Zumba, and added a trip to Hershey Park on Thursday.  Knowing that calories burned has to be greater than calories consumed in order to make up for the indulgence, I had my work cut out for me.

It paid off!  Today, I weighed in at -4.0 from last week!  I *finally* hit the 10% mark as well as the 25# mark.  I have earned the 10% keyring and the 25 lb charm!

Weigh in this week, was 220.2 lbs. That's a grand total of -26.4 lbs.

Temptation Sucks

I really need to start forcing myself not to give in to temptations.  I find myself in situations where there are two things to choose from that are bad and I tell myself I'll have just one.  For instance, my son was at a birthday party yesterday.  They had pizza and birthday cake.  I decided to only have a slice of pizza and not to have the cake at all.  When in actuality I should not have had either of them.

This week's goal is to avoid the temptations.  AND to make up for missing last week's goal I'm going to hit the 10% mark.

Weigh in this week, was 223.6 lbs. That's a grand total of -23.0 lbs.

Woohoo!

This week's weigh in went a lot better than last weeks.  I ended up running into someone I know.  It was a nice change as I didn't have to sit at the front of the meeting a by my lonesome self.  It was nice to chat before the leader did her talk and went over everything.

I had some obstacles this week regarding food. 

No matter what I seem to do, dinners and weekends totally throw me off track.  This week was harder than others because it was only a 4 day work week - that means there were three days that had I had to be super careful on in order not to mess things up beyond control.  All in all, I think I handled it well. 

Friday, there was birthday cake at work.  I don't even like birthday cake, but the thought of it being there made me want some.  Also, one of the girls brought in buffalo chicken dip.  OMG I lost what little control I had and indulged.  It wasn't so much that it tasted good, but the fact that it wasn't healthy is what drew me in.  I need to work on the control and maybe even bring my own snacks in for times like those.

Anyway... Weigh in this week, was 223.8 lbs. That's a grand total of -22.8 lbs.

Zumba!

SO MUCH FUN!!!

I did Zumba tonight.  It was not what I expected, but it was so much fun.  I think I'll be going weekly from now on.  I almost want to get a gym membership just so I could go several times a week. I should probably look into that.

Anyway, it was the fastest hour of exercise in my life!  Can't wait to go again.

Disappointed

A little disappointed in myself.  I know I can do better.  No weight loss to report this week - no gain either.  I think it was the pizza on Friday & Saturday which is totally my fault.  I need to stop slacking on the weekends.

There's a Memorial Day picnic to go to today.  Maybe I should bring my swim suit (even though I look like a beached whale) and get some exercise in.  I should also lay off the food today too, it'll be hard but I vow to make the right choices today and not mess things up for a loss this week.

My goal this week is to lose 2 pounds.  Couch25k, Zumba and maybe swimming today will help get things rolling this week.

This week's weight: 226.8 lbs.  Total loss of 19.8 lbs.

Couch to 25 minutes LOL

At this point, I highly doubt I'll ever make it to running a full 5k.  Last night was day 2 of the program and while it did go a little smoother than Wednesday's attempt, it still kicked my butt. 

I'm still motivated to exercise, which does say a lot.  I'll probably keep going with the running/jogging but at a pace that doesn't kill me. 

I inquired about a Zumba class that is held Wednesday nights at the local roller skating rink.  Everyone has nothing but good things to say about Zumba so we'll see how that goes.  My first attempt will be June 2nd.

I really wish someone was exercising with me.  I'm sure I'd be a little more motivated if someone was with me.  I'm not going to let that get in my way though and keep up with everything.  The results of the dedication this time around have been inspiring.

Last night, I measured my arms, legs, waist & hips.  I wish I would have done that at the beginning of the program but it's too late for that!  I can already see a difference in my pants, they're very baggy.  I'm not talking about a little extra room in them - it is a lot of extra material!  I keep wearing my jeans only so I can see them get bigger and bigger - and because I'm too cheap to go out and get a new pair yet.

Tomorrow is weigh in.  It's been a really good week I think so I'm hoping for some good results.  I did have pizza on Friday and a left over piece for lunch today but I did stay within my points.  Fingers crossed!