Last weigh-in (1/11/2014) : 142.0 lb
This weigh-in (1/18/2014) : 140.2 lb
Change : 1.8 lb lost
Total weight loss since Izzie : 60.2 lbs
Well it was certainly back to business this week. Brady was back in school all week, we were all over our sickness from the week prior, I was able to go to a full week in the gym (first time since before Christmas), and I was eating most of my meals at home. The grocery stores are now stocked full again after the people going crazy trying to stock up for major snowfalls and the roads are clear to get to the store without worrying about endangering your life.
The gyms are still packed, but I'm hoping that will ease up a bit in the next two months. We joined last year in April and it was pretty dead during the daytime when I normally go. My Christmas candy was almost gone this week and I started having a bit of withdrawal, so I got some bargain Valentine's candy. Nothing major, just some Dove dark chocolate mini hearts. One or two a day is enough to make me feel not deprived and doesn't impact my weight loss. Next week I hope to break into the 130s!
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Weigh-in for 7/6/2013
Last weigh-in (6/29/2013) : 167 lb
This weigh-in (7/6/2013) : 165.8 lb
Change : 1.2lb lost
Germany weight loss : 2.2lb of 19.8lb gained
Amount needed to get back to WW lifetime weight : 10.8 lbs
I got my butt into the gym three times this week and it paid off. We had guests over on Sunday night, so we made things that aren't necessarily the best and ate out on Tuesday, but working out (while eating well the remaining days) did the trick. The Fourth of July was this week, which usually means eating bad at family gatherings, but we stayed home this year, so it was a day in the gym and eating healthy. To hit my goal for the rest of the month, the next two weeks I need to lose 1.4lb average per week.
This weigh-in (7/6/2013) : 165.8 lb
Change : 1.2lb lost
Germany weight loss : 2.2lb of 19.8lb gained
Amount needed to get back to WW lifetime weight : 10.8 lbs
I got my butt into the gym three times this week and it paid off. We had guests over on Sunday night, so we made things that aren't necessarily the best and ate out on Tuesday, but working out (while eating well the remaining days) did the trick. The Fourth of July was this week, which usually means eating bad at family gatherings, but we stayed home this year, so it was a day in the gym and eating healthy. To hit my goal for the rest of the month, the next two weeks I need to lose 1.4lb average per week.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Weigh-in for 6/11/2013 ~ Back in the 160s!!!
Last weigh-in (6/1/2013) : 170.6 lb
This weigh-in (6/11/2013) : 168.8 lb
Change : 1.8lb lost
Total loss postpartum : 31.6lb of 32.4lb gained
Amount needed to get back to WW lifetime weight : 13.8 lbs
Well, we unexpectedly had to make a trip home, so the weigh-in had to wait and I got it in yesterday (a week and a half since the last one). I've been at home with my parents the last week, so I'm not in the gym and don't have my own stocked household. There's certainly more eating out and situations where I haven't been able to control the food options. All I have to say is thank goodness for breastfeeding. I really thought the next two weeks would be a wash due to a disruption of my routine, but I'm so glad to see that I'm almost at pre-pregnancy weight! Another exciting week was that I was able to wear size 14 dress pants and size 12 bermuda shorts. Getting there slowly but surely!
This weigh-in (6/11/2013) : 168.8 lb
Change : 1.8lb lost
Total loss postpartum : 31.6lb of 32.4lb gained
Amount needed to get back to WW lifetime weight : 13.8 lbs
Well, we unexpectedly had to make a trip home, so the weigh-in had to wait and I got it in yesterday (a week and a half since the last one). I've been at home with my parents the last week, so I'm not in the gym and don't have my own stocked household. There's certainly more eating out and situations where I haven't been able to control the food options. All I have to say is thank goodness for breastfeeding. I really thought the next two weeks would be a wash due to a disruption of my routine, but I'm so glad to see that I'm almost at pre-pregnancy weight! Another exciting week was that I was able to wear size 14 dress pants and size 12 bermuda shorts. Getting there slowly but surely!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Weigh-in for 3/31/2012 ~ Didn't Make the Cut
Last weigh-in (2/18/2011) : 154.0 lb
This weigh-in (3/31/2012) : 158.2 lb
Change : 4.2 lb gained
Well, this starts the mark of all weigh-ins being "unofficial" until we get back to the States. I wasn't quite able to bring my weight down low enough to make it to the last meeting of the month.
Although I would have liked to see a better number, I take comfort that during the past two weeks I have taken myself down almost a pound. I felt like I was on a runaway train, so putting on the brakes was not only necessary, but vital to my physical health, but my mental health as well. I have been making better choices both at home and out of the house. I'm still allowing myself a few small things here and there, but nothing like before when I seemed to have no self control.
I've never experienced a period of gaining quite like this during my time with weight watchers. Sure, I've put on weight before, but never this fast. I know there are so many factors I can't control, but I have to try my hardest to focus on those factors that are in my control to help balance things just a little bit.
This weigh-in (3/31/2012) : 158.2 lb
Change : 4.2 lb gained
Well, this starts the mark of all weigh-ins being "unofficial" until we get back to the States. I wasn't quite able to bring my weight down low enough to make it to the last meeting of the month.
Although I would have liked to see a better number, I take comfort that during the past two weeks I have taken myself down almost a pound. I felt like I was on a runaway train, so putting on the brakes was not only necessary, but vital to my physical health, but my mental health as well. I have been making better choices both at home and out of the house. I'm still allowing myself a few small things here and there, but nothing like before when I seemed to have no self control.
I've never experienced a period of gaining quite like this during my time with weight watchers. Sure, I've put on weight before, but never this fast. I know there are so many factors I can't control, but I have to try my hardest to focus on those factors that are in my control to help balance things just a little bit.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Reaching a Breaking Point
We've been in Germany just shy of two months and I've reached a breaking point. I had a pair of jeans that were my favorite "skinny" jeans. When I went down below 155lb, they became my "fat" jeans because they were way too big. This past weekend, I brought them with me, and when I put them on, they were uncomfortably tight. The only time they've ever felt that way in those jeans was when I was around 165lbs and I know I'm nowhere near there. That just scared the crap out of me.
I'm still in a point where I'm putting up a fight, but not a very good one, so the weight is still coming on. I'm not very happy here, so it's easier for me to give in to eating than pick a healthy option, but that has to change. I don't feel better when I don't fit into my clothes well and I don't have an endless supply of sizes in my closet.
Most people make a New Years resolution, but since my birthday was two days ago, I'm going to make a birthday resolution. Here's the list of things I'm going to try to do to turn my situation here around:
That probably seems like a long list, but there are so many moving parts in weight loss and weight management.
I haven't been on a scale since before our trip to Switzerland this past weekend and I know I was about a pound up from the last official weekend, and I know it could easily have gotten worse in the last week. A huge sticking point for people frustrated with small loses in meeting rooms, was that the weight didn't come on overnight, so the weight coming off won't either. Sometimes I agree with that, but right now I'm having a hard time. I keep thinking in my head that if I continue gaining at this rate, I'll be up almost 20lb by the time we come home and I just can't deal with that mentally. I've had periods of weight gain during the course of my journey, but I made more bad choices during those times. I feel frustrated and helpless with the limited variety and light choices here and sometimes when I feel bad for myself, I just say, "It's not fair."
I'm still in a point where I'm putting up a fight, but not a very good one, so the weight is still coming on. I'm not very happy here, so it's easier for me to give in to eating than pick a healthy option, but that has to change. I don't feel better when I don't fit into my clothes well and I don't have an endless supply of sizes in my closet.
Most people make a New Years resolution, but since my birthday was two days ago, I'm going to make a birthday resolution. Here's the list of things I'm going to try to do to turn my situation here around:
- Track more consistently
- Eat a maximum of two pastry/bread items a week
- Make healthier choices when I'm away from the house
- Plan to cook more meals instead of filling my freezer with pre-made ones
- Drink more water
- Pick more filling snacks
- Go for a walk with Brady when we have nothing else planned and the weather is nice enough (no rain), instead of staying inside the house
- Try to have a more positive attitude
- Eating only when I'm hungry and not when I'm bored (which is all to often here)
- Stick to the food plan I have for the week
- Ration out the Swiss chocolates we recently acquired so they don't create more of a problem
- Stop thinking about my weight all the time (which is easier said than done)
- Try to manage the pre-dinner slump a lot better instead of eating anything I can find and then not being hungry for dinner and eating it anyway
That probably seems like a long list, but there are so many moving parts in weight loss and weight management.
I haven't been on a scale since before our trip to Switzerland this past weekend and I know I was about a pound up from the last official weekend, and I know it could easily have gotten worse in the last week. A huge sticking point for people frustrated with small loses in meeting rooms, was that the weight didn't come on overnight, so the weight coming off won't either. Sometimes I agree with that, but right now I'm having a hard time. I keep thinking in my head that if I continue gaining at this rate, I'll be up almost 20lb by the time we come home and I just can't deal with that mentally. I've had periods of weight gain during the course of my journey, but I made more bad choices during those times. I feel frustrated and helpless with the limited variety and light choices here and sometimes when I feel bad for myself, I just say, "It's not fair."
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The German Food Experience
We've been in Germany for 10 days now, and although I anticipated the food experience being tough, but not as tough as it turned out to be. The first two days weren't so bad because we were out and even ate at a Subway, so things looked positive.
We arrived last Thursday, and I didn't make it to the store myself until last Saturday. We have an Aldi's right around the corner from our apartment and that's when the culture shock really hit me. I knew about bringing your own bags, but what I saw inside the store really freaked me out. There was absolutely NO variety. Almost everything in there was carbs, too, and we all know that in Points Plus 2012, carbs are the enemy. We grabbed cereal, a jar of Nutella, some yogurt, sandwich bread (we never have bread in our house), a package of chicken breasts, whole wheat pasta, a can of chili, and two packages of microwave veggies.
I was already starting to freak out a little because I had no idea what I was going to eat for lunch. Andy hadn't gone back to work yet, but I knew that time was coming soon and I'd be on my own, with not only myself to feed, but Brady as well. I had brought from the States 12 packets of tuna (they don't sell it in Europe) that would last me 3 months, a few cereal bars for Brady, and oatmeal for Brady.
For those of you who have never been to Europe, the fridges are small, and the freezers even smaller if you have one at all (which we do). You don't go to the store once a week and stock up. Most people go every day. My goal is to go no more often than every other day.
We had coffee with a neighbor last Sunday and she offered to take me to another market, in addition to the butcher, where she assured me that I could at least acquire lunch meat. I got some sliced turkey at the butcher, and then we went to a market that had more variety and plenty of produce. I stocked up on apples, bananas, yogurt, tortilla wraps, and a few other things that would help get us through part of the week. Another part of the trouble with Europe is that parking is all paid on the street and most people use public transportation. That means, when I go to the market, I have to consider what I can carry, the distance to the certain store, the weather, and the fact that I have to push Brady in the stroller. It's certainly overwhelming.
In our first week here, what we ate for dinner consisted of frozen pizzas, chicken breast, that one jar of chili, and pasta. We went through an entire box of cereal, a whole loaf of bread, and an entire jar of Nutella. Eating things like this had me convinced that there was no way to lose weight or even maintain. Andy was convinced that I wasn't eating enough to even hit my points, but I assured him that most of the items I was eating were carbs and that was just bad enough to hit my daily points plus allowance.
Today, we again went to the larger market and the butcher, this time with Andy in tow. We found it difficult to find many of the main staples needed to make most of our favorite recipes. I was very frustrated and again wondered whether or not I'd starve to death or go the opposite route and start eating badly.
The only weigh-in I had this month was a week after New Years, and I was up to exactly 150lbs. Four days after that weigh-in, I left to spend a week with my parents and I was up a little over a pound when I left. No doubt, I gained some more in the week before we traveled here, since we ate out lunch almost every day. I stepped on the scale this morning because we got our freight shipment on Thursday, and almost didn't want to know what it would tell me. It showed me up less than half a pound from my last weigh in, exactly three weeks ago. I hope this is a good sign but only time will tell what the food here will do to my weight. There are several weight watchers within the city, but only have weekday meetings, and mainly in the afternoons during naptime. I did a broader search and specified only weekend meetings and found one just outside the city, within 20 minutes driving distance. This way, Andy could take me, as he has the car at work during the week. I technically only have to weigh-in once a month, but to keep up my accountability, I think I will try to make it every other week.
We arrived last Thursday, and I didn't make it to the store myself until last Saturday. We have an Aldi's right around the corner from our apartment and that's when the culture shock really hit me. I knew about bringing your own bags, but what I saw inside the store really freaked me out. There was absolutely NO variety. Almost everything in there was carbs, too, and we all know that in Points Plus 2012, carbs are the enemy. We grabbed cereal, a jar of Nutella, some yogurt, sandwich bread (we never have bread in our house), a package of chicken breasts, whole wheat pasta, a can of chili, and two packages of microwave veggies.
I was already starting to freak out a little because I had no idea what I was going to eat for lunch. Andy hadn't gone back to work yet, but I knew that time was coming soon and I'd be on my own, with not only myself to feed, but Brady as well. I had brought from the States 12 packets of tuna (they don't sell it in Europe) that would last me 3 months, a few cereal bars for Brady, and oatmeal for Brady.
For those of you who have never been to Europe, the fridges are small, and the freezers even smaller if you have one at all (which we do). You don't go to the store once a week and stock up. Most people go every day. My goal is to go no more often than every other day.
We had coffee with a neighbor last Sunday and she offered to take me to another market, in addition to the butcher, where she assured me that I could at least acquire lunch meat. I got some sliced turkey at the butcher, and then we went to a market that had more variety and plenty of produce. I stocked up on apples, bananas, yogurt, tortilla wraps, and a few other things that would help get us through part of the week. Another part of the trouble with Europe is that parking is all paid on the street and most people use public transportation. That means, when I go to the market, I have to consider what I can carry, the distance to the certain store, the weather, and the fact that I have to push Brady in the stroller. It's certainly overwhelming.
In our first week here, what we ate for dinner consisted of frozen pizzas, chicken breast, that one jar of chili, and pasta. We went through an entire box of cereal, a whole loaf of bread, and an entire jar of Nutella. Eating things like this had me convinced that there was no way to lose weight or even maintain. Andy was convinced that I wasn't eating enough to even hit my points, but I assured him that most of the items I was eating were carbs and that was just bad enough to hit my daily points plus allowance.
Today, we again went to the larger market and the butcher, this time with Andy in tow. We found it difficult to find many of the main staples needed to make most of our favorite recipes. I was very frustrated and again wondered whether or not I'd starve to death or go the opposite route and start eating badly.
The only weigh-in I had this month was a week after New Years, and I was up to exactly 150lbs. Four days after that weigh-in, I left to spend a week with my parents and I was up a little over a pound when I left. No doubt, I gained some more in the week before we traveled here, since we ate out lunch almost every day. I stepped on the scale this morning because we got our freight shipment on Thursday, and almost didn't want to know what it would tell me. It showed me up less than half a pound from my last weigh in, exactly three weeks ago. I hope this is a good sign but only time will tell what the food here will do to my weight. There are several weight watchers within the city, but only have weekday meetings, and mainly in the afternoons during naptime. I did a broader search and specified only weekend meetings and found one just outside the city, within 20 minutes driving distance. This way, Andy could take me, as he has the car at work during the week. I technically only have to weigh-in once a month, but to keep up my accountability, I think I will try to make it every other week.
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