Category Archives: weight loss

I continue to lose, bit by bit; I have now lost 12 lbs, which is 1/3 the way to my final personal goal. I am really hoping to lose 2 lbs this week to hit another weight watchers goal.

I have got to get better at tracking. I do great with breakfast and lunch. Monday through Friday I eat virtually the same thing. But tracking dinner…seems to be a lost cause. I am going to sign up for my free trial of e-tools and see if that helps. My current meetings for weight watchers ends March 24 so am trying to decide wether to reup for meetings or go to on-line. On-line is cheaper but I’m not sure it will work for me.

This week we are looking at lunch for weight loss wednesday. I feel like I eat non-stop from the time I get to work until lunch. I eat my breakfast sandwich when I get to work, and then fruit and veggies til lunch. Typically lunch is a frozen meal. I like them. I actually get a lot more taste variety eating those then I would in my “normal” life, plus they are pre-made so no work on my part!

What is your go-to food for lunches? What works for you?

Congratulations to Alicia for her great weight loss! I love her goal and am going to adopt it as well, after a goal of 2 lbs this week, from there on out I am going to work for 1.5 a week.

Alicia is taking us through the meals to see how they have changed and how they can change as we work on losing the pounds.

I’ve always been a breakfast eater.  My dad was big on breakfast and I learned.  I am also a bit of a morning person, so my belly is okay with eating early.  It is a bit of a challenge that with taking synthroid I have to wait 30 minutes after I take my medication to eat in the morning.  Some days, like today, I fail and eat too soon.

When I first started weight watchers I was overdoing my morning eating.  I started the day with an instant breakfast shake, then have yogurt and eat my way til breakfast.  This was leaving me only 7 points for dinner.  Not enough to eat dinner with the family.

Over the last few weeks I have seen it change.  I eat a piece of fruit after my morning workout, and then eat a turkey sandwhich when I get to work.  I’m still eating a lot in the morning, but more of it is fruit and veggies.

I am not a great tracker, but I know I basically eat the same every morning and lunch and so far the scale is cooperating.  I lost 1.2lbs over the last two weeks.  I am at 11.6 total lost.  NEXT week I really hope to hit 12 lbs, that will bring me to 1/3 of my goal.  Sigh, I have a lot to lose…

Support is so important in anything we do.  And weight loss is no different.  I am thrilled to have support from people in my life, both on-line and off.

There are so many days I want to throw in the towel and someone at work will ask me how my weight loss is going, or better yet, compliment me on my progress…and I redouble my commitment to eat right and exercise.  I even had a co-worker mention yesterday that some of my clothes are starting to hang on me!!!  Wheee!

I have friends I text often, they tell me how they are doing and I report in.  I love hearing back from them.  My cousin, though far away, is a key encouragement.  I would not be sticking with it without her.  I love hearing her pride in phone calls or reading it in texts.  Love it!

The on-line support is phenomenal.  The biggest one is Alicia and her Weight Loss Wednesday blog hop.  I know each Wednesday I am going to be checking in and getting some great encouragement (make sure to check out this week’s–it is one of her absolute best!!).  And Alicia checks in on my on other days too.  It means so much to get a tweet from her.  You really should jump on the #wlwed hashtag if you are on a weight loss journey.

I recently found another wonderful blog, 33 and Counting.  She is on a great journey to get healthier.  Her tweets, @dacialee33, are great and challenging.

This weight loss journey has been fun and challenging.  I had a little gain this week, but it didn’t discourage me and I just see a greater loss for next week .  Soon, hopefully next week, I will be 33% to my goal weight…and now that i have put that in writing, I sure better eat and exercise right!!!

What can you do today to get the support you need in your life, be it weight loss, exercise, pursing a passion of yours, discovering how precious you are?  I would love to hear about it.

I truly haven’t forgotten about Weight Loss Wednesday or #workingforlessjunkinthetrunk.  Not by a long shot, but today has been crazy.  I actually have three things going on right now.  Pie and beer bread to make.  A house to clean.  It’s crazy. 

But, a huge plus, my 5 year old just put away all the dishes in dishwasher and rinsed and loaded the dirty dishes.  She needed very little help.  Wow, wow.  Two hours ago that kid was making me crazy.  Now, wow, all I can say is wow…

But back to my weight loss journey.  I lost another 1.6 pounds this week to bring me to a total of 3.6 lbs for the two weeks I’ve been doing weight watchers.  If I can get another good week, I can hit my first 5 lbs lost next week.  Talk about motivating.  Even with Thanksgiving and a Birthday in that week.  I can do it.

Right now I’m trying to decide whether to do my regular apple pie (11 points) or try a weight watchers recipe (6 pts).  Or to make the “regular” pie for the family and make a chocolate mousse pie I found that is 6 points for me (and my sister-in-law who is a chocolate lover!). What to do?!

I ran about 2 1/2 miles tonight and plan to get out there tomorrow morning.  Friday I am starting a 5 week fitness challenge with a co-worker.  I’ve done the challenge once before, but am hoping to hit more of the goals this time.

How are you doing?  What are your fitness or diet goals?

Check out other’s plans and thoughts here.

Ahhhhh.  First week of weight watchers down.  A lifetime to go, but it is nice to have the first week down.  And to have stuck with my changes and choices. 

Lots of changes.  Traveling this weekend.  Not as much exercise as normal.  It could have spelled disaster.  But it didn’t.  I did okay.  I lost 2 pounds.  Not too shabby.  It could have been worse.  Much, much worse. 

I love how weight watchers has you break it into smaller goals, 5%, then 10%, so on and so forth.  But they are still kind of daunting.  I have been gaining and losing the same 6 pounds for the last year.  I have lost these two more times than I care to count.  I am a little nervous they are not gone, just messing with me again.

How do you battle the fear?  How do you move past the pounds you have gained and lost over and over again?

This week’s weight watchers meeting was about how to deal with Thanksgiving.  It is a toughie.  One of the first things they mentioned was setting your goal–continuing to lose, stay steady at current weight or even plan for a gain.  My goal?  To keep losing. 

Are there people in your life who are changing their food choices?  Won’t you encourage them, help them?  Add lots of veggies and fruit, without dressings and creams, to the menu.  Don’t take it personal when they choose to pass on some of the treats, know they are just doing what they need to so for themselves.

What are your goals, what is your plan?

Linking up with Weight Loss Wednesday and Working for Less Junk in the Trunk.