Today is the first day of being ON TRACK. I bought a new food journal, used my point calculator on all food (after blowing off the dust) and had husband whip me up some of his excellent tomato-cuke salad. I went on a 45-minute walk (3 activity points!) and had two pre-pointed and accounted-for pieces of homemade pizza for lunch. I work tonight and am packing my dinner, which I've already plugged into the points tracker. I have a few extra so might take some popcorn with in case I get hungry. One of my new experiments is no eating after 9, and since I work til 11 I will get to test that out. It was a big risk of working nights back in the day, after the girls went to bed I just ate. That may have something to do with the awful suppers we served, but commodity cheese and PB are never nutritionally sound, especially not at 1030 p.m.
I weighed in this a.m., and I'm at 250. That is 2 pounds below the tally at the doctor's office two weeks ago, but up 1.8 from my weigh in three weeks ago. I can't say I am surprised that I am exactly where I am when I joined WW last Sept., bc I haven't been eating or exercising like I want to take care of myself. Rather, I've been laying about, drinking copious amounts of alcohol and not thinking twice about the second helping.
I've started over a few times, true. But the falling off the wagon is generally the result of being frustrated and disappointed with my progress - or lack thereof. I intend to measure myself, and keep track of changes in my measurements rather than weight. Fat is fat regardless of where it is, but getting back down to a size 18 - SOLID - would be a good first step. That will get me to where I really want to be, in a 12/14. I wore a 14 all through high school and most of college, and although I didn't like it at the time, I would be so grateful to have that body back!
I am not losing weight because I hate my body, I am doing it because I love myself and love my body, and want to myself and my body to be the best it can be.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Boo-YAH!
Posted by Angie at 1:53 PM
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I can't emphasize enough the value of walking. I take a good vigorous walk of 45 to 60 minutes before work, then take a couple of 15-minute walk breaks during work. Not only does it work well on its own merits, but it has the effect of making me feel LESS hungry for monster-sized meals. And it makes the Alli capsules I take with every substantive meals that much more effective, which subtly accelerates my weight loss.
Get an iPod and listen to good music or books on tape as you walk. It takes your mind off what you're doing, and before you know it, you'll have completed a substantive workout without any mental agonizing along the way.
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