Today was my first weigh in. I'm 4 days into the program and I've behaved...lol I was so excited when I stepped on the scale and saw that I lost 6.2 lbs! I'm pretty sure the first 4 lbs were water weight and swelling from my surgery, but I'll take it =) It's good motivation to keep me going this next week. They say it takes 21 days to make it a habit, and I'm sure I'll need all the help I can get as time goes on. But I will succeed, even if it's 1 oz at a time.
Beginning weight: 314.6
This weeks weight: 308.4
Total Pounds Lost: 6.2
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hello Wake Up Call!
Weight Watchers revamped their Points program into PointsPlus. Now you have daily points plus additional weekly points, and you can earn activity points. The week runs Sunday through Saturday, and since I started on Wednesday, I mentioned to my hubby that I was going to consider my weekly points used up. I know I hadn't been eating the best the past few days, part of it was not feeling well from the surgery and certain foods didn't sit right, the other was me using the surgery as an excuse to eat whatever I felt like. I had stepped on the scale read I weighed 314 lbs, yikes! I had put on over 4 lbs in just a few short days! Part of it could be from swelling, but I'll get realistic and say probably not that much. So I was pretty certain those weekly points were gone.
I was not going to go back and fill in what I ate the prior three days, I didn't think it was too important. I'm moving forward, not looking back. That, and I don't think I can remember exactly everything I ate, and the amount. Finally, I decided I would so that I could make the available weekly points not show they were available anymore. I'm a numbers girl, what can I say. Also, just the number showing it was available made me think about maybe using a little. Surely not ALL of my weekly points could be used up, right?
So I started filling in Tuesday. It didn't look too bad, maybe I might have some weekly points left over. Started filling in Monday, remembered some things for Tuesday, filled those in, still had almost half of my weekly points available. Started filling in Sunday, remembered some more things for Monday and Tuesday, went back and added them, now I've gone over my weekly points allotment by 2 points. Stopped filling in Sunday. I can't remember what I had for dinner that day. I've even remembered more food for Monday and Tuesday that I forgot, but I haven't entered those in. Does it matter anymore? I got my wake up call.
My goodness! I'm worse off then I thought I really was. In less than 2 days, I went through my daily allotment of points AND went over my weekly points allotment. AND I ate like that everyday! In a weeks time, I probably ate 3-4 times my weekly points allotment, if not more. What was I doing to myself? I WAS worse then I thought. It WAS really bad! I WAS eating WAY more then I was suppose to. So I had myself quite the wake up call today. I'm so glad I went back and started filling in the days prior to starting Weight Watchers =)
Oh, and I weighed myself today. I'm already down to 310 lbs! I know weight fluctuates, but I'm still excited.
I was not going to go back and fill in what I ate the prior three days, I didn't think it was too important. I'm moving forward, not looking back. That, and I don't think I can remember exactly everything I ate, and the amount. Finally, I decided I would so that I could make the available weekly points not show they were available anymore. I'm a numbers girl, what can I say. Also, just the number showing it was available made me think about maybe using a little. Surely not ALL of my weekly points could be used up, right?
So I started filling in Tuesday. It didn't look too bad, maybe I might have some weekly points left over. Started filling in Monday, remembered some things for Tuesday, filled those in, still had almost half of my weekly points available. Started filling in Sunday, remembered some more things for Monday and Tuesday, went back and added them, now I've gone over my weekly points allotment by 2 points. Stopped filling in Sunday. I can't remember what I had for dinner that day. I've even remembered more food for Monday and Tuesday that I forgot, but I haven't entered those in. Does it matter anymore? I got my wake up call.
My goodness! I'm worse off then I thought I really was. In less than 2 days, I went through my daily allotment of points AND went over my weekly points allotment. AND I ate like that everyday! In a weeks time, I probably ate 3-4 times my weekly points allotment, if not more. What was I doing to myself? I WAS worse then I thought. It WAS really bad! I WAS eating WAY more then I was suppose to. So I had myself quite the wake up call today. I'm so glad I went back and started filling in the days prior to starting Weight Watchers =)
Oh, and I weighed myself today. I'm already down to 310 lbs! I know weight fluctuates, but I'm still excited.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
No More Excuses
I did something early this morning I've been telling myself for years I didn't need to do: I joined Weight Watchers! I've told myself I could do it on my own, I don't need to pay for a program in order to lose weight. I've told myself that my problem with weight is caused by the trauma in my life, and once I fix that, I'll be fine. I've also told myself, "I don't eat unhealthy," or "I don't over eat." I've blamed the trauma, my mother, my pregnancies, my health, hormonal birth control, etc. I've never blamed the real problem, myself.
Well, the time for me to wake up is now. Obviously my eating habits are unhealthy, you can look at me and see that. But on top of it all, my husband is putting on weight. If he's putting on weight (45 lbs to be exact), then we're obviously not on the right track, I'm NOT on the right track. I don't want my children to end up like us, so it's time to change now, while they're still young.
That's what brings me to this point, admitting I cannot do this on my own. I need help. I had hernia repair surgery 5 days ago, and that surgeon tried to talk me into doing weight loss surgery. I truly feel that I'm not at that point. I have not done enough to feel I can justify taking that step. I had to admit to myself that I really haven't tried to lose weight, that my weight problem IS my fault. I've used food as a drug, to try to make myself feel better, to hide from my emotions. I need to change my life around, put it back together, get back on the right path.
So, why did I choose to go with Weight Watchers to help me with my life style change? I've known several people who have been successful using the Weight Watchers program. Weight Watchers doesn't require you to buy their special food, very important when I live on such a limited income. Right now, there's no fee to register, also very important with my limited income. I like the points system too =)
I decided now was the best time for me to start. I'm limited on my activities for the next month due to my surgery. I can spend that time getting use to tracking what I eat. I'm not going to feel overwhelmed trying to do everything at once. In a month, I should have meal planning and the tracking system down and it be like second nature to me. Then I'll be able to add exercise and make that part of my routine too.
I'm going to use this blog to track my progress, and my trials. I would love support from my friends. Please be supportive and not negative, I have a lot to overcome.
Well, the time for me to wake up is now. Obviously my eating habits are unhealthy, you can look at me and see that. But on top of it all, my husband is putting on weight. If he's putting on weight (45 lbs to be exact), then we're obviously not on the right track, I'm NOT on the right track. I don't want my children to end up like us, so it's time to change now, while they're still young.
That's what brings me to this point, admitting I cannot do this on my own. I need help. I had hernia repair surgery 5 days ago, and that surgeon tried to talk me into doing weight loss surgery. I truly feel that I'm not at that point. I have not done enough to feel I can justify taking that step. I had to admit to myself that I really haven't tried to lose weight, that my weight problem IS my fault. I've used food as a drug, to try to make myself feel better, to hide from my emotions. I need to change my life around, put it back together, get back on the right path.
So, why did I choose to go with Weight Watchers to help me with my life style change? I've known several people who have been successful using the Weight Watchers program. Weight Watchers doesn't require you to buy their special food, very important when I live on such a limited income. Right now, there's no fee to register, also very important with my limited income. I like the points system too =)
I decided now was the best time for me to start. I'm limited on my activities for the next month due to my surgery. I can spend that time getting use to tracking what I eat. I'm not going to feel overwhelmed trying to do everything at once. In a month, I should have meal planning and the tracking system down and it be like second nature to me. Then I'll be able to add exercise and make that part of my routine too.
I'm going to use this blog to track my progress, and my trials. I would love support from my friends. Please be supportive and not negative, I have a lot to overcome.
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