July 30, Here we Go Again...

B: Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal, black coffee

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Starting over again...

Story of my life. Get on a weight loss journey, have a hiccup, fall off, have trouble picking up the pieces and starting again. Let's face it.

I LOVE FOOD.

Really, I want to do this. I want to get to a healthy weight. I want to get off my blood pressure medication. I want to have a better shot at getting pregnant. I want my big fat belly to shrink some so I look better in jeans. I WANT THIS.

But it's hard. Takes an effort. And generally, I'm a really lazy person. I can think of 100 different things I want to do besides exercise. I love sugar. I love fat. And I love, love, love white flour products.

So somehow I need to turn this around and make a healthier me.

My scale stayed the same this week. Oh sure, I was down a pound at 2:00 this morning (as I was for most of last week), but somehow, between then and the time I got out of bed for real, I'd gone back up to last week's weigh in weight. But you know, that's ok. I didn't try at all last week. Too much going on. Barbecue, workshop lunch with NOTHING core (literally, NOTHING was Core at that place), meetings, scones, good stuff.

I shouldn't use that as an excuse. I should try to find ways around it, not just stay on the plan when it's convenient. That's what got me looking like this in the first place. I have to be stronger than food. Why is that so darn hard???

July 23 - Back on Track

Well, I've been down with a flu and then residual cough/congestion/general yuckiness, during which time I have been completely ignoring my weight loss attempts. At first it was because I didn't feel like eating anything at all, and then it was because I was too tired to care. I'm pretty much over it now, though, so it's time to get back on track.

My scale insists that I am down two pounds this morning, no matter how many times I get back on to try to get it to correct itself. So it must be so. So that brings me to a grand total of 13 pounds down.

I have to go to an all day workshop today. I have no idea what the plan is for lunch (I'll be with a few people), but I'll just do the best I can and count whatever points I need to. I'll also tuck a banana in my purse in case I need it!

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July 12, Day 32

I'm home sick today. Sore throat, coughing, headache, sinus ickiness, all the fun stuff. Stupid summer colds! This means I won't exercise and I probably won't eat a whole lot either, so I'll focus my eating on good things (it's easier when I'm home all day anyway).

B: iced coffee, choco-banana-berry smoothie (frozen banana, frozen strawberries, blueberries, yogurt, milk, vanilla, ff/sf chocolate pudding mix). YUM!

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July 11, Day 31

I am SOOOOOOOOOO tempted to pick something up for dinner on the way home. I'm getting a cold, it's freaking hot outside, and I don't want to cook! But we're doing this no eating out for a month thing, so I'd better not, because I can't cave four days into it!

B: shredded wheat & bran, skim milk, iced coffee, blueberries.

S: banana and yogurt

L: cheese sandwich (1 pt), cucumber slices, pickle spears

S: popcorn, cucumber slices, bell pepper strips

D: ww spaghetti (1 pt. for the sauce), french bread (3 pts), salad. ff/sf pudding pop for dessert.

Weekly points allowance (WPA): 32
Points used: 5
Activity Points earned: 0
Points remaining: 27


Water: 12 or so
Fruits/Veggies: 7
Whole Grains: bread and cereal
Milk: 2+
Healthy Oil: missed this one completely
Protein: yep
Multivitamin: yep
Limit sugar and alcohol: yep!

July 10, Day 30

It hit at least 102 today. Supposed to be the same tomorrow. I told hubby I was only cooking on the grill until it cools down - fortunately we got one with a side burner! I stopped at the store on the way home today and got stuff for hamburgers, grilled chicken salad, and stir fry. So we should be all set...

B: shredded wheat and bran, blueberries, skim milk, black coffee

S: grapes

L: grilled fajita meat, cucumber slices, plums, yogurt mixed w/ ff pudding mix.

S: milk

D: hamburger w/ ff cheese on 1 pt. bread, pickle spear, grilled potatoes, sf jello w/ cool whip light (0 points).

Weekly points allowance (WPA): 33
Points used: 1
Activity Points earned: 0
Points remaining: 32


Water: gallon or so...
Fruits/Veggies: 5
Whole Grains: bread, shredded wheat
Milk: 2+
Healthy Oil: some in the fajita meat, some on the potatoes
Protein: lots
Multivitamin: yep
Limit sugar and alcohol: done!

July 9, Day 29

Somehow, in spite of myself, I managed to lose two more pounds last week. Don't ask me how, because I certainly can't explain it! This means I've lost 11 pounds in four weeks. Woo hoo!

Got up this morning and did 20 minutes on the Gazelle after hubby left for work. It's going to be too hot this week to work out any time after early morning, at least for me. I don't handle heat well!

B: Shredded wheat and bran, skim milk, black coffee, frozen grapes

S: ff cottage cheese and pineapple

L: veggie chicken patty, ff swiss cheese, veggies and bean dip

S: banana

D: grilled steak fajitas (3 points for the tortilla)

Weekly points allowance (WPA): 35
Points used: 3
Activity Points earned: 1
Points remaining: 33


Water: Lots
Fruits/Veggies: 5+
Whole Grains: shredded wheat
Milk: 2+
Healthy Oil: yep (bean dip and fajita beef)
Protein: beef, soy
Multivitamin: yep
Limit sugar and alcohol: yep!

July 3, Day 23

Had a great day yesterday. Only used two points - I'm trying to save them for the 4th of July BBQ and an all you can eat pizza feast on Friday (though I'm helping my brother move on Friday and should rack up some APs for that!).

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July 2, Day 22

Well, this weekend was a bit of a bust (where have I heard that before???), but I stepped on the scale this morning for my official weigh-in and I'm down 4 pounds. WOO HOO! That makes a total of 9 pounds since I started back on this journey.

It's a bit of a struggle when hubby wants to go to the same old places and eat the same old things (read: Burger King). I can handle it if I'm not famished but when I get super-hungry, it's a bit more than I can bear. I need to keep working on this point. Yesterday I ended up getting a Whopper Jr. and a small fry, which, yes, put me over my points but was far better than what I could have gotten (and at that point I just couldn't bear to eat another salad). And I did some gardening yesterday so that made up a few points for me.

Another week, another fresh start...

B: Fried polenta rounds topped with ff cheddar; 1 egg omelette made with Canadian bacon and mushrooms; black coffee

S: yogurt mixed w/ ff/sf chocolate pudding mix, banana

L: Greek pasta salad, grilled chicken

S: pickle

D: lentil rice balls (2 points for the rice because I already ate pasta), celery, tomatoes.

Weekly points allowance (WPA): 35
Points used: 2
Activity Points earned: 0
Points remaining: 33


Water: 12+
Fruits/Veggies: lots
Whole Grains: brown rice, pasta, polenta
Milk: only 1 today
Healthy Oil: yep
Protein: yep
Multivitamin: yep
Limit sugar and alcohol: none!