Today was my weigh-in day and I'm proud to share that I have lost another 3 lbs! So here are my current weight stats:
Starting weight: 210
Last week's weight: 208
Pounds Lost this Week: 3
New Weight: 205
Goal weight: 140
Pounds to go: 65
I went to my karate class tonight and it was great despite feeling like the three weeks I was not training set me back really far. Doing karate reminded me of how difficult it is to be overweight. For example, I have a really difficult time doing the kicks. Tonight, I was imagining how much easier karate training would be if I wasn't carrying around an extra 65 lbs. I'm looking forward to Thursday's class.
Until next time!
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
End of Week 2
It's been another week! I've still been tracking my points and doing well though I didn't do as well as I had hoped with my other goals. Maybe I took on too much too fast. I feel as though reflecting on my week at the end of last week was very helpful, so I'm going to review the last week in this post.
To begin with, I did track my points daily and didn't exceed my points for the week. Here's an overview of my week:
Saturday was the night of my formal event and you can see that's where the majority of my weekly points were used. I did dance for most of the 3 hours of the event so I earned some activity points for that!
Last week I was supposed to start going back to karate after a hiatus for winter break. Why is it always so difficult to start something back up? I had promised myself that I would practice 2-3 times over break and be ready to start back up in January, but I let it slip with all of the holiday distractions. My regular class times are on Tuesday and Thursday so I plan on going tomorrow. I take my kids to the same karate school on Mondays and Wednesday so I made sure to tell my instructor that I would be there tomorrow so that I have more reasons to not flake out.
I also missed two online Overeaters Anonymous meetings last week. In my defense, I did log on last Wednesday but had gotten the time wrong. I feel like I need to give OA a proper try so I'm trying again this week.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day, wish me luck!
To begin with, I did track my points daily and didn't exceed my points for the week. Here's an overview of my week:
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Daily Points Used
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Weekly Points Used
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Activity Points Earned
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Activity Points Used
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Tues
Jan 6
|
31
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Wed
Jan 7
|
37
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
Thu
Jan 8
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Fri
Jan 9
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Sat
Jan 10
|
61
|
31 |
11
|
0
|
|
Sun
Jan 11
|
33
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Mon
Jan 12
|
39
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
Totals:
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49
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11
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2
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Saturday was the night of my formal event and you can see that's where the majority of my weekly points were used. I did dance for most of the 3 hours of the event so I earned some activity points for that!
Last week I was supposed to start going back to karate after a hiatus for winter break. Why is it always so difficult to start something back up? I had promised myself that I would practice 2-3 times over break and be ready to start back up in January, but I let it slip with all of the holiday distractions. My regular class times are on Tuesday and Thursday so I plan on going tomorrow. I take my kids to the same karate school on Mondays and Wednesday so I made sure to tell my instructor that I would be there tomorrow so that I have more reasons to not flake out.
I also missed two online Overeaters Anonymous meetings last week. In my defense, I did log on last Wednesday but had gotten the time wrong. I feel like I need to give OA a proper try so I'm trying again this week.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day, wish me luck!
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Weigh In
So I have to confess: I actually missed my weigh in yesterday! I have a strong preference for weighing myself in the mornings and I overslept yesterday and barely made it to class on time :/
I rarely oversleep and just hate the feeling when you wake up and realize that you have slept through an alarm. I was up much later than usual working on a research plan that is due soon. I finally had a light bulb moment with it and didn't want to lose my momentum and so I paid the price.
I impulsively weighed myself in the early evening when I arrived home and much to my dismay, my weight was unchanged. I tried to forget about it for the evening and reminded myself that weight can fluctuate throughout the day and I should just re-weight myself in the morning the next day to get a more accurate weigh-in. And so this morning I weighed-in and logged a loss of 2 lbs!
Starting weight: 210
Pounds Lost this Week: 2
Goal weight: 140
Pounds to go: 68
I rarely oversleep and just hate the feeling when you wake up and realize that you have slept through an alarm. I was up much later than usual working on a research plan that is due soon. I finally had a light bulb moment with it and didn't want to lose my momentum and so I paid the price.
I impulsively weighed myself in the early evening when I arrived home and much to my dismay, my weight was unchanged. I tried to forget about it for the evening and reminded myself that weight can fluctuate throughout the day and I should just re-weight myself in the morning the next day to get a more accurate weigh-in. And so this morning I weighed-in and logged a loss of 2 lbs!
Starting weight: 210
Pounds Lost this Week: 2
Goal weight: 140
Pounds to go: 68
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
End of Week 1
Another successful day! Despite my clear craving of fast food after my morning classes, I came home and made myself a small bean burrito, along with a yogurt and a banana before it was time for me to pick up the kiddos at school. During the evenings, when I'm reviewing what I learned in class, I find that I often crave snacks and I was anticipating a difficult evening. I grabbed an apple and cut it into thinner slices so I could just occupy my mouth and it seems to have worked.
Oh I also walked 1.5 miles today! It was unplanned but I needed to go across campus to run an errand and a friend of mine just happened to mention also needing to go to the same building and that she was thinking of walking over so I jumped at the opportunity! It was even fun cause we were just chatting the whole walk. It only earned me 1 WWPP Activity Point but it was nice to be outside and moving.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day which I have mixed feelings about. I'm trying to keep in mind that this was my first week and that I may need to adjust my approach to my points if I don't show any loss. I have stuck with my plan for a whole 7 days. I know I should allow myself to feel accomplished. This is longer than I have stuck to an eating plan in a long time. My main goal for tomorrow is to focus on my achievements no matter what the scale says. I really want to switch my perception that the scale is pass/fail exam for my eating plan but rather a tool to help guide my eating plan into something that works for preventing my urge to eat compulsively and weight loss as well.
Weekly Overview:
Oh I also walked 1.5 miles today! It was unplanned but I needed to go across campus to run an errand and a friend of mine just happened to mention also needing to go to the same building and that she was thinking of walking over so I jumped at the opportunity! It was even fun cause we were just chatting the whole walk. It only earned me 1 WWPP Activity Point but it was nice to be outside and moving.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day which I have mixed feelings about. I'm trying to keep in mind that this was my first week and that I may need to adjust my approach to my points if I don't show any loss. I have stuck with my plan for a whole 7 days. I know I should allow myself to feel accomplished. This is longer than I have stuck to an eating plan in a long time. My main goal for tomorrow is to focus on my achievements no matter what the scale says. I really want to switch my perception that the scale is pass/fail exam for my eating plan but rather a tool to help guide my eating plan into something that works for preventing my urge to eat compulsively and weight loss as well.
Weekly Overview:
Daily Points Used
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Weekly Points Used
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Activity Points Earned
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Activity Points Used
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Mon
Dec 29
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31
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0
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0
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0
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Tues
Dec 30
|
36
|
5
|
0
|
0
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Wed
Dec 31
|
58
|
27
|
0
|
0
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Thu
Jan 1
|
45
|
14
|
0
|
0
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Fri
Jan 2
|
33
|
2
|
0
|
0
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Sat
Jan 3
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
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Sun
Jan 4
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mon
Jan 5
|
31
|
0
|
1
|
1
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Totals:
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48
|
1
|
1
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Looking over my week, I can see quite a few areas open to work on. My karate school was on winter break so I didn't earn as many activity points as I would when I'm going to karate twice a week. Also, I have heard that an easy adjustment to Weight Watchers Points is not using the full weekly points, so there is another option.
If anyone out there is reading this, I'd love to hear your story! If you have a similar blog, I'd love to follow your journey. Please feel free to leave a comment!
Monday, January 5, 2015
2015
Almost 1 week in and I'm still doing well! Our New Years road trip was so fun! I was able to catch up with my oldest and best friend and meet her adorable new baby. As I had expected being on the road and celebrating proved to be challenging but thanks to WWPP weekly points, I'm still on track. Thank goodness for those weekly points cause I would have definitely blown my daily points goal without them. New Year's Eve was the most difficult to eat low points and a significant portion of my weekly points were spent that night. I could feel the pull to keep eating the snacks and cookies that were at arm's reach. I promised myself that I would diligently track my food so I tried to check my points before choosing to nibble, but a couple times I snacked before I tracked and it almost felt like I was losing control. I was afraid I would just keep eating and not even remember what I had eaten. It's the closest I have felt to losing track of my goals this week. Being on the other side now, I feel really good that I kept tracking and was able to enjoy eating without fully losing control.
Tomorrow is not only the last day of my first week of my working towards my goals, it's also the first day of winter term in my second year at veterinary school. Oh vet school. It's amazing to have the opportunity to gain the education necessary to have the job that I feel is my calling, but it's truly the largest source of stress for me. And I believe that stress is my major trigger for emotional, compulsive eating. And thus, my most recent fifteen pound gain has been since I started vet school last year. But I can't continue like this so I am determined to find other ways of coping with the stress. After all, I doubt the stress I'm feeling will really end with school and I really want to make lifelong changes.
Today, I had a bit of motivation in the form of dress shopping. I have a formal event next weekend and disappointingly none of the dresses I own currently fit. Thankfully, I successfully found a dress that fits though it's not the most flattering cut or the most exciting dress. Of course there were other, cuter dresses in smaller sizes. I'm trying to not let this discourage me as it has in the past. I'm trying to remind myself that I'm taking action and even letting myself imagine that maybe by this time next year, I can be buying one of those cuter, smaller dresses for next year's formal.
Tomorrow is not only the last day of my first week of my working towards my goals, it's also the first day of winter term in my second year at veterinary school. Oh vet school. It's amazing to have the opportunity to gain the education necessary to have the job that I feel is my calling, but it's truly the largest source of stress for me. And I believe that stress is my major trigger for emotional, compulsive eating. And thus, my most recent fifteen pound gain has been since I started vet school last year. But I can't continue like this so I am determined to find other ways of coping with the stress. After all, I doubt the stress I'm feeling will really end with school and I really want to make lifelong changes.
Today, I had a bit of motivation in the form of dress shopping. I have a formal event next weekend and disappointingly none of the dresses I own currently fit. Thankfully, I successfully found a dress that fits though it's not the most flattering cut or the most exciting dress. Of course there were other, cuter dresses in smaller sizes. I'm trying to not let this discourage me as it has in the past. I'm trying to remind myself that I'm taking action and even letting myself imagine that maybe by this time next year, I can be buying one of those cuter, smaller dresses for next year's formal.
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