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Week 13 - 3.5 pounds! (Officially from last weigh-in: 6 pounds) This week I accomplished: Another stellar week! I am making better food choices at night to use up my points. I am using more points during the day, so I have fewer to eat at night. I'm pushing myself in the pool and can do 10 laps in less than 20 minutes now. I bought bathing suits in one and two sizes smaller so I'll have them. Next week I commit to: Onward and downward! Keep checking points on everything, measure measure measure, count count count, track track track. I need to step up my workouts in order to keep earning the same number of activity points. I also need to try to get back into the recumbent bike, too, and mix up the workout, but I just love the pool so much!!! |
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Week 14 - 1 pound This week I accomplished: I didn't gain! I learned how to handle avocados and make guacamole. I realized I can't miss my workouts. I'm doing pretty good using up my points, but I have to be really careful about how many I bring home. Next week I commit to: Use more points during the day to have fewer left at night! I also need to kick my workouts up a couple of notches and make sure I'm mixing it up and working out six days a week. I also want to add more variety to my diet with different foods. Watch the candy and gum usage!! |
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Week 15 - +1 pound gain This week I accomplished: I learned that I can't eat activity points! I started working on my arms/upper body this week, so that is a good thing. I also bumped up my recumbent bike time from 20 minutes to 30 minutes. I still love the pool, though, and it is still my favorite exercise. Next week I commit to: No more eating activity points! Avoid eating the weekly flex points. No more pretzels! Cut back on ice cream. Exercise exercise exercise! It isn't the end of the world. I will do better. |
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Week 16 - 5 pounds! This week I accomplished: Breaking a trend and getting back on track! Patience, patience. Keep on track. The weight will come off! I was able to increase my reps from 10 to 15 on the five machines I use. I also started playing around in the racquetball room this past week. Wow. Next week I commit to: Continue working toward my goal. I hope to be one point less after next week! I am changing to the Wellness Center meeting until the Faulkner group starts up again. I will not go back to the way I used to be; I must be held accountable to the scale. Onward and downward! |
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Week 17 - 4 pounds! This week I accomplished: Losing another point! I see a number on the scale that I haven't seen in a long time. I can't believe how far I've come from where I started. I am also trying new foods to mix things up quite a bit. PB2, Dannon Light & Fit, TrueLemon (should come soon). Yum! Next week I commit to: Staying on track even through the challenge of Fall registration. I plan to save points for PIZZA! on Wednesday night and FRIED CHICKEN! on Thursday. Yum! I also want to work hard over the next couple of weeks (no weigh-in next week: registration) so I can earn my 50lb anchor when I go back in two weeks. Yay! |
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Week 18 - Maintained (unoffical - no weigh-in due to registration) This week I accomplished: Planning and getting Pizza Hut cheese pizza on Wednesday night, and fried chicken and coleslaw on Thursday night. Yum!! I wore size 22 jeans to orientation on Monday! Woohoo! I know I would only have a small loss this week because I just had two huge losses, plus I am retaining a lot of water. Next week I commit to: Keep doing the right things so I can earn my 50lb anchor next Thursday. I am going to try to do better with getting my fruits and veggies in. Now that I have Laughing Cow, I don't have many problems getting in my milks but I need to do better on my veggies. And oils. 89 pounds to go! |
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Week 19 - 2 pounds This week I accomplished: I got my 50lb anchor, but I had to weigh in the bathroom to do it! The neurosurgeon has me on restricted activity because of my back so I don't know how much weight I will be losing in the future. I have to stay on plan and on track during this difficult time. Next week I commit to: I have got to be very, very careful of my food choices over the next days and weeks. I have come too far to let myself slip back into bad eating habits. Be careful. Be deliberate. Think. Make good choices. |
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Week 20 - 5 pounds!! This week I accomplished: I watched every bite and cut out the empty carbs (or at least way, way back). I did some walking even though I wasn't supposed to. We ate out a lot for various reasons, so I think I did pretty doggone good. This also makes up for last week's weigh-in in the bathroom sans jeans. Next week I commit to: Do the best I can in spite of not being able to exercise. I have to keep watching what I eat and doing as much as I can. Tomorrow I will find out more about what surgery will entail, and how much longer I will be on restricted activity. And the Faulkner group will start up again on Wednesday! Yay! Morning weigh-ins! Yes! |
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Week 21 - 3 pounds This week I accomplished: Burton [my Weight Watchers at Work leader] said I was melting! It is good to be weighing in at Faulkner again! I put on size 22 dress pants today and they actually fit! Almost baggy! Unbelievable. I was a tight 30 just 8 months ago. I feel so different now than I did back then, like night and day. I also tried dipping into my weekly points, too. Next week I commit to: Consider light swimming again. Keep on top of my foods and make sure the empty carbs stay out. I also need to start cooking more at home becouse we are starting to eat out way too much again. As long as I stay mindful of what I am eating, I should be doing just fine. I have to do better on the 8 healthy guidelines, too! Onward and Downward! |
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Week 22 - 3 pounds! This week I accomplished: Facing my biggest challenge: Hard drive failed and I didn't empty the vending machine into my mouth! I also tried something different by eating flexies in order to try to continue the loss trend. Next week, I'm back to daily points only to try to avoid a "maintain" week. Next week I commit to: Staying within my daily points. I also want to start working out again by swimming if I can shake off my stupid cold. I can do this! :) |
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Week 23 - 1 pound This week I accomplished: Staying within my daily points allowance. I didn't realize how hard not "dipping" would be once I did it intentionally for a week. Ugh. BUT... I got into size 20 jeans this week, and a size 16 skirt!! Woohoo!! Now that I've been doing this for 6 months, I know my body's weight loss rhythm. Next week or the week after will be really big. Next week I commit to: Start going to the gym again. The cold is almost done so no more excuses! I know I've lost a lot of tone I had; I want it back! I am going to be much more careful, though, and ramp up much more slowly than I did the first time. I'm tired of back problems! Oh, and I am going to have either chocolate cake with chocolate frosting or really, really good restaurant cheesecake for my birthday tomorrow. Yay, cheesecake! Yay, WW! |
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Week 24 - Maintained These past three months I accomplished: Staying on track in spite of not being able to exercise, and eating out a lot (Keith teaching). I've started eating my flexies and the results have been really good so far. My body has dropped in size, I feel better (except for my hip) and I am encouraged. I love meeting with the Faulkner peeps--they are such a fun crew! I am enjoying learning about new foods and have just started making my own bread. I want to be able to make a healthy bread that Keith likes so he isn't getting any HFCS from that source. I want to eliminate as much of the chemicals as I can from our diet because I want him to get healthy and lose weight right along with me! Going forward I commit to: Keep on trying to make every day an ON PLAN and excellent day. I have a hard time with getting everything in every single day, so I know I need to do better with that. I also want to work in as much exercise as I can in spite of my hip problem. It is just really hard to do when 10 laps in the pool can make it impossible to walk for days on end. I have to do what I can. I must keep learning about food and healthy foods and eating right. New foods keep me from; getting bored and missing BBQ and fried stuff and french fries. Experiments are good. :) I want to be an encouragement to others who are walking this journey, also. |
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