Celery's Diary

CeleryStalksMe

CeleryStalksMe

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I like the idea of posting my weight loss journey. It feels good to be confronting myself and paying attention to what I eat and how I exercise. Here is my plan so far:

I joined Weight Watchers. I really like their plan and my impression so far is that they are teaching me life skills to keep the weight off. Their plan is realistic, meaning that I eat what I want as long as I track my points and also flexible because they allow an extra 35 points for whatever I want. I never feel guilty having a small treat because I do have those extra points. I think being accountable and showing up once a week to be weighed is really working for me. I spend all week looking forward to Tuesday, my meeting day! I am also not weighing myself in between because I get so obsessed with the numbers and I want to pay attention to being healthy first.

Exercise: I had simultaneously the worst and proudest moment of my life two weeks ago. I used to be a lifeguard and I love to swim but I am absolutely embarrassed by my weight so I could never convince myself to join a swim club. I kept saying first lose some weight and then go. Somehow, and I don't know why, I gathered up the courage and joined. The worst part was for that first day, I showed up early and I had to wait on deck for the longest 10min of my life in my bathing suit surrounded by fit swimmers. Oh it was terrible! All 260lbs of me squeezed into a smallish suit! I am cringing but also so proud that I did it.

So far I have lost 10.8 pounds since Sept 15. I set a goal of 150lbs but if I make it to 199.9lbs it will feel like a miracle.
 
welcome to the forum, great job joining the swim club and your weight loss so far :)
 
Journal update: lost 2.2lbs last week.

In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving on October 12th and it was a real suprise how hard it was to control what I wanted to eat during the holiday. I thought that 4 weeks into this journey, I had figured stuff out and I am so excited and happy by the positive changes I have made, I wouldn't have any problems. I think what made it hard was that everyone else saw it as an opportunity to overeat. My will power dissolved and I ended up eating much more than I wanted or needed to. I am not making excuses, I know I decided to take the extra helpings but when everything tastes so good and it has been a while since I had stuffing I lost control. It was just so upsetting to me that I can lose my resolve so easily. I am glad that I did lose weight this week post-thanksgiving, I actually didn't expect to.

Plan for the rest of the week:
Stick to 1500 calories a day
Swim 3 times this week
Jogging/running 3 times this week
 
What an awful week. My pet rabbit died suddenly and unexpectedly. He started having crazy seizures and rolling around and couldn't keep his head up. He died a couple hours later. It is just so tragic. My heart breaks a little more every day it seems. I grew up with dogs and cats as a kid and I thought a rabbit would be something different and I just got so attached to him. I have only had him two and a half years and I realize now I didn't take enough pictures of him.

I keep wanting to drown my sorrows in ice cream and brownies but I haven't yet so I am proud of that. I went grocery shopping yesterday and I lingered by the cookies in the bakery crying a little. Not for the cookies, I was just sad and wanted something to make me feel a little better.
 
Hello, my fellow :eh:

Very sorry to hear about your beloved bunny. Pets are so significant to us and bring us so much joy! I hope you will get yourself another one soon.

Hey, in addition to both being proud Canucks, we are also both losers with Weight Watchers! I love the programme, it has worked so well for me! congrats on joining the swim club - you surely won't regret it! You obviously have a passion for swimming, and that is the best way to exercise - doing what you enjoy.

Best wishes on your journey! :auto:
ABBA
 
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