Dany's Taking Control of the Flab Diary

Crappy crappy day

OK, I've had a really bad day. I GAINED. :eek2: Yup, a .4 weight gain. You have to understand, I joined weight watchers 6 months ago -- this was the first week that I have gained since that time. Even when I was on my period, I didn't gain. So...what the hell?!?

Now, I did undereat for the last 4 days or so...about 5 points below where I'm supposed to be. I know that when I do that, my weight loss is usually LESS, but this is insane. Coupled with that, though, I usually exercise every day and this week I only had four out of 7 days of exercise. So that probably didn't help.

Oh well, I'm not giving up. I still didn't have any of the chocolate cake that some food enabler brought into work yesterday. I stayed strong. I guess I'll just have to find a happy medium between eating too much and too little.

And of course, I get home and I have family-related bad news waiting for me. Really bad news.

Some days, life just kicks you in the teeth, you know? Guess I'll just have to keep on trucking, hoping that tomorrow will be better.
 
takingcontrol said:
Some days, life just kicks you in the teeth, you know? Guess I'll just have to keep on trucking, hoping that tomorrow will be better.
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:hug2: I'm sorry you had such a bad day. Your attitude is great... you just have to hope tomorrow will be better.

Don't worry about a .4 gain... it could just be water weight. We have natural fluctuation in our body weight... this is probably one and it will be gone soon.

Keep trucking Dany:)
 
Water weight, or shoot, just wearing thicker socks could boost you .4 lbs!! I wouldn't be too worried! Just keep on doing right and you'll be back down in no time (or take off your socks:p!)
 
Well, had a much better day today. My co-worker pulled out all the stops in her interview to best me for the job we are both going after, but I still think I have got a shot, I don't think she overshot me at all.

Still have the family bad news, but things look a wee bit brighter, so that is good. Also, heard from a friend today that I haven't spoken to in a long time...much to both of our mutual regret. I took the plunge a couple of weeks ago to write her, and got a great reply back today! That makes me feel good.

AND, I went to the podiatrist yesterday and got a painful injection, but now it doesn't hurt to walk, thank God.

So, I'm still encouraged, still going to keep going with the weight loss efforts. Not going to give in, no sirree! I'm even going to get myself some baby carrots at the store so I can snack while devouring Harry Potter 7 this weekend. So I'll be good and just say no to chips (I snack when I read, a bad habit).

Thanks everyone for the encouragement! It means a lot!
 
Life sure does throw you a curve ball once in a while. You just have to be strong enough to stand tall and hit it right back. Don't let You get You down. Anything worth having is worth working for ~weight loss and new jobs included.

Reaching out to old friends is great. I've started doing just that as well.

You're doing awesome so don't let anyone, even yourself, tell you otherwise!:D
 
I will be up all night reading Harry, and I munch while reading, too...

I am taking several healthy snack options and have given myself permission to have 200 junky calories of my choice.

Better for me to have a limit than say I won't have any at all, because I KNOW that is a self delusional lie for me!! I ain't that strong! If I say none, I will cave, then feel like I already failed and really blow it big time. So, a limit seems reasonable and I will hopefully stick to it.

Enjoy the book!!
 
Hey all. I did well today, although my foot relief was short lived. Now my heel hurts in a different spot, 5x worse than before. And of course, I called the doctor twice...no response. SIGH. Oh well, still did my exercise. I refuse to be derailed!!! :)

1) Thanks Emily, you are sooo right about calling me on being hard on myself. I know I do it, and I need to stop it. And I agree about working for what you want in life...heck, how do we know our potential until we TRY?

2) I think you're right, AmbaLove, about giving a limit for snacks during our Harry-fests (Dumbledore isn't be dead!). Maybe having just one treat along with the carrot sticks will help keep me from mindlessly snacking as I race through the book. Hmmm....
 
Good luck on the rest of your journey

takingcontrol said:
Hello, all. I'm new to the forum, but I think the diaries are a great idea. I know I could use the motivation.

OK, I started out on my weight loss journey at a whopping 280 pounds. :eek: Yikes, can't believe I actually came out and said that. WHEW.

I started Weight Watchers at the beginning of February...and as of today, have lost 50.4 pounds, which feels really good. I've never lost this much before. This is the first time in my life where I've given weight loss a serious effort.

This past month, I've gotten up every day and worked out...aerobics and weights, I alternate days. I do it just about every day, even on weekends. I do the exercise DVD thing because I'm too embarrased to shake my flabby groove thing out in public. :) I'm proud of myself for that, since I am not a morning person by nature. I think the workouts have kept me going...after I had lost 30 pounds my weight loss rate really, really, really slowed down, which was frustrating, to say the least.

There are weird things that are associated with dieting...anyone else notice that? Not to be gross here, but for a while there, I had a real poo issue, as in I wasn't doing it enough. And let me tell you, there's nothing more annoying on weigh-in days than not having a great weight loss because you haven't gone potty in three days! My nurse friend says this is because I'm not getting enough fat in my diet. Ick. So, I now eat a more balanced diet, and things are better. And then, of course, there is the flappy skin issue, which strikes fear into my heart.

So...doing Weight Watchers, doing pretty well. So far I've only had one week where I maintained...all the rest I had some sort of loss. I'd like to lose 60 by the end of the summer, 80 by the end of the year, and the whole whopping 145 by this time next year. We'll see.

It feels good to take control of my weight and my health.

Until next time...may you be light on the scale and full at the table!
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Ok first off congrats on losing 50 lbs so far that's excellent. Second, what dvds do you do? I only have the walking away the pounds videos and then i do my ddr game every now and then but with my son around i can't do that unless its bed or nap time. cause he gets in the way. lol Also I was recommended to look at the weight watchers cookbook do you know if any of the recipes are any good? i haven't tried them as i don't have the money to go to a gym or anything like that cause i don't work. oh and i also do some weight exercises with my 3lb hand weights.
Well keep up the good work and good luck.
 
So, how'd you do? I did...ok....not great, but not horrible. I ate about 310 calories of junk and ALOT of water and strawberries and fresh pineapple. But...it was the first sweet marie bar I had had since January...and it tasted so good.

How'd you like the book? I thought it was very emotionally heavy, but I liked it.
 
takingcontrol said:
Oh well, still did my exercise. I refuse to be derailed!!! :)
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That's a great attitude Dany!

Did they give you a cortisone shot in your foot?

How did you do with the Harry Potter reading... for me I was sooo involved in the book I didn't eat all day (which isn't good either).
 
Hello everybody!

Was a little agitated yesterday--was supposed to have Harry Potter shipped to my house. Around 5pm, I was pretty anxious because it hadn't turned up yet. I called the store, and the manager told me that, due to a system glitch, the shipment of my order had been canceled!!! :eek: Fortunately, I had the receipt.

He took pitty on me and drove the book to my house (damn straight, this is book 7 we're talking about). So I got the book at 6:30 pm and was done by 1:00 am. WHEW!

I did pretty good for the snacking, drank lots of water and ate lowfat popcorn and carrots. I did have a few circus animal cookies (I was bad and bought them when I went to the store), but I counted them in my points total, so I think I'm okay there.

Book was great, but I needed more closure! What careers do people have? Who of the sub-characters married whom? Who is the headmaster? Ack!

But, I really enjoyed it and look forward to her next series...whatever that may be.
 
momma4alex said:
Second, what dvds do you do? I only have the walking away the pounds videos and then i do my ddr game every now and then but with my son around i can't do that unless its bed or nap time. Also I was recommended to look at the weight watchers cookbook do you know if any of the recipes are any good? i haven't tried them as i don't have the money to go to a gym or anything like that cause i don't work. oh and i also do some weight exercises with my 3lb hand weights.
Well keep up the good work and good luck.
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Hi Alex's mommy!

I have a couple of the Prevention magazine DVDs -- 3-2-1 Circuit and the other one is called something like take it off in 30, can't remember exactly. I also have the Biggest Loser DVDs, and a Denise Austin (Boot Camp). Oh, and a Kathy Smith for weight training. Biggest Loser 2 is my favorite. I netflix them to try them out before I buy them.
I haven't tried the WW cookbook, because I don't cook, but I've subscribed to the online newsletter (I think its free), and they give you recipes in that-- some of them look pretty good. Maybe check out the website and the recipes they have posted before getting the cookbook?

Good luck to you, as well!
 
I could have used more closure too.. it was soo good though... i was hoping the loose ends were for a possible future book 8? Maybe focused around the new characters introduced at the end?

I can drean can't I?
 
I was definately sad that we don't know what happened to Luna, she is one of my favorites. Kind of hope she married Neville...they are both oddballs who could really take care of one another.

And did Harry become an Auror or not??
 
Oh, Ambalove, I agree! I so wanted Neville and Luna to get together!! And I say yes, Harry becomes an Auror, and then eventually ends up back at Hogwarts, as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. And Jenna -- wouldn't another Hogwarts series be excellent?? We CAN all dream!

And hey, great news today -- lost 3.6 lbs, and on the job competition front, my co-worker and I got the results of our Excel tests today -- I did better than she did! Woo-hoo! And a new hire in our department yelled at someone in Accounts Payable (he couldn't figure out how to open an email in Outlook, no joke) today, and he's yelled at our manager three times now. So we're all taking bets that he is on his way out. If so, then two "next level" positions will be open in my department...not that I'm hoping, but...hey, can't hurt to dream!
 
Ok, I've found my diet downfall. When I went to the store, I had been thinking about frosted circus animal cookies. I thought, I've been doing so well, I have great will power, I deserve a little treat.

I haven't been going crazy with the cookies, but I've been eating more than I want. I'm addicted! I am decidedly NOT getting those at the store anymore! They're dangerous!!

Isn't it funny how some things can tempt you and other things hold no interest for you? I'm usually really good at avoiding the sweets. This time, I just can't help myself...very very sad...
 
Hey Dany,

Congrats on those 3.6 pounds. Doesn't it feel great:)

Maybe your addicted because you havn't had the sweets in awhile and now they're there? At least you've recognized that your eating too many and won't buy them again.

Keep up the amazing work
~Jenna
 
Are they the ones with just the pink glaze or the ones with white and pink coating and sprinkles? I love the glazed ones, hate the coated ones. Is there a way you could bag them in single portion sizes and then just have one bag every few days? It might be easier then giving them up all together and it may keep you from having a binge.
 
White and pink with sprinkles!!

I think I want to see if they carry individual packets anywhere. That way, I could buy just one at a time, and won't have them in the house to snack on. A one time treat.

Jenna, you're probably right, its because I've denied myself for so long that now I'm going crazy with it.

I've done really well the past couple of days, avoided them entirely.

Having my bathroom issue again, I guess I need more fat in my diet. That seems so weird...
 
I love those with the sprinkles and the frosting... and the ones in the little boxes! I havn't had them in forever. Its great will power that you have been avoiding them altogether!

Finding somewhere that sells them in single serve packages is a great idea. That way you can pick one up like once a month or week or something:)

Bathroom issues... I feel like i'm constantly having them on and off =0/ I guess its something we just have to deal with.
 
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