Here comes the bride...6 months to go!!

[luzdafuzz]

Hey Lisa, I had a really bad week last week too... but happy to say I'm back in the game today! Hope your day went well too- if you get through today, you know you'll wake up feeling refreshed again tomorrow and you'll remember straight away why you set out on this journey in the first place. Everyone has bad days, bad WEEKS even... but you've come so far, and you don't have much further to go now! I know you can do this, YOU know you can do this... Just think of how much more amazing you'll look in your wedding gown with those last few pounds gone! We're all rooting for you!

 

[chubbygirl]

It's all about getting back on track NOW, not TOMORROW! And THAT is progress, strength, and dedication right there!

Thanks Sarah - I agree it takes strength to get back on track and dedication to keep going and I feel like I have both - just sometimes I forget for a while.

Lisa,
I didn't know you were having a hard time this week. Well, I came to your page to tell you I was joining WW because you inspired me to do so. Stay Strong!!!

Thanks MrsKt!! That is so sweet and I'm so glad you are joining WW - being accountable every week is what really helps me stay on track! I'm so glad I could inspire you to join!

Hi Lisa I think both you and I need a good shake and kick in the but, let's get back on trac right now so that we can have a great end to the month!

Sounds great Veronique!! I started tracking again yesterday and it went great!!

Hi Lisa,
You are a huge motivation and inspiration for so many people here because you have come SO far and have kept such a great attitude and encourage so many people to do well and a few cheats in NOT going to change that! I feel like dispite the weight loss I will always be that over weight girl on the inside who wants sugar and fatty foods and salty snacks, but if we can fight that girl 3 weeks out of the month I consider that an accomplishment, because we used to settle for that over weight girl just being our way of life. Your not that girl anymore and you are going to snap out of this and get back to business. We are all here for you, finish this week strong, its not too late!

Thanks as always Janvier!! Your words mean so much! I totally agree that I am still the same girl on the inside and I'm trying to make small changes to change her because she isn't the strong girl that matches the outside. I shouldn't be thinking about food 24/7 or weight loss or calories and should just be concentrating on being happy and loving myself and others around me. Sometimes I just get too focused on losing weight that when I slip up the whole world feels like it's going to fall apart. I need to change my mind set and I'm working on that while changing the outside too. Thanks again!

I agree with everyone who has written in saying you are an inspiration. One of the reasons I came back to this forum this month is because of you. Your new journal entry is the first thing I look for at night when I come home form work because you would have posted from work a few hours before (the time difference). Sometimes I read your journal and write mine. I get food ideas, workout ideas from you and your positivity is soooooooo contagious. And you are tooo strong a person to go back to the way you were eating before. I just refuse to believe that it will EVER happen. We are here to support, listen and kick you in the butt.

Thanks Juni - that is so sweet! I really appreciate the support and sometimes think it's the only thing that gets me back on track. Last night every time I thought about food I also thought about this site and the support and all the people on their own journey's and it helped so much - thinking of others going through the same thing really helps and makes me want to try harder and stick with it.

Hey Lisa, I had a really bad week last week too... but happy to say I'm back in the game today!Everyone has bad days, bad WEEKS even... but you've come so far, and you don't have much further to go now! I know you can do this, YOU know you can do this... Just think of how much more amazing you'll look in your wedding gown with those last few pounds gone! We're all rooting for you!

Thanks Luzdafuzz!! Knowing you are all rooting for me really kicks me in the butt to keep going! When I read your journal that you were having a bad week last week my initial response was "wow this girl even has bad days" and I started to feel better and then when I kept reading that you got back on track - made me believe I am strong enough to move past it and get back too!!

YEAH!! Thanks to all of you I did it! I had a great day - I wasn't feeling great for most of it but I stayed strong and ended the day with 1 WW point left!!! I'm not going to lie it was really hard - on the way to work I was craving a bagel w cream cheese and a warm vanilla cappuchino but I stuck to my green tea and yogurt and then at dinner my hunnie started making hot dogs and they smelt sooo good but I made my own healthy dinner instead. Here's how it looked:
B - 1 cup fresh strawberries, ff activia yogurt w 1/3 cup all bran buds (3)
Snack - 4 cups mint green tea
Exercise - small walk at lunch approx. 1 mile
L - instant regular oatmeal w 1 cup frozen blueberries (3)
Snack - apple (1)
Exercise - 50 min treadmill while watching Y&R - intervals switching between 6 incline & 4.2 mph and 1 incline & 6-7 mph, total 4.5 miles
D - left over 4 oz bbq chicken breast chopped up and thrown in campbell's onion soup - 3/4 can (6)
Exercise - hunnie went to hockey so I went to the gym!! 20 min spin bike - 7 miles, 25 min machines - abs, sides, back, arms, 10lb dumb bell bicep curls, push-ups, jumping jacks, skipping rope - I tried to incorporate some jumping and skipping during the machine work out to keep my heart rate up. Had a 20 min sauna and shower to finish.
Snacks - small veggie salad w cucumber, yellow pepper, black olives, chick peas, green onions, balsamic vinegar & olive oil (3), 1 point WW bar (1) 1/2 cup skim milk (1)
Ended the day with 1 point left over and I didn't use any activity points because I like to save them up for the weekend when I can.
Woke up this morning feeling so much better!! Still couldn't make it out of bed to do the treadmill but I'm looking forward to doing the same treadmill workout tonight while watching Y&R - the time just goes by so fast when there is something good to watch!
I have my yogurt & salad packed today and feel like it's going to be a really good day again - this time my mood matches!! Thank you so much for all your support - it really keeps me going and the thought of inspiring someone makes me feel so great about my progress! Thanks again everyone! Happy Thursday!!

 

[skkroll]

Yay! Awesome day! Keep it up!!!

 

[juni]

Yay for a good day. One down a couple of more to go (weekend is not that far away, phew!). You can do this, Lisa. I will write a longer note in the morning when I am less tired and make more sense. Sending you positive energy and lots of hugs from here.

 

[Verobc1]

Good to hear you are having a great day!!! Just reading your post made me more motivated!!!!!

 

[Janvier]

Lisa your day was great! Good for you for resisting tempations and going to the gym!!! I knew you were going to turn this week around and finish strong! Don't you love how fast the time goes by when you are distracted while working out?? Its so good to see the positive you! I haven't been able to get out of bed this week to workout in the morning either but its good to hear that you woke up in a good mood. Keep up the great work!

 

[RachelSilvana]

Still couldn't make it out of bed to do the treadmill but I'm looking forward to doing the same treadmill workout tonight while watching Y&R - the time just goes by so fast when there is something good to watch!

I totally agree! I've tried listening to music, or talking with a buddy, but it only seems to work if I'm watching something...and it can't be anything dry or thought-inducing. Give me something cheesy or sexy and I'm golden. If I'm reading a good book, that works too...but I can't read the whole time because I get sweaty and don't want to damage the book haha.

 

[disneymomof4]

I am sorry to hear that you have been having such a rough week. That was an awesome day you had though. That is what is so inspirational to me. That you can have such a rotten week and mess up like the rest of us, but then you pull it together and kick butt lol. That is awesome to me! I hope you are able to stay on track and the weekend is only a day away. Have a great one!

 

[chubbygirl]

Thanks guys!! It felt great having a successful day for once!
Veronique - so glad I could motivate you!! It's like a chain reaction! We can do it!
"dancing around" yesterday was another great day! I love the way I feel this morning and my motivation for tracking this weekend is really high! I love Friday's!! I love them even more when I get off work at lunch! I decided to take a half personal day off today (we get 10 full days in total and I like to split them up) so I can take a 30 min cycle class and 30 min core class at noon at the gym! Then I can go home and have a nap and still have the whole night ahead. I plan to pick up some more healthy food and snacks at the grocery store on my way home so I have no excuse to slip up this weekend. We do have plans to go to a friend's on Saturday night but I know right now I will want to drive so I'm not worried about drinking and should be good with snacking - correction - will be good with snacking!!
Here's how yesterday turned out:
B - 1 cup fresh strawberries, ff activia yogurt & 1/3 cup all bran buds (3)
Snack - 3 cups mint green tea (0)
L - veggie salad w mixed greens, cucumber, yellow pepper, black olives, chick peas, green onions & ff tomato oregano dressing (3)
Snack - apple (1)
Exercise - 40 min treadmill (wasn't feeling the running so I did intervals again) 3.2 miles in total, stretch after warm up and when finished.
D - tuna melts open face (6 total) - 2 pieces WW whole wheat bread (1), 1 can tuna, drained in water (2), light mayo (2), onions, raddish, lettuce, dill pickles (chopped and added to mixture) (0), 1 slice ff cheese (1)
Snacks - 1/2 bag microwave popcorn (3), light margarine 1 tbsp (2), 1 point WW bar (1), decaf green tea w lemon (0).
Ok so that was my points limit for the day and just as I was heading up to bed I grabbed one of my hunnie's granola bars - why I don't know but that was 3 points - luckily I had 3 activity points I could use so I was still even!!
Woke up this morning and jumped on the treadmill - only for 20 minutes but I burned off that damn granola bar I had!! I need to tell him to hide them again - they are covered in chocolate and taste like a chocolate bar - I tell him they are no good for him and he shouldn't buy them but he likes to snack on them at work and his job is really physically demanding so he burns them off all day at work and they don't affect him. He buys a bulk box of them and once I have one I usually can't stop but last night I knew I was being bad having one but luckily I was able to stop at that!
I'm so excited to get off work in 3 hours now and really excited to be going straight to the gym! I also plan to go to Kettle Bell tomorrow and I'm not sure what for Sunday - it's supposed to thunderstorm here all weekend so I don't think I will be getting out to run but I do have lots of house work to do so that will keep me busy. Have a great weekend everyone! Chat with you Monday! I'll be thinking of you all when I'm being really good and writing everything down!! I do plan to have 1 or 2 indulgences but I will make sure to work them into my workouts and points limits!! Take care!!

 

[skkroll]

Yesterday looks awesome! You're tracking of points is great, I can really tell from that you are feeling much more focused and motivated! It's cool that there are a few of us counting points here together like you said, more support and understanding and of course I appreciate your tips since I'm still new to the program! I hear ya on those granola bars... My dad is the same way with cookies so we always have a full jar in the house... You know I'm always gonna reach for one! Which is ok as long as I don't reach for 3 or 4 ... Same goes for those granola bars! Enjoy your weekend and have a nice time going out! We will both come back Monday with some good news for sure

 

[luzdafuzz]

It really only takes one healthy day to get you back into it because you remember how awesome being healthy feels. Good on you for getting right back in!! Have a great weekend!!!

 

[Sunshyne]

Hey girl! hope everything is going good with you. exams are over and I'm back. Off to catch up on your journal since I left

 

[chubbygirl]

Happy Monday everyone!
Sunshyne - good to have you back! It must feel great to be done with exams!
Sarah and ludafuzz - thanks for stopping by!
Ok the weekend started off great - had some good and bad inbetween and ended pretty bad but I'm back at it today and feeling good about the week, here's how the weekend looked:
Friday-
Exercise - 20 min treadmill (1.4 miles doing intervals)
B - fresh strawberries, ff activiat yogurt & 1/2 cup all bran buds (3)
Snack - apple (1)
Exercise - 30 min cycle class, 30 min core class
L - sm veggie salad (same as Thursday) w tsp olive oil & balsamic vinegar (2)
D - 1 cup SMART spaghettini (5) 1/2 cup home made sauce (6) lean ground pork, onions, garlic, hot chilly sauce, diced tomatos & various spices. More veggie salad w ff dressing (2)
Snack - 2 crackers w cheese & pickles
Total points 22 - over by 3 but I earned some activity points. Plus I resisted almost everything that my hunnie was snacking on - he ate a whole bag of oreo cookies - over 1400 calories and a whole plate of cheese & crackers - I only had 2 which was a huge accomplishment!!
Saturday
B - WW choco protein shake (1)
Exercise - 1 hr kettle bell circuit, 15 min sauna
L - sm veggie salad (I made a bunch on Friday afternoon) w ff dressing (2)
Snack - sm banana w s.f. butterscotch pudding cup (3), mint green tea
D - bbq chicken leg & thigh (4), 1 corn on the cob (1) w light margarine (3) 1/2 bun (2)
Then we went out to a friends and I started on red wine
At friends - 8 oz red wine (4), brownie (?) cool ranch doritos (couple handfuls??), then on the way home my hunnie wanted to stop and get more snacks and I was thirsty for chocolate milk so I got a 500ml (7 points!!!) I figured it out in the morning - darn! Hunnie got chips and dip and I resisted this night!!
Sunday
Woke up feeling kinda gross from all the snacks and the sun was shinning so I decided to go for a run first thing!
Exercise - 10 km run (58min)
L - veggie salad w 1 can tuna, olive oil & balsamic vinegar (5 total)
And then it all goes down hill after we went grocery shopping in town!
Snacks - coconut covered marshmellows (4), 1 buttertart (10), med iced coffee (4), left over chips & dip of hunnie's (??)
D - thin crust hawaian pizza (?? not sure I ate about 3 pieces)
Had a long nap today too or else I probably would have had more!!
Once I start it's hard to stop me! I even wanted to get on the treadmill again to burn some of it off but my legs were really sore from the run.
I'm feeling motivated again today though and want a good weigh in for Wednesday so I'm going to work hard the next couple days. I'm leaving for Calgary on Friday to visit my sisters so I'm hoping to be really good until then too! I'm not feeling too guilty about my weekend but I know I could have made better choices and I really wanted to get on the treadmill this morning but my legs are still pretty sore and I have Kettle Bell strength tonight so that takes a lot out of me. Time to see how everyone else made out!!

 

[mizzie]

Weekends are always hard. But I think if we do what we can with the weekend and really stick the weekdays, then we are still going to lose. Back to the grind today, both with work and with weight loss. ^_^

 

[skkroll]

It IS so hard to stop once you start with the sweets! It's like you're not even hungry but you just want that sugar! I totally go through that all the time. I'm glad that you came back from the weekend strong though and that you're ready to move on and leave it behind! That's crazy the chocolate milk is 7 points... but chocolate milk is a really great post-workout drink so if you have a cup of it after a run that's perfectly fine! You got great workouts in like always so looks like a fine weekend to me!

Happy Monday, let's keep it goin'!
~ Sarah

 

[RachelSilvana]

The start of a brand new week! The sun is shining (here at least) and Mondays don't have to be so scary do they? Here's to being the best person that we can be!

 

[Verobc1]

I agree with everyone on here .....you had great workouts this weekend so that should balance things out! Do you credit your activity points, from your daily totals??? I always forget myself but I bet if you did it would be very close to your daily total and not that much over!!! Have a great week!

 

[njoyabl]

Hey, stopping by to check out your diary. I do the same thing, seems like my weekends, healthy is like a word that you have to look up in the dictionary, but my weight hasn't been affected surprisingly. I see that you have about 3 months left to your goal, and you have been doing really well, so that's great you will definitely make it. Keep it up.

Oh yeah, and great wedding dress! I love it! You are going to be so hot!

 

[chubbygirl]

Weekends are always hard. But I think if we do what we can with the weekend and really stick the weekdays, then we are still going to lose. Back to the grind today, both with work and with weight loss. ^_^

Thanks Mizzie and I think you are right - as long as I'm within my points all week and keep up the workouts I will still expect to lose! It's been working for me up to this point!

I'm glad that you came back from the weekend strong though and that you're ready to move on and leave it behind!
~ Sarah

Thanks Sarah - I'm usually up like 5 pounds Monday morning from all the salt and crap but I wasn't this morning so I'm hoping for a good weigh in Wednesday!

The start of a brand new week! The sun is shining (here at least) and Mondays don't have to be so scary do they? Here's to being the best person that we can be!

Thanks Rachel! The sun isn't shining here but my mood is!! I feel a good week coming on!

Do you credit your activity points, from your daily totals??? I always forget myself but I bet if you did it would be very close to your daily total and not that much over!!! Have a great week!

I did a couple weeks and it worked out pretty close but sometimes that's just too much math for me, lol!! Some days when I am close to my limit but still need something I use the activity points but most days I like to save them for the weekend!

Hey, stopping by to check out your diary. I do the same thing, seems like my weekends, healthy is like a word that you have to look up in the dictionary, but my weight hasn't been affected surprisingly. I see that you have about 3 months left to your goal, and you have been doing really well, so that's great you will definitely make it. Keep it up.
Oh yeah, and great wedding dress! I love it! You are going to be so hot!

Thanks so much njoyabl! I was thinking about my goal too and how it is only 3 months away! I know I can totally reach it and hope to start concentrating on toning soon too! I still have lots of cellulite on my thighs and the loose skin around my stomach is horrid but with clothes on I am getting very happy with my shape. I haven't seen my dress since xmas so I can't wait to go and pick it up and try it on again - in a couple weeks I think or maybe the week after May long!
I think I burn enough calories to maybe maintain over the weekend if I don't eat great but I just think if I didn't eat so bad I could maybe be down another pound! It's the whole issue with once I start I can't stop so I'm not planning enough or working it out in my head before it happens - I just need to focus more once I start and hopefully get better as I go. Yesterday should have ended after the butter tart and I should have made a salad for dinner and done the treadmill at night but then again something to work on! And the pizza was so GOOD!

 

[juni]

Lisa, how do you find motivation to workout during the weekend? I think working out during the weekend makes a huuuge difference- esp because we all feel indulgence is ok during the weekend- kinda balances things out, methinks. And I love that you are back with your 'can do' attitude. Lets finish this week strong...