Veronique's Diary

[Verobc1]

Okay so this is my first entry and I will introduce myself and my goal for 2010.

As a kid I had great metabolism so I never needed to watch what I ate I was always at an healthy weight, that all changed when I became a teenager. All throught school I maintained my weight between 140 lb to 150lb I am 5ft3 so it wasn't the healthiest weight but it wasn't to bad. In my 20's my weight kept going up until at 26 I was up to 184lb I hadn't weight myself in years but when I started planning my wedding I decided to join weight watcher and that was on nasty suprise I didn't think I weighted that much. I joined 10 month before my wedding hoping to lose 30lb at least if possible 50 to 55 lb in total. At the end of my 3rd month I was already down 20 pounds but then in the fourth month I lost only 2. Afther a couple of week I found that that the reason my weight loss had stop was because I was expecting a baby so continued weightwatcher on my own not to loose weight but to mainain a healhy weight gain during my pregnancy now 3 years and a second baby later I have decided that this year is the year when I become healthy.

I am 31 years old and I feel much much older I have no energy to keep up with my 3 and 1 year old and I have had enough. I want to feel good I want to have energy. I want to look and feel good. I want to get my weight down to 130-125lb , in order to do that I will use the points program from weight watcher (only this time around I am not joining the program I will do it on my own money is a little to tight right now) in addition to watching what I eat I will be using th WII game Your Shape in order to exercise. I will try to update everyday but will weight myself only once a week. Aslo tommorow I will add my mesurment to see my progress, eventually I will post pics as well. If you have any tip or any info that can help me I welcome it!

 

[Verobc1]

I haven't been able to come online in a few days. I ate well enough this weekends, I even got a chance to test my will power on Saturday, we invited a couple of friends over for diner thinking at least this way I can controle what I eat better ....they show up with a tray of deserts that would be fit for 20 people there are only 4 adults a 3yrs old and my son who doen't know what deserts is yiet!
I ate a cupcake and then once everyone was done eating I cleared away the desert and she told me she had a freezer full at home to keep it so I froze it right away. Out of sight out of mind hopefully. I have to take my exact mesurment tonight and post them tommorow.

 

[Sunflower2]

I'm giving weightwatchers a shot tomorrow evening! You lost a lot of weight with them! Are you going to join up again? I'm not sure it will be "for me" but I'm going to try

And good luck!

 

[Jericho]

Just keep putting one foot in front of another in this journey. You already started with coming here and you know, we are all here rooting for you!!!

 

[Mands]

Welcome Veronique! Good luck on your journey!! We'll walk this road together. I'm 33 and have 25 kg to loose (I think about 55 pounds).

I think the best advise is take one day at a time!! I'm going to do Dr Cohen and will be getting my diet tomorrow. They say the first week is very hard - so if I can stick the first week out then I'll kick butt from there on!!

Stay positive and focused!

 

[koncrete]

Hey Veronique,

Sounds like you're off to a good start, just remember that you will have both good days and bad ones but hopefully more good than bad. You are bound to hit a few road blocks along the way but just stay on track. Its ok to have a cheat meal/snack once a week, it helps in keeping your sanity. Remember you didn't put all the weight on at once, it happened over time (years) so don't expect it to all come off at once.

Good Luck,
Casey

 

[Isabel2]

Hi there,
I am also a mum trying to lose the baby weight - though my baby is only ten weeks old at the moment

I'm 5ft 3 too, so I know how every pound shows when you are short. Good luck with your weightloss journey

 

[Verobc1]

My measurments

ok So Last week I said I was going to measure myself but I hadn't had the time to actually post it

weight: 192 (or that is what it was last Wednesday)
5ft3 inch ( I keep trying but this number never goes up)
arms: 15"
waist: 40 1/2 "
hips : 46"
tighs : 25"
I am not going to measure myself every week I think once every couple of months will be good but I will weight myself once a week.

So far watching what I eat is not to bas I haven't really had any cravings for junk food I try to keep focus on my goals of loosing 2 pounds a week. I have to start exercising I never seem to find the time I don't want to get up earlier cause 5:30 am is as early as I am willing to get up and I have to get me and the kids ready to be out the door by 6:30 am so no time in the am. At work there is nowhere to work out and no shower and no gym close enought to run there on my 1 hour lunch (when wheather permits I try to walk for 15 to 30 min of my lunch break, but it freezing right now) at night it's rush to the daycare to pick up the kids on time and then rush home to get them fed and then bath time and bedtime routine finaly by 8 pm when they are in bed I have laundry and cleaning to do, how do people with kids find the time and energy to work out. I am tired all the time, I wish my husband would help more on the weeks he works night I get he is not there to help me but on the other weeks he usually sleeps on the couch while I do everything. I noticed that ever since we have the kids, I tend to eat out of anger, I rush from one place to another trying to get everything done and when I see him play his stupid video game or sleeping on the couch I get so pissed off and I eat a whole bag of chips or I get tired but have too much to do so I can't go to sleep so I will grab something surgary or chocolaty in order to give myself a little energy, wich works for 5 min until I am dead tired again. Last night I was folding laundry and looking at my workout stuff and I kept thinking I have to work out but when!!!!! I think I will have to develop a chart system at home, write down all the chores that need to be done and when they need to be done and write down my name or my husband name besides the one we have to do, maybe then he will get off his A__ and help cause talking does nothing. Sorry about the renting I needed to write this down get it out of my head, and stop eating when I am not hungry.

 

[Verobc1]

I'm giving weightwatchers a shot tomorrow evening! You lost a lot of weight with them! Are you going to join up again? I'm not sure it will be "for me" but I'm going to try

And good luck!

Thankyou and Good Luck to you too!!! I loved weight watchers and the program was easy for me to do, but I can't really afford time or money to go to the meetings at the moment but I still have all my books and the pointsfinder so I will attempt to actually follow the the program without actually going to the meetings and see how that goes, the meetings where actually really helpful that is why I decided to start this diary to keep me accountable and have a place to express how I feel and see how others are doing!

 

[Verobc1]

I'm giving weightwatchers a shot tomorrow evening! You lost a lot of weight with them! Are you going to join up again? I'm not sure it will be "for me" but I'm going to try

And good luck!

Thankyou and Good Luck to you too!!! I loved weight watchers and the program was easy for me to do, but I can't really afford time or money to go to the meetings at the moment but I still have all my books and the pointsfinder so I will attempt to actually follow the the program without actually going to the meetings and see how that goes, the meetings where actually really helpful that is why I decided to start this diary to keep me accountable and have a place to express how I feel and see how others are doing!

 

[Verobc1]

Good News

I weighted myself yesterday and I wasn't expecting great results cause I haven't started working out yiet but I am down to 188.5lb
Jan 6 2010 : 192.0
Jan 13 2010: 188.5
So that is a 3.5 lost I was almost dancing on the scale.

I also just read what I wrote yesterday, I feel a bit bad about writting that for anyone to read but I guess I was just realising how much my emotions and feelings had to do with me going up to 192.5 pounds, and is something I will have to work on in order to loose 60lb and keep it off!

 

[Verobc1]

I was reading your post about not having time to work out and I thought I would make a suggestion.

Is it affordable for you to join a gym right now? If I were you, I would pack my workout clothes and take them to work, then when you pick up the kids after work, head straight to the gym. I don't know how old your children are, but most gyms do have an area for kids. Work out for an hour or so, then go home and get your evening chores done. It sounds like you have a lot going on in your life, but it is something to think about. And believe me, a gym membership, as long as you are REALLY committed, is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

Good luck!!

I really can't afford a gym membership, even if I could I work 35 min away from my daycare so by the time I get to the day care it is already 5pm and the kids want food. Also I live in the middle of nowhere and the only gym there charges way too much for what they have to offer 2 treadmill I spend half my time waitting for the equipment and also they don't have an area for kids so I have to work out from home, I have the WII "Your Shape" and also Hip Hop abs I just need time to do it. It looks that I will Have to wake up at 4 am or work out at 10 pm, when there is a will there is a way right?

 

[Isabel2]

Congrats on your loss so far!
I find it hard to fit in workouts too. If I'm not able to do a real workout, I try stuff like running up and down the stairs 5 or 10 times (that's pretty hard and only takes 5 mins), jogging around the living room for ten mins or dancing about to entertain the baby.

 

[Verobc1]

I am still here!!!

I haven't been able to come online for the last few days sorry, I have had a migrain since last friday so I tried to stay away from my pc as much as I could. At least I know the reason behind my migrain, since I have been tracking what I eat I saw just how much surgar and caffein I consumed in a day and instead of doing the smart thing and slow down gradually I just quit cold turkey. I am paying for it big time but it is getting better I am staying with in my points for the days and I have been eating healthy. Yesterday I found a bit of time to work out and I tried the hip hop abs I was able to do 12 min of the warm up, and then I felt like I was going to die (mostly cause of the migrain) but I really need to exercise more I am soooo out of shape. I have to start somewhere right? I will weight in tommorow and let you know how I did!

 

[Verobc1]

Starting to feel alive

The head splitting pain is finnaly gone! I had never realized how much I was addicted to caffeine, Now I limit myself to one coffee in the morning and the rest of the day it's water! So far this week I have been drinking about 1 1/2 to 2L of water each day, and I have to go down a flight of stairs to use the washroom, does that count as exercise??? LOL I didn't workout yesterday I have to give myself a good kick in the behind I should wake up at 4:30 am and workout for at least 45 min, I wish I was a morning person maybee in the summer that will be less of an effort since the sun will be there and it won't be so dark or cold.
To others moms outhere where do you find the time to workout? Who takes the time to exercise everyday is my hero!!! I think startin next week I will post my food journal having other people reading it will make me want to eat better!

 

[Verobc1]

I am shocked!

Ok so from now on I will post my points online just to keep me accountable and all. This morning my alarmed didn't go off so I woke up at 6 am YIKES I had 30 min to get me and the kids ready to go so no time to fix myself breakfast or a lunch so I dropped off the kids at daycare and then stopped at Tims for breakfast they didn't have any whole wheat or twelve grain bagel so I figured a breakfast sandwich was my next best bet (better then a donut or muffin since they are full of fat and surgar) I ate it on the way to work then I get here and check for the nuritional value. Holy Cow!!!!!! I weight 188.5lb (or at least I did last week) so that means I have 24 points a day + 35 weekly points that can be used but I find that to loose weight I have to use my 24 daily points but not touch the 35 weekly points. The Tims breakfast sandwich with no meat egg cheese and the bread is 9 points and my extra large 2 cream 1 surgar coffee was 6 points That is a very bad way to start my day!

On a more positive note I did a 15 min abs workout and beleive me I can feel it this morning. I am going to try fitting in some walking today at lunch time depending how long it takes for me to find an healthy low point value lunch.

so fare today 24-15 = 9 left for the day.

 

[Verobc1]

Also I was suppose to weight myself yesterday but my scale isn't working, I steped on it and it told me that I weight 30lb, (scary thought) so I am going to buy a new one today and post my weight tommrow.

 

[Veronica2]

I just caught up on your journal and it seems to me that you need your husband to pitch in and help you with your goals. Does he care about you losing weight? If so, have him help with bathing the kids or dishes or laundry...anything to get you an extra 15 or so minutes a day will help.

As far as not being able to afford a gym membership, don't sweat it. Years ago I did all my workouts at home with nothing more than common everyday items and sheer determination. Push ups, Sit ups, Crunches, Leg Lifts, Stair Climbing, Kick Boxing, and more can all be completed without a single piece of equipment.

I have a 40 foot hallway here in the house and I've started doing exercises every time I walk down it (which is a lot). I'll do lunges, squats, kicks, punches, and even skip if I feel the urge. I know it may sound silly but everything you will do will help. Other things I catch myself doing are reverse leg lifts while doing the dishes, squats while microwaving, leg lifts during a movie, or even kegels while driving. You just have to start thinking about ways to incorporate exercise.

Congrats on the weight loss so far. I'm jealous. My scale seems to be mad at me at the moment and isn't moving. At least someone's scale likes her!

 

[Verobc1]

I just caught up on your journal and it seems to me that you need your husband to pitch in and help you with your goals. Does he care about you losing weight? If so, have him help with bathing the kids or dishes or laundry...anything to get you an extra 15 or so minutes a day will help. !

I agree he needs to pitch in (just not laundry! Never got good results with and the Laudry lol! As far as the weight loss he says he loves me how I am not to loose weight for him, so I don't have much support there. When will he get it is so not about him!!!

As far as not being able to afford a gym membership, don't sweat it. Years ago I did all my workouts at home with nothing more than common everyday items and sheer determination. Push ups, Sit ups, Crunches, Leg Lifts, Stair Climbing, Kick Boxing, and more can all be completed without a single piece of equipment.

I have a 40 foot hallway here in the house and I've started doing exercises every time I walk down it (which is a lot). I'll do lunges, squats, kicks, punches, and even skip if I feel the urge. I know it may sound silly but everything you will do will help. Other things I catch myself doing are reverse leg lifts while doing the dishes, squats while microwaving, leg lifts during a movie, or even kegels while driving. You just have to start thinking about ways to incorporate exercise.!

Thanks for the idee I have some weight and a exercise ball so I use that when I can I also have a WII with the exercise programe "Your Shape" and the HiP HOP abs so some equipment I do have, but your idea are great I will try using those in order to have more success with my weight loss.

Congrats on the weight loss so far. I'm jealous. My scale seems to be mad at me at the moment and isn't moving. At least someone's scale likes her!

I am a little worried about weighing myself tonight once I buy a new scal I kind of want to go back on the one that says 30lb but at the same time 30lb at my age would be even worst then 188.5 so I will see tonight! You could be gaining muscle and loosing fat at the same time did you take your mesurments?

 

[Verobc1]

Yesterday was a total disaster I ended up with -18 pts wich means I ate for like 42 points, I drank at least 3l of water yesterday and had all my vegies and fruit portions so at least that was good. I was able to do another 15 min workout while watching tv.

I weighted myself just before supper and I weighted 188lb so that is .5 less then last week. Not a huge accomplishement but at least the scale is still going down and not back up and in the last 2 weeks that was 4lb lost so I am still on trac for my 2 pounds lost a week wich mean I got to work more next week in order to keep loosing.

So this morning so far

I used 8 points out of my 24
1 coffee with 1 milk 1 sugar ( I am trying to drink it black but I am having a hard time)
2/3 of a bowl of cereals with 1/2 of skim milk

Lunch was 6" Grill Chicken sub with vegies on wholewheat (I have to try to make one of those breadless sub or lettuce wrap) wich had 6 point value
and a small grapefruit wich had a 1 point value
I have 7 points left for my day Not bad! Much better then yesterday
but I am craving potatoe chips so bad right now so I came online to keep busy until my lunch break is over and then I can't go buy anything cause I have to stay at my desk!!!!
ok So I am still craving the chips but ate a banana that is 2 more points
I have 5 points left and I feel hungry but I think it is just the chip craving I will go an fix myself a green tee maybe that will do the trick!