Veronique's Diary

Hope you got over your craving. I allow myself a little junk food on my diet, as long as it's within my calorie limit, but there is definitely a downside to doing this. It always makes me want more!
 
So so Weekend

So last friday I gave in to my craving it was 10 pm and nothing I did took my mind off the freaking craving chips where just calling my name, so I beg my husband to go tp the store and get me some he refused saying that if I wanted to undo the great effort I did during last week he was not going to help me. So I went to the store myself and bought an overpriced snack size of bag of chips and ate it but then felt discuted with myself. Saturday was a new day, I basically ate tuna, chiken salads and vegi soups all weekend so I stayed with in my 24 points. I even got a 30 minut workout in yesterday, I am very proud of myself all of last week I could only do 15 min of my workout video before I just could do it and on Sunday night I did 30 min Whoo Hoo!!!! Even if eating wise last week wasn't Great at least I found a bit of time to work out! Today I am below my point value because of yiet another migrain, I am starting to worry I am getting to many of those, if I get another one I am booking an appointment for a checkup that is probably 10 years overdue. The only time I saw a DR is when I was pregnant lol!I am off to bed see you all tommorow
 
It's good to hear your husband put his foot down on your craving. Though, I must admit, I'm surprised you still drove to the store and bought some. I would have simply lowered my head, kicked some dust up beneath my feet, and said, 'You're right hun, I'm an idiot' and went to bed. Crisis averted. But I'm glad you only bought a small bag and it didn't satiate you at all which means you will think twice next time. Good job on the workouts!
 
So it's been almost a month of ups and downs, I think my headach are a thing of the past now I hope, I started eating more fruits and also drink one coffee a day I am not able to take one more day of pain lol maybe once my body is used to less surgar and more healthy stuff I am going to try cutting out caffein again but could one cup a day be really that bad?
So yesterday I went grocery shopping for healthy stuff I could keep at work, when I buy good cereal or cereal bars at home my husband will eat like 3 in one day and I will have none left so I keep my more healthy more expensif stash at work that way I never go near the vending machine.
I put on pants this morning that I usually don't wear cause I found them too tight way too tight they left mark on my waist but today they feel great like a perfect fit so I am less worried about weighting myself today. I still have to buy one last week I used my inlaws.
I feel a bit guilty because I didn't work out last night, the kids where at my parents for the night and my husband was working. So I went to see New Moon by myself I just finish the book so it was me time I did eat pop corn but with no butter and I had a small pop that was my supper (I had left over salad before) it was a nice break but tonight after the kids are in bed I am going to workout.

So this morning I am having a bowl of Kashi Cereal with 1% milk so that is 24-4pts I have 20 points -2 for the coffee I had on the way and I will have a Curves Chewy bar they are so good and at 100 calories they are worth 1 poin yay!!!! so by lunch I will be down to 17point not bad!!!!

Ok so the Kashi Cereal I tried this morning yuck!!!! It smelled like cow feed seriously so I gave the box to a co worker who loves cereal and I ate oatmeal instead (same point value)
Lunch was a chicken sandwich from Wendys (the fried couldn't wait for the grill they had none cooked) and I had fries with that as well and a pop (I only drank like 1 quarter of it but still)

17 left after breakfast so -19 point for my awful lunch I am left with -2 points
for supper I had a baked chicken breast 3 oz no skin baked with 2tbsp of fat free salsa (that is 0 points) with a salad (2 cups) no dressing 3 points for the chicken and the salad the salad is 0
I end my day with -5
 
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So I have been gone for over a week...I have always been bad at keeping journals or diaries, but I am not giving up.
My son and I had lung infection so I haven't written down what I hate or keeping track of my points I have mostly been drinking water (some pop too but only in limited quantities) and eating home made vegetable soup so I think I stayed with in my point limit I forgot to post that Last thursday I weighted myself and I was down a pound so I was at 187lb last week so that is 5 pounds down :party: Whoo hoo...I went on a few walk last week with the kids thinking fresh air would do me and my son some good but it was s o cold out that we only stayed out like 10 to 15 min (it took more time to get dressed then we actually spent outside) I am going to start working out again today slowly cause I am still congested and I don't want to over do it, I already missed 4 days of work so that is enough, i am lucky if I still have a job I guess I will find that out tommorow that is when the boss fires people. So I am starting couting my points again today.

Breakfast: Coffee 1 cr/1 sug 2pts
12 grain sm bagel with 1tsp of butter 4pts
(this was one dry bagel)
24-6=18
Snack: Kashi cereal bar 2pts
18-2= 16
Lunch: Home made veg soup 2 pts (it's the 0 pts recepi but I add legumes in it so I have proteins
Yogourt activia strawberry 2pts
16-4 = 12
This afternoon I will have either a curve bar or another yogourt by supper I will have around 11 or 10 pts
ok so I had the curve bar =1 pts
and the yogourt -2
12-3
9pts
I had half a cup of whole wheat pasta
and 2 cups of tofu spegatti sauce I will figure out the points but I didn't want to forget what I ate but it should be close to 9 pts.
Also I finally bought a scale and I will be weighing myself tommorow morning
Wish me luck!!!!


I have already had 64oz oz of water so far I want to drink about 90oz let's see if I can make that happen
I will update this later today or tommorow am
I am starting too feel a little loneley on here!
 
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update for yesterday

Ok so my supper points value was 8
so at the ended the day with +1
And I drank 80 oz of water I did a 15 ab workout and 10 min on my arms with 10 pounds weight, also i spent maybee 20 min on my legs and butt. I didn't do any cardio because I am still congested and I have a hard time breathing.
 
February 5th 2010

Ok so I weighted myself this morning and I am at 186.5 so it's not the 2 pounds a week I wanted to loose but at least the scale is going in the right direction.
On January 6 2010 I was 192
On February 5 2010 I am 186.5
So that is a 5.5 lb weight loss in the first month and I wasn't as dedicated as I could have been so next month I am going to kick butt. I am making more time for exercise my house is a bit on the messy side but eventually this will all work out, I am trying to find work closer to home
I hate my job, I am bored out of my mind here I need you challenges and hopefully they will be closer to home, I spend 10 hours a week driving too and from work imagine all I could be doing during that time! Plus I think that if I had a job that satisfied me I would feel more energies, I am so bored I just sit and read books all day waiting for a phone to ring or someone to bring me stupid little useless job to occupy my time when I get home I am so emotionally tired that I don't want to do anything, I need a new job and that is it. I am sending out my resume to a couple of places today. Hopefully I will find something soon.


So this morning I had a bagel egg cheese sandwich 9pts
coffee 2pts
24-11=13 points left for the day
Lunch was 2 cups of raw vegie (kind of a coldslaw with no dressing)
and spegetti again 8pts
13-8 = 5
Snack was a curve bar
5-1
4 points for supper
I am having 1 3 oz chicken breast baked with 2 tbls spoon of salsa 3pts
and I guess some salad with no dressing
and unless I work out big time no snack
I will be left with 1 pts.
so far I have had about 8 or 9 glases of water at 8oz per glass that gives me about 64 to 72 oz of water I will update this during the day
 
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Good work so far! I just finished reading your journal and you seem really dedicated which is great! I love those curves bars too that are only 1 point! The problem is it's hard for me to stop at 1!! I like to use most of my points up for dinner and snacks in the evening so I usually have a small breakfast and lunch with a couple small snacks. I find I don't get as hungry during the day at work because I'm just sitting all day. Keep it up and the scale will continue to go down!:hurray:
 
Feb 8 2010

This weekend I made bad food choice.
Friday was ok I ate what I had planned and stayed in my point. But I did not workout, I came back from my inlaws in was 8 the kids where tired and my 3yrs old was having fits after fits cause she wanted me to get her ready for bed not her dad....but dad didn't understand what she wanted (my husband is deaf, he reads lips great , but it is hard to do when the kid is having a tantrum) So that was a really stressful 30 min trying to get both kids to bed ( my son is mommy's little man) So I did what I do when I am stress I ate 2 cinnamon buns :banghead: Why was this in the house in the first place, I didn't buy those I stay clear of the bake goods section. What is done is done.

Saturday the hubby was working I was going to be alone with both kids but my brother in law wanted to go to Winterlude so he brought my Daughter. I had a healthly breakfast and a good lunch but my daughter and husband voted for McD for supper :)banghead:) I had a spicy thai salad with grill chicken but I am certain the dressing and chicken glase as the same caloric value as a big mac and then we where off to watch the UFC with some friends so I stayed up till 2 am so there was a lot of munching thankfully we had veggies and dip so I stuck to that without the dip.

Sunday morning we had peanut butter banana pancakes
and then chinese for supper, very bad day foodwise
As for exercise we took my Daugther ice skating for the first time so at least I wasn't sitting in front of the tv and since I spend most of my time trying to hold her up I guess I that I was weights (all 40 lb of it) for about 20 min my arms are killing me today.

Today is a new day so I am starting with a fresh clean slate
4 points for my oatmeal breakfast
2 points for my coffee
24-6=18
1 curve bar 1pts
18-1=17
and for lunch I will be having a 3 oz chicken breast 3 pts
with a greek salad around 6pts cause of the dressing and feta cheese
17-9 pts =8pts
and I will have a kashi bar as a snack 2pts
8-2= 6
I will be left with 6 pts for diner wich is good.
I am planning to do a workout tonight the hip hop abs total body burn hopefully I can do the whole thing but since I haven't done it in a week I guess I will see.
 
Feb 9 2010

ok so last night hubby made Pasta with Alfredo sauce
(what was he thinking??)
At least there was Vegies and Chicken along with that
1 cup of whole wheat linguinni 3pts
1/4 cup of Alfredo Sauce 4pts
1 ouce on chicken 1pts
1/2 cup steam vegies 0pts (not to sure about this one)
8pts total I had 6 pts left
I ended the day with -2 pts But I did 15 min of my dvd workout plus my abs routine so we will call it even
I also drank 90 oz of water (whoo hoo)


Today:
Breakfast Oatmeal 4PTS
Coffee 2PTS
Snack: Activia yogourt 2PTS
Lunch : Salad 0PTS
Tuna 1/2 cup 3PTS
1/4 cup whole grain crouton 1PTS
light homade dressin 2PTS
1 ounce of shredded parm cheese 3PTS
Snack: Kashi bar 2pts
Diner: 3 oz bake chicken breast 3PTS
2tbsp of fat free Salsa 0 PTS
Salad with 2TBSP of dressing 2PTS
For a total of 24 PTS
I also plan do do my DVD Workout and I aim for 15 min today also I want to drink 90 OZ of water!
I will let you know how this turned out!
 
Hey!
I don't understand the point system - I strictly am a 'count calories' person but seems like you're doing well and CONGRATS on the weightloss! We all have those days! (Superbowl sunday wasn't good for me) :p
All the best though and keep up the loss girl!!!! :)
 
Sounds like you are doing good! Keep it up I know how hard it can be to find time to workout and eat right. Keep up the good work!! :)
 
Whoohoo

Ok so after a couple of days sending out resume I finally got a call from an employement agency for a job available closer to my home!!!!!!!!! I am meeting with the agency on Friday wish me luck!!!!
 
February 10 2010

Ok so yesterday evening did not go as planned
I had to pick up the kids at my inlaws, but the kids wanted to hang out there a bit more, so it was 7 by the time we got home. I still hadn't had diner I was soooo hungry! I still had to give the kids a bath and put then to bed read my daugther her bedtime story.Thankfully I had preped my supper in the morning so the chicken was in the oven at 7. Annyways I didn't get to eat supper until 8pm i was to tired t make a salad so I had a yogourt as desert so I stayed with in my 24pts. I didn't do my workout :cuss: I was in bed by 8:30 just to tired to even watch tv, hopefully today will be better. I drank 88oz of water not the 90 I wanted but close enought that I am satisfied with it.

Today so far
Breakfast : Coffee 2pts
yogourt parfait (guessing the point value) 5pts
Lunch: Chicken breast 3pts
vegetable salad 0pts
2tbs of dressing 4pts
2 cups of fresh fruit 2pts
Snack: Kashi Dark Chocolat coconut bar 2pts
Diner : This will leave me with 7 pts for supper I still don't know what I am having it all depends on what time I get home cause the kids will be at the inlaws again and how tired I am, I need to get a check up being this tired just can't be normal.
I want to drink 90oz of water today
Also I need to work out if I want the scale to go down again. I might weight myself on Saturday am instead of friday since I have my interview friday morning and if I gain that would just ruin my mood, I will see.

I am getting annoyed with having to log in every 2 min on this site i used to be able to log in once a day and being able to post all day long, now I can't even write in my journal without having to log in again thankfully I now copy my text before i submite my replies, this is crazy
 
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Hey!
I don't understand the point system - I strictly am a 'count calories' person but seems like you're doing well and CONGRATS on the weightloss! We all have those days! (Superbowl sunday wasn't good for me) :p
All the best though and keep up the loss girl!!!! :)

The point thing is from weight watchers with the help of a calculator I input the amount of fiber, calories and fatg in a portion and it gives me a point value. I wouldn't know how exactly to go about eating calories or how many I need to consum in a day.
Thankyou I will take all the cheers I can get, I need to be more motivated.
 
Yummy snack

So I just ate my Dark Chocolat coconut kashi bar
and it sooo great i had to mention it. For WW followers it's only 2 PTS and for those of you who count calories it's 130 calories. The only problem is I now want to eat the whole box. I am just going to keep drinking my water and not touch another bar!
 
Looking good! You should try some fat free salad dressings to lower your points or oil and vinegar is pretty good too. I like the Curves PB bars - they are only 1 point! Also sugar free chocolate pudding is a good 1 point snack. Good luck tomorrow in your interview!! Keep it up and the scale will go down!
 
got off the wagon big time

Okay since January this week was by far the worst eating and exercise wise. This week I ate Pizza (veggie with whole wheat thin crust) but still pizza, and nachos and I drank pop....I am so far off the wagon I m gonna need to use a GPS to find it again, but I will. I have been depress alot thise week, work is taking it's toll on me. I sit all day long with almost nothing to do, i try to make research online just to keep my mind busy so I don't think of food, I am so disapointed with my food choices all week I ate at like 8 pm and then strait to bed, I wake up tired like I haven't slept I have a hard time driving to work I completely blank out next thing I know 50 min have past since I dropped the kids off at the babysitters and I am in the parking lot at work not remembering anything about my drive in. I am gonna have give myself a giant kick in the behind next week, my husband is home in the evening so I will go out for walk maybe bring along his dog since he never walks him, even if it's freazing outside I have to do something to bring up my energy and build up my stamina ( I am going to try go get my hands on a used treadmill)
that way I can walk with out freezing. I just know that I can't go one like this I need to see results to keep me motivated. My interview was postpone wich is probably a good thing I am soo not in a social mood today, sorry about the long depressing log. I will weight myself tommorow morning I woke up to late this am did not have time and I really didn't want to see what this week had done I probably regain everything I lost so far, but i am not giving up I will find a solution. This weekend is a long weekend so I can relax a bit more hopefully the hubby won't have 1000 plans I just don't have the energy to keep up with him.
 
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