monday weigh in

this morning i weighed 267.2....another week down. that's 1.2 pounds!


i didn't have seconds, we didn't get appys at the restaurant, we went for a walk to the park, instead of chips i had an apple. maybe i'm starting to get it?

of course i'm having a bag of chips and dip right now...but everything in moderation, right?

The wagon's revenge

So, Mr. SB and I decided to hop off the wagon for the week we were at the cabin. We anticipated that it would be too hard to count while we were there, plus the fact that the cabin is all about marshmallows and sunflower seeds and ice cream. . .

What we didn't anticipate is that by hopping off the wagon, it would actually catch us under the wheels and run us over. I gained 4.5lbs back; Mr. SB gained back more of that.

We're trying to pull ourselves back up onto the wagon, but it's our anniversary tomorrow, and we're going out for supper. But we'll do an official weigh-in on Friday, and be back on that damn wagon, come hell or high water.

Wii Fit challenge!

I wasn't the only one at my office to pick up Wii Fit this weekend, so did A (only other female). We've been comparing notes about how far we've gotten, tips, etc. A and I are both similarly shaped, weigh probably quite close to the same, etc. What we've decided to do is starting July 1, we're gonna have a friendly challenge. The challenge is to lose 15 lbs - first one there is 'awarded' a $15 gift cert by the other (establishment to be determined). The challenge is to run over the summer - July 1 - Sept 1. If neither of us loses 15 lbs by Sept 1, whoever loses more will win.

I think this will really help me out, because I find it very helpful to have someone doing the same thing as I am to be accountable to. Like when SB and I had our weekly points challenge. That kicked ass.

As for the Wii Fit, I banked 45 minutes or so today, and about the same yesterday. Almost 2/3 of that was cardio - step courses (2x3 min, 1x5 min, 1x10 min free step), short run (!!!), and 2 rounds of hula hoopin'. Started off with some yoga and strength training, ended up with some balance exercises. And my god, I'm a sweaty mess by the time I'm done, so it's definitely doing SOMETHING.

weigh in report

this morning i was 268.4--so down .6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i know it's not much but i am really embracing the SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE adage.

i'm making healthy choices and learning how to live this great new lifestyle instead of simply counting points and dieting.

go carrie go!

Wiiiiiii (fit)

So, Saturday morning, I was one of those crazies lined up outside of Toys R Us to get my grubby paws on a Wii Fit system. I was able to score a system, and I took it home and set it up pronto. It's so much effing fun! wiiiiiiiiii! I set a goal of 15 lbs over the next two months, just to work into things. Hopefully this will get me off my fat arse and kick start things. It's a lot of fun - I've tried the balance and aerobics so far. I'm kinda sucky at the slalom skiing especially, but am picking up the others. I've even gone for jogs the last two days! Just 3ish minutes, but still. I can definitely feel it in my legs, so that's something, right? I don't let myself get off until at least 20 minutes of time has been banked for the day, and man, after 20 minutes yesterday, I was a sweaty mess. Hopefully I can keep up the trend, and watch that BMI come down, down, down. The thing groans when I step on the board - not cool, but understandable.

In other news, I didn't post on Thursday about my weigh-in, bc fork, I was up again. Still lower than May 5 when I started (a whole .6 lbs... ooooh :P), but all the throat-soothing ice cream had caught up to me (ya, I'm still kinda sick, and was still right phlegmy & gross on Thursday). But as of this morning, I was back down to -3 from May 5, so it's something. Hopefully the Wii fit will help me finally break that damn barrier. If I could get to -7, I'd be happy - new 'decade'.

My goal for the week is to spend at least 20 minutes/day on the Wii Fit, if not longer. I'm sure I can fit in some time between games of Scrabulous :P Your goal??

last week i worked on eating a healthy breakfast and lunch. for the most part i succeeded.

what did you do last week?

Weigh In

This morning I weighed 269 pounds. that down 5 pounds since January 1st. slow and steady wins the race, right?

I've been thinking a lot lately about how i not only equate food to love but in my weird and screwed up world, food = a good time. i cannot fathom what it would be like to spend time with friends and family without food. there has got to be a pizza at the end of the road. appetizers are breaking the ice. the main is the feature presentation where life is dissected piece by piece. dessert is slowly saying goodbye.

love and laughter come with a side of fries and break ups and heartache are liver and onions.

how did i get to be so weird?

Week 8 - creampuffs and mini cheesecakes

So, I had a yearend meeting on Tuesday, which included supper. Supper was pizza, ceasar salad, dry ribs, lasagna, mini cheesecakes, creampuffs, and fruit pizza. Eek, hey? I started off good - 2 slices of pizza, and a little bit of salad.

And then the creampuffs snuck up on me. I had like, 6 of those? And 2 chocolate covered mini cheesecakes. And 2 pieces of fruit pizza (at least it had fruit, right?). And a Bailey's caramel with milk.

Eeeks.

And I didn't really get out for exercise this week. Definitely not as much as last week! I was all prepared for a minimal loss, at best.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered a 2.6 loss this morning! Is the secret to consume creampuffs and mini cheesecakes each week? (Kidding, kidding). Actually, I think it's because we did the fruit and veggie challenge for HBL again this week. I'm noticing a trend that when I increase my fruit and veggies, I lose more (who'da thunk it, hey?). I really need to keep that up.

yay

I weighed-in this morning, not expecting to see much of a loss (if any, really) because I had company all week, but I was greatly surprised. I'm down a total of 4.8 lbs now since May 5. If I could break that 5 lb mark, I'd be quite happy. The loss may be attributed to some combination of not being in prime PMS condition, the great haircut yesterday, or the shedding of dead skin from my feet pedicure I had on Tuesday, but let's pretend it's not.

I am feeling like complete crap right now - fighting a case of bronchitis. My diet for the day has been mainly orange juice, water & tea. I went to work this morning, and was home by 1pm to sleep. Hopefully I'll be feeling better soon, but if not, I might have another loss next week. Wheeee!

After my post last week, I also feel like I should defend me/J or something. It's not like I've never thought "hey, it might be easier if he were along with me on this". I have spoken to him about weight loss, and needing to be there & be supportive. He feels bad reminding me to make the better choices, and it's still hard when he's sitting there having three bowls of cereal for dinner. He can honestly eat whatever and not gain much. He can also watch what he's eating for a week and lose 10 lbs. Neither of these make it easy. ANYWAY. 'nuff of that. It'll happen when it happens. For all of us.

i went to a wedding last night. there are pictures of it today on facebook and sadly i'm in some of them. i try so hard to avoid pictures or to make sure i am well posed (ie. to the side or something in front of my chin or just a chin up shot) but it didn't happen last night as people were snapping photos in every direction.

i look awful in them. i'm a big ol' shapeless blob. my arms are huge and shapeless. my chins are everywhere. i'm twice as big as everybody else.

it is really horrifying to see your candid self. i totally understand the, 'she would look really pretty if she just lost some weight' saying.

i just want this to be the big motivation i need to really get rolling on losing weight and not just satisfied with maintaining.

Story of my life...

Have a great weekend!

Week 7 results

I don't get it. I really don't.

I was down a whopping 0.8lbs. What I don't get, however, is that I earned 21 activity points this week, and I'm still only down 0.8? Seriously? How is that possible?

I did falter a bit last Friday and used up the majority of my flex points on a stop at McDonalds, but I've behaved every day since then. Paired with my activity, I expected to lose at least a full pound.

I'm starting to wonder if breastfeeding is the root cause. Perhaps my body is stubbornly holding on to all this fat just in case?

I mean, I've lost 11.2lbs in 7 weeks, which is an average of like, 1.5lbs I guess. But it's so frustrating at the beginning, before it looks like an impressive number like 20lbs or something like that.

Me = yo-yo

So, I was up 1.8 lbs at this morning's weigh in. Still down 2.4 from the beginning of May, but blargh. I keep losing & gaining the same 4 lbs. I suck.

I was away all weekend, on a shopping trip with a friend and her mom. While I was able to find summer pants (and only one top, which I'm sure someone will figure is a maternity top. great...), I was still somewhat depressed by the experience. I wrote this in my other (protected) blog...

"I should be happy with the purchases I did make, but I still find shopping a downer. Usually I can't find anything that fits. If/when I do find things, I don't like the number on the tag. So, what do I do about that? Well, I don't get out and do things so that the weight will come off, and the smaller clothes will fit me (again, let's face it, I'm a yo-yo), I eat because I'm down. UGH. Such an emotional eater. Not really sure how to overcome that, but I really need to. And like soon."

Apparently US sizing is effed up, and that explains some, but seriously. The numbers/sizing on this side of the border aren't any better. It's got to end, but I don't know how/what will finally make me break the cycle.