Weigh-in Wednesday and more

Yes, I know, it’s not Wednesday, but I have been really bad about getting my weigh-ins updated in the last month or two. So thought I would update it a bit today.

I am currently down to 171 (home scale). My last weigh-in at WW was last Wed. and I weighed in at 173.4. I missed several weeks of WW in June and July due to being out of town or just not being able to make it to the meeting. The weight is slow coming off in the last few months, but my eating habits haven’t been very good either (and of course lacking in the exercise dept.). I thik some of it is also that I have become a bit content in where I’m at right now. It’s not where I want to be long term, but I have lost enough weight to wear smaller clothes and I’ve bought some new things to wear. I’ve lost enough that I have gained a lot more self confidence again. It feels wonderful to finally not be so concerned with how I look. Again, I’m not skinny, but much improved over where I was.

I could stand to lose another 20-30 pounds and still be within my healthy weight range for my height. I’ve said throughout this weight loss that I would like to be down to 145-150 pounds, but I’m not set on just the numbers. If I get to 160 or whatever and find that I am happy with that, then that is fine with me.

I still love the idea of Clean Eating, but have not been doing very well at it. Still improved over how I used to eat, but also have quite a ways to go.

Jillian is back

I managed to add exercise 2 days this week. Still needs improvement, but it’s better than I was doing. I went for a 40 minute/6 mile bike ride on Monday and hung out with Jillian today. Still kicks my butt, but it feels good too. Gets me moving and helps me to get busy and get some things done in the morning. I need to continue to work on the exercise thing. I don’t know why it’s so hard for me. I know that I will feel better, get stronger, have more energy, but when it is time to do it I never feel like it. Guess I need to just get over that, huh? Just get it done! I’m hoping to be able to ride bike more often since it hasn’t been so stinkin’ hot the last few days.

Okay, well, I’m off to my Weight Watchers meeting. Maybe I can actually get my weigh ins updated later today. I’m sure not very consistent in this blogging thing.

Migraines

Friends and family probalby know that I get migraines. I get whiny when I get them, I try not to but HOLY COW they HURT!!! And I’ve been told (3 times) by my OB that I have a high pain tolerance. Anyway, these boogers usually show up about once a month, if not twice! However, it has been just over a month since I last had a migraine. Probably more. I have taken my meds 2 times in that time, thinking that I was getting one, but each of those times only one pill was required and that was the end of it. Normally, the migraine lasts 2-3 days and I take 2-3 pills in that time. Along with ice packs and whining and lying in bed.

So…what’s different. Well, the main thing I think of is that I have had no pop (maybe a sip here or there, but not a whole glass) since July 8 and no coffee (caffeine) since July 11. I have been drinking just water…oops…I did have a glass of sassafrass tea while at a local festival. I have also been trying to Eat Clean. I am not ovelry successful in that, but have improved quite a bit.

I’m so excited to have gone this long without them. I would love for it to continue….FOREVER…but I don’t really expect that to be the case. We’ll see.

Not so clean

Well, this was a not very clean day of eating…and not a good WW day either (although I wasn’t tracking my points). And do you know what? I can feel it. I’m sleepier, I have the munchies and just don’t feel as good as I have on the days when I stick closer to the plan. I forgot how much eating clean keeps the munchies at bay. Yet another reason to do my best to stick to the plan.

I’m hoping to make it to my WW weigh in this week. Seems like forever since I’ve been there. I suppose that is because I only made it to one meeting in July.

BTW…this is my 100th post on the blog. Hehe!

Eating clean(ish)

I mentioned in my last post that I was trying to implement the Eat Clean plan. I am still not hardcore, but I’ve been trying to do it as much as possible. I really can tell a difference when I eat like I should. I feel better overall.

I also have one of the Eat Clean cookbooks and have tried a few recipes from that. They are pretty tasty. I have more that I plan to try when I have the ingredients and time. I should also be receiving the Eat Clean for Family and Kids book soon.

July ended up being a crazy month and my weight is still hanging around in the same vicinity it has been for quite some time. I spent 12 days or so (June 28-July 8) in KY, came home for just over a week and then headed back to KY for a week (Dave’s grandma passed away).  So, all in all, I am pleased that I did not end up with a big gain. However, I am more than ready to hop into the 160s. I have been so close a  few times and then go back up a bit.

I reallly need to get back to exercising…I know that would make a HUGE difference!

I’m hoping to have more time and brainpower to post some more info on eating clean. If someone had told me a year or so ago that I would even be considering, let alone, doing this I would have laughed at them. It just proves how far you can come in a short amount of time.

Vacation is over

Our 3 boys and I spent about 12 days in Western KY at my in-laws’ house. We had a great week! My MIL eats pretty healthy food and it was great to have meals I could eat without worrying too much about too many points. I started out well with my tracking and then slacked off. Overall, I did pretty well at not eating too much. It helped that she doesn’t have much snacky and/or sweet stuff…so no temptations there.

Someone told her about the Eat Clean Diet while I was there and she purchased the book. I began reading it while there and just finished it (bought my own copy when I got home) tonight. It sounds like a great way of eating. I’m trying to implement it a bit already. Not hardcore at this point but trying to slowly make those changes.

Well, just thought I should check in a bit and I will try to get my weigh in posted this week. (Didn’t weigh in the last 2 weeks because of being gone).

Weigh-in Wednesday: June 22, 2010

I did well tracking this week…doesn’t mean I did very well at eating, but at least I was doing my best to keep track. I expected a small loss or maybe even a tiny gain again. Imagine my surprise when I discovered I had lost 2.2 lbs! Wow! Now I just need to keep that momentum going in the right direction.

I keep saying that I really need to be getting more activity points, but I’m not doing very well in that area. I have a new bike, some decent shoes for walking/running, but I’m just not out there making use of them. It doesn’t help that there has been so much rain and that we’ve been busy. Here we go…more excuses. Should just break out the DVDs and get busy. The 30 Day Shred only takes 20 mins and it does provide some good results.

Weigh-in Wednesday

I know, I’m not doing very well keeping up with this. It’s been a busy couple of weeks. So…here are the “results” from the last 3 weeks.

6/2/10: lost 1 lb
6/9/10: gained 0.2 lb
6/16/10: 0.2 lb

Got a bit of a yo-yo going on for the last month or so. I need that yo-yo to drop and not go back up. I do have to say that I was quite relieved to see that number this week. After a weekend of camping and the food that goes with it, I expected to gain more than that.

What did I eat while camping?
Friday: Eggs, hash browns and bacon for breakfast , hobo dinners for supper (hamburger, potatoes, carrots, onion wrapped in foil and put in the fire). I don’t remember what I ate for lunch, but it wasn’t much. I think maybe some fruit and something else.

Saturday: Sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast. Pudgie pie pizza for lunch. Fajitas for supper.

Sunday: Pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Pudgie pie pizza for lunch and DQ for supper on the way home.

As I thought about it later I realized that I did eat what seemed like a lot and not what I would normally eat, especially at breakfast, but I didn’t eat as much as I would have before starting WW. Also, I barely snacked and when I did it was usually fruit. I had a couple snickerdoodles I made a homemade cinnamon roll or two and a few pieces of chocolate. But overall, not many snacks, which I think is what tends to get me in trouble.

THEN…Tuesday night…yes, the night before weigh-in…we had Chinese. Was I asking for a gain or what??? However, I really didn’t eat that much of the entrees on the buffet. I had a small serving of chicken and broccoli, some mushrooms in a sauce (maybe 4-6), 1 stuffed mushroom and 1 rangoon (I could make myself sick on those). NO lo mein noodles and NO chinese donut. I ate a cup of egg drop soup, a bunch of peel and eat shrimp, a couple crab legs and two pieces of sushi. I think that was it. Sounds like tons, but just had small portions of most things besides the shrimp. I was full when we left, but not miserable like I used to get. It felt good to make some better choices. And I felt better overall…the choices I made meant I wasn’t consuming massive amounts of sodium and fried foods. Speaking of fried food…I did have 3 pieces of sweet and sour chicken. Now that I think about it, I wasn’t starving a couple of hours later because I had eaten a bunch of fried and/or starchy stuff that didn’t last.

This week’s meeting focused on tracking. So that’s the goal for this week. I’ve been doing pretty well at tracking, but I would like to track every day and not “forget” things. I also need to work hard to stay within my points for the week. I need to get the scales moving again.

Greek yogurt

Have you tried it? You should. Just don’t dig in expecting it to taste like other yogurt. It’s quite tart and thicker than other yogurt. My favorite way to eat it is to dip fruit in it, especially strawberries and blueberries. It is very high in protein and a 5.3 oz (I think that is the size) only has a couple points. So, it ends up being zero when I use it as a dip for fruit since I only use a Tbsp or two.

I think it could also be used in place of sour cream. It has a somewhat similar flavor. I haven’t tried it yet, but I plan to soon. I also added a bit to my chicken salad today so I didn’t have to use as much mayo. I’m sure there are tons of other great recipes and ways to use it, but I haven’t done much checking yet.

BTW…I know that I haven’t done my weigh in posts the last couple of weeks. I will try to get that all up-to-date this week. 2 weeks ago I left for Indy on Thursday, returned home the following Monday and then had to get ready to go camping. So…it’s been a crazy couple of weeks.

Weigh-in Wednesday

What to expect today? I worked like crazy in the flowerbeds. Digging and moving big old rocks and old water tanks and working up ground and pulling grass that is up to my thigh and sweating. Yes. Sweating. Not the “glistening” that most women claim to do….nope…S.W.E.A.T. I am convinced that I have the sweat glands like a man. LOL! Anyway…back to the weigh in. So, I did all this hard work, but then I let myself eat more than I should have because I “worked so hard”. And, by now you’ve guessed, that I had a small gain this week. It was only 0.4 lbs, but a gain it is. Why is it that I always have to learn the hard way? Why do I think I DESERVE to overeat or go back to making poor choices? Geez, Jess, use your brain! It’s good to be doing all that activity, but then eating too much and eating junk just negates all that hard work!

I swear the people who plan the topics for Weight Watchers meetings must spy on me each week. It seems like the topic we discuss is always what I’m struggling with at the moment. We discussed how much exercise it takes to enhance weight loss, improve health, maintain weight loss, firm and tone and one other (of course it left my brain at the moment). At MINIMUM I should be doing at least 30-40 minutes at least 5 days per week. Okay, okay. I need to exercise! I know…well, my brain knows. Now it just needs to notify the rest of me to GET MOVING. Even when I don’t feel like it. It will make me feel better, help me have more energy and on and on. AND, not just exercise, but combine that with better eating choices! Some day I will get this all to fall in place and be a habit.