Friday ended even worse than I thought it was going to be, I ended up eating 2200 calories for the day. I thought I had the day under control after I blogged I made a plan to redeem the morning but, it didn't work out the way I planned. I started to feel like I was coming down with a cold and felt really hungry.
Saturday was a great day for food choices!! I did good and came in 300 calories under my daily allowance. And I ate all day, how did that work???? I better go back and check those good choices for future reference. I had to take my son in to be fitted for a tux to go to a prom that he was invited to. He looked really nice at the fitting. When we got home I made mexican food....well my husband had already started it and I finished it. I had a wonderful taco salad. yummy!!
Sunday was not so good. I did come down with that cold and a fever. I was so hungry all day again. I tried to make good choices and for the most part I did but, I ended up eating 2100 calories. and no exercise. I did identify a couple of triggers for me.
1. I eat when I'm tired.....when I'm up late.
2. I eat when I don't feel good....comfort food!
3. I eat when I'm sad.
and a given....I eat when I'm happy too. But the first three reasons were on my mind this last weekend because I experienced all three. On Sunday I had a large cup of warm tea to help "comfort" myself. It was filling and comforting. ( ok, I did have a half of a bagel with it though) it was a step in the right direction. I'm working on it...I'm not perfect. :)
There are some bad habits that I have dropped and have not gone back to:
1. no mayonaise on sandwiched
2. cream cheese changed to ff cream cheese
3. ranch changed to homemade ff sour cream ranch dip
Good changes that I have now made a part of my life. Hoping to find a few more things to add to the list.
As for today...I was right on with my calories. (I'm up late but, I'm not eating, I have some water right here.) I excercised twice today.....45 minutes doing karate with 10 minutes doing 300 step ups. Then I did 35 minutes on the wii fit plus tonight. I didn't track my water very good today and I think I might be a bit low for the day but, now is not the time to make it up! I'm going to bed.
Have a great day! Make healthy choices!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Weigh-in day...
Today is weigh-in day and it went well. I lost 2.4 pounds this week. I feel really good about that!
On the flip side, today I allow myself a high calorie day and I already ate too much. I don't feel so good about that. :(
I never set out to just gorge myself, I just allow myself a few extra things on my high calorie day than I allow the rest of the week. For instance.....I usually have a bagel and cream cheese with some turkey bacon or something for breakfast and then I have coffee and a scone for a midmorning snack. Lots of carbs and fat that I don't usually do.( I usually have oatmeal.) I have them in the morning so hopefully I can work some of them off by evening. I have been doing this on Thursdays and then at night I do two karate classes back to back. I don't feel so bad about it on Thursdays. Well, today I'm feeling bad already because my daughter and I decided to change weigh-in day to Fridays because we have ice-cream on friday nights and she wanted to have high-calorie day and ice cream night on the same day, so today we had our bagel and some ham for breakfast and with coffee I had a scone. That's ok but, then I started nibbling on the last scone in the package till I had nibbled it to death. Now I have eaten a bagel and TWO scones. NOT GOOD !!
Last night was great in karate. I have been struggling with a few people there and I feel like there is always tension with a couple of women. I decided to just be myself and be nice like I always am and if they have a problem let it be their own problem. I am tired of the drama, these women are in their mid 30's-mid 40's and it is like high school drama there sometimes. I am the oldest at 47. There is a bit of history with the one that I have had the most problems with lately and I think I have narrowed it down to what I think the problems might be but If I ask I don't think I will get a straight answer from her. She is just that way but, that's ok nobody is perfect. I just want to move on and drop the drama. enough is enough.
On the flip side, today I allow myself a high calorie day and I already ate too much. I don't feel so good about that. :(
I never set out to just gorge myself, I just allow myself a few extra things on my high calorie day than I allow the rest of the week. For instance.....I usually have a bagel and cream cheese with some turkey bacon or something for breakfast and then I have coffee and a scone for a midmorning snack. Lots of carbs and fat that I don't usually do.( I usually have oatmeal.) I have them in the morning so hopefully I can work some of them off by evening. I have been doing this on Thursdays and then at night I do two karate classes back to back. I don't feel so bad about it on Thursdays. Well, today I'm feeling bad already because my daughter and I decided to change weigh-in day to Fridays because we have ice-cream on friday nights and she wanted to have high-calorie day and ice cream night on the same day, so today we had our bagel and some ham for breakfast and with coffee I had a scone. That's ok but, then I started nibbling on the last scone in the package till I had nibbled it to death. Now I have eaten a bagel and TWO scones. NOT GOOD !!
Last night was great in karate. I have been struggling with a few people there and I feel like there is always tension with a couple of women. I decided to just be myself and be nice like I always am and if they have a problem let it be their own problem. I am tired of the drama, these women are in their mid 30's-mid 40's and it is like high school drama there sometimes. I am the oldest at 47. There is a bit of history with the one that I have had the most problems with lately and I think I have narrowed it down to what I think the problems might be but If I ask I don't think I will get a straight answer from her. She is just that way but, that's ok nobody is perfect. I just want to move on and drop the drama. enough is enough.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
fear setting in...
Ok, so last night I set a new goal ticker. I was regretting it the rest of the night. I am so fearful that I can never reach that goal and I will be forever disappointed with myself.
I really have no idea of what my final goal should be. For awhile I was tossing around losing 30 more pounds. I have been there before although I don't remember it - it was 32 years ago when I was 15 but I do remember the weight number.
So, today I was going to go in and change it to lose 40 more pounds because it is in between the two. But, I think I will just suck it up and leave it where it is and see how things go for now. I set a goal and I will work towards it. Who knows maybe I will do it.....I could surprise myself, after all..... I never thought I could ever in my wildest dreams lose the first 75 pounds and I DID IT!
I really have no idea of what my final goal should be. For awhile I was tossing around losing 30 more pounds. I have been there before although I don't remember it - it was 32 years ago when I was 15 but I do remember the weight number.
So, today I was going to go in and change it to lose 40 more pounds because it is in between the two. But, I think I will just suck it up and leave it where it is and see how things go for now. I set a goal and I will work towards it. Who knows maybe I will do it.....I could surprise myself, after all..... I never thought I could ever in my wildest dreams lose the first 75 pounds and I DID IT!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday...
Mondays are always a good start of the week for me. I get on track with healthy foods and can focus more on me than on the whole family after the weekend. Today was a great day! I ate fairly good with the exception of a couple of bites of a jelly doughnut...well about a third of a jelly doughnut......and no, I did not track it in my calories. I better go do that!
I tracked everything else and did pretty good today. I got in a bit of exercise, not much but a little today.
My weigh in day will be this Friday I think. For the last 4 years I have weighed in on Thursday but, my daughter and I are talking about changing it to Fridays. Not sure yet.
I plan to check in with the healthy you challenge each week as well.
I'm off to get some sleep now.
I tracked everything else and did pretty good today. I got in a bit of exercise, not much but a little today.
My weigh in day will be this Friday I think. For the last 4 years I have weighed in on Thursday but, my daughter and I are talking about changing it to Fridays. Not sure yet.
I plan to check in with the healthy you challenge each week as well.
I'm off to get some sleep now.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
doing ok...
I'm doing ok with getting back to basics.
I drank my water today.
I did not exercise.
I did track my calories.
I did not skip a meal.
I read some very encouraging blogs today.
I stayed with in my calories but, did not make healthy choices all day. ( I ate a danish with my coffee this morning and ice cream at night. The rest of the day was good choices)
Tomorrow is a new day and I will do good.
Most of my day consisted of going in to town to get karate pictures taken of my whole family at our dojo. We had a family picture taken and an individual one of each of us and then had one of just my husband and I . I was so nervous about getting a picture taken of me. It turned out to be fun and they were very nice. I can't wait to get them back!
I drank my water today.
I did not exercise.
I did track my calories.
I did not skip a meal.
I read some very encouraging blogs today.
I stayed with in my calories but, did not make healthy choices all day. ( I ate a danish with my coffee this morning and ice cream at night. The rest of the day was good choices)
Tomorrow is a new day and I will do good.
Most of my day consisted of going in to town to get karate pictures taken of my whole family at our dojo. We had a family picture taken and an individual one of each of us and then had one of just my husband and I . I was so nervous about getting a picture taken of me. It turned out to be fun and they were very nice. I can't wait to get them back!
Friday, April 20, 2012
it's been sooooo long...
Wow, it's been so long since I've been on here.
I'm still here and kicking (4 days a week at karate class. ha, ha )
OK, sorry for the bad humor.
I have now maintained my weight loss for 2 years. I am more comfortable with who I am and where I am now. I am ready to move on. I really got scared of the weight loss and of the unknown. My life was changing and I could not keep up.
I am trying to set new goals now and stick with them, one day at a time. I made it work for me before and now I want to do it again. I have gained a couple of pounds this month and this has put my weight loss back to 70 pounds gone (not 75 like my healthy hearts says). I'm not going to change the healthy hearts though....I am going to lose back down to 75 pounds lost and lose even more....one pound at a time.
Back to basics is the only way I know how to get started again.
Drink my water
make healthy food choices
track calories
exercise
don't skip meals
and start blogging again.....I believe it helps.....I need support!
I'm still here and kicking (4 days a week at karate class. ha, ha )
OK, sorry for the bad humor.
I have now maintained my weight loss for 2 years. I am more comfortable with who I am and where I am now. I am ready to move on. I really got scared of the weight loss and of the unknown. My life was changing and I could not keep up.
I am trying to set new goals now and stick with them, one day at a time. I made it work for me before and now I want to do it again. I have gained a couple of pounds this month and this has put my weight loss back to 70 pounds gone (not 75 like my healthy hearts says). I'm not going to change the healthy hearts though....I am going to lose back down to 75 pounds lost and lose even more....one pound at a time.
Back to basics is the only way I know how to get started again.
Drink my water
make healthy food choices
track calories
exercise
don't skip meals
and start blogging again.....I believe it helps.....I need support!
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