September 2010 Blog Posts

In my dynaerobics class last night I lightly pulled a muscle in my back while doing the floor work; I have more than enough time until the next class Monday night to stretch it out and fix it! Tonight is weigh in at WW, so keep your fingers crossed.  My weight this morning is the lightest during this specific weight loss journey on my home scales, so I'm hoping for at least some kind of loss.  I'm seriously happy with any loss -- as long as I have a loss every week no matter how small, I know I'm going in...

I'm hanging on to the little bit of weight I lost while we were gone, and I am thrilled!  The temptations are great since the kitchen is just down the hall from where I work, but I've been packing in the veggies and fruit when I've gotten hungry!  Yeah! Has anyone read through The Joy Diet by Martha Beck?  She asks that you apply each of the actions once a day for a week before you go onto the next action.  The first action is to sit quietly for 15 minutes; I found this so hard to do, I actually set...

Windy, rainy, stormy weather today -- at least I feel better than I did yesterday!  Worked REALLY hard in dynaerobics and it was humid so we were sweating buckets (good thing I bring a towel)! I've watched the last couple of years how our mothers don't eat and the impact that has had on their bodies.  Both of our mothers have limited what they've eaten and in the last year or so, they've limited it to an extreme.  My mother lived most of her adult life on cigarettes, diet coke, and saltines; she is tall and was slim and athletic.  My...

We were gone for about two weeks and I really am pleased with how I ate and how much exercise I got while gone.  I was able to bicycle almost every day, walk fast with the dogs, play on the beach.  And best of all, when I went to WW last week as a visitor and I lost weight!!  Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Last night was the first night of this session's dynaerobics.  I've been going to this class for 7 years and it is just hard enough that I don't feel defeated when I can't do all the moves but I still feel very challenged.  I had to forgo the last two whole sessions while we were caring for my mother-in-law, so I'm grateful to be back (she's now in a nursing home). Although I do something physical every day (at the very least, I walk the dogs at a very fast walk for about half an hour every day), it is so...

This weekend, our neighbor with a chainsaw helped us take out the trunks/roots of two trees in our front yard (the trees, mimosas, had died this summer).  We had to dig and lift and pull and dig and strain and dig -- really hard work.  And GREAT exercise!  Also played golf, walked the dogs a lot, and did more yard work.  It was a great physical weekend. It was a strange eating weekend.  Friday night we were running to a concert and went by La Madelaine on the way, where I had quiche lorraine (yes, I put the full points in...

My first weigh in on first week in weight watchers --- 1.2 lbs!!!!!!  I'm THRILLED because not only did I lose weight, I journaled every single day, every single bite (even the 'bad' stuff!)!!  I'll be traveling the next two weeks, so I've already looked up the locations of weight watchers there and when they meet, so I already have the weigh ins on my calendar! Yahoooooooooooooooo!!

My first weigh-in after restarting weight watchers.  I'm very proud that I actually journaled every single bite the last week -- first time in years!!  I'm not feeling very light today, heh heh, but I'm really really hoping for at least a little loss!! When I was in WW before and I lost like .2 pounds I was discouraged --- but then I thought that as long as I always had a loss, no matter how small, I was still getting to my goal!! Keep your fingers crossed and I'll journal again after the weigh in!!

Notice how some days your plans just go kablooie?  Yesterday was one of those.  I was following my plan and had a very filling sandwich for lunch.........then my beloved came home with a gordita which of course I had to eat.  So I planned, since those were all my points for the day, to not eat the rest of the day (believe me, I was VERY full).  We went out to do our early voting and check out a place he has to go today.  And on the way home, he whimpered for a special barbeque place we love so...

My beloved sweet husband brought me a Taco Bell Gordita when he returned from taking one of our dogs to physical therapy.  The bad news of course is that I ate the whole thing (6 pts!); the good news is that I journaled it (meaning I've reached my points for the day at 3 in the afternoon!).  Tiny steps...............

I did somewhat better than I planned this weekend!  Loads of physical work and play!  Saturday I took my mom to the mall -- she walks slowly but really enjoys it, so that was like 3 hours of slow walking.  Then I did some very hard work in the garden and walked the dogs.  Sunday was a long walk for the dogs (we walk at a fast pace -- the dogs are trotting fast) then more very hard work in the garden.  Lots of bending, lifting, stretching, walking.  Then an evening walk with the dogs.  Monday morning did an 8...

Last night, I started back to Weight Watchers.  The leader seems like someone who can get me motivated --- she's very lively and engaging!!  I know the plan, so I know I can follow it --- today I'll get the online side all set up (I like how I can look up things to get the points).  This morning, I've had cold oats/almonds/milk (6 pts) and honeydew melon (1 pt); great start!  PLUS I did actually journal everything I ate for the last three days (yayyyy!  first time in a couple of years!)!  When I got the new WW tracker...

I was just writing a response to a blog, and I was writing --- "When I get back from a trip later this month, I'm going to go back to Weight Watchers....." and I looked at the calendar and realized they have an evening meeting Thursday evenings!!  Why not tonight???  I could make the meeting tonight (to get my starting weight ugh) and I could make it next week; the following two weeks I could go where we will be staying!!  Hmmmmmmmmm I think this is a plan!!!!  I would also mean that I wouldn't eat anything else today since...

My sweet darling husband continues to feed the Queen Bee so I'm counteracting his love offerings with piles of fruit.  For dinner last night I had 1/2 cup cottage cheese for protein plus a mango, 1/2 cup of cherries, an asian pear, and an apple.  Plus I took the dogs for a longer walk on a very hot night and worked extra hard in the garden (lots of sweating!!).  I have (!!) started using my weight watchers quik trak sheets again -- I journaled everything I ate yesterday and so far today.  I like the layout of these sheets with...