Things that make you go hmmm

WI DAY!!

Turns out Thanksgiving was a rip roaring success. I had everything I wanted in smaller portions (yes even pumpkin pie!) and still didn't even dip into my flex! It really is true that portion control is sooooo key. You CAN eat a lot more than you would think, you just have to be smarter about it.

So yes I lost weight this week. :) Exact same amount as last week. 1.6 pounds. AND I did my waist and I lost another inch and a half there! So I am now only one inch and a half from being back in the healthy range. Yes, I will still be in the high end (for now) but that is a huge leap from where I started only 3 weeks (!) ago.

I am very proud of myself and can only improve from here. I DO need to move more than I do so I just got to find something I can get into and stick to. I am glad WW tells you to start small with that because it sure makes more sense and is a lot more likely to give me success than diving into a huge rigorous program.

Speaking of rigorous exercise, you know what show I find inspiring? The Biggest Loser. I got a season pass on iTunes and I love it. It makes me work even harder I think because if these people who have more weight to lose and bigger obstacles to overcome can do it, then so can I! I often do a very mild workout (yoga ball, resistance bands) while watching it because how could I not move? I am glad it is on right now because it does help me keep chugging along. Of course in the grand scheme of things getting dressed in the morning (which I admit is now a little nicer), looking in the mirror, seeing pics of myself and WW meetings are my main motivators, this show gives another little push.

Going back to the getting dressed thing, I had a nice realization this morning. I knew I was going to see a smaller number on the scale at WI tonight. I knew this because for the first time in ages my pants and jacket actually felt even looser, like they did when I first bought them. They FIT again! So I am probably back to about what I was at the beginning of this year. So while that is baby steps in the grand scheme of things it is definitely a major plus! I never realized without the scale just how much I had gained. I thought I had maybe 10-15 pounds to lose before I would be satisfied again (aka a much smaller size than I will be when I lose that especially considering I am only 2.8 pounds away from 10 and I haven't even broken the 200's yet). The way I was going I was headed for a full on size 16 and maybe even dipping into 18. Thank god that never happened. I still wore some 14s but that was happening less and less. I hope to get to a 12 when I reach goal and maybe even wear the odd 10. Because even at 135 pounds I am gonna be hippy. Last time I was that size I wore a 10 and the very occasional 8 but I was also 15 so my body will probably be different now.

Anyway, for now it's probably just best to focus on the now and not think *too* far down the line so I don't end up discouraged for still being 207.8 pounds!

But hey that's still a lot better than 215 and counting!

WI Day

So my meeting was this evening and all my hard work paid off because I lost weight!! I lost 1.6 pounds this week so that's pretty good. Sure I would have loved to have seen like a 5 pound loss but meh, that's the way it goes! I also bought a WW food scale tonight and I am so glad I made the investment! It was a little steep but it's amazing! I can put a food on there with nutritional information and serving size and it tells me how many points it is! Love. I used it already and I learned that I needed to count more for the cheese I had than I would have otherwise. This is really gonna help with foods that gives grams instead of cups because now I won't be guess-working anymore. This might help with weight loss too! Because you know, Google conversion is only so helpful with grams to cups (i.e. barely). Which I realize makes perfect sense but I want everything to mold to MY specific needs dammit!

So Thanksgiving is this weekend and I am *supposed* to make it home (the bf says he would drive us - me, him and my brother down), I just have to make sure bf gets the weekend off. I plan on challenging myself. I want to stay OP all week even given Thanksgiving. I want a loss next week! The worst part is, though, not only is TG this weekend but I also have a work dinner at a restaurant (and one of the dreaded non-point friendly ones) this week. I'm a little nervous about that!

The flex will def get used this week (only used 15 last week and I indulged a little on the weekend)!

Today I ate:

Apple and cinn. oatmeal - 3

Unsweetened apple and pom sauce - 1

1/2 cup skim milk- 1

Homemade soup (chicken breast, brown rice, veggies, low sodium broth) 4.5

sugar free Jell-o - 0

Small apple - 1

16 Crispy Minis- 2

Ristorante Pizza Vegetale (aka veggie pizza), 1/2 pizza- 8

Light cheese (21 g) - 1.5

1 cup skim milk - 2

WW Smart Ones Double Fudge cake - 4

For a graaaand total of 28 pts!

Friday check in

It's been a few days since I last posted but not to worry that doesn't mean I've fallen off the wagon! I've been very much OP since I started on Sunday which, while it still hasn't been a full week on WW, is still better than I've done in a couple years sticking to something so that's great! Also keep in mind I was on another program for nearly a week before WW and stuck to that as well.

Weigh-in day is on Tuesday but I have some great news to report! I took my waist measurement yesterday and I am down 3 and a half inches!! So now I am 38 and a half, which is still not ideal but it's a helluva lot better than 42!!! I was psyched. I mean I already noticed that my coat was zipping up easier than it had been (it's a long coat) but I thought maybe it was in my head. Nope! Gotta love those little non-scale victories!

So I am sure any WW follower is going to HATE me for what I am about to say, but here goes. I honestly find that I having SUCH a hard time eating all my points in the run of a day! I'm not starving myself either. I am eating good, mostly satisfying meals but I still end up with 3-5 points at the end of the day. I always use them of course because I have to, but I could be just as happy without them. Guess that will be good once I lose some more poundage and thus have less points to work with!

I've had a good filling breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack today and still I have 15 points left today! Plus I still have 25 flex for the week and the new week starts Sunday! That's good though I suppose since I am spending the weekend at the bf's. Although before we go out there we're going to get me some stuff to eat so I can stay OP. His suggestion. So far he's been really great and supportive.

Grub for the day so far...

Breakfast:

2 eggs (cooked on a non stick pan with a touch of no fat spray, of course) - 4 pts

1 cup skim milk - 2 pts

Lunch:

2 slices beef liver - 4 pts

1 cup V8 Vine Ripened Tomato soup - 1pt

small apple - 1 pt

Sugar free Jell-o - 0 pt

Snack:

Sea Salt and Lime Crispy Minis (8) - 1pt

Before I finish there is one other thing I suddenly noticed now that I've started this. My work always seems to be giving us tons and tons of food! In the last 3 days: I was offered free pizza, party mix, chocolate bars, pop, fruit, toast (long story...new product we were testing). I resisted it all for the most part. I did have 8 pieces of party mix for like 2 pts yesterday. Hey, you gotta live.

I was very impressed that I resisted the free pizza though because that shit is like my Achilles heal.