Or in my case, 13.2 lbs forward, 1.8 lbs back. That's right, I had my first gain since starting this journey. At my weigh-in yesterday I gained 1.8 lbs.
Fortunately, I have continued to journal. Over the past two weeks, I used at least 26 of my flex points each week. When compared to the previous weeks, this was a lot. For the weeks I was loosing, I was using between 7 and 12 flex points. This was in addition to 1 - 2 hours of cardio and enough water.
The other really successful weight loss week was the week I limited my junk food to 4 points per day.
Last week's goals were to journal and to drink sufficient water. My journal has again proved invaluable in helping me figure out what went wrong (or right). I did miss 2 days of water last week, but that was at the very beginning; I am finally doing better on this challenge.
The last goal was to grocery shop based on a meal outline. That didn't happen, mainly because I ran out of time to grocery shop. By this weekend, though, I'll have to go or we'll be eating crumbs from the back of the pantry.
I am going to approach this week with a desperate vigor. I will not go back. I was just starting to like my smaller slacks. So, this week I am going to try the following:
(1) Instead of banking my points, like the 1-2-3 program, I'm going to use the Flex Plan but I'm limiting myself to 15 flex points for the entire week. If I stretch it out, then that will give me about 2 extra points per day.
(2) I will limit myself to 4 points of junk food (as previously defined). However, I am making a special note that graham crackers and marshmallows don't count as junk food.
(3) I need to work out more. I've been lax, falling back to maybe 1 time per week. So, I am committing to 2 hours at the gym this week, with at least 1 hour of cardio.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
One week on . . . one week off.
This was not my week for "lifestyle" changes. Between Valentine's Day, my birthday, and a three-day weekend, I made some pretty bad eating choices. Kudos to my email buddy, Christy, for encouraging me to journal and count my points anyway. Even though I made some bad choices last weekend, I still did not exceed my 35 flex points. Regardless, I'm not feeling too motivated today.
Fortunately, no weigh-in this week to get me even further down. Due to President's Day, I was granted a weigh-in reprieve.
Last week, I did exercise and clean out the spare guest room as I intended. Although, I have to admit I did neither with the intent to meet my stated goals. I just did them because, well, they had to be done.
I threw out the junk food limit almost as fast as I made it. I suppose it was bad form to make that goal on Valentine's Day, and only 2 days before my birthday.
Water is still lacking, although not as badly as the week before.
This week, I'm going back to basics:
(1) Water: six 8 oz. glasses per day.
(2) Journal: warts and all.
(3) Prepare meal plan (better known as my "meal outline") for the next 2 weeks; grocery shop.
Nothing worth doing is easy.
Fortunately, no weigh-in this week to get me even further down. Due to President's Day, I was granted a weigh-in reprieve.
Last week, I did exercise and clean out the spare guest room as I intended. Although, I have to admit I did neither with the intent to meet my stated goals. I just did them because, well, they had to be done.
I threw out the junk food limit almost as fast as I made it. I suppose it was bad form to make that goal on Valentine's Day, and only 2 days before my birthday.
Water is still lacking, although not as badly as the week before.
This week, I'm going back to basics:
(1) Water: six 8 oz. glasses per day.
(2) Journal: warts and all.
(3) Prepare meal plan (better known as my "meal outline") for the next 2 weeks; grocery shop.
Nothing worth doing is easy.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Summary Update
Current Weight: 192.6
Starting Weight: 205.8
Gone: 13.2 lbs
Days: 44 (7 weeks)
Whooooo Hooooooo!!!!
Starting Weight: 205.8
Gone: 13.2 lbs
Days: 44 (7 weeks)
Whooooo Hooooooo!!!!
Whoa.
I don't really know how it happened. It's quite a mystery, but . . . I am disappearing.
After a disappointing loss last week (.2 lbs), I had an astonishing 6 pound loss this week. What did I do? I did exactly what I said in my last entry. I drank all my water, ate between 24 and 27 points, and limited my junk food to 4 points per day. (I did have one slip up: I went to 5 points one day. The next day I limited myself to 3 points.) Nothing extraordinary.
In fact, I made some bad choice last week too. I only exercised once. I went out for drinks with friends twice. I didn't get hungry on Saturday until 2:00 p.m., so I didn't eat until then--craming my entire points in from 2 p.m. until bed at 10 p.m. I even ate 1/2 of Olive Garden's Spaghetti and Sausage dish on Sunday (15 points, with salad and breadstick).
But, apparently, water and junk food appear to be key. Perhaps my metabolism has grown past being able to efficiently burn junk food. Is that even a legitimate theory?
As of this Thursday, I will have eaten to my minimum points every day for a month. I will start a new monthly goal. Since it appears to be aboslutely necessary for me to loose weight, my monthly goal is to drink at least six 8 oz. glasses of water per day. This may appear to be easy, but I've been chugging bottles of water just before bed for the past week. So, I solemenly swear: I will drink six 8 oz. glasses of water per day from February 16th through March 14th. (Dad: After that you can choose my April goal!)
But, I still need to keep my mini-goals going. I want to test the junk food theory again so:
(1) I will limit myself to 4 junk food points per day. See definition of junk food below.
(2) I will exercise at least 2 hours this week.
(3) I will clear out either the 2nd guest room (i.e. the Teddy Bear room) or the garage this weekend, depending on the weather.
After a disappointing loss last week (.2 lbs), I had an astonishing 6 pound loss this week. What did I do? I did exactly what I said in my last entry. I drank all my water, ate between 24 and 27 points, and limited my junk food to 4 points per day. (I did have one slip up: I went to 5 points one day. The next day I limited myself to 3 points.) Nothing extraordinary.
In fact, I made some bad choice last week too. I only exercised once. I went out for drinks with friends twice. I didn't get hungry on Saturday until 2:00 p.m., so I didn't eat until then--craming my entire points in from 2 p.m. until bed at 10 p.m. I even ate 1/2 of Olive Garden's Spaghetti and Sausage dish on Sunday (15 points, with salad and breadstick).
But, apparently, water and junk food appear to be key. Perhaps my metabolism has grown past being able to efficiently burn junk food. Is that even a legitimate theory?
As of this Thursday, I will have eaten to my minimum points every day for a month. I will start a new monthly goal. Since it appears to be aboslutely necessary for me to loose weight, my monthly goal is to drink at least six 8 oz. glasses of water per day. This may appear to be easy, but I've been chugging bottles of water just before bed for the past week. So, I solemenly swear: I will drink six 8 oz. glasses of water per day from February 16th through March 14th. (Dad: After that you can choose my April goal!)
But, I still need to keep my mini-goals going. I want to test the junk food theory again so:
(1) I will limit myself to 4 junk food points per day. See definition of junk food below.
(2) I will exercise at least 2 hours this week.
(3) I will clear out either the 2nd guest room (i.e. the Teddy Bear room) or the garage this weekend, depending on the weather.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Honeymoon is Over
The dieting honeymoon is over. I lost a whopping .2 lbs last week--that's 2/10 of a pound. So what did I do wrong? I let myself get lax. At least I still journaled, without it I wouldn't know that:
1) I didn't drink the minimum amount of water (six 8 oz glasses per day) for 9 days straight;
2) I only did 1 1/2 hours of exercise last week, half the normal.
3) I ate into my banked points (i.e. over 29 points) at least every third day, including last Saturday and Superbowl Sunday.
4) Candy, cake, and other junk food is taking a substantial portion of my points--often 3 to 8 points per day.
Weight loss and health are a marathon. I know that, but I was, apparently, still getting lazy. So, this week I have two rather painful goals:
1) Drink all the required water.
2) Limit candy and other junk food to 4 points per day. Jell-o pudding, dreamwhip mouse, cool whip, Quaker Dip bars, WW 1 point cakes, WW 2 point bars, rice krispy treats, ice cream, and chocolate of any kind all count as "junk food." Let me stress how absolutely difficult this will be.
I add these goals to my standing goal of: eating to the minimum points through Feb. 16th. But, to avoid going overboard, I am reducing my daily points range from 24 to 29 points, to 24 to 27 points. This will keep me from filling up my bank too fast, and from having too many excessive points to munch on.
I am fast approaching my monthly goal of eating to my minimum every day. Next week I will need to select a new monthly goal to take me through March 14th. I solicit your ideas and suggestions. Please aim to challenge me and encourage me.
Thanks for all your help.
1) I didn't drink the minimum amount of water (six 8 oz glasses per day) for 9 days straight;
2) I only did 1 1/2 hours of exercise last week, half the normal.
3) I ate into my banked points (i.e. over 29 points) at least every third day, including last Saturday and Superbowl Sunday.
4) Candy, cake, and other junk food is taking a substantial portion of my points--often 3 to 8 points per day.
Weight loss and health are a marathon. I know that, but I was, apparently, still getting lazy. So, this week I have two rather painful goals:
1) Drink all the required water.
2) Limit candy and other junk food to 4 points per day. Jell-o pudding, dreamwhip mouse, cool whip, Quaker Dip bars, WW 1 point cakes, WW 2 point bars, rice krispy treats, ice cream, and chocolate of any kind all count as "junk food." Let me stress how absolutely difficult this will be.
I add these goals to my standing goal of: eating to the minimum points through Feb. 16th. But, to avoid going overboard, I am reducing my daily points range from 24 to 29 points, to 24 to 27 points. This will keep me from filling up my bank too fast, and from having too many excessive points to munch on.
I am fast approaching my monthly goal of eating to my minimum every day. Next week I will need to select a new monthly goal to take me through March 14th. I solicit your ideas and suggestions. Please aim to challenge me and encourage me.
Thanks for all your help.
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