Amy's New Start : Comments Welcome!

[lovinaz]

Sorry to hear you are not getting enough sleep! I went through that, but at least I was getting more than you seem to be. It makes the day a lot harder, that's for sure!

You are probably extra hungry since you burned a lot of calories walking today! Hopefully you were able to find a low point snack to tide you over.

 

[toystoryduo]

That's great that you were able to find a dress, Amy!

I hear you about the savings and WDW thing. We just had a situation come up that put a major crimp in our finances yesterday. I hope we're both able to add some money to the savings account soon!

Have a great evening!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy - nothing worse than lack of sleep
Is there a reason for it??

i bet the dress looks lovely
At least you managed to stay within point today, & the cold weather makes us want to store up food - natural instinct & all that...

night, night, sleep tight, dont let the bed bugs bite

 

[lovinaz]

Oh Amy, where are you??? Maybe you've been sleeping for the last couple days???

Hopefully everything is OK and you are happy with your WI today!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks everybody. Sorry I have been MIA. I have no good excuse except that I am so discouraged! I got on the scale on Wednesday and it said I was up six pounds. No idea why. Then I weighed today at home and I was still up two pounds. This after an absolutely perfect week. Dh's birthday was on Wednesday and I did have a piece of his cake but I figured the points and that was my dinner. I walked several days this week, drank my water and did what I thought was really well. No idea if this is still some sort of gain from Sunday but I had those flex points available and in spite of a very heavy eating and drinking day, I am 99% sure I didn't go over on flex points. So I got myself in a mood. I didn't even go to WW today. I am just so tired of trying, not trying, being on the wagon, being off the wagon, worrying constantly about what I eat, how I look and am just weary of the whole thing. So I just sort of hit a wall and sat at home, hating our snowy, cold weather and hating myself for not working out and weighing in. Finally called a friend, got the house ship shape and my friend is coming over today. She is really depressed, for some unknown reason this made me feel better. I can concentrate on helping her and listening to her woes and take a break from the whol Amy Needs to Lose Weight saga.

I already feel better. However I did graze a bunch today. We are supposed to meet friends tonight for their son's hockey game and then have a drink after and I think I'll just stick to a diet coke or club soda. Tomorrow we are having a dinner with several other couples and she is making prime rib so that will be a challenge and Sunday we are going to my sister's for Dan's family birthday lunch. I am bring pizza for that and told my sister to make a chocolate cake (not real fond of chocolate cake, go figure). Oh and I have girl scout cookies in my house so that is a challenge. Then we leave on Thursday for the wedding. So I also feel that I just have one challenge after another to face and get through and again, I am so sick of having each event, get together and holiday making me wig out about food. Then I overeat and feel guilty. Viscious cycle!!

Okay, rant over. I am not giving up, I just hit a roadblock. So that's where I've been! I need to check journals but may need to do that tomorrow, I am rushing to pick up the kids and finish the house. At least my house is clean.

Thanks for reading and checking up on me.

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

No worries, my friend. We all hit roadblocks at one time or another. You are doing such a wonderful job! I know that the number on the scale can be discouraging, but you are more than a number. You are an amazing woman! I am so proud of you and all of the progress that you have made this year. Please don't let the number on the scale take away from what you have already accomplished.

It sounds like you have a great weekend ahead of you! Have a wonderful time!

 

[lovinaz]

HANG IN THERE!!!!!!!!!! Don't get too frustrated. You have come so far to let a bad week get you down. You know you did everything right, sometimes that stupid scale just doesn't play nice!

Weekends are really tough, but they are part of life. You can't avoid social gatherings (well, you could, but that is a whole different set of problems!) so you just need to learn how to make good choices and take the focus off food. And that is HARD, but I know you will get there. Some weekends will be harder than others, but just like you train your body through exercise, you also need to train your mind to get stronger too.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy - the scale does weird things sometimes (remember my 5lb loss & 5lb gain??) I'm glad you have a friend who will help take your mind off it, maybe the lady at WW can shed some light on it??

you have been losing every week lately so maybe your body is just trying to rebel a little, hang in there, keep doing the fantastic job your doing & all will be ok

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Tracy, Amy and Tracey.

I ended up getting sick on Friday afternoon. It came on fast and then was over. Nobody else got sick so no idea what it was. I had to cancel seeing my friend which was a bummer and also had to cancel our dinner out. Did go to friend's for dinner last night and ate and drank more than I should but didn't really stress about it.

Amy, you are right, weekends are just hard but they aren't going anywhere. I just need to find some sort of strategy for getting through them.

I plan to weigh in on Thursday before we leave for the wedding. I so wish I could pull my kids out that day, I don't relish a long drive through some very deserted areas of colorado, new mexico and texas late at night. But given ds' grades, he can't miss more than one day. I checked the weather and it is so far predicting really warm weather in West Texas on the wedding day, hopefully
Dan and I can find a nice place to walk, my cousin is a high school teacher so maybe he can point me to a school track!

Walked an hour yesterday and plan to walk today when we get home from my sister's.

I just have to keep on, keeping on. I refuse to give up. But I also know that with a journey as long as this one will be (100 pounds isn't an easy task) I will have those ups and downs.

I missed seeing my leader this week, and I will miss her next week to. When I heard her the first time I just felt that click and connection. So I am thankful for that! Nothing against my old leader but this just reaches me more.

Okay, off to get ready for pizza and birthday cake. I told my sister to make a chocolate cake, that I can resist believe it or not. And she says she is making a salad. I just need to figure the points and hang in there.

 

[Goofydiane]

Amy - don't get discouraged. Even great weeks can result in a weight gain for a variety of reasons. My nutritionist has me eating all day long, but it is eating better foods, and she warned me that I was going to gain weight that first week. So a week of great eating can result in a gain, she also said to stick with it and the next week I would most likely lose what I gained.

keep in mind that it is just a number on a scale and how you feel is so much more important that what that number says. Look at what you are doing..making good choices, exercising and staying positive, that's what you want to focus on.

Hang in there, we are all in this together!

 

[traceycooper]

good luck with the pizza & cake!!
your doing great

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

I'm sorry to hear that you were sick on Friday. I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better though.

How did the party go yesterday? We had a 40th birthday party for my SIL yesterday and we had spaghetti and cake. The good thing is that my DH bought a small cake that came with cupcakes from Sam's Club and I was able to stick to just a cupcake. (We won't talk about how much spaghetti I had though. ) I hope the party went well for you.

I like what you said...Keep on keeping on...You CAN do it, Amy! There may be an occasional bump in the road, but I know that you can get past it with flying colors. Always remember that your WISH sisters are here cheering you on to victory!

Have a great Monday!

 

[lovinaz]

How was the party?

You are right, this is going to be a long and bumpy road and it's not always going to be easy. Look at that lady on BL last week - she gained 2 lbs! And you know she was working out 8+ hours a day and eating right. It is even more hard when you are at home, but YOU CAN DO IT!

And I am so with you on the chocolate cake - But brownies on the other hand...

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy: I too LOVE brownies, but for some unknown reason, choc cake is something I can generally resist!

Tracey: Thanks, pizza and cake was resisted!

Diane: I think I just need to stop thinking about that long term goal/time frame. It makes me dizzy and overwhelmed!

Tracy: Thank goodness it wasn't spaghetti, I cannot resist pasta no way, no how!

The party on Sunday was nice. Now that I have only my sister and nephew left in this state to spend time with, I value that relationship. She is trying much harder too and now that I don't have to see how crappy she treats my mom, that lessens the strain. My nephew's girlfriend has also added a great deal to our family, I hope she's "the one" for him.

Dan and I went to pick up the pizza and right next to the Papa Murphy's was a Subway. So I decided to go in and buy myself a sandwich. I got a subway club loaded with veggies (I am so happy Subway added spinach to their veggie offerings). Of course I arrived to my sister's and she had queso and chips so I did eat some of that. But having the sandwich and skipping the pizza (had two bites of pizza) was a big help. And then I had a tiny sliver of cake. So I feel like I got through that day pretty unscathed.

Did well with food yesterday and plan to do well today. I have also added another 90 minutes of exercise in the past two days and by today should be over halfway to my monthly goal. And I called my cousin and got some information on a good place to walk near our hotel in Amarillo. That way Dan and I can for sure walk at least once during our trip.

I fully plan that this weekend will be a food and drink fest and I am okay with that. We are only there for two days, so even if I blow it, I can recover from two days. I also decided that on the way down and back home, we'll have Subway. The hotel has a full breakfast and I am sure they'l have fruit and oatmeal on the buffet so that should be okay. I am just trying to plan ahead and get through some of the meals so that for the wedding, rehearsal and bridesmaid luncheon, I can splurge a bit easier.

I am feeling better but hopeful that when I weigh in on Thursday, I have a loss. I was hoping to get my 10 pound star by this week, we'll see. I haven't weighed at home because if I show a gain, it will completely derail me again!

Thanks for reading and the support, this has been one of those weeks I have needed it!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Okay, minor little pity fest here! I had to cancel our plans to go away with friends (adults only weekend) in July. The deposit is due this month and we simply cannot swing it because of the wedding (which as you may recall was moved up from late summer to this weekend and we had only about a month to get our act together for that trip). I wanted to go, it would have been the first weekend Dan and I had alone since 2004 but its just not meant to be. Of course, I can't help but think that if my sister would have ever paid me back, that would have helped. I also went ahead and cancelled our trip with the kids up to the hot springs in early April. Again, its a lot of money for just one night. I just wanted to be away at Easter and do something different. But for sure, I am NOT doing a family dinner that day. If I post that I am, please remind me about how much I hate family dinners now that include stepdad and holiday traditions that arent' any fun now that my mom is gone.

Sometimes I really wonder if our yearly trips to WDW and DL are "worth it". I love going but basically to do that, we have to do nothing else. We are lucky to eat out once a month, I have to get butch hair cuts at the cheap place and I feel like the money we spend to do Disney might be better spent, spread out throughout the year. But I know we'll never do that . I am loyal to Mickey and no other destination!! I do wonder however if this economy doesn't pick up, how much longer we can afford to do what we do, let alone anything else.

Oh well, rant over. But me being me, I wanted to go. I want it all!!

 

[DisDee]

Amy, I throw those same kind of pity parties now and then too, so I know exactly how you feel. We all use our Disney vacations to help us get thru the everyday doldrums, but you're right, there is so much else out there waiting for us to explore. It stinks that you have to cancel your other get-a-ways, but I'm sure an opportunity will present itself at a later time when you can do a weekend trip.

We also have that wedding coming up in March with all the expenses that go along with it, and the shower is this weekend, so that's more $$$, but I keep thinking about how happy I am for my SIL, so it makes it all worthwhile. Good for you to plan ahead and think about walking while at the hotel and being honest with yourself about the eating and drinking.

Keep up the good work with your healthy lifestyle!!!!

 

[lovinaz]

Great job at the party! That was a wonderful idea to get Subway instead of pizza! And I think you have some really good plans for your weekend trip as well. The healthy options are there, STICK TO THEM!

Not that you asked, but I will give you my 2 cents on vacations... I feel that there are so many places to explore in this world that we RARELY go somewhere twice. Especially if it means not being able to go somewhere else! So if you feel you are missing out on other opportunities, maybe do 1 Disney trip and 1 non-Disney trip next year instead. See how it works out for you! Your kids are old enough where they can have input into vacation plans, you might be surprised where they want to go! Again, just my un-solicited 2 cents, you obviously know what is best for your family!

You are doing great, and stay off your home scale! You don't want to ruin your momentum before your trip!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Denise: I am so happy to have a happy occasion in my family to celebrate its so worth the sacrifice! The last two times I have seen my Texas family has been for funerals (my mom's and my uncle's). So its a real blessing to have a happy day to celebrate. But it adds up! Thanks for understanding, Disney became my savior through the long seven years of caring for my mom. It was a great place to take my kids to make up for what they had to witness here at home. Now we're just sort of happily addicted and don't want to vacation much of anyplace else per se. I just wish I had more money for some little odds and ends. Thank goodness we camp up in the mountains for virtually nothing in the summer!

Amy: As long as we have our DVC payment, that is where we need to vacation. I am okay with that, I totally get not being a repeat vacation offender but for us, staying on points is the wisest way to use our vacation dollar right now. Once our contract is paid off, we can explore other areas. We do Disneyland because fil lives five miles from the park. Now that he can't come to Denver, we have to go to him. And I figure if I am going to put up with fil, I am going to get a Disney fix thrown into it!

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job at the party, Amy!

Girl, I hear ya about the Disney thing! Don't get me wrong...We absolutely love to vacation there. Sometimes, I get in the mode of wanting to go elsewhere and we can't do that due to the Disney expense. I say we all move to Florida! We can have WISH meets on a weekly basis over a mai tai or two and just hang out in our favorite place on earth. Then, we can travel the rest of the world (no pun intended) at our leisure. Now, where to come up with the money for that kind of dream? :

I bet you will have a great time this weekend! I love how you are planning ahead for food and exercise. Great job, WISH sis!

Have a great evening!

 

[traceycooper]

I say we all move to Florida! We can have WISH meets on a weekly basis over a mai tai or two and just hang out in our favorite place on earth. Then, we can travel the rest of the world (no pun intended) at our leisure. Now, where to come up with the money for that kind of dream? :
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ohhh i'm their, lets all buy a lottery ticket - & if one of us wins & moves us all out their we'd make the news & then someone would write a book about it & then they'd want to make a movie about us & then we'd be famous & make even more money to stay & then we could be on cribs & in OK magazine & throw annual DIS WISH bashes, that all the rich & famous would come to & we could advertise diet products or even better create our own weight loss programme........i'm getting carried away ...great idea Tracy

Amy - in the mean time you enjoy those WDW trips