Amy's New Start : Comments Welcome!

[lovinaz]

I'm glad you are learning how to handle those tough days better.

How did WI go this morning? I hope you are happy with the results.

Is everyone feeling better yet?

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thank you everybody. I gave him the papers and now its up to him to take then and get them signed and notarized. Its been a long process that hopefully is just about done. I am so ready to move on and not have to deal with this whole thing anymore. I gotta say, my mom had great taste in men only once, and that was my dad. Her two subsequent marriages were hard on us kids and so hard on her. Once the paper is signed, I have done all I can and whatever happens, happens. Frankly, if things go south, I am going to let my brother deal with it. He's a 1000 miles away but so much tougher than I am!


I was up two pounds today. I was really bummed, I had a good week, except for the Mexican food on Sunday (and I had the points to do that even) I was on point and exercised five straight days. Oh well, it happens. I have to say, when I gain like that I miss being at WW by myself. My friend lost which was great, but I felt almost embarrassed and like I hadn't done the proram right. But I know I did, the scale just didn't play nice. It could be a TOM thing, now that my cycle is a never ending mystery, anything is possible!

Dd is well and going to her friend's tonight and ds has a night out planned too, so if all holds, dh and I can go out. I don't want to eat out a big meal so we are doing Tokyo Joes, I can get a chicken bowl for low points. And hey, we have a coupon! Then I think we'll see a movie. I am looking forward to it, we havent' been out just us since last summer. Then tomorrow my nephew and his girlfriend are coming up for dinner and to spend the night. That one may be tough, we are just staying in with a movie and appetizers and drinks. I can't decide if I want to enjoy myself or be disciplined! Maybe a little of both.

Amy: Those tough days probably will always crop up so I needed a way to cope better. Staying in the house alone and depressed didn't work too well!

Tracey: Adults only trips appear to be fun. I can't wait to see for myself!

Tracy: Dan knew I was literally ill going to stepdad about this will addendum. Although I know I'm right, its still awful to have to say "hey sign this so when you die, I get what I want". I think that whole thing just added to my funk this week.

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

I hope your stepdad cooperates and gets the paperwork signed and notarized for you.

No worries about the 2 pounds. You ate well and exercised this week. Could just be a TOM related gain.

I hope you have a great Saturday!

 

[lovinaz]

You know that stress really impacts weight loss (which is probably 90% of my problem, but I digress...). Maybe the situation with stepdad's will took its toll. OR maybe TOM is looming. Who knows, but you did everything right and your body will catch up when it's ready!

I'm so glad you have found a workout buddy to keep you motivated.

As for adults-only trips, I've done it and must warn you - they are hard on the body! Especially the liver...

 

[traceycooper]

I was up two pounds today. I was really bummed, I had a good week, except for the Mexican food on Sunday (and I had the points to do that even) I was on point and exercised five straight days. Oh well, it happens!

i hear ya Amy

hope you had a good evening with DH
& your nephew

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks everybody. I didn't get on the computer all weekend. Ds was using it a bunch and we also had not internet most of Saturday. So I shall quickly recap.

Friday: Went out for dinner, skipped the movie, skipped the low fat Japanese food and had very little food but two rum and diets. It was nice!

Saturday: Did great with food all day, sort of blew it with nephew and his girlfriend but could have done worse.

Sunday: Did well with food all day.

I also exercised 8 days in a row so I decided to take the day off and give my body a rest. Food today has been fine.

Tomorrow I will begin to post my actual food again.!

Amy: I was stressed to the max last week. This thing has been looming larger than life since August of 2007 when I found out about it and it all just came to a head last week. I can only imagine what time away from the kiddos would do to my liver!

Tracy: I haven't heard from stepdad, no idea if or when he'll get that signed. At this point I have done all I can. So help me, there are times when I think if he goes out of town, I'll use my key, go over, get the stuff and leave him a check to replace the items. With my luck, some neighbor would call the police and I"d end up in jail for stealing our own things!

Tracey: I had a very good evening with dh.

 

[pearlieq]

Hi!

I'm so happy to hear that, on the whole, things are going well for you.

Your DH really does sound like a good egg. I'm glad you two get to walk together and meet up for lunch sometimes. It's sure nice to have your husband also be a really great friend.

It's great that you have a walking buddy! It makes exercising so much more pleasant, and it's always nice to connect with someone new. I hope you guys are really able to enjoy the spring weather.

So the Navy for DS, eh? I can understand why a mother would be scared, but there is also so much he can get from it. My cousin did 8 years and he got so much out of it, both financially and in intangibles. However, like you say, 4 years is forever when you're that age! Who knows how many dreams he'll go through before finding the right one.

It sounds like things are really shaping up for your WDW trip! Yay! What do you think of Sci-Fi dine in? What's good there? My mom wants to go during our trip and I've got an ADR, but I haven't been there in ages.

I'm impressed at your drive to watch the budget and curb the eating out. I haven't been able to cut back quite as much as you have, but I did figure out it was infinitely easier when one actually has food in the house. Keep up the good work and I know you'll meet your trip savings goals.

I hope you have a wonderful week. Sending lots of happy thoughts your way!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Pearlie, its so good to see you! Ds may very well change his mind, and Lord knows in the world we live in its a scary thought to have my son serving in the military. But the doors that would open up for him is something to really ponder. I do know one thing, four years will be here soon enough and I want to help him make the best decision as possible.

I didn't eat the salad I had planned for dinner tonight and I am furious with myself. I had two pancakes and two slices of bacon instead. Well within points but high in carbs and sodium, just what I don't need. I just got too busy and distracted and hungry and ended up eating what I was feeding the family.

I also have to say, its weird for me to have a friend I am exercising with and going to WW with. I swear its putting a lot of pressure on me. We are aquasizing tomorrow and when we talked tonight to plan that, she was asking me what I had eaten over the weekend etc. I suddenly felt very put on the spot. Not by her, but rather by myself. I just suddenly felt this huge amount of pressure. She seems to be really disciplined and suddenly I am feelig like "uh oh, she's catching up" and it sort of wigged me out. I also had to just send her an email. She wanted to do a different meeting this week and I said fine, but then I realized its a different leader and I want to stick with what I know works for me. I have agreed to do go earlier on a Friday but she wanted to do even earlier and I realized, that isn't going to work. I love having the companionship and support, but like all things, I"ve got to balance it out and set boundries and remember that buddy system or no, I have got to do this for myself, even if that means doing it on my own sometimes. I really, really, REALLY hated to gain on Friday and having that gain be something that wasn't private made it all the worse.

 

[lovinaz]

Try to keep an open mind about your WW friend. She is probably thrilled to have someone going through the same thing, and having some extra accountability just might be your key to permanent success! I know if I have someone who is going to be asking me what I ate, or if I can workout with them that I am a little more motivated to follow through and behave. Try not to think of it as pressure, but added motivation.

I think you should stick to the meeting where you like the leader.

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending a your way today. Please don't get discouraged by the scale, Amy. You have been doing a great job!

I hope you have a great Tuesday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Today was good. I did aquasize with my friend, hadn't done that in years and it felt pretty good. Now I am heading out to walk with Dan. Food was good today, I'll go ahead and post that.

Tracy: The scale is hard on women my age! My doctor said I may need hormones but she's hoping it will regulate itself. It is so frustrating to still have PMS that can lasts two weeks or more without a period every even happening to end the bloat! I may have to break down and go on some hormone therapy, but with my mom's breast cancer history, hormones sort of scare me! I also need to be more diligent with my salt. And I need to not wig out from week to week. There will be some weeks when I do well and don't see a loss. I can't let it get me down, but I can't figure out how not to!

Amy: I love having a weight loss partner! I am just a private person and to go from doing this alone, to having somebody do it with me five days a week is an adjustment. There is no way I am changing leaders. This leader is a perfect fit for me, about my age, lost a lot of weight, and I feel like she can really help me. And she's a hoot which helps!

Breakfast: Soy Shake: 4
Lunch: Sandwich and one cup fruit: 8
Snack: Fiber protein bar and milk: 4
Dinner: Meatloaf, rice, broccoli and salad: 9
Total: 25

So that leaves me 4 points to make up someplace. I'll probably have a bowl of cereal before bed.

Nix the cereal, I had some carrots and humus and a small bit of cheese. So I think I came in about right. Now I am off to do laundry and watch Biggest Loser!

Today was one of those perfect days when I got all my bases covered. Exercise (90 minutes total), got in all my fruits and veggies, all my water and watched the carbs and salt. Not one junky snack! Why can't all days be like this????!!!!!

 

[lovinaz]

Great job on the perfect day!!!

That is great that you are so motivated with your WW leader, and now you have a partner to boot. I sense more "perfect" days ahead!

I bought a huge tub of hummus at Costco, I love that stuff.

Keep it up, you are doing great!

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go on an awesome day yesterday, Amy!!!! Keep up the good work!

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Another excellent day on the food and exercise front. I walked for 40 minutes this morning but didn't get a second walk in and am okay with that. Dan had to work late and I just now got the kids fed and off to church and its freezing cold (we are getting 12-15 inches of snow tomorrow) and I don't feel like it. Hopefully the rec center won't cancel classes tomorrow and I can do aquasize again. If not, I'll have to do something at home.

Breakfast: soy shake: 4
Snack: Fiber bar: 2
Lunch: Lean Cuisine: 7
Snack: cheese and a cookie: 4
Dinner: Crockpot chicken, rice and salad: 12
Total: 29

I ate a bit too much rice and I didn't need that cookie. But overall, today was good. I have no idea what the scale will say on Friday and I am determined to not stress over it. I can't really work any harder or eat less so I just have to wait for the bloat to end and the scale to reflect my hard work. Its so hard though, because of course I want those fast results!

Amy: I feel like I have so much more going for me this time around. My timing is good, my motivation pretty steady and having a friend to share the ups and downs with is so helpful.

Tracy: Wednesday was good, now I need to go see how yours was!

 

[Goofydiane]

Congrats on the two fabulous days Amy! Don't worry about the scale, it is how you feel inside that counts!

I love going to water aerobics class, it is so much fun and I'm glad you are enjoying it!

 

[DisDee]

Amy, You are doing so well with your healthy lifestyle. You should feel very proud! Weight loss is is not just physical, its that mindset too, and it looks like you found it. You are lucky to have a friend to join you on your journey. Have a great day!

 

[goldcupmom]

Amy, your food & exercise are AWESOME!!! You are definitely on the move in the right direction!

PLEASE KEEP YOUR SNOW TO YOURSELF!!!! I was enjoying my mid-70s spring weather & now it's blustery cold! Oh well....it won't last!

Hope you made it to aquacise. Have a great weekend!

 

[toystoryduo]

You are rocking the food and your workouts, Amy!!!! Way to go!!!!

Did you say that you were expecting 12-15 inches of snow today?!?!?!? Please don't send any my way.

I hope you have a great evening!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Well, we got our blizzard and then some. They cancelled school today, my house got about 9 inches but other parts of the metro area got more like 14. And its freezing cold (14 degrees as I type)! Typical March in Colorado. Julile, I think its moving south, so watch out!

I don't have time to visit journals, ds is doing homework on my computer and has been uisng it all day!

I did make it to the rec center to aquasize, my firend didn't go, it was just starting to snow this morning (for once they got smart and cancelled school ahead of the storm that was to hit all day long) and the desire to stay in bed with a cup of hot tea and the tv was intense but I went out and anyway. Then I walked 20 minutes after class. I was pretty happy, there is this lady there on the indoor track, I have seen her walking most every time I go for the past year, she walks very fast and it used to be she'd pass me up several times in a half hour. Today, she did pass me, but this time I kept up more and kept her in sight the whole time, she never did pass me again. Later on in the locker room, she even commented to me how much faster I walk now. So I guess its starting to actually work, I don't wear a pedometer and now that I don't have a treadmill, I don't know for sure how fast I go, but its clearly faster than it used to be!

Love aquasize, I feel young and not fat in that class since its full of middle aged to senior aged ladies of all shapes and sizes. I am toying with doing a membership, if I am going to go twice a week, its cheaper than a punch card/pay as you go. I swore I was done with gym memberships but feel like I might actually use this one!

Food was good today, it was a real struggle given the storm. But when I got tempted to eat, I cleaned. End result, my house is spotless and I still have a few points left!


Poor dh had to spend 3.5 hours in the car (normally takes 30 minutes) and is not a happy camper so I guess I'll go down and listen to his sad tale!

I'll catch up with everyone tomorrow. Not sure if WW will be open tomorrow, so not sure I can weigh. But I plan to go if its open even though I think the scale may still be hostile!

 

[Goofydiane]

Amy, I remember my last two Colorado snowstorms before I moved back to MN. The first was the storm that dropped 4 feet of snow in my backyard! I'm sure your remember that one as well. I'm amazed that during this storm, my residential road never got plowed! The other was the night before I was to leave for MN. It snowed 13 inches overnight at the beginning of May! My drive was like your DH's, it took me 3 hours to get to Fort Morgan.

Congrats on getting up and going to the class this morning. This is the sign that you are succeeding and are on a great path. You went and exercised even when snow was coming and the kids were home. I'm so proud of you!