Amy's New Start : Comments Welcome!

[Amy&Dan]

Well at long last I had a loss on the scale, I was down exactly four pounds. So I am very happy and relieved. I have not had a loss since March 13th. So I got the two pounds that mysteriously came on March 20th plus two more. I really hope that this means things are leveled off and that from here on out, if I behave I'll at least lose a pound or so most weeks and that I never have a six week long plateau again! On the postive side, I am proud that in spite of feeling very worried, upset, mad, etc, I didn't throw in the towel and just give up.

So I am cautiously hopeful that I will make my goal of 25 pounds by the day we leave (7 weeks from today I might add) for WDW. I am at 14.2 so that would be just a hair under 10 pounds in seven weeks. I was about to change my goal but now I think I'll see what happens over the next few weeks. Hopefully I am not going to start the whole plateau nightmare again!

Dan and I are going out tonight. I plan to have two Coors Lights and split an order of chicken nachos with him. If I ask them to, they always put extra romaine lettuce on them and if we split the order its not too bad. Here is food for today:

Breakfast: 2 oz of turkey, 1 cup grapes 3
Lunch: Sandwich made with ww diet bread and turkey with swiss: 4
Snack: 2 points bar: 2
Snack: two Clementiine tangerines: 1
Dinner: (guestimate) Nachos: 15, Beer: 6
Total: 31
That is 3 flex points used.

Tomorrow its supposed to rain which is better than the 20" of snow we had last weekend! I plan to work out in the morning, watch the Nuggets hopefully beat New Orleans, then take dd to see Hannah Montanna. I"ll need to beware of popcorn demons. Dh is going to smoke a turkey breast so we can have that for dinner and maybe some sweet potato oven fries and a salad. Then Sunday its still supposed to be rainy so I think we'll all go see 17 Again and maybe I'll make a big Taco Salad, that is currently everyone's favorite meal around here and its got a ton of veggies and fiber and low on points. I have this planned out, now I need to stick with it!

Oh, I also left a decade behind, I am out of the 230's (barely but still out). Which means I now get 28 points instead of 29. I hope to never see "23" at the beginning of my 3 digit scale number again.

 

[DisDee]

Great new on the wight loss Amy, and even better news that you maintained your will and determination during your plateau. That really takes a huge amount of willpower. I understand what you are going thru with your friend and the fact that you'd rather attend meetings alone. That is the main reason that I never tell anyone when I am trying to make any changes in the health and fitness area. I don't care what WW tells us or anyone else for that matter. Most people consider themselves food police, and love to happily point out the mistakes that you've made in your "diet". When I first started my new job and happily sampled the ice cream, a heavier than me nosy co-worker made it a point to tell me that the ice cream wasn't good for me. This being said while she sat there feeding herself out of a lunch bag that was the size of a suitcase.

I know I'm rambling but this is the reason why I love posting here. We support each other while not being judgmental. Enough said except that I'm really happy for you. Keep up the good work!

I'm going to send you a PM. Thanks for getting the WW info.

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go on the 4 pound loss, Amy!!!!! I am so proud of you for keeping on and pushing right through that plateau. That is wonderful that you are leaving the 230s behind!!!!

Did you say only 7 weeks until your WDW trip? You're taking me with you, right? I bet everyone is getting so excited!

I hope your DD likes the Hannah Montana movie. My girls loved it! Heck, even my DH liked it! LOL! My girls want to see 17 Again. Please let us know how you like it.

Have a wonderful weekend, Amy!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Tracy and Denise:

Denise: I hear you! I think women tend to let their insecurities about weight make them say and do things that are sometimes not very nice. I don't really think my friend is being snotty or mean, its just sometimes her competitveness is hard to handle.

Tracy: I am really looking forward to having just a girls afternoon with dd, we don't get to do that very often. Dh is staying home to paint the bathroom poor guy.

So I stuck to what I had planned for dinner last night but did splurge and get a Baskin Robbins afterwards. I only got a single scoop cone but it was 10 points! So that makes 13 flex points used up.

Food today:
Slim Fast: 3
Lunch: chicken salad sandwich, fruit, 8.5
A few of dh's fries: 2
Dinner: grilled sirloin, sweet potato and salad: 12
Total: 25.5

That leaves me a few extra points to work with. I intend to skip popcorn at the movie. I had my splurge last night an I don't need that salt. We'll see, often that smell reels me in.

I walked 30 minutes today. I wanted to do 45 but it was so cold and damp I could't take it. I may do some on the treadmill to make up for that 15 minutes I wimped out on. Sorry, but when its 39, windy and drizzling, there are limits. The rec center was so packed I couldn't even get a spot to park in but at least I walked outside. I wanted to go to Starbucks for some hot tea and a big donut, but I didn't.

 

[lovinaz]

Congrats on the loss!!! You totally deserve it!

I'm glad you got everything painted. I took the day off from the rental today, since I just got back yesterday night, but DH worked there all day and got all the ceilings painted. It's such a chore!

I think you have a really good goal set for yourself. Wow, if you have 7 weeks til your trip, that means I have 7 weeks til mine too! Woo hoo!!!

You are doing AWESOME, keep it up.

 

[traceycooper]

congrats on a fantastic loss Amy
& it doesnt suprise me with all the fantastic working out you've been doing
you must have felt great doing the bike workout so well
hope you resisted the popcorn

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Amy and Tracey.

Amy: I am glad to see you back!
Tracey: Didn't quite resist the popcorn like I hoped.

I didn't eat too much, but I didn't skip all the way either. I meant to pack my own snack but then I got busy and suddenly had to dash out the door to make the movie. Which was packed because what the heck else do you do when its freezing and miserable outside?? So I had about 3 cups of popcorn and three rectangles of a Kit Kat Bar. I need to figure those points later and add them into my flex point total. I did do very well at dinner and I slammed three, 24oz bottles of water during the movie and the ride home to flush out that salt. Which I paid dearly for in church later on, long sermon and I was literally sitting there in agony from all that water! I did do very well at dinner, I made that lean top sirloin, had a small amount of sweet potato and a nice big salad.

Today, dh and I are using our smoker to smoke a turkey breast, painting the bathroom and taking the kids to a movie. I'd like to go to the rec center but I'm not sure I'll have time. It is nice outside so I should at least be able to get in a short walk around the neighborhood.

Good news, I am amazed at how much less pain I am in. I noticed at the movie yesterday. Normally when I walk down those stairs (we have stadium seating in our theater) it kills me. They are wide stairs and usually after sitting for a couple of hours I am stiff and can barely get down. No such problem yesterday. I really need to listen to my body and be aware of those signals and victories. When the scale doesn't always cooperate, I need to find other things to chart my progress and make me feel better and a sense of achievement. I also need to try on some of my clothes and see how much I need to lose to fit into some of those things. If it looks like it won't happen before WDW, I need to go shopping. I hope they fit, I really don't want to spend that money among other things!

I also need to take my measurements later. I know full good and well that during my 6 week plateau, I lost inches. Had I charted that all along, that could have made me feel better to see that when the number on the scale stunk!

 

[eyor44]

Way to go Amy! I knew you could do it.

So, you didn't resist the popcorn. I never can either. and even knowing what the salt will do to me later. There is just something about theater popcorn....

Do you make the sweet potato oven firies yourself? I love them, but can rarely find them.

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job this weekend, Amy! How did you like the movie?

I like how you are looking for things other than the scale to measure your progress on your healthy living journey. Noticing that you could easily do the stairs at the movie theater is a huge victory, my friend! Sometimes our victories can't be measured by the number on the scale. I think you are doing a great job, WISH sis and that you are making lots and lots of progress. You are rockin' healthy living this year! (I love that smilie! )

Have a wonderful day, my friend.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Tracy and Lisa.

Lisa: I make my own sweet potato fries. This last time I sliced them super thin and they almost tasted like chips. They were very good! I have never been able to find frozen sweet potato fries either unfortunately.

Tracy: Thanks so much, I really am trying to improve my attitude and thought process about this whole journey. Loved Hannah Montanna and also really enjoyed 17 Again. Hadn't been to a movie in over two months so to see two in one weekend was a treat.

Food yesterday was perfect points wise. I woke up with an upset stomach, probably because I didnt' resist popcorn at Movie #2 either on Sunday night! Dh and I booked to get the hallway and powder room painted Sunday afternoon and I never did eat a proper lunch. So when we arrived at the movie at 5:30, I was starving so I just had popcorn for lunch and dinner. Bad mistake. I woke up Monday morning feeling awful. Of course the four inches of snow we got Sunday night into Monday morning didn't help. It did melt later that day (monday) so that was good. I ate a lot of fruit during the day and some turkey breast and then had a big salad for dinner. I really tried to limit my carbs and drank a ton of water, hopefully the salt from the popcorn flushed its way out! And once the weather cleared off yesterday, I was able to get out and go for a 45 minute walk. Then today I aquasized for an hour and did the bike for 15 minutes. No idea what the scale will say on Friday but in all, even with the popcorn and eating out on Friday, I am doing well, still have flex points left and am determined that if I am about to embark on a new plateau, I'm not going to let it get me down.

Food today:
Slim Fast: 3
Fiber Bar: 2
Tricuits with 2% cheese, turkey and grapes: 8, Oreo: 2
Taco salad made with ground turkey (4) 2% cheese (2), lf ranch (2) and beans (1)
Total: 24
That leaves me four points I need to use up someplace. If I don't end up doing an afternnon snack (not hungry at the moment which is weird this is my usual snack time) I'll probably have a bowl of Kashi before bed to use up those points. I am determined to eat my points each day since I do think undereating three to four days a week the past month has added to my scale woes. Overeating Saturday and Sunday, undereating the other four days. Not a good combo!

We are meeting stepdad's girlfriend on Saturday. First time we've seen him in a month. Now that I finally set the tone that we only see each other once a month, its so much better. The kids are nervous and dreading it, I think they feel like they are being disloyal to their grammy. But I reminded them that she of all people believed that a person left behind should move on (she remarried after my dad died) and that she doesn't want Grandpa to be alone and lonesome. I am betting this woman will be very nice and they'll like her. Poor thing, she lost her husband and a daughter, both to colon cancer within two years of each other. So she's been through a lot too. She also keeps him nice and busy and out of my hair. So I already like her.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Okay, had to post some good news. I was rummaging through my closet today and saw a pair of capri's I wore in the summer of 07. I could not get these on at all last summer. They are denim, very cute, very much not the usual fat store crap I usually have to buy and I thought wth, I'll try them on. It will give me an idea of how far I have to go to wear them. They fit. I mean they are snug, not sure I'd wear them for a whole day at WDW (like my clothes loose and comfy for that) but they fit well enough to wear to church etc. I think if I keep toning and lose at least another five pounds by WDW, they'll be fine. I am so excited. More than the scale number last Friday even, this motivates me! If those fit, that means the four or five other pairs of capris I bought two years ago, none of which I could wear last year, will fit too.

And to think I was toying with having another oreo.

Just goes to show what working out does. Because I am probably a good 7 or 8 pounds (could be ten even) heavier than two years ago, but the toning I am doing is allowing me to weigh what I do but still fit into things the scale says I shouldn't be able to. Like that!

I think its the aquasize. My friend can say what she wants (she thinks its not that great and won't do it anymore) but I am going to think all that water toning and work helps.

 

[eyor44]

Okay, had to post some good news. I was rummaging through my closet today and saw a pair of capri's I wore in the summer of 07. I could not get these on at all last summer. They are denim, very cute, very much not the usual fat store crap I usually have to buy and I thought wth, I'll try them on. It will give me an idea of how far I have to go to wear them. They fit. I mean they are snug, not sure I'd wear them for a whole day at WDW (like my clothes loose and comfy for that) but they fit well enough to wear to church etc. I think if I keep toning and lose at least another five pounds by WDW, they'll be fine. I am so excited. More than the scale number last Friday even, this motivates me! If those fit, that means the four or five other pairs of capris I bought two years ago, none of which I could wear last year, will fit too.

And to think I was toying with having another oreo.

Just goes to show what working out does. Because I am probably a good 7 or 8 pounds (could be ten even) heavier than two years ago, but the toning I am doing is allowing me to weigh what I do but still fit into things the scale says I shouldn't be able to. Like that!

I think its the aquasize. My friend can say what she wants (she thinks its not that great and won't do it anymore) but I am going to think all that water toning and work helps.

WooHoo! WooHoo! You go girl! Don't you just love it when something suddenly fits?! You're right, it is a great motivator. I have learned with exercise that what works for one, may not work for another. You are very smart to stay with what works for you.

 

[toystoryduo]

Okay, had to post some good news. I was rummaging through my closet today and saw a pair of capri's I wore in the summer of 07. I could not get these on at all last summer. They are denim, very cute, very much not the usual fat store crap I usually have to buy and I thought wth, I'll try them on. It will give me an idea of how far I have to go to wear them. They fit. I mean they are snug, not sure I'd wear them for a whole day at WDW (like my clothes loose and comfy for that) but they fit well enough to wear to church etc. I think if I keep toning and lose at least another five pounds by WDW, they'll be fine. I am so excited. More than the scale number last Friday even, this motivates me! If those fit, that means the four or five other pairs of capris I bought two years ago, none of which I could wear last year, will fit too.

And to think I was toying with having another oreo.

Just goes to show what working out does. Because I am probably a good 7 or 8 pounds (could be ten even) heavier than two years ago, but the toning I am doing is allowing me to weigh what I do but still fit into things the scale says I shouldn't be able to. Like that!

I think its the aquasize. My friend can say what she wants (she thinks its not that great and won't do it anymore) but I am going to think all that water toning and work helps.

Way to go, Amy!!!!!! I am so happy for you!

Now, back away from the Oreo and no one gets hurt! (Of course, you can send that Oreo my way. I don't mind!)

 

[DisDee]

What a fantastic feeling to try something on and it fits!!!!! Good for you Amy! It was also good to hear that walking down the steps after the movie was easier for you. What great ways to measure your success. Keep it up!

 

[goldcupmom]

You are doing FANTASTIC, Amy!! Aren't smaller clothes a wonderful thing!!

Wanna come paint with me?????

Have a GREAT rest of the week & weekend! Enjoy the weather that looks good even for yoU!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thank you Julie, Lisa, Tracy and Denise.

Fitting into a smaller size does feel so good. That one thing really gave me some serious motivation the past few days. Of course, according to the scale, I am up a pound. Not gonna let it get me down. Hopefully.

Yesterday was beyond crazy. Dh had to fly to Dallas for business, so I took him to the airport, then I had a house to clean. Really hard work and not that much fun, but the extra money is nice to have. I really need to figure out what I want to do job wise in the next couple of years. After double digit rejection with job applications, I have sort of given up for the time being. Plus, given that I have to take dd to school and pick up another two years (she's open enrolled so no bus and too far to walk) then I will really have a lot of flexibility and options I don't have now. In the meantime, cleaning a few houses isn't going to kill me. Just not very challenging and doens't do a lot for me self esteem. Don't know why, you'd think having my hands in somebody else's toilet would just make me feel great about life in general! So after doing that, came home, cleaned up my own house, picked up dd and took her shopping. It took forever. She needed bras (ugh, hate doing that with my 12 year old) and it took us quite awhile and lots of try on's to figure out what style she likes and what fits. 30AA was the final verdict, had to be cotton and no underwire. I had to laugh remembering when my mom took me to buy my first bra, where does time go? Then she needed bunches of other stuff. So now I'm broke but she has some nice things. No need to buy anything for myself, hopefully I can continue to lose and just shop in my own closet some more. The whole day just got away from me. But I did okay on food, came in 2 points over but did have the exercise points. Oh yes, I managed to walk for 40 minutes when I was beat from cleaning and it was so windy I was almost knocked over a few times. But I got it done. So a good day, just a very busy one. Dan gets home tonight thank goodness.

Food today:
Breakfast: Slim Fast: 3
Snack: Fiber Bar: 2
Lunch: Salad: 8
Snack: organic oreo: 2
Dinner: pasta with meat sauce, grapes: 8
Total: 23
That gives me 5 points to eat somewhere along the way. Tomorrow is weigh in, sort of not looking forward to it since my scale wasn't friendly today but I need to go. I knew after a big loss last week, my chances of a loss this week were slim.

Hope everyone is having a great day! I'll get to journals later and see how everyone is doing.

 

[traceycooper]

good luck for WI tomorrow Amy (mine too!!)

its proberbly the fact that your doing lots of different types of exercise thats toning you up so well

I'm so glad things are finally going the way you want them to go you deserve it after all the hard work you've put in!

Keep it up & back away from the oreo's

 

[eyor44]

You are doing great Amy! Good luck with WI tomorrow. Funny, you made me think of my first bra buying trip with my mother. We went to the only dress shop in town and there were no other customers. I had my mother and two sales ladies helping me.

Organic oreos? Never knew they existed.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks Tracey and Lisa. Lisa the orgnaic oreos are a store brand oreo knock off. I get them at my Safeway, they are the "O" brand. Very tasty.

Didn't make it to WW today. I kept dd home from school, when I picked her up from school yesterday I could tell she was not feeling well. She said she felt like she was coming down with a cold and with this swine flu scare I decided to be safe. She's much better today, I think its mostly allergies but she may have a slight cold too. Lets see, it was like 78 on Wednesday and today its around 40 and drizzly. She has no fever or anything like that so its not looking like flu of any kind at this point thank goodness. I'll be so glad when this school year is over for her, she's been sick more in the past six months than the whole rest of her life. Ds is fine and never gets a thing (except two days of that horrible flu we all had in February).

Food yesterday was perfect. I did aquasize and also biked for 15 minutes. Today I plan to go to the rec center once ds is home (dd hates to be alone in the house for longer than an hour). Then I can weigh tomorrow. I cancelled brunch with stepdad, if there is any possiblity of us having a flu or even cold bug, I don't want to expose stepdad or his friend to it at their age. So I can go to WW tomorrow and have my same leader which is good. Not too hopeful, my scale shows something around the same or even up a pound from last week. I can't fret, I've had a picture perfect week, even with the movie popcorn I ate for dinner on Sunday. Only one day came in over points and since I had activity points, it was fine. I'm aggravated but not by much. I guess this is just the way I am now?

I need to catch up with everyone else, have a great weekend all!

 

[toystoryduo]

Sending some get well for your DD. I hope she is feeling better soon.

I'm also sending some pixie dust for weigh-in today....No matter what the scale says, you did a great job this week and you should be very proud of yourself!

I hope you have a great weekend!