Cam's New Lease on Life Journal (comments welcome!)

[Blueeyes101817]

you did great day--even with DD getting sick--how is she feeling?!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam!!!

Happy Friday!!!

You are doing a great job.....way to go on not eating past 8:30....I know how tough that is! DH always wants something after dinner....Congrats!!!

Sorry to hear that you DD is not feeling well....how is she doing today?

Keep up the great work. You are doing awesome!!!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks for asking about DD, Jamie & Jen! :

She is doing much better and I will be so glad when she gets through this day. She has a test or quiz in every class except band. I am really looking forward to her relaxing a bit and enjoying her senior year. Unfortunately, she asked if she can get highlights in her hair if she gets straight As on her next report card and I said "yes" not realizing this would just add to the pressure she puts on herself. Now I know she is busting her bottom to get straight As so that I will let her get highlights. If I see her putting too much pressure on herself, I might just let her do it and not wait until report cards come out.

I didn't end up eating the popcorn last night and I had APs left over at the end of the day. I am 2 for 2 for meeting the WW HEG. Let's see if I can keep that up over the weekend. I definitely have to remember to bring some vitamins home so I can take them there.

Today's food:
B: kashi cereal & skim milk (4)
S: small plum (.5)
L: turkey on WW rye bread (4); garden salad (0); SF jello (0)
S: pear (1); WW yogurt (1)

Today's WW HEG:
water (6) --
fruits/veggies (5) --
dairy requirement (2) --
multi-vitamin (1) --

YAY! My HEGs are met by 5:30 and I still have plenty of points to have an enjoyable dinner and a snack.

Well, I didn't go home and eat everything in sight. Instead I started dinner and went upstairs to change my clothes to be out of the kitchen and avoid grazing.

Dinner was
3 oz whole wheat pasta (5) w/diced tomatoes w/mild green chiles & broccoli (0); tastes of bowtie pasta (2)
Snack was RF wheat thins (2); reduced fat chips & ff pretzels (4)

Finished the day with .5 point left, even though I had no APs
3 for 3 in meeting HEGs

 

[keenercam]

Went to the gym this morning and did some elliptical time and then 3 miles on the TM in 41:58 (13:59 pace). Wish I'd had the energy to do more but am glad I dragged myself there before work. Well, at least the APs covered the snickers energy bar I ate before working out!

Food:
7:30 (before workout) -- energy bar (4)
9:30 -- WW breakfast sandwich (4)
11:00 -- WW yogurt with granola (2)
12:30 -- 2 lean turkey sandwiches on WW rye w/laughing cow cheese & mustard (4)
4:00 -- SF jello (0)

WW HEGs for today:
water (6) --
fruits/veggies (5) --
dairy requirement (2) --
multi-vitamin (1) --

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hi Cam-
I am so glad that your daughter is feeling better....I remember senior year and i remember i put alot of pressure on myself as well---the last few months seemed to get better---especially after spring break..Then it gets to the "hey im graduating, lets enjoy the time we have left"...alot of my teachers backed down their lessons since we got everything in already, and it was easier to just visit and talk about the future and stuff...i hope that your DD has the same experience..i remember the last 2 months of senior year as b eing amazing! and then of course, graduation!

I do think your idea about just letting her get them done if shes putting too much pressure on herself..maybe a girls day out with lunch and hair appointments!


Your gym time is doing great--im so proud of you for getting it alll in!!! youre amazing!
I hope you have a great week!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Jen!

Well, I forgot to take my vitamin yesterday, but other than that, I have met the WW HEG for every day since I started. Even with eating out Saturday night (including part of a decadent dessert) and with having lots of movie popcorn yesterday, I am still doing great on points and have plenty of FPs left.

I didn't get up and go to the gym this morning as I'd planned but will go tonight to do strength training. Am also hoping to get there tomorrow morning to do some TM time. Then yoga/pilates class Wednesday night, if all goes well.

Food today:
B: lite ham on lite MG english muffins (4)
S: pineapple, coffee (1)
L: garden salad, WW rye w/lite turkey and laughing cow cheese spread (2.5)
S: lite yogurt w/kashi (2.5); pepperidge farm goldfish (.5 oz) (2); 6 pistachios (.5)
D (at 5pm) -- LC panini (6)
D2 (at 7:45pm) -- WW eggplant parm & bite of lasagna (5)
Dessert: WW ice cream (2); WW yogurt w/granola (2); pretzels & chips (3)


1:45 pm -- I just decided I am going to try the Wendie plan for up to 2 weeks. It is a modification to WW, where you fluctuate your points up and down so that your body doesn't get into the habit of using the same amount of points every day. I think this idea comports with my very cursory understanding of the "set-point weight" theory. The fact is that my body has been in a certain weight range since late August or early September, where my weight has fluctuated up and down within about 7 pounds.

I am just now again at an all-time low weight I hit on 10/26 but had gotten up to about 7.5 pounds higher the day we returned from the WDW 1/2 marathon. I never want to let the number get that high again, but I am also not content to see the scale staying within a 7 pound range. I am thinking the Wendie Plan may be a way to shake up my metabolism. My sizes are dropping and my rings are all huge on me (dangerously so for my diamond ring). Mentally I don't want to be dissatisfied with all I have accomplished, and I want to remain very cognizant of the non-scale progress, but I also don't want to be complacent. I have read a lot about this concept, and obviously weight lifting, wogging, etc. are not enough to get my body to drop the pounds so this is the next thing I am going to try.

I am going to follow the plan on a Sunday - Saturday pattern so that my ultra-high point day falls on Wednesday, the day I weigh in in the morning. So, it is going to look like this (I am writing it here so I can refer to it if I don't have my pocket notebook with me) (I just happened to eat exactly 24 pts yesterday so this is a good way to start this week):

Sunday -- 24 pts (eat any APs earned)
Monday -- 29 pts (eat up to 1/2 APs earned)
Tuesday -- 25 points (eat any APs earned)
Wednesday -- 39 points (don't eat any APs earned)
Thursday -- 24 pts (eat any APs earned)
Friday -- 28 pts (eat up to 1/2 APs earned)
Saturday -- 26 pts (eat up to 1/2 APs earned)

It is so counter-intuitive for me to go over the daily points so many days and I have always kept my FPs for random high-point days. So, sticking to a very precise number of points for a week and eating FPs most days is going to be a whole new challenge for me.

9:30 pm -- UGH! I am stuffed. I actually had to force myself to eat some desserts/snacks to finish up the points.
I earned 4 APs so I was supposed to eat 31 points total. I got to 30.5. Close enough.

As far as WW HEG:
water:
multi-vitamin:
veggies/fruits:
dairy:

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i hope this new program is going to work for you-it sounds great and just might be what you need..hang in there, you are doing fantastic!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Jen! We'll see where I am in 9 days. By then I will have gone through 1.5 weeks and 2 weigh ins on this modified WW plan. Let's hope! :

 

[keenercam]

The scale was up a bit this morning, but I'll attribute that to eating late in the evening and way more points than I'd have wanted. Hoping this Wendie Plan works out.

Today:
B: lite ham (1) on 2 lite EMs (3); coffee w/creamer (1)
L: salad w/ ff ital (0); ww rye (1); lite turkey (1); laughing cow wedge (1)
S: ww yogurt (1); taste of rum cake, pretzels (1)
D: OG salad dry (0); OG breadstick (3); mussels (6); 1/2 tiramisu, taste of chocolate lasagna; andes mint (6)


Today's WW HEG:
water:
fruits/veggies:
dairy:
multi-vitamin:

 

[keenercam]

Bought a new WW scale last night that measures to the 1/10 pound, so I am hoping to keep better track of how what I eat affects my body.

Stuck to the Wendie Plan yesterday and also met the WW healthy eating guidelines, though the 2nd dairy requirement was barely met.

Today is a ultra high points day. Started it with a multigrain bagel loaf that I would not have ordinarily eaten and regular cheese rather than fat free. That was weird.

B: multi-grain bagel (7); 1.25 oz american cheese (3.5) -- 10.5
S: soft pretzel (4) -- 4
L: garden salad (0); lite turkey & ff ch on WW rye (3); apple (1); bag popcorn (3) -- 7
S: cookies from marshmallow pie (2); WW yogurt w/granola (2) -- 4
D:

WW HEG:
water:
fruits/veggies:
dairy:
multi-vitamin:

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

Sounds like your new plan is a good one......maybe it will be what you need!!!

You are doing a great job...keep up the awesome work!!!

Happy hump day!

 

[keenercam]

I stuck to the Wendie plan yesterday and ate 39 points! OMG! That is a LOT of points if you are conscious of doing it and aren't eating big-point items like a cheeseburger or something. I know I spent too many of those points on snack items but I wasn't hungry for real food.

The scale was up 1.2 pounds this morning, but I am reassured that this is expected the day after UltraHighPoints (UHP) on Wendie. Hopefully, by official WI next Wednesday there will be a significant drop. It's kind of fun knowing Weds will be a UHP day because we can plan dinner out or something and I can eat most anything I crave then. I was thinking I would tell my family we have a standing date for dinner out on Wednesday nights, but that is also the night I try to do a yoga/pilates class and it doesnt' get done until 8:30. I'll have to give this some thought.

Today:
B: lite cheese omelette on lite multi-grain english muffins; coffee w/creamer (5)
S: WW yogurt w/tiny bit of kashi (1)
L: garden salad; lean cuisine chicken in peanut sauce (6)
S: WW yogurt w/tiny bit of granola (2)
D: broccoli, corn, LC pot roast (7)
Dessert: WW ice cream (2); ff chips (1)

WW HEG:
water:
dairy:
fruits/veggies:
multi-vitamin:

 

[keenercam]

OMG! I can't believe it! The scale was down 1.9 today! How the heck did that happen? I think the Wendie plan really is fooling my body. After my 39 point day Wednesday, dropping to 24 points yesterday was so hard. My stomach was growling so much last night that I finally went upstairs to avoid eating anything else. It was growling when I fell asleep and I was voracious when I woke up this morning. I have a theory that when your stomach does that you are living off the fat of the land and losing ounces. It is entirely possible that this is true. So, I am down .7 this week since I started the WP. I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but I haven't seen this number since 12/14/05. I am hoping this is a new downward trend.

Today is 28 points. I am planning on a slice of veggie pizza for dinner and a caramel apple with nuts for dessert. LOTS of points for those treats, but I don't want the craving to get out of control and I am really craving them. Besides which, I am doing a lengthy training session in the morning and can certainly justify the need for extra calories and the fact that I will burn them off.

Today:
B: 2 lite EMs w/3/4 svg lite ham & 1 sl ff ch (4); coffee w/creamer (1)
L: garden salad (0); zero point soup w/no-yolk noodles (1); WW yogurt w/granola (2)
D: small slice veggie pizza (7); caramel apple with nuts (7)


WW HEG:
multi-vitamin:
water:
fruits/veggies:
dairy:

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Cam-congrats on the loss of .7!!! That is a great loss no matter how you look at it--i hope this program will really start working for you --keep at it!

 

[goldcupmom]

Sounds like you're doing well, Cam!

I had been re-reading the WP info I had a week or so ago and was thinking that I need to do it again soon. Glad you're having success!

Have a great week!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

You are really are doing a great job!!! Congrats on the .7 loss...Hey a loss is a loss. That is great.

Hope all is well and you are doing okay.

Keep up the great work. Have a wonderful day!!!

Happy Friday!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hope everything is okay cam--hvae a great weekend!!!!!

 

[frogmommy]

Hey Cam!!!

Sorry I've been MIA for awhile. Looks like you've been staying busy!

I'm really interested in what you are doing with the WP. It makes sense to me and I hope it gives you the results you want. I definetely believe that every now and again you have to do something different to keep that metabolism going.

Have a great week!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Cam,

Just wanted to stop by and say hi

Hope you had a good weekend. Hope all is well!!!

Happy Monday

 

[keenercam]

Thanks for stopping by, Jen and Jamie and Heather.

I gave up on WP after 10 days because my weight was actually UP by a couple of pounds and I really felt that the plan which requires a specific number of points per day was not a good fit to my crazy eating patterns. Sounds like a cop out to me, but sometimes you have to know when to try something different.

So, I am back to my normal WW plan and I have stuck with the WW HEG every day since I undertook to keep those things in place every day. I do think I am going to have to research the healthy oils guideline and get that into place, now that I feel like I have a handle on the fruits/veggies, water, dairy and vitamin. The dairy and vitamin still require a conscious effort, but at least I am conscious of that now.

So, just plugging along and trying to ignore the &$^#%#&*(@(@**# scale!