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

[keenercam]

Week 1 over! Weigh in -- down 4.4

My goal for week one was to journal every bite, even if the points were terrible. I met that goal and I know it really helped.

Goals for week 2:
continue to journal every bite
drink at least 64 oz water every day, regardless of whatever else I am drinking

Food today:
B: arnold toast w/2 slices FF cheese (2); FF yogurt w/fruit (3); coffee w/skim milk (1)
L: green salad w/FF dressing (0); flat out (2); light turkey & laughing cow cheese (2); zero point soup (0)
S: light popcorn (1)
D: turkey burger (4); turkey sausage (4); FF cheese (.5); arnold roll (1)
S: FF pretzels & chips (3)

 

[momof2minnies]

Great job Cam!!! OK time to get serious for me.I have to say though I have trouble breaking away from this weight- I went to the MDs today for a physical and my wt is only 1/2 lb. different than last year!

Keep it up!

Linda

 

[keenercam]

Linda -- I know what you mean. I "plateaued" for more than a year before our vow renewal. My doctor and the fitness director at my gym said I was working out too much and not eating enough calories. That seemed so stupid to me. LOL! I obviously had the whole "maintaining" thing down pat when I still had at least 30 pounds to my goal. It was so frustrating to do everything right and still not see progress on the scale.

I am now journaling religiously and will adjust my intake if i start to plateau (i.e., more protein, etc.) and hope that since I have so much to lose, I can do it at a steady pace.

I even put my starting weight as my weight last Thursday, rather than putting down the starting weight before I lost 70 pounds. I figure this is a fresh start and I'm not going to pat myself on the back for what I already lost. The fact is I have a HELL of a LOT of weight to lose still and I need to focus on where I am going. Onward and downward.

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your weight loss, Cam!!!

Have a good evening!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Tracy!

Food today:
B: whole wheat toast (2); 1 sl FF cheese & 1 sl LF turkey (1); coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: 2 light rolls w/2 slices FF cheese (4); watermelon (1); light popcorn (1)
D: jambalaya (9); salad (0)
dessert: watermelon (1); chips & pretzels (3)

Points: 23.5

 

[momof2minnies]

Cam,

It is very frustrating to know you are doing everything right and the scale won't move.

I could write a book on all this stuff and be a personal trainer! My body just won't cooperate- now I am sure if Jillian and Bob got ahold of it they could shake things up a bit!

Onward and downward! Good one!

Linda

 

[keenercam]

Linda -- I'm glad you understand. I am hoping that a normal lifestyle where I am reasonably careful and where I do reasonable workouts several days a week will get my weight loss back on track.

I'm really proud of myself because I realized this morning that I haven't stepped on the scale at home at all since I re-started WW. I used to be almost compulsive about it and my mood for the day and my attitude about staying on plan for any given day was often impacted tremendously by whatever the scale said. Right now, I am feeling really good about making good decisions and being on track and will hope the effort is rewarded at the scale. Of course, that's easy to say at the beginning when I have lots of motivation and when I had such a huge loss the first week. On those weeks when the loss is minimal or, worse, when there is a gain, I am going to have to remember that all of that is normal and that living a healthy lifestyle is more important than losing pounds.

 

[momof2minnies]

Good Morning Cam,
Yes we have to stay positvie and look at the small accomplishments each week even if that does not translate to lbs.Maybe we ran further that week or increased the weight we lift?

I too was getting compulsive on the scale but since we are doing this I am OK with starting to weigh only on Thurdsay- I feel it helps because with water gain, muscles being worked out(they swell and hold water at first) it fluctuates too much for me and I give up.

I went shopping with my DD15 yesterday- they redid a store we have here called Forever 21- I want to get an outfit there for the cruise, this is my goal! The Forever 21 part oh well! LOL!

Off to soccer now! Keep it up!

Oh my prerun food is usually oatmeal.

Linda

 

[goldcupmom]

Really AWESOME WI, Cam!!

You are doing fantastic at getting back at it.

Hope you are having a good week!

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Julie!

WOW!! I just realized that I haven't been journaling my food here. I have been very diligent about journaling in my 3-month journal and on WW e-tools, but have to catch up here.

Saturday (stuck in the office 11.5 hours -- EEK!!):
pre-5.5 mile walk -- power bar (4); coffee (1)
L: salad w/craisins & almonds (1); chicken breast (4); bouillion w/light popcorn(1)
S: WW cheddar crisps (2)
D: turkey burger (4); 2 light hot dogs (2) w/sauerkraut (0); 2 slices whole wheat bread (2); 1 slice FF cheese (.5)
dessert: chips & pretzels (2)
Total points -- 23.5
Activity -- 5.5 miles (6 APs)
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Sunday -- more work computer system stress
B: 1/2 cup egg beaters (1); 4 oz london broil (5); coffee (1)
L: pane w/turkey (2)
S: light popcorn (3)
D: veggie beef barley soup (5)
dessert: no pudge brownie and fiber-enriched chocolate pudding (4)

Total points -- 21
Activity -- 30 minute walk with Cali (my sweet furbaby) (2)

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Monday -- June 1
B: FF plain yogurt w/unsweetened strawberries; coffee w/skim milk (3)
S: small apple (1)
L: turkey chili (almost all veggies) & green salad, plain (3)
D: 2 light hot dogs in sauerkraut (2); beef barley veggie soup (4)
S: chips & pretzels (4); no pudge brownie (2)
late night snack - whole wheat pane slice w/low fat turkey (3)

Total points: 22

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Today:
B: FF yogurt w/unsweetened fruit & coffee (3)
L: beef barley veggie soup (4); green salad (0)
S: light popcorn (1); small apple (1); small pear (1)
D: LC butternut squash ravioli & broccoli (7); 1/2 turkey sausage (2)
dessert: no pudge brownie (2); low fat chips (1)
Total points: 22

 

[toystoryduo]

Looks like you're doing a great job, Cam!!! Keep up the good work!

 

[keenercam]

Food for Weds 6/3 (dinner at a professional conference):
B: light arnold roll w/2 slices FF cheese (2); coffee w/skim milk (1); banana (2)
L: apple & WW yogurt (2)
S: soft pretzel (5)
D: green salad w/brie (2); fillet w/grilled shrimp (10); mashed potatoes (4)
dessert: small bite of chocolate cake (1)

Total points: 29

 

[keenercam]

Recap of Week 2 on WW:
Day 1: 23.5 pts
Day 2: 22.5 pts
Day 3: 23.5 pts (earned 6 APs)
Day 4: 21 pts (earned 2 APs)
Day 5: 22 pts
Day 6: 22 pts
Day 7: 29 pts

I used only 5/35 weekly points and none of the 8 APs I earned.
WI today: down only .6 pounds

What I did right:
Journaled every single bite
Weighed and measured food for accurate journaling
very few processed foods
never stepped on the scale between weigh-ins

What I did wrong:
not enough water on a daily basis
too few workouts
didn't get in all my dairy requirements
definitely didn't get in the healthy oil requirements

UGH! Staying within points isn't going to be enough to get the scale moving if I don't do all those other things.

This week's goals:
journal every bite
weigh and measure everything for accurate journaling
meet water requirement every day
avoid processed foods as much as possible
take vitamin every day
do NOT be depressed about the scale

 

[momof2minnies]

Hey Cam,
I like your goals for next week! I am with you except for the food journaling part for me.

Linda

 

[keenercam]

Food today:
B: WW breakfast sandwich (4); coffee, LOTS of coffee w/skim milk or fat free 1/2&1/2 (1)
L: veggie beef barley soup (3); grilled chicken over green salad (3); FF dressing spray (0)
S: light microwave popcorn (1)
D: kashi southwest chicken (4) over green beans (0); 3 pierogies (3)
dessert: kashi trail mix cookie (2); low fat milk (2); no pudge brownie (2)

 

[momof2minnies]

Great job staying on track Cam!!!!!!!!

Linda

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Linda! I went over points a bit yesterday to have a no pudge brownie for dessert, but I'm not going to worry about it.

Today, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and it said I burned 240 calories, though I'm not sure I believe that. (okay, I just checked and WW gives it 2 activity points, so it was definitely over 200 calories)

B (pre-gym): arnold flat thin w/1 slice FF cheese; coffee w/skim milk (2)
S: FF yogurt w/strawberries (2)
L: green salad w/grilled chicken (3); beef barley veggie soup (3)
S: WW cheddar twists (2)
S: whole wheat flat wrap w/ham & mozzarella (4); LF chps (3)
D: beef barley soup (5)
dessert: cashews (2); skinny cow ice cream (3)

Points: 29 (OUCH!)
Activity: 30 minutes elliptical (2 APs)

 

[momof2minnies]

Cam,
Remind me are you walking or running the 1/2?

Do you get Runner's World magazine? First let me say it is the best magazine I have ever recieved.July's issue has articles in it how to improve your 5k! It looks great!


As far as weights go I usually do chest presses on a bench with either hand weights or weights and the bar.Shoulder presses with hand wts and bicep curls.I also do lat.pulldowns to help with the back.Need to get abs. going too.It does make a difference running with a strong core.

Right now I xtrain with tennis with DH or walk with a friend- I need to be outside this time of year-pollen or not!

Linda

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Cam just checking in to make sure all is well
looks like your well back on track now
have a great weekend

 

[keenercam]

Linda -- That sounds like a great strength training plan. I finally got around to calling the fitness director at our Y yesterday to arrange for the rest of my paid personal training sections. I think I am going to work on whole-body stuff instead of just focusing on upper body, especially until I start training in September for the 1/2.

Hi, Tracey! Thanks for visiting. I am doing okay, trying to stay on track, and not put too much emphasis on the blasted scale.