CC's Weight Loss Journey

[cclovesdis]

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- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 25 POINTS for the day. I ate 24.5 and earned 0 APs.
- Sub-Goal: Aim to have at 10 POINTS left for dinner and dessert. No. I planned it, but ate more than I planned at lunch.
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. Check!

# Steps: 15,000 steps per day 2,380-I don't think my pedometer was working all day.

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 15,000 steps (2)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker. No APs as of now- I don't feel so good and probably won't be getting in any exercise today. I'm hoping to tomorrow.

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Yep!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. Nope.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Yes!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

I really don't feel like exercising tonight. I feel a cold coming on and I'm sick to my stomach. I know, probably TMI. It's not even TOM. I feel like going to bed now too. I may just do that. I'm happy with what I ate today, although I didn't get all the Good Health Guidelines in. It's really hard for me to get my oils in; I've never really been one to cook with oil or put it on my salad, etc.

 

[cclovesdis]

Here's how I did today.

Eating: Eat 22 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines. I ate 26.5 and earned 0 APs.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 25 POINTS for the day. I went over, so I'll try to earn a few extra APs tomorrow.
- Sub-Goal: Aim to have at 10 POINTS left for dinner and dessert. Didn't happen
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. Only 4

# Steps: 15,000 steps per day Couldn't find my pedometer

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 15,000 steps (2)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker. No APs earned today

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Yep.

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. No.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Nope.

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

I'm hoping for a great day tomorrow. Breakfast is oatmeal with a diced up apple, 1 tsp. of canola oil, and 1/2 cup of milk plus 1/2 cup of milk and 8 oz. of water to drink. Lunch tomorrow will be a roast beef sandwich and 1 cup of sugar-free, fat-free pudding made with fat-free milk plus 2 clemintines. That totals 12.5, leaving me 10.5 for dinner and dessert. Sounds great as dinner tomorrow will be at Subway and I always order a salad. Until tomorrow...

 

[solar]

One day at a time...one meal at a time...that's all you need to get through today!

Hope you're feeling better. Sounds like some tummy troubles and not feeling well...

 

[cclovesdis]

Thanks Deb! I am feeling much better today. I made it through over half of The 30-Day Shred, which I am very proud of and looking forward to being able to finish tomorrow and get in loads of exercise total. Here's how I did today.

Eating: Eat 22 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 25 POINTS for the day.
- Sub-Goal: Aim to have at 10 POINTS left for dinner and dessert. Check!
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day.
I ate 28.5 and earned 2 APs. Not great, but still ok. Hoping to earn at least 3 APs tomorrow, if not more. I only drank 4 glasses of liquid. Got to improve on that. I feel so much better when I drink at least 6.

# Steps: 15,000 steps per day 9,400+ Yes!

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 15,000 steps (2)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker. 2 APs total from 1/2 of The 30-Day Shred and 9,400+ steps

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Check!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. Nope. Need to be better about this, perhaps I should do it in the morning when I feel like drinking a lot more.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Check!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

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Breakfast tomorrow will be the same as today. I think the tsp. of oil really helped keep me full longer. I didn't start hearing my tummy rumble until 11:15, instead of like 9-10. I think we're out of roast beef, so lunch will be a ham sandwich plus 1 cup of sugar-free, fat-free pudding and 2 clemintines. That totals 12.5, leaving me 10.5 for dinner and dessert. Sound good to me. Looking forward to getting in lots of exercise tomorrow...

 

[solar]

good deal on the exercise...it's funny how one little change can satisfy you so much more - i'm the same way with protein...adding a little protein can totally satisfy me much longer - glad adding the fat helped you

 

[cclovesdis]

good deal on the exercise...it's funny how one little change can satisfy you so much more - i'm the same way with protein...adding a little protein can totally satisfy me much longer - glad adding the fat helped you

I didn't start feeling hungry until just before lunch time today. I was very excited about that. I've played around with adding protein to breakfast, but I haven't found anything that has helped nearly as much as adding 1 tsp. of oil. It's interesting how much that defies science. Oh well. I have to do what works for me. I'm really working on making this be about. I'm losing the weight because I want to, not because my mom wants me to lose the weight, like when I originally started on WW.

 

[cclovesdis]

Here's how I did today-not as well as I would have liked, but I'm ok with how I did.

Eating: Eat 22 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 25 POINTS for the day.
- Sub-Goal: Aim to have at 10 POINTS left for dinner and dessert. Yes!
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. So far, I'm at 3
I ate 28 and earned 0 APs, although I'm planning to exercise next.

# Steps: 15,000 steps per day 4,050 steps

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 15,000 steps (2)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker. 0 APs as of now

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Check!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. No.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Yes!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

Off to go exercise. Breakfast and lunch tomorrow will be the same as today.

 

[cclovesdis]

Well, I'm not proud of myself. Today was a two-binge day so I ate a lot of food. I just finished a huge binge of chocolate chips. I could feel it coming on and couldn't gain control of myself. I'm working on it, but I'm not there yet. So, in light of a rather rough week, I'm revising my goals. I've decided to have fewer of them this week. I'm hoping that will make me feel more successful and in turn, keep the bingeing down. I'm hoping. So, here's to a better week.

Oh, and according to WW eTools, I have 23 POINTS per day because I weigh 139.6 pounds, so it's rounded up to 140. I figure that I'm probably over 140 considering how much I ate today. Ok, enough dwelling. Time to get back to goal setting.

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day.
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day.
- Eat 2 protein servings per day.
- Eat only whole grains.

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker.

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily.

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night.

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily.

Wear my pedometer dailiy.

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

I don't think I wrote fewer goals for this week, but I feel better about them. I feel like I'll be more successful. I'm not going to write anything else about today. I've already dwelled on it enough. Hoping for a better week...

CC

 

[cclovesdis]

Breakfast for tomorrow is going to be oatmeal with 1 tsp. of canola oil, 1 medium diced up apple, 1/2 cup of fat-free milk, and some cinnamon plus 1/2 cup of fat-free milk and 1 cup of water to drink. 6 POINTS

Lunch for tomorrow will be a roast beef sandwich with 2 small clemintines and 1 cup of vanilla pudding. I'm thinking that avoiding chocolate might be in my best interest. 6.5 POINTS

That leaves me 10.5 plus hopefully at least 3 APs for dinner and dessert. I'll also need to get in another serving or 2 of fruits/veggies, plus 1 tsp. of oil and another serving of protein. I also have to take my multivitamin and supplements at some point tomorrow.

Again, hoping for a better day tomorrow...

 

[cclovesdis]

Today was a great day. I walked over 10,000 steps!

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
I ate exactly 23 and earned 3 APs. I got most of the GHGs in today. I was short a tsp. of oil and a glass of water.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
I should have eaten more, but I already feel like I ate a lot today.
GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. Only 5
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day. 3!
- Eat 2 protein servings per day. Yes!
- Eat only whole grains. No.

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day 10,701!

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1) Yes!
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2) Yes!
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker.

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Yes!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Yes!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. Nope.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Yes!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

I'm happy with how I did today. Breakfast and lunch tomorrow will be the same as today. (I like consistency.) That leaves me lots of POINTS for dinner, especially if I earn a few APs tomorrow. Good night!

 

[solar]

it's good you're starting to "feel" the binge come on - it means you're aware something is "off"...

at that moment, distraction - leave the house, get in the car - go for a drive...or get online and write it out, what you're feeling...go for a walk...

a lot of it is a mental game we play with ourselves...we go, okay - i'll let the food win, but we're stronger than that when we believe we're stronger than the food...

glad you had a better day after that...and i think journaling all of this will be so helpful - you'll be able to look back and see that things helped, like adding the fat, etc...

hope you're having a great day

 

[cclovesdis]

it's good you're starting to "feel" the binge come on - it means you're aware something is "off"...

at that moment, distraction - leave the house, get in the car - go for a drive...or get online and write it out, what you're feeling...go for a walk...

a lot of it is a mental game we play with ourselves...we go, okay - i'll let the food win, but we're stronger than that when we believe we're stronger than the food...

glad you had a better day after that...and i think journaling all of this will be so helpful - you'll be able to look back and see that things helped, like adding the fat, etc...

hope you're having a great day

Thanks for the suggestions. Journaling is helping a lot. And, today was a great day. Thanks for the good wishes. Hope to hear you had another loss!

 

[cclovesdis]

I have to brag. I had a great day today! I still have POINTS left to eat to eat my minimum and I'm only short 1 tsp. of oil.

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
So far, I've eaten 21 and earned 1 AP. Not sure if I'll get in another tsp. of oil though.

GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. 5, so far
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day. Yes!
- Eat 2 protein servings per day. Yes!
- Eat only whole grains. Yes!

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day 10,484 and counting

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker.
Only the steps, but that could change...

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Did that!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. Yes!!!

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Yep1

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds! I have a feeling I'm really going to see the scale move this week!

Breakfast tomorrow will be the same as today. I can't plan lunch because we are going out and I have no idea where. It'll be a spur of the moment decision, although usually we go somewhere where I can find something that is "POINT-friendly." Hoping for another great day tomorrow...

 

[cclovesdis]

So, I feel asleep really early last night after a busy day in NYC. We had a lot of fun and I came home exhausted. I did great yesterday. Here's how well it went:

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
I ate 23 and earned 3 APs. Still haven't used any of my 35 WPA or APs.

GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. At least 4, if not 5
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day. Only 1
- Eat 2 protein servings per day. Check!
- Eat only whole grains. Not quite

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day 16,885!!!

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker.
"Just steps"

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. I did track, but fell asleep before updating my WISH Journal.

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Breakfast was planned. I couldn't plan lunch.

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. No.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Check!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

Looks like I'm going to have a great weigh-in this week. Hoping to post about today later tonight, but that may not happen. So far, it's been a good day. We had 2 breakfasts today, but I ate well at both of them and it looks like I'm barely going to touch my WPA/APs tonight. Not sure yet how much I'm going to have for dinner, though, so it won't be too many POINTS. Until later or tomorrow...

 

[cclovesdis]

Here's how things stand as of now:

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
I've eaten 27 and earned 2 APs.

GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. 5
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day. Check!
- Eat 2 protein servings per day. Check!
- Eat only whole grains. No. Need to buy brown rice

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day 6,702

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1)
- 30-day Shred (2) Check!
- Biggest Loser DVD (1) started one
- 15 minutes in basement (2)
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker. 2 APs

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Breakfast- a little; lunch-not at all

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. No.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Yes!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

Breakfast tomorrow is oatmeal with 1 cup of mixed berries (frozen & defrosted) made with 1/2 cup of fat-free milk and 1 tsp. of canola oil plus 1/2 cup of fat-free milk and 8 oz. of water to drink (6 POINTS)

Lunch will be a roast beef sandwich with 1 cup of vanilla pudding. Again, 6 POINTS.

Not sure what dinner tomorrow night will be, but I'll have plenty of POINTS left providing I stick to my plan. Hoping to get in another glass of water and my supplements later tonight.

 

[cclovesdis]

Well, I'm probably not done for the day, but here goes nothing:

Eating: Eat 23 POINTS per day plus # APs earned for the day following the Good Health Guidelines.
- aka: I earned 3 APs so I must eat 26 POINTS for the day.
I've eaten 26.5 POINTS and earned 2 APs.

GHG Targets for the Week:
- Drink 6-8 8 oz. glasses of liquid per day. 5
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings per day. Yes!
- Eat 2 protein servings per day. Yes!
- Eat only whole grains. Yes!

# Steps: 10,000 steps per day about 7,600

Activity: Earn at least 3 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise plan (1-2 APs)
- 10,000 steps (1)
- 30-day Shred (2)
- Biggest Loser DVD (1)
- 15 minutes in basement (2) Check!
* Input exercise into the POINTS tracker daily so that it is accurate for weight. Then, transfer the data to the written journal/tracker.

Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily. Check!

Plan breakfast and lunch before going to bed each night. Did both!

Take a multivitamin, a calcium supplement, and a magnesium supplement daily. Nope.

Wear my pedometer dailiy. Check!

Ultimate Goal: * Lose 20 pounds to weigh 117 pounds!

Looks like it's going to be a great weigh-in this week. I'm hoping to weigh-in on Thursday night, although I may have to wait until Saturday morning. It all depends on the weather.

Breakfast tomorrow is 1 cup of cooked plain oatmeal made with 1 tsp. of canola oil and 1/2 cup of milk and then topped with 1 cup of frozen unsweetened blueberries (defrosted, of course!) plus 1/2 cup of milk and 8 oz. of water to drink. (6)

Lunch tomorrow is a roast beef sandwich plus 6 oz. of WW yogurt topped with All-Bran Buds. I'm also going to eat an apple, which I'll core at lunchtime and probably dip into my vanilla yogurt. (6)

That takes care of all my fruits/veggies for the day, plus 1.75 dairy servings, whole grains, 1 tsp. of oil, 1 serving of protein, and some of my liquids. I need to get in my multivitamin tomorrow as well. It's also time to start thinking about my goals for the new week, especially if I weigh-in on Thursday. Hoping for a big weight loss this week...

 

[solar]

I hope you have a great weigh in! Sounds like you're having a good week

 

[cclovesdis]

Thanks Solar! Really looking forward to weigh-in on Saturday morning, despite a not so great day. Luckily, I had loads of my WPA and 12 APs to use so I didn't go over. I'm just hoping for a good day tomorrow (there's a party at work) and Friday (another party at night). I know I can do it. As today wasn't such a great day, I'm not going to dwell on it and will skip writing about it. Here are my goals for my upcoming Weight Watchers week. I am assuming I'm under 140 based on the scale at home, so that gives me 22 POINTS minimum per day.

Eating: Eat 22 POINTS plus at least 1/2 of the APs earned that day.
- aka: I earned 4 APs so I must eat 24 POINTS.

Daily Good Health Guidelines Targets:
- Drink 6 8 oz. glasses of liquids.
- Eat/drink 2 dairy servings.
- Eat 2 additional protein servings.
- Eat 1 of 2 servings of oil.

Activity: Earn at least 1 AP per day with the aim being 4 APs per day. Some suggestions include:
- 10,000 steps (1 AP)
- The 30-Day Shred (2 APs)
- 15 minutes on the exercise machine in my basement (2 APs)
- 20-30 min. leisurely walk (1 AP)
- The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start exercise program (1-2 APs)
- A The Biggest Loser DVD

Other Goals:
1. Avoid chocolate.
2. Wear my pedometer dailiy.
3. Go to the gym at least 3 times.
4. Do The 30-Day Shred at least 5 times.
5. Eat as few of my WPA/APs as possible.
6. Plan my breakfast and lunch in advance.
7. Write in my tracker and WISH Journal daily.
8. Take a multivitamin and a calcium and magnesium supplement daily.

These look doable. Hoping I'll achieve more of my goals this week...

CC

 

[solar]

avoid chocolate is on my life list...LOL - but it's also one of my favorite things....see the dilemma?

Good luck with tomorrow's weigh in

 

[cclovesdis]

avoid chocolate is on my life list...LOL - but it's also one of my favorite things....see the dilemma?

Good luck with tomorrow's weigh in

Thanks!